All Things Andrea

All Things Andrea

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Stitching Together: 35 Years of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show



My older sister and I are making plans to attend the "Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show" in Sisters, Oregon next July.  I can't wait!!  It's an amazing event - people travel from all over the world to participate in the day.  It's a show unlike any other - over 1200 quilts on display in a beautiful outdoor setting.  In preparation for our exciting venture, we watched the DVD of the history of the show:  Stitching Together: 35 Years of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt ShowBelow are some wonderful quotes from the various contributors:

"In this day and age we don't make anything; we don't even make our beds. 
I think making things with your hands is essential to life....  We need to be doing something useful, and we need to be making something with our hands."
- Gwen Marston, Quilter, Author and Instructor

"What I find fascinating about quilting is the endless possibilities."
- Ann Richardson, Executive Director, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

"I make quilts because it feeds my soul."
- Jean Wells Keenan, Founder, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

"There's always a story behind it [the quilt]."
- Board Member, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

"The story behind the quilt is what makes it really special....  It's what gives the quilt more than three layers."
- Ann Richardson, Executive Director, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

"Somehow the quilt talks to you."
- Board Member, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

"When you think about the different crafts that have been around off and on for years, quilting has staying power, where a lot of them have not, and I think part of it is because it gets passed on - a lot of times in a social setting."
- Jean Wells Keenan, Founder, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

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