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The party is over and the town of Sisters has wrapped up another show...and it does take a village to raise a show!!! I will be sharing highlights from the Quilter's Affair and the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show over the next few days on wooliemammoth.blogspot.com and The Quilt Roadies YouTube Channel. But today I wanted to share a little about what it takes to raise a show. The Sister's Outdoor Quilt Show is a non profit which is supported by donations of both money and physical help. The show's mission is to educate the public about the art, skill, and heritage of traditional and contemporary quilts and fiber arts, while enhancing the cultural vitality of the community of Sisters and Central Oregon. One of its many programs is  Wish Upon A Card. This year with the generous donation of Michael Miller fabrics quilters were asked to create postcards to be sold and auctioned off or you could create a postcard using your own design and fabric! In addition, each of the Quilter's Affair instructors were asked to make at least one postcard which would then be framed professionally and auctioned off. The instructor's cards sit out at the Sisters High School all week where the quilt classes are held, allowing quilters to write down bids until the winner is announced on Friday.

I was tickled pink that my postcard sold! Myrna from  High Desert Frameworks in Bend donated the labor and product for framing a juried of selected postcards. She works tirelessly to find the best mat and framing technique to make the postcards sing!!! Enjoy the slideshow of postcards created by the Quilter's Affair teaching staff and please think about sending a postcard next year to help support the arts through scholarship.