![]() Then we did an evening boat trip to Blake Island for a salmon dinner at the lodge. On their third day, I did a lecture for them in Port Gamble and they visited our lovely store, Quilted Strait. They began their tour by staying on Bainbridge Island where they joined in the 4th July festivities and watched our home town parade. I was traveling with a P & Q Tours group of 42 quilters from the UK. I’ve recently returned from a trip to Sisters, OR for the 43rd Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. In subsequent blogs I will highlight some individual quilts. This is becoming an annual tradition which we hope will continue. Guild members work with local merchants and landlords to accomplish the logistics of hanging all of the quilts with clothespins or clips from lines or poles. The show was started in 2013 by local fabric store owner Barbara Kirk, modeled on the outdoor annual quilt show in Sisters, OR. The first quilt is one of two of mine displayed, Easter Morning, made from my original 16-piece Bargello blocks and featured in my book, Bargello Quilts with a Twist. Here’s an over view showing just a sampling of these beautiful quilts. The event was well attended and much appreciated by locals, and folks coming from further afield. ![]() It was a grey day, but the display of over 200 quilts made a colorful splash along our main street. For the sixth year in a row, we were blessed with dry weather. Last Saturday, the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild hosted the 6th annual Quilt Fest in downtown Winslow.
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