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It is hard to believe that the countdown has begun!! My friend Kathleen and I took at walk to Fika Sisters Coffeehouse so I could pick up a gift card to include in the auction basket that I am putting together as a fundraiser for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show when we passed the Event Office.
The Event Office is where every one of the over 1200 quilts are checked in and then organized by where they will be hung for this outdoor one day show! The volunteers start hanging the quilts at 7 AM and by about 9 AM the show is officially opened! It is an incredible process that even requires the state of Oregon to close the highway through town so the 10,000+ visitors can safely walk on the highway to view the quilts hanging from the buildings around town. The show is in its 43rd year and couldn't be the success it is without the 100's of volunteers. And just so you know, each quilt is handled and treated as if it was the volunteers own creation.
The floor of the Event Office is covered in plastic to protect the quilts from dirt, and the rows are labeled according to the location/building they will be hung. Already quilts have been trickling in, but within a couple of days it will be wall to wall quilts! Truly this show takes a village, which is organized and supported by our new Quilt Show Director, Dawn Boyd!
I hope you will add this show to your bucket list, and this year the Quilt Roadies is doing a Meet 'n Greet at Fika Coffee at 11:30 AM on Quilt Show Day...hope we see you!!!
Stay tuned and travel along with us on Quilt Roadies.
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Packing my bags and getting ready to go.
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