Blast of Farms - Sedro-Woolley's BIG quilt show!

I'm so lucky to be living in a town full of quilters!  This is the sixth annual show for the Woolley Fiber Quilters and this year we are celebrating the Skagit farming community with the theme "Blast of Farms".  You can find out all about it at:

www.woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot.com

In the meantime, have you seen these?  They are the DELICIOUS new #8 pearl cottons from Wonderfil, designed by Sue Spargo!  Brand new in the thread world, they come in variegated and solid colors and are wound on spools instead of the little pearl cotton balls you may be used to. 
70 yards per spool.  A tight twist and wonderful smooth surfaces to help you make those intricate and beautiful Sue Spargo stitches!

The line is called "Eleganza".  So many to appreciate!!

The Threadmonger HAS THEM ALL!!  At Blast of Farms this weekend and at all upcoming shows this year.  Get ready for a new thread adventure!  Oh, I know you are already primed for this one!!

See you at Blast of Farms, June 5-6-7!!

You need thread!

Yakima quilters!

The Yakima Valley Quilters Guild is bringing you "Quilts in the City" Friday and Saturday, May 15-16!  Their show is at the Yakima Convention Center so there is LOTS of room for quilts, quilters, and parking!  This is a special show because they only have a show every other year.  So be sure to see this one!  Meet your friends and friendly quilters this weekend!

Threadmongers will be there!

Here's the link:

http://www.yakimavalleyquiltersguild.org/

Busy Bee Quilters are getting ready for you! April 25-26!

Bee-utiful Quilts 2015 is coming up fast!  April 25-26 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.

Threadmongers will be there!! 

This year the BZB show will be in building #400.  Admission to the show is free.  Parking at the fairgrounds has a fee.  All the more reason to carpool!

There will be vendors, charity quilt projects that invite your participation, demos, classes, and even something special for kids!

Catherine Kessel is this year's featured artist.  Stop in and say hello and admire her work!

Need more info?  Here's the link:

http://www.busybeequilters.com/#!quilt-show/clpa

Bee-utiful quilts are the best way to spend a Bee-utiful spring weekend!  See you April 25-26!

Clark County Quilters - a tradition of creativity!

Let the Clark County Quilters take you on A Journey Through Time this weekend with their annual fabulous quilt show!

Some of the most creative, innovative, and enthusiastic quilters in the Pacific Northwest belong to this BIG guild and they are ready to show what they have been doing since last April.

Come on out to the Vancouver Church of Christ - a great venue with great parking - April 9-10-11.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  See if you agree with the judges when you cast your people's choice vote!  Watch quilters ply their craft in action!  Vendors!  Demonstrations!  Light snacks!  So much fun! 

Tell them the Threadmonger sent you.  I'll be there!!

Here's the link:

www.clarkcountyquilters.org

Tri-City Quilters - congrats on a GREAT show!

Wow!  What an amazing quilt show by the Tri-City Quilters in Kennewick this weekend!  Over 450 quilts on display and 1700+ attendees.  I talked to quilt-appreciators from Oregon, Idaho, Western Washington, and all over Eastern Washington (including an enthusiastic group from Yakima).  Thanks to the Tri-City Quilters for inviting the Threadmonger and asking me to award a "vendor's choice" ribbon.  So difficult!  How do you choose???

I selected this standout Christmas tree skirt by Jerrine Gjerdevig.  I only wish the photo did it justice.  It is covered with sparkles and has extensive use of THREAD and ACCURATE piecing.  Pattern by Judy Niemeyer.  I spoke to Jerrine and she has made two of these in different colorways; she and her daughter will swap them every so often to make sure both get used every holiday season. 

I love it when people make quilted family heirlooms that are not necessarily quilts.  This tree skirt will be a part of family Christmases for many years.

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-City Quilters are ready for the show!

The Tri-City Quilters' Guild has a lovely, BIG show planned for you this weekend!  Worth a trip to sunny Kennewick and a day of inspiration.

"The Story Begins at Home"

 Friday, March 27, 2015, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, Washington

Admission:  $5.00

You'll see Threadmongers there!  After looking at all those quilts you'll have a hankering for THREAD!!

www.tcquilters.org

Threadmongers show schedule for 2015!

Here is the list of FABULOUS quilt shows where Threadmongers will be a vendor during 2015!

This list may or may not be complete...so always check back for additional opportunities.

As always, we ENCOURAGE you to support these wonderful quilt guilds by attending their shows, admiring their hard work, appreciating their heartfelt community projects, and being inspired! 

Guild shows are the MOST FUN.  Come early, stay late.  Bring friends.  Make friends! 

And shop for thread!

Kitsap Quilters "Modern Vintage"		Feb. 20-21
Tri-City Quilters "The Story begins at Home"		March 27-28
Clark County Quilters "A Journey Through Time"		April 9-10-11
Busy Bee Quilters "Bee-Utiful Quilts"		April 25-26
Yakima Valley Quilters Guild "Quilts in the City"		May 15-16
Woolley Fiber Quilters  "Blast of Farms"		June 5-6-7
Sunbonnet Sue -  Sequim		July 17-18-19
Covington Quilters "Roaring Twenties"		July 24-25-26
EverGreen Quilters - Bellingham		Sept. 17,18,19
Sea Pals Ocean Shores "Whale of a Quilt Show"		Sept. 25-26-27
La Conner Quilt Festival		October 2-3-4
Crystal Quilters of Enumclaw "Sharing our Stitches"		October 9-10
Block Party Quilters - Issaquah		Nov. 13-14-15