Threadmongers anniversary - 21 years!

July 1, is the 21st anniversary of Threadmongers! I like to remind her, every year, that Alene Kempton Gragg was my very first customer in 2005.

THANKS to all my customers through the years for your patronage and especially your friendship. It is still fun to be the Threadmonger at quilt shows and see all the pretty, creative things that you make. Quilting is more of a lifestyle than a hobby...Do some quilting today to celebrate!

Quilters Anonymous March 13-15, 2026! "Surrounded by Color!"

The Quilters Anonymous 2026 quilt show is coming up soon!

March 13-15, 2026 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA!

Always spectacular, this year's show features 400+ quilts and fiber artist Katie Sprugel.

Many vendors and you know that Threadmongers will be there!

Have you made your thread list?  Many people keep a list in their phone! 

Quilters are great users of tech!

If you have been considering a membership in QA they will have an information booth and friendly members ready to answer your questions!

This is QA's 44th annual show and they are legendary in the Pacific Northwest!

See you there: 10-5 on Friday and Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. 

Be ready to be inspired for your quilting year! 

Here's the link:  

https://www.quiltersanonymous.org/quilt-show

Kitsap Quilters show February 13-14, 2026!

 

Those Kitsap Quilters are getting ready to bring you the 

first guild quilt show of 2026!

Always fun and inspirational, this show will bring you out of the winter and into spring with fabulous ideas and color!

Easy access, great parking, and food available on site.  

Round up your quilting friends and come to the Kitsap County Fairgrounds February 13-14!

Threadmongers will be there and you need thread!

Here's the link:

Kitsap Quilters  

Woolley Fiber Quilters' annual quilt and fiber art show - July 18-19-20!

The Sedro-Woolley Quilt Show!

This is my home turf and my home guild!  We have a bigger and more fun show every year - you want to be here!

300+ quilts on display, a special exhibit of quilts made from Elizabeth Hartman designs, People's Choice voting, demonstrations, vendors, Featured Quilters, and the popular Bed Turning!  

And a few surprises...

So add this to your July calendar - with a three-day show you have great options for attending!
$5 admission and kids 19 and under FREE because we want to encourage the youth to QUILT!

Enter your quilt or fiber art at no charge.  Yes, there is a youth category for entry.  Get a registration form at Cascade Fabrics, from any WFQ member, or follow the online link posted on our blog site or Facebook page.  Registrations open May 1 and are due June 30.  Your quilt or fiber art piece does not need to be completed until turn-in day July 16.  And quilts need a hanging sleeve!

Threadmongers will be a vendor and some of your other favorite vendors will be there. 

This is great home town fun and we love to share it with you.  

And you need thread!

Woolley Fiber Quilters - July 19-20-21!

The Woolley Fiber Quilters' Quilt and Fiber Art Show is coming soon!

July 19-20-21 at Cascade Middle School in Sedro-Woolley (905 McGarigle Rd). 

Always a GREAT show with 250+ quilts and fiber art pieces, People's Choice voting, Demonstrations, Vendors, Scavenger Hunt for kids, and the oh-so-popular Bed Turning!  11 and 2 daily. 

Featured quilter is Kathleen Rathvon!

Show hours are 10-5 Friday and Saturday, 10-4 Sunday. 

Threadmongers will be there!  This is my home guild.  And I'll have the usual, plentiful selections of your favorite threads and some new-to-you ones that you should try!

Bring your tote bag for shopping and bring cash for the $5 show entry.  Kids 19 and under free!

The school has great parking and everything is easy to access on one level. 

Here's the link:  www.woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot.com 

WFQ also has a very active Facebook page - just put Woolley Fiber Quilters in the search field!

Threadmongers upcoming shows! April 2024

I have already enjoyed being a vendor at the Kitsap Quilters, Quilters Anonymous, and Tri-Cities Quilters shows during 1Q 2024!  

Next up is the Clark County Quilters' show - known as "Quiltfest Northwest"!  April 4-5-6 at the Clark County Event Center in Ridgefield. 

[Full disclosure - I'm a member of Clark County Quilters!]

This is always a BIG show with LOTS of variety to share!  Special exhibits, demonstrations, featured quilter, vendors, opportunity quilt, challenge quilts and blocks, and the wonderful works of the members!

Plan to attend if you are anywhere near southwest Washington and hey, it's worth driving to if you love great quilt shows!

Threadmongers will be there with all your favorites plus silk ribbon and some new-to-you threads that will make your projects amazing!

Look for more updates on the Threadmongers Facebook page and get ready for more 2024 quilt shows!  

You definitely need thread!

Threadmongers show schedule through 2022!

Threadmongers quilt show schedule for September and October 2022!

Look for Threadmongers at these great quilt shows this fall:

Sea Pals

Ocean Shores Convention Center

120 W Chance a La Mer NW

https://www.seapalquilters.org/quilt-show

September 16-17-18

 

Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum

https://www.qfamuseum.org/iqfaf-home.html

Edward D Hansen Conference Center

2000 Hewitt AVE, Everett WA

October 7-8-9

 

Quiltfest Northwest

https://quiltfestnw.org/

Clark County Event Center and Fairgrounds

17402 NE Delfel RD, Ridgefield WA

October 20-21-22

 

Bring your thread needs list!  It’s going to be a long winter!

I’m available all year around for your thread needs – just give me a call, a message, or an e’mail.

Many people do!

Yakima Valley Quilters' Guild Show May 13-14!

Next up, the Yakima Valley Quilters' Guild is putting together a sunny quilt show for May 13-14! Threadmongers will be there and you definitely need thread!

All that pandemic quilting has reduced your thread stash to taupe and orange! The Threadmonger is ready to help you round out your color choices; bring your quilt tops to find a good match or complement!

And stock up on your favorites!

Here's the link:

http://www.yakimavalleyquiltersguild.org/

Threadmongers at WoodFest in Sedro-Woolley April 23-24

Next up is WoodFest! Threadmongers will be a vendor at Sedro-Woolley's WoodFest, April 23-24! Held in the gym at SWHS, it's a celebration of woodworking student achievements plus our relationship to the local timber industry. This annual event just grows and grows! Come and appreciate the students' work and visit vendors, attend demos, and meet up with friends! And it's an official event of the Tulip Festival!

Due to abbreviated set-up time I'll be bringing an abbreviated version of my usual booth threads. But all your favorites! Aurifil (1300 meter spools and 5900 meter cones), King Tut (spools and cones); Glide (spools and cones); So Fine (spools and cones); Bottom Line (spools, and cones); Master Quilter (cones); Konfetti (spools and cones); Class 15, L, and M prewound bobbins; Pearl Cotton by Valdani and Presencia; #12 weight threads by Aurifil, Wonderfil, and Sulky; MonoPoly; Mettler; wool by Genziana, Aurifil, and Valdani; and a few more surprises.

Important: If there is something in particular you want me to bring, let me know!

Free admission, good parking, hours 9-4 on Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday. Carpool with your friends! Bring a "trailing spouse"! This is an easy-access, fun, and interesting outing. You need thread!

Tri-City Quilters show March 25-26, 2022 The Magic of Color

The Magic of Color is just what you need...

It's here!  My sources tell me that the whole Tri-Cities area is WAITING for this show to begin!

Tri-City Quilters are so talented and they have such a great venue - if you are in need of inspiration after this LONG drought of quilt shows, you will find it here!

Be ready to have fun and BRING the list of threads you need because Threadmongers will be there!

Remember to bring a shopping tote, too!

Tri-City Quilters
March 25-26, 2022
Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick
"The Magic of Color"

https://tcquilters.org/  

All Your Quilting Friends Want Thread for Christmas!

Have I mentioned lately that all your quilting friends 

want thread for Christmas? I’ll bring it up again…

Hand Quilting Threads - use your favorites!

Hand quilting - what threads do you like?

Technically, you can hand quilt with anything. It just depends on the "look" you want for your project.

You can use a "glazed" thread that is pre-treated with a thread conditioner, or use a non-glazed thread and treat it yourself with a thread conditioner like Thread Magic.

Many quilters prefer a 40-weight cotton hand quilting thread:

YLI Select traditional hand quilting glazed thread

YLI 40-weight non-glazed thread

Aurifil 40-weight thread

Mettler 40-weight thread

King Tut 40-weight thread

Or something heavier?

Aurifil 28-weight thread

Sulky 30-weight thread

Or even heavier?

Aurifil 12-weight thread

Wonderfil's Spagetti 12-weight thread

Valdani #12 Pearl Cotton

Threadmongers has them all! Plus traditional Sashiko thread or use a 12-weight thread for your Sashiko stitching.

See all these threads plus MANY MORE at the Clark County Quilters QuiltFest Northwest October 21-23 or at the Block Party Quilters show November 12-14. Or PM me her to inquire! Yes, I mail thread orders all the time! 

QuiltFest Northwest is coming soon! October 21-23

Threadmongers will be a vendor at this amazing show! If you are anywhere near Clark County, get this on your calendar!!

Clark County Quilters Quiltfest NW

Clark County Quilters are busily at work binding the last quilts, adding hanging sleeves, and generally getting set for the 46th Annual Regional Quilt and Fiber Arts Show, QuiltFest Northwest, October 21-22-23, 2021 at the Clark County Event Center, 17402 Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, WA.

Please plan to come and enjoy this spectacular show!

Themed “Reflections,” the show will feature over 325 quilts created by the members of the Guild, along with special exhibits and events, challenge quilts, a vendor mall, the Bob Ross Cherrywood Challenge traveling exhibit, the Fort Vancouver Tapestry, a wearables display, and much more.

Featured quilter: Mary Arnold!

All of the current Covid-19 protocols will be followed, including masks required inside the building, hand sanitizing stations throughout the show, and more widely spaced tables in the café area.

SHOW ADMISSION: Doors open at 10 am. $8 per day/$15 3-day pass. Free for children under 12. Parking $6 cash or card. Thurs. 10 – 5, Fri. & Sat. 10 – 4.

Bring a tote bag. Plan to carpool!

You need thread!

Threadmongers 3Q and 4Q schedule for 2021 - updated!

I have added the Crystal Quilters of Enumclaw to my show schedule!  They have a great venue in Enumclaw that is easy to find and has good parking.  The building is well ventilated and the Crystal Quilters always have a beautiful show!

So grab your designer MASK and head on out to Enumclaw Sept. 24-25.  

You need inspiration for your winter sewing - and I KNOW you need THREAD!

EverGreen Quilters

September 17-18, 2021
Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-4
Pioneer Pavilion Community Events Center
2007 Cherry ST, Ferndale, WA
http://www.evergreenquilters.org/2021-quilt-show.html
Theme:  “Creativity Magnified”

Crystal Quilters of Enumclaw
September 24-25, 2021

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days

Enumclaw Expo Center Exhibition Hall

45224 284th AVE SE

Enumclaw

http://crystalquiltersofenumclaw.blogspot.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/crystalquilters

Theme:  "Sharing our Stitches"

Clark County Quilters
Quiltfest Northwest
October 21-23, 2021
Thursday 10-5, Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-4
Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds
17402 NE Delfel RD, Ridgefield, WA
www.quiltfestnw.org
Theme:  “Reflections”
 
Block Party Quilters
November 12-13-14, 2021
Friday and Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
Issaquah Community Center
301 Rainier BLVD South, Issaquah
https://www.blockpartyquilters.org/quilt-show

Threadmongers show schedule for 3Q and 4Q 2021!

Yay!  The big improvement in COVID numbers has allowed some Western Washington guilds to proceed with their quilt shows!

Many guilds are not able to reschedule – largely because of issues pertaining to venues and time needed for preplanning.  So we are LUCKY that these PLUCKY guilds are gearing up for shows:

EverGreen Quilters
September 17-18, 2021
Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-4
Pioneer Pavilion Community Events Center
2007 Cherry ST, Ferndale, WA
http://www.evergreenquilters.org/2021-quilt-show.html
Theme:  “Creativity Magnified”
 
Clark County Quilters
Quiltfest Northwest
October 21-23, 2021
Thursday 10-5, Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-4
Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds
17402 NE Delfel RD, Ridgefield, WA
www.quiltfestnw.org
Theme:  “Reflections”
 
Block Party Quilters
November 12-13-14, 2021
Friday and Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4
Issaquah Community Center
301 Rainier BLVD South, Issaquah
https://www.blockpartyquilters.org/quilt-show
 
So get out your planning calendar – the one that was BLANK all last year – and get these shows on your schedule. 
 
Threadmongers will be at all three of these fun shows!
 
And…I know you’ll need thread by then!

PS:  If you need thread before that, contact me!

Easy to do on my Threadmongers Facebook page. 
 

#QQ2020 - a new normal for quilters!

Yes, the hashtag stands for Quarantine Quilting 2020 and you'll see it pop up all over Facebook.  Now that we are trying to comply with the "all stop" government orders, it is surely time to use up our stash! 

I hope you are staying healthy, isolated, warm, and happy to be home with family and pets.

You are probably aware that the quilt shows scheduled in this region have been cancelled for the next couple of months, at least. 

Quilters Anonymous - cancelled
Tri City Quilters - cancelled
Clark County Quilters - rescheduled to November 12-13-14
Fidalgo Island Quilters - cancelled
Everett Quilt Show - cancelled
Chewelah Quilt Show - cancelled
Woolley Fiber Quilters quilt show - cancelled
Sunbonnet Sue quilt show - cancelled

These are the shows I was scheduled for.  There are a few more shows around the region that have been cancelled - check with the sponsoring guild to see what they plan to do.  And show some love to these guilds who have lost money as well as lost a source of income for the year. 

Here in Sedro-Woolley, the Woolley Fiber Quilters, Quilters by the River, Bethlehem Lutheran Quilters, and some individual contributors are making quilt fabric face masks for local medical facilities. The first clinic contacted us and we were happy to work with them to identify the style, fiber content, construction method, laundering method, and the number of masks that they needed. Then we went to work!  About 35 quilters made 600 colorful face masks for that clinic and their two partner clinics in just one week!  Now we are continuing to make masks for other local clinics and we will keep doing it for the foreseeable future.  

The most important thing is to work with the medical facility to see if they accept homemade masks, what style and fiber content they need, and how they'll be laundered and sanitized.  

I'm assuming that you're quilting!  Finishing UFOs, making quilts to remember this time, getting graduation gifts done early, and enjoying shopping your stash.  

Hey, USE UP ALL YOUR THREAD SO YOU'LL NEED MORE!  That will be good for me!

The masks are fun to make.  Too bad it is for such a dire circumstance.  But quilters always rise to the task.  We are helpers by nature and very task-oriented.  So this is a great way to contribute and to bring some color into the lives of many.  Thanks for all you do, in every way.  

Judy J. 
  

Kitsap Quilters show off Quilted Gems Feb. 14-15, 2020!

Cooped up?  Need color and inspiration?  Out of thread?

Come to the Kitsap Quilters' annual fabulous quilt show, "Quilted Gems", February 14-15, 2020!

Always at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, with good parking and access to the building, those Kitsap Quilters know that they are the FIRST guild quilt show of the year in this region and they pull out all the stops!

A beautiful show is pending, and the very talented Terry Loy will be the featured quilter!

So put some QUILT LOVE on your schedule for Valentine's Day weekend and come see the Kitsap Quilters!  

Threadmongers will be there, and after this long winter, you need thread!


Here's the link: https://kitsapquilters.com/quilt-show/

Also, look for their events page on Facebook!

Block Party Quilters show November 8-9-10!

The guild quilt show season in this region is drawing to a close - and the Block Party Quilters always put on a PARTY of a show!

Threadmongers will be there, along with some other popular vendors and some new ones, too!

What fun it is to enjoy the beautiful Issaquah Community Center and the hospitality of the BPQ'ers.  And these members know how to quilt!  You'll be amazed and inspired by their talent.  


So much to see and do at this show.  Come early, stay late.  And get ready for that winter quilting that you have planned.  And, oh, YOU need thread!

Here's the link:

  https://bpquilters.org/
"Return to our Roots"

West Sound Quilters are ready for you! October 4-5

So much quilting going on in the Bremerton metro area!  So the West Sound Quilters are putting on their annual show this weekend at President's Hall in the Kitsap County Fairgrounds!

You'll enjoy their "Community Stars" theme with lots of quilts and artistic endeavors from local folks - maybe you know some of them! 

Threadmongers will be there!  As winter approaches, you KNOW you need thread for those long winter nights when you'll be quilting by firelight!  Seems like that calls for glow-in-the-dark thread...!


Your holiday season projects and gifts need the best and most beautiful threads.  Come and see what I have for you!

Here's the link: 

http://www.westsoundquilters.org/quilt-show.html

See you this weekend!

Eastside Quilters in Bellevue! August 15th.

 
Thursday, August 15th, I'm giving a program for the Eastside Quilters that is an overview of Thread by Weight and Fiber Content.  It's my most-requested program! 


So I'm looking forward to seeing all those Eastside folks and maybe a few visitors.

Yes, I'm bringing THREAD for sale.  Not everything that I take to quilt shows because that involves about a three-hour setup and a two-hour breakdown.  But I'm bringing a LOT and we will discuss the various uses for the various weights and fibers.

My next quilt show after this will be the Sea Pals of Ocean Shores, September 20-22.  With more to come!  Check back on this blog for my fall schedule.

You need to stock up on thread!