Annual quilt show & classes this weekend

The 14th annual Piecemakers ‘Fabric of the Forest’ quilt show is scheduled to be held during the annual RainFest celebration set for Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. The quilt show along with vendors will be held at the Forks High School Auxiliary Gym on Spartan Avenue. The hours are Friday 12-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4.

The 14th annual Piecemakers ‘Fabric of the Forest’ quilt show is scheduled to be held during the annual RainFest celebration set for Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. The quilt show along with vendors will be held at the Forks High School Auxiliary Gym on Spartan Avenue.  The hours are Friday 12-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-4.

The list of vendors include Beach Tyme Quilts, Ocean Shores; Chinook Pharmacy, Forks; Karen’s Quilt Shop, Sequim; Quilt Harbor, Aberdeen;  Sequim Quilt Co., Sequim; Sleepy Valley Quilt Co., Port Angeles;  Sugarplum Design, Sequim; Darlene Sabo (featuring hand dyed wool), Port Angeles;  The Art of the Quilt, Boring, Oregon; amd Island Quilters, Vashon Island.

West End quilters and former Fabric of the Forest participants who took a class during RainFest are invited to display their quilts from the classes they attended.

Please bring your quilts to the Forks HS Auxiliary Gym on Thursday, April 24 from 2 to 6 p. m.  Quilt show forms need to be filled out with the following information: name or pattern of the quilt, name of owner, name of who pieced quilt and who it was quilted by.  For more information call 374-9292.

In conjunction with the quilt show, the Piecemakers Quilt Club is hosting renowned instructor and designer Sandy Bonsib from Issaquah, WA.  She is the author of eight books and will be featuring all of her quilts at her lecture “One Quilter’s Journey” on Friday night.

Sandy will be teaching the following classes:  Almost Amish (Friday); and Hot Fudge Sundae with a Cherry on Top (Saturday) Registration forms are available at Chinook Pharmacy and Forks Outfitters as well as quilt shops in the area and on our website.

Also, this year Dennis McGregor is the Featured Artist.  He will be signing posters, tote bags, and his new children’s book “Dream Again” at the quilt show and lecture.

For more information call 374-9201 or go to our website: www.piecemakersquiltclub.org