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Quilt Show

 BPQ Quilt Show
October 11th - 13th 2024

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Block Party Quilters 2024 Quilt Show

Friday, October 11th - Sunday, October 13th 2024 
Hours:  Friday and Saturday 10AM - 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM

Admission $10

Issaquah Community Center 

301 Rainier Blvd S

Issaquah, WA  98027

Map

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Come see over 190 beautiful Quilts!

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Shop at our wonderful vendors and our boutique.

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There will be door prizes and a tearoom.

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Featured Artist - Carolyn Major

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Quilt Show Flyer - PDF

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Current Vendor List - PDF

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See you there!

Carolyn Major

BPQ Featured Artist 2024

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Artist's Statement:

Since before I can remember, I slept under handmade quilts at my grandparents' house and admired my grandmother's work. Double-wedding-ring seemed to be her favorite design. My mother also did a lot of sewing and taught me and my sister to sew clothing when we were children. I started a quilt as a teenager, but it was slow going with school and work and then babies to care for.

When our youngest children got past the toddler stage, my sister and I realized that we and our mother could actually do something besides chase children during our visits together. "What about a quilt?" we said. Our collaboration eventually produced five quilts, one for each member of the younger generation.

I started to devour quilting publications and found a myriad of things I wanted to try: color combinations, assembly methods, ways of abstracting photos and drawings. I squeezed a little quilt making in here and there. Retirement brought a chance to actually try more things and complete some UFOs (Unfinished Objects).

Turning a photo into a quilt is something that has interested me for a long time. I've tried many methods now, and each has strengths and weaknesses. I also love geometric designs and particularly enjoy those that engage the viewer with some unexpected surprise or activity. When I finish a quilt that's been a long time in the making, I do like to set those colors aside and work with a different palette for the next one.

There's one thing that continues to surprise me and I've named it Carolyn's Law: A quilt always looks way better than you ever thought it would.

If you are interested in being a vendor at the 2024 BPQ Quilt Show, please click below for more information.

Click here to see the winning quilts from the 2023 BPQ Quilt Show

Click here to see the winning quilts from the 2021 BPQ Quilt Show

Click here to see the winning quilts from the 2019 BPQ Quilt Show

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