We got back last night and let me tell you, it was an adventure! It was the first time that I had visited the famous Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and it was worth every minute! Well, maybe a few of the minutes we could have missed! Like on the first day, arriving at our hotel only to have our wonderful bus driver collapse with a heart attack as he was unloading our suitcases. Thankfully, Christine, from our guild administered CPR and we were happy to hear that our driver sat up for the first time yesterday so it looks like he will be okay. Needless to say that sent us all into a bit of a flutter. The company flew in another driver and we left a bit later the next day and everything went just fine until the bus broke down just after getting back into Canada. And it was stinking hot! But all our husbands and families managed to find us and pick us up off the side of the road instead of the prearranged meeting spot. It was like a convoy of quilting husbands! They knew what to do! Of course, we were all obsessed with getting our fabric purchases off the bus before the bus was towed somewhere! Who cares about our clothes, let us get our fabric!!!!!
Anyway..., big kudos to everyone, especially Marge who organized the whole adventure and kept us going with wonderful stops and great draw prizes despite all the other stuff! And the time with quilty friends was so awesome! I saw amazing quilts that I had drooled over on blogs like... Elizabeth Hartman's Aviatrix. Stunning. Simply stunning.
Or Violet Craft's Forest Abstractions quilt. Amazing.
How about meeting Jacquie Gehring? This is my buddy Darlene chatting away with her. Jacquie is wearing one of our guild pins. It says "I quilt so I don't kill people." He he he! I felt like I already knew her though especially since I spent all 8 hours chatting with her when I watched her Craftsy class on straight line quilting. Jacquie wants to know when we are bringing her to Canada so let's got on it people!!!!! Notice Darlene's tattoo. Yep, we all went to Sisters and got
Did I mention shopping? Lots of shopping! This was at the Sisters shop, The Stitchin' Post. What a fabulous store! Bought some Cotton and Steel there. Yep. Did I mention how hot it was? Oh my stars! Stinking hot!!!!
More tomorrow!
Great post, ups and downs and wonderful pictures!
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great post - adventurous Canadians in Oregon. Gosh Oregon is gorgeous. Thank you, thank you for taking that pic of me (!) with Jacquie Gehring. omg.....
ReplyDeleteThis Sisters show is a must see, really.... must see.
thanks for all you wrote....love your writing, but now having spent a bit of time with you over the Sisters weekend, I really appreciate your warm stories!
you are so nice!
i'm sew envious, must talk hubby into going one year, lol i can just see a group of ladies stranded on the road worrying about their fabric, what a trip you had, lol i'm glad there was no problem with the quilt show that's the best part
ReplyDeleteglad you got back safely! will you be posting more pix?
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThnaks for your post! I usually go every year and am not able to go this year. Appreciate your pictures! Oregonquilt.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous!
ReplyDeleteWell written and wonderful photos. So wonderful to travel with you all .. It was so eventful in soon many ways.
ReplyDeleteSo many quilts there I knew I only saw a fraction of them but wish I had seen the Violet Craft one. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can go next year...looks so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWell, you survived and got some fabric. That's all that really counts! And on top of that, you ended up with a great adventure to tell your grandchildren some day. Sounds like the perfect vacation to me. LOL. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love that all the husbands rescued their wives --and fabric! So funny. I'm glad you got to go. I was in sisters last may. Loved the shop and had it all to myself ; )
ReplyDeleteWow, it really was an adventure. The poor bus driver. At least you could administer first aid. I can just imagine you all worrying about getting the fabric off the bus and all these Quilty husbands coming down in a bee line. Hahaha it would have been quite the kerfuffle.
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