DIRECTIONS:
Take EXIT 9 (same both
Northbound and
Southbound) off I-5.
Northbound: Turn left on
179th Street. Go back under
freeway and watch for Event
Center sign on left. Follow
signs to parking.
Southbound: Turn right on
179th Street and almost
immediate left toward Event
Center. Follow signs to
parking.
Parking is $6 per car.
“Once in a Blue Moon”
April 5, 6, and 7, 2018
Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday and Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm
ADMISSION $7 for Adults, Children under 12 are Free; or, 3-day Pass for $12
QUILT EXHIBITS
FEATURED QUILTER
CLASSES, LECTURES &
DEMONSTRATIONS
OPPORTUNITY QUILT
OUR SPONSORS
QUILT SHOW SCHEDULE
OUR VENDORS
OUR GUILD
43rd Annual Quilt Show
Clark County EVENT CENTER
17402 NE Delfel Rd.
Ridgefield, WA 98642
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QUILT EXHIBITS: OUR
MEMBER QUILTS are the
“stars” of our Quilt Show. We
have close to 500 members
who support our show in
many ways – entering quilts,
volunteering, serving on
committees, making signage,
distributing advertising,
sponsoring exhibits, and
attending the show.
2017 Best of Show by
Janet Fogg
http://clarkcountyquilters.org/2018QS%20Entry%20Guidelines.pdf
This link will take you to the Quilt Show Guidelines and categories.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE QUILTS
Ninety UNESCO quilts will
grace our 2018 show. This group of
quilts are from the United States,
Japan, and South Korea. They
are 20" square jewels showing UNESCO sites in
these three countries. UNESCO, which stands for
United Nations Organization for Education,
Science, and Culture, was founded on November 16,
1945. UNESCO’S goal is to create a “Culture of
Peace.” Their culture of peace involves a set of
values, attitudes, behavior, and ways of life that
reject violence. UNESCO believes that conflicts can
be solved through dialogue and negotiation. Many organizations and places around the
world that support quilting and other fiber arts have been recognized by UNESCO as World
Heritage sites, including Paducah, Kentucky, for its overwhelming “whole city” support of
quilting. Quilting creates a culture of peace that brings all kinds of people together. People
who believe in human rights, show mutual respect for each other, and in many cases, work
to alleviate poverty in their communities and nations.
FORT VANCOUVER TAPESTRY is a piece of fiber art that is 28 inches high and 108 feet
long. The Fort Vancouver Tapestry Foundation is a non-profit created in 1999. The
Tapestry was started in 2000 and finished in 2005. Many of our guild members worked on
this piece of historical art. The mission of the Foundation is to promote historical, regional,
and artistic education through the creation and exhibition of legacy fiber arts in the
Northwest. The objective of the Tapestry project is to further projects established with the
making of the Tapestry. The designers of the Tapestry are Eleanor Van de Water and Sherry
Mowatt. The embroidery was done by over 90 artisans, including visiting artists from our
The Tapestry is a
surface design embroidery
with a wool-on-linen
narrative of the history
of Clark County. There
are 111 colored yarns
and 8 additional
custom dyed flesh tone
yarns. Many of the
yarns have been
blended to create over
40 additional shades of
color.
sister city, Joyo, Japan. The upper border of the Tapestry includes words of welcome from
the many ethnic groups that settled in our region. See www.fortvancouvertapestry.com
LATIMER QUILT & TEXTILE CENTER MUSEUM, in Tillamook, OR, will be
providing a “Bed Turning” Exhibit Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. The
volunteers from the museum will bring quilts through the years. The volunteers will also be
available to help you appraise a family quilt. For a fee of $10, they can provide approximate
dates and value for your heirloom quilt.
WEDDING DRESSES RECYCLED is an exhibit by
CCQ small group Vagabonds. The group has taken
used and/or discarded couture wedding gowns,
deconstructed them, and created something new and
quilted with the parts. The challenge was to have at
least 70 percent of the new quilt made from the
wedding dress. All members received an intact dress.
It was a fete of courage to cut into these beautiful
gowns to separate silk, organza, netting, lace,
embellishments, and all the fabric layers. You will be
amazed at the new creations!
IMPRESSIONS OF THE GORGE exhibit will feature quilts from Beyond the Block: Art
Quilters of the Gorge. We are excited to showcase visiting guilds’ quilts. Guest exhibits such
as this one, the UNESCO exhibit, and the Portland Modern Quilt Guild are display only
and are not eligible for judging, ribbons, or Viewer’s Choice. We just love to see what guilds
are doing throughout the Northwest.
A YEAR OF LITERATURE IN
REVIEW is an exhibit by CCQ small
group Thread Tales. The members of
this group read four books a year.
Discussion and activities centered
around the books can be videos, food,
field trips, and the making of a
representational quilt. This exhibit
contains quilts from the group’s past
four books of 2017 – Long Nights of
the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan;
West with the Night by Beryl Markham; Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler; and, The Little Paris
Bookshop, by Nina George (illustration is a quilt by Virginia O’Donnell).
IN“JEAN”IOUS is our Clark County Quilters guild member Challenge
for this year. The Challenge will feature denim quilts made solely from
upcycled old jeans. Quilt show attendees will vote for
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
A FAIRY GARDEN exhibit will be presented by our
own elinor peace bailey (who prefers to have her name
written in lowercase letters). A nationally and
internationally known artist, elinor will be showing her own work, her students’ work, and
entries by members of the guild and our artful community. Her Doll exhibit in 2017 was a
big hit, so don’t miss saying hello to the fairies.
FLYING GEESE is an exhibit by Machine in Stitches, a small group of mid- and long-arm
quilters. Some do it for fun; some do it for profit. Regardless, they come together to share
their finishes, their finds, and their frustrations. The group offers ideas, has studio tours, and
enjoys the occasional speaker. They meet the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm.
Their normal meeting location is Just for Fun! Quilting in Vancouver. They do not charge a
fee and welcome anyone interested in the craft.
AVIAN STUDIES is an exhibit by two CCQ art quilters, Joanne Adams Roth and Wilma
Fletcher Scott. Joanne’s focus is on birds and their nests, while Wilma’s quilts are from her
love of common and rare birds. Both artists’ work often reflects their mutual sense of
humor.
PORTLAND MODERN QUILT GUILD has grown to nearly 300
members. The Guild holds meetings for members, workshops, guest
speakers, and provides quilts for charities. This group is located in Portland,
Oregon, but draws members from around the region.
FEATURED QUILTER
LYNN
CZABAN
Our Featured Quilter for 2018 is
Lynn Czaban (shuh-bonn),
national award-winning artist and quilter who is best known for her “people” quilts. Lynn’s
gift, perhaps, is choosing images with a story to tell. She enjoys the whole creative process,
and sharing her knowledge with
others brings her great joy. Lynn
will be teaching her two-day
class, “Portrait Quilt
Techniques” on Thursday and
Friday. Join Lynn for an “Artist
Stroll” on Saturday afternoon at
1:00.
CLASSES
The National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ) will be guests at
the show. This is a special honor for the Clark County Quilt Show since it is the first time the NACQJ has traveled west to participate in a show.
Lynn Czaban will be teaching her “Portrait Quilt Techniques” two-day class on Thursday and Friday.
On Saturday, Debby Potter, Teacher and Artist, will teach her class called “3-D Whimsical Cottages.”
Class times, registration forms, class fees and needed supplies are available at http://clarkcountyquilters.org/quilt_show.html.
OPPORTUNITY QUILT The colorful multi-block 2017-2018 Opportunity Quilt, “It Takes a Village,”
was custom quilted by guild members.
Raffle tickets are $1 each and proceeds will benefit FISH (Friends in Service to
Humanity) Westside Food Bank of
Vancouver.
The drawing will be held at 4 p.m. on
Saturday, April 7, at the end of the show and the lucky winner does not have to be
present.
There will also be Gift Basket drawings at
the end of each show day. Be sure to put your ticket in the box so you can be
eligible for the drawing.
OUR SPONSORS
According to Thea Jirak, owner, “At
Quilting Delights, we love to quilt! Not only that, our heart's desire is for you to love
quilting, too. That's why we're in business. In fact, our mission statement is that Quilting
Delights is ‘The Heart and Art of Quilting.’” Quilting Delights has a quilting and sewing
center. You’ll find everything for your sewing needs, including fabrics, patterns, top quality
batiks and cottons, quilting and embroidery supplies and project kits, threads, needles,
machine parts, and much more.
The shop is an authorized Bernina Dealer. They offer lifetime free Bernina Mastery classes
with the purchase of a Bernina sewing machine, Bernina embroidery machine, or Bernina
serger. They also have a limited selection of used non-Bernina brand machines for sale.
With their new expanded classroom, they offer a variety of quilting classes and sewing clubs
for all levels of sewing, quilting, and embroidery enthusiasts, including Beginner Quilting,
Long Arm Quilting Machine Certification, Software Samplers, and various individual
project classes. Use their machines or bring your own! If your sewing machine (any brand)
is on the fritz, the shop welcomes you to visit their on-site full service repair shop, Tuesday -
Friday, 9:00am to 5:00, where a service technician can take care of all your machine tune-
up and repair needs. Please visit the Quilting Delights website for quilting class schedules,
sewing machine service pricing, long arm quilting service pricing, and to check out what the
store has to offer. Their email is [email protected].
A thriving and diverse business founded by Dirk and Harriet
Boersma, as a small vacuum shop in Chicago in 1935. When a customer walked in
searching for a sewing machine, the Boersmas added a line of Pfaff sewing machines to their
inventory the very next day. Boersma’s Sewing Center Inc. was born, and continues to grow
today. Before coming to McMinnville, OR, in 1962, other shops were located in Yakima,
WA; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN; and Bozeman, MT. In 1975, Dirk and Harriet sold the
store to their son, Jack. Under Jack’s ownership, they’ve added a vast selection of fabric and
quilting machines to their inventory, for all-inclusive service. Because Jack grew up with the
business, he has more than 45 years of experience and knowledge about vacuums and
sewing machines. He became the store’s head repairman at age 12. Dirk and Harriet ran the
business for the first 40 years, and now Jack and his wife, Michelle, have managed it for the
second 40 years. Visit the store for the latest machines, plentiful supplies, and friendly
service.
Founded in 1992, Fabric Depot is a Portland, Oregon fabric
& craft retail store. FabricDepot.com was launched in November 2000, and serves
customers in all 50 states and over 40 countries!
Fabric Depot is one of the largest, most complete, locally and independently-owned fabric
stores in the country. They stock a vast array of brand name, first quality fabrics, notions
and crafts in the retail store - over 40,000 square feet of retail space. Visitors will be inspired
by tens of thousands of fabrics in the various departments: Quilting, Bridal, Home Decor,
and Fashion. Fabric Depot also carries a great selection of quilting supplies, sewing notions,
books, patterns, yarns, gifts and even specialty foods.
Craft Warehouse is a family-run Pacific Northwest
company with locations throughout Oregon, Washington,
and Idaho. It’s a place where you can be inspired, learn
something new, and discover your creativity. Craft
Warehouse is your one-stop shop when it comes to home
decor and creative projects. From fabric to floral to framing to paper crafts and beading,
they carry just about everything. Channel your inner creativity with Craft Warehouse.
Learn the latest techniques and trends when it comes to fun and unique projects. You’ll find
out there’s no wrong or right way to create, just put your own spin on it!
QuiltSpace is an app for both iPhone and Android. You can
download it from your app store. Quilt shows around the country are spotlighted on the
app, such as Road to California, Tucson Quilt Festival, AQS QuiltWeek, and the Mid-
Atlantic Quilt Festival. QuiltSpace has agreed to sponsor our guild by adding our quilt show
to the app. You can download the app now on your phone or tablet.
iPhone/iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quiltspace/id1182763043?mt=8
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.konnected
Clark County Quilters Guild, with almost 500 members, is made up of
creative, active, supportive, women and men who believe in the
education and promotion of quilting and fiber arts. Many of these
generous people have stepped up and become sponsors of the guild and
its activities. We celebrate our member sponsors!
*Jelly Roll Race – Definition: A two-person team sews the strips in a Jelly Roll
(40 strips each 2 ½ x40) end to end and width to width until they
have a rectangular quilt top. One person sews while the other cuts
and feeds the strips to the person who is sewing.
QUILT SHOW SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 5
9 AM to 4 PM Class with Lynn Czaban Classroom 1
10 AM to 5 PM Quilt Show Open Hall C
11 AM to 2 PM Lectures & Demonstrations
(To be determined)
Lecture & Demo Area
2 PM Latimer Quilt Museum Bed Turning Quilt Square
5 PM Basket Drawing Quilt Square
Friday April 6
9 AM to 4 PM Class with Lynn Czaban (Day 2) Classroom 1
10 AM to 4 PM Quilt Show Open Hall C
10:30 AM Latimer Quilt Museum Bed Turning Quilt Square
12 to 1 PM Lectures & Demo Lecture & Demo Area
1 PM Jelly Roll Race * Quilt Square
4 PM Basket Drawing Quilt Square
Saturday, April 7
9 AM to 4 PM Class with Debby Potter Classroom 1
10 AM to 4 PM Quilt Show Open Hall C
10 AM to 4 PM NACQJ Meeting Classroom 2
11 AM Jelly Roll Race* Quilt Square
1 PM Artist Stroll with Lynn Czaban Featured Quilter Exhibit
4 PM Basket Drawing Quilt Square
4 PM Opportunity Quilt Drawing Quilt Square
4 PM Show closes
5-6 PM Pick up quilts Entry Door
OUR VENDORS
A DESIGNING WOMAN Artfully appliqué, home of A Designing Woman, offers original appliqué designs, patterns, and kits. All products are made using traditional needle-turn appliqué. All designs from flowers to wildlife are created to be welcome additions to any quilt. Patterns and kits can be found for beginners and experts alike. www.artfullyapplique.com BJ’s FABRICSAND QUILTS BJ’s storefront is located at 34365B Highway 101S, Cloverdale, OR. Their virtual storefront is stocked with a wide selection of exciting and functional fabrics across an array of price points. We have a variety of colors and styles to choose from to include Asian, Batiks, Black and White, Blues, Browns, Buttons and Embellishments, Candies and Sweets, Cats, Chicken, Children’s Prints, Christmas and Sparkles, Coffee, Dogs, Flannel, Floral, Fruits and Vegetables, Greys, Horses, Landscape, Laurel Burch, Lavenders and Purples, Leaves and Greens, Music, Nautical, Neutrals, Novelty, Orange Toned, Panels, Pinks, Plain and Fancy, Reds, Rock Candy, Sky, Southwest, Sports, Suede Cotton, Teal, Trains, Cars, Planes, Firetrucks, Wild Life-Nature, Wine Country, Wood Grain, Yellows and Golds, and more. They can be reached at 877-690-5267 or 503-392-6195. Visit their virtual storefront at www.bjsfabricsquilts.com BOERSMA’S SEWING CENTER (SPONSOR) Jack Boersma has been marketing and repairing longarm and domestic machines for decades. The Sewing Center is also a large fabric store with patterns, notions, quilting rulers and rotary cutters and much more. Located in McMinnville, Oregon, Jack does a booming business serving rural as well as urban customers. See more at www.boersmas.com BRIE KRIEBEL CLOTHING Brie and her daughter Marcella have created beautiful clothing for quilters and
everyone. Button-up shirts, waffle vests, swing jackets, shortie jackets, and curved hem tops are just a few of their offerings. They also sell applique kits and other products that let you do your own designing. Marcella has recently published her second cookbook, which will also be available. See more at www.briekriebelclothing.com CARRIAGE COUNTRY QUILTS Carriage Country Quilts specializes in primitive fabrics such as Jo Morton, Civil War, and Aunt Gracie reproductions. They carry hand-dyed wool, penny rug kits, quilt kits, and primitive embroidery supplies. They have a full class schedule at their 1937 Bungalow located on Puget Sound in Des Moines, Washington. www.carriagecountryquilts.com
CENTER DIAMOND FABRICS Center Diamond is located on the beautiful Oregon Coast and specializes in contemporary fabric designs for quilters and textile artists. They carry a large selection of batiks, Asian, brights, and seashore related designs, along with a large selection of books and notions, patterns and gifts.www.centerdiamond.com CRAFT WAREHOUSE (SPONSOR) Craft Warehouse is your one-stop shop when it comes to home decor and creative projects. From fabric to floral to framing to paper crafts and beading, they carry just about everything. Channel your inner creativity with Craft Warehouse. Learn the latest techniques and trends when it comes to fun and unique projects. You’ll find out there’s no wrong or right way to create. Just put your own spin on it! www.craftwarehouse.com ELEGANT EXPRESSIONS Are you looking for unique, hand-made fabrics and quilts? We offer our own one-of-a-kind hand-dyed and hand-marbled fabrics, art cloth and hand-dyed wools at great prices! Check out our wonderful dog and cat quilts! Look for our booth. The artists will be there to welcome you and answer any questions you may have. elegantexpressions-online.net FEATHER YOUR NEST Feather Your Nest is a quirky (Kris and Abbi’s word) little shop in Gresham, Oregon that carries adorably quirky cotton fabrics. Whether you are quilting, sewing garments, dabbling in home décor, making book covers or wall hangings – you will want to check out this booth and website. Bring out the artist in you. www.featheryournestquiltstore.com GLITZ AND GLAMOUR Glitz and Glamour, a part of The Gift Makers, specialize in all things embroidery, iron on, crystals, pearls, and all the tools to make your designs shout “Bling!” Check out their sparkly website at: www.glitzandglamour.net GRAMMY G’S TREASURES AND NOTIONS QUILT SHOP This Palouse, WA, shop started out in Debbie Goetz’ garage in Post Falls, ID. At the shop’s present location, it has special charm because of the 1880 original wood floor and ceiling tiles. Debbie likes bright colors and gorgeous prints. She prefers to do pictorial quilts, applique any fiber, and work with any art style. But she loves to make bed quilts also. Grammy G’s can be seen at many quilt shows and we are happy to have her at our 2018 show. In addition to vending, Debbie participates in Shop Hops and likes to vend at quilt camps. In January 2016, Debbie purchased a building and opened a Riverside Retreat and Inn. This space can hold up to 6 people and has a large area to set up your machines so you can quilt to your heart’s content. When you need a short break from quilting, you can sit on the large wrap around deck on the front
porch or watch the lazy Palouse River from the back deck, while you bond with your quilting classmates. You can visit the web page at: www.riversideretreatandinn.com
JUST FOR FUN Just for Fun quilts is a full-service quilt shop offering the latest in fabrics, pre-cuts, and kits. They provide longarm quilting and binding services, including custom quilting designs. Classes include everything from beginning quilting techniques to technically advanced quilts. Just for Fun is also a gathering place for small group meetings and Linus activities. www.justforfunquilting.com KRUUSN QUILT DESIGNS Located in Coos Bay, Oregon, where they offer retreats by the sea, Kruusn Quilt Designs is the home of Linda Kruusi Mason, artist and pattern maker. Kruusn Designs specializes in “patterns for the quilter on the go.” Linda creates her own quilt patterns and offers classes in learning to quilt. www.kruusn.com LISA KAN DESIGNS/ARIA DESIGN STUDIO After many years of exhibiting at trade shows and writing step by step tutorials for bead publications, Lisa Kan, owner of Aria Design Studio decided to open the Aria Design Studio Supplies Shop in March 2013. Beaders not only at trade shows, but through emails, contacted Lisa about the difficulty in finding special beads and components she uses in her work. Lisa has a distinct way in how she pulls colors together for her designs and use high quality components. Lisa has a published book, Bead
Romantique, and was selected to be one of four Designers of the Year for Beadwork Magazine in 2009. Lisa’s focus in the shop is on Czech/Japanese shaped beads, Czech/Japanese two-hole beads and Czech glass buttons. She carries the largest selection of SuperDuo, Rizo and 2mm pearl beads on Etsy. Currently there are 260+ colors of SuperDuos and 190+ colors of Rizos in the shop (when all colors are in stock and listed). The selection of Rulla beads will also grow and currently there are 80+ colors in the shop. She is also expanding to carry the SuperUno, the "O" bead, Half Tilas and the entire Czechmate two-hole line. www.ariadesignstudio.com MARBLED ARTS Marbled Arts is located in Maple Falls, WA. The shop started with luscious hand marbled fabrics. They have expanded their selection to a variety of hand dyed fabrics. They create unique, vibrant, one-of-a-kind fabrics for your quilts, wearables or any fiber creation. At their shop you will also find an interesting collection of Paintstiks, stencils, patterns and notions. And don’t forget their hand dyed bamboo socks. http://www.marbled-arts.com
MARY KAY COSMETICS Beauty and brilliance are always close at hand when you shop with Mary Kay. Visit your Vancouver Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant and bring your favorite looks to life. Even quilters like to look their best occasionally! To get the latest looks and tips and get advice about the best beauty products, visit the Mary Kat booth and let them help you make it happen. www.marykay.com
MAUREEN SCHMIDT Maureen is a Sonoma County, California, fiber artist specializing in hand dyed fabrics. Maureen dyes cottons and raw silks, among other fabrics. Her work has been described as “visually delicious.” Maureen lives in Santa Rosa, and her works can be viewed by appointment. Call 707-228-6007. MORE THE MERRIER DESIGNS Quilting, embroidery, and crafts are the specialties of Sylvia and Janet. Everything from Fabergé Eggs to Prancing Horses can be found in their patterns and kits. They are both a retail and wholesale distributor of quilting, embroidery, and craft kits. www.morethemerrierdesigns.com MY QUILTING LOFT/SEW-BLESSED "No Brick, Just Click" Kristi Villani’s vision at My Quilting Loft is simply this, to offer quality quilting supplies and handmade quilt crafts to you in the way that you like best to shop, online. No brick and mortar store here! With the simplicity of online shopping, you'll be able to find that gorgeous or fun fabric and a simple pattern right from wherever you are and they will ship it to you right away. My Quilting Loft is in Oregon where there is no sales tax added! You're going to want to add some great gifts to your cart from the Ready Made Quilts and Gifts section, as well. There are great handcrafted treasures made by Linda Houston, and Linda B., of Sew-Blessed. www.myquiltingloft.com
NANA’S CHOICE Nana's Choice Goat's Milk Hand and Body Lotion, manufactured and bottled in Corbett, Oregon, is made in small batches to ensure quality and consistency. The products are manufactured with strict care in cleanliness, purity and high-quality ingredients. The lotions are ideal for all skin types and relieve dryness and cracking with no greasy, slippery feeling. It is perfect for quilters and office workers because it leaves no residue. The Lotion ingredients are water, soybean oil, goat's milk, shea butter, emulsifying wzx (cetearyl alcohol polysorbate 60-vegetable based), preservative of propylene glycol and diazolidinyl urea and lodopropynyl butyl carbamate that is paraben free, vitamin E, and perhaps fragrance. The almond and lavender fragrances also may contain varying essential oils, absolutes and honey. We can be contacted at www.nanaschoice.net
PIONEER QUILTS Pioneer Quilts carries quality fabrics and strives to keep their fabric affordable. They carry a large variety of 1800's, Jo Mortons, Kansas Troubles, Batiks, Kaffe Fassett,
Asians, Black & White, Japanese Taupes, 1930's and the best contemporary fabrics they can find. They are best known for hand dyed wool at great prices. Come stroll the grounds, visit the gardens under the giant redwoods, take a class in the old house, or just relax in one of the garden gazebos. This is a Portland Quilt Shop not to miss. www.pioneerquilts.com QUILTING DELIGHTS (SPONSOR) BERNINA USA (SPONSOR) Quilting Delights has a quilting and sewing center. You’ll find everything for your sewing needs, including fabrics, patterns, top quality batiks and cottons, quilting and embroidery supplies and project kits, threads, needles, machine parts, and much more. The shop is an authorized Bernina Dealer. They offer lifetime free Bernina Mastery classes with the purchase of a Bernina sewing machine, Bernina embroidery machine, or Bernina serger. They also have a limited selection of used non-Bernina brand machines for sale. Visit their website to see all that they offer. www.quiltingdelights.com QUILTING LONGARM MAGIC This Vancouver, WA, Longarm Quilting shop offers personal consulting to showcase your Quilt Top. Knowing the love and amount of painstaking labor their customers have compliment your quilt project with a superior quilting process. They own a top of the line Bernina Q-24 Longarm machine combined with a Bernina Q-Matic Computer controlled quilting system, mounted on a 12ft frame. This allows them to mount and sew tops up to 106” wide. They have most popular pattern designs for you to choose from or they can download most commercially available designs. They would welcome any questions you have and the opportunity to help you complete your Quilt project. http://quiltinglongarmmagic.com/
ROCHELLE’S FINE FABRIC AND QUILTING Rochelle’s carries cotton fabric prints specializing in fun novelty collections. Rochelle’s is a traveling quilt store specializing in "fun-tastic" cotton prints from the top manufacturers better known as novelty or conversational prints. Enjoy an online experience of their unique apron patterns, (make your apron with choices of fabric for male or female); a variety of exclusive tiered skirt patterns; vinyl mesh by the yard, or precut, and available in 16 colors. Use mesh to make a tote and apply a fabric print that showcases your personality or favorite hobby. [email protected] SEW HOUND FUN FUNKY FABRICS The small town of Siletz, Oregon is the home of Sew Hound. As you walk in the door, owner Michelle Tegner will greet you with a smile. Michelle’s shop is small but carries fabrics you will not find in most quilt shops. Michelle likes Modern quilting and Whippet racing (yes, she races her two award-winning whippets). She specializes in organic fabrics and carries Birch, Monaluna, and Cloud 9, along with a wide variety of Majestic batiks. Reviews of Michelle’s classes are positive and you can learn more about them by emailing Michelle at [email protected] or call her at 541-444-1251.
SHERI’S CERAMICS Founded in 1986, Sheri’s Ceramics & Gifts is located in Vancouver, Washington. Sherri Holloway specializes in gifts for weddings, birthdays, and holidays. STEPHANIE VENTURELLA, CRPC Stephanie Venturella is a certified financial planner with Ameriprise Financial Services. Stephanie will be helping our members and their families and friends understand how they can protect their quilts. Insuring a quilt can be a complicated process and we are looking forward to Stephanie helping us understand how to insure some of our most precious possessions. THE QUILT NEST AND YARN BOUTIQUE This shop is in Castle Rock, WA. Castle Rock, the Gateway to Mount St. Helens, is situated between the Cowlitz River and Interstate 5, located 134 miles south of Seattle and 63 miles north of Portland, Oregon. Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) connects the city to the Mount St. Helens National Monument and Spirit Lake recreation areas – two of the most outstanding tourist attractions in Washington State. At The Quilt Nest you’ll find the top lines of quality quilt fabrics (over 4000 bolts), books, patterns and notions. The shop carries everything needed for quilting, knitting and crocheting projects. They are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday and 10:00 am to 4:00 Saturday. The shop is closed on Sundays. They have a full and growing inventory so if you can’t find what you are looking for on the website or have a specific need or request, call at (360) 274-4663. http://www.thequiltnest.com THE QUILTED TRILLIUM After quilting together for a couple of years, Dee Brown and friend Pam, decided to start a quilt supplies business. Now based in Monroe, WA, Pam has since left the company to pursue another path, but Dee will always be grateful for her expertise and encouragement. Robin now travels with Dee to shows. You will find lovely fabrics, some knitting, wool applique, and rug hooking items in their product line. You can visit the website at www.thequiltedtrillium.com, by phone at (425) 308-0969, or email at [email protected] THE SOJOURN COLLECTION The Sojourn Collection features hand crafted offerings from around the globe. Hand woven silks from Asia, artisan marbled cotton, hand dyed batiks, hand carved beads, glass beads and buttons, hand spun silk yarn, hand dyed unique clothing, hand painted wood signs, and more. Check out our sale bins with something for every budget. www.sojourncollection.com THREADMONGERS Are you using poor quality, linty thread? Try some of our premium quality, long staple, smooth cotton thread! Threadmongers can help in choosing colors, weights, polyester, and metallic thread. Did you know that the metallic thread of today is nothing like the
thread of 1989? It’s all new and can add bling to your quilts and other sewing projects. Experience thread in an all new way – come to our booth at the quilt show or go to our blog right now! http://threadmongers.blogspot.com/ TOSTYS Tostys, of Spanaway, Washington offers so many different items that it would be too limiting to describe them as a quilt store. If you visit the Tosty blogspot and TostysQuilting on Etsy.com you will find quilts, for sure, but you will also find totes, scrap catchers and pincushions, table runners, candle mats, bags, wallets, and even do-rags! Yes, do you know any other quilt store that makes do-rags? Check out the Etsy store (small) and the blogspot. http://tostysquilting.blogspot.com/ TRAINS FABRIC ETC. This Tacoma, WA, shop offers quilting fabric and Lionel Trains. Trains is a retail and wholesale store. Customer reviews indicate that the owners and staff are very friendly and helpful to customers. The have a wide variety of fabrics. Look for them at our 2018 quilt show and at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trains-Fabrics-Etc/168519666495381
OUR GUILD
Clark County Quilters Guild was established by eight original members in 1974. We now
have close to 500 members and are in our 43rd year. CCQ is a 501c3, non-profit
organization, which serves members from Southwest Washington, Northwest Oregon,
California, and some long-distance members.
Our logo is an apple tree with one apple on it. It was designed by member Margi Hadley in
1979 and modeled after Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree, which was planted
in 1826, on Fort Vancouver land. The tree is the oldest apple tree in
the Northwest. It is considered the matriarch of Washington’s apple
industry. The annual Old Apple Tree Festival is held in October, at
the Old Apple Tree Park, located on Columbia Way, just east of the
I-5 Bridge. The Urban Forestry Commission gives away tree cuttings
from the Old Apple Tree during this event so visitors can start their own legacy. To read
more, click HERE
General Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, September through June.
The meetings have a Social Hour beginning at 6:00 pm and the meeting at 7:00 pm. Check
the website for meeting location. Wonderful speakers from the local, national, and
international quilting world present September through December, January, March, and
May. Our speakers also offer classes on the Friday and Saturday following the meeting.
One General Meeting may be set aside for our annual Auction to raise funds for a chosen
local charity or charities. The April meeting is a review of the Annual Quilt Show, with
awards and acknowledgments.
CCQ has a charity division called Comfort Quilts. The Comfort Quilts volunteers make
over 500 quilts per year for local charities, children’s services, and veterans. Our Outreach
group hosts monthly quilting sessions with youth who are sent by local courts. Quilts made
by these teens are donated to charity. We have many Small Groups that meet independently
throughout the year. Some groups are social, some for member projects, some quilt for
charity or Comfort Quilts.
For more information on our guild, please visit www.clarkcountyquilters.org
HOTELS AND LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Quality Inn
13207 N.E. 20th Ave., Vancouver, WA, 98686, US
(360) 574-6000
This Hotel is a Partner of the Quilt Show and offers special rates
Shilo Inn & Suites Salmon Creek
13206 NE Hwy 99
Vancouver, WA 98686
(360) 573-0511
La Quinta Inn & Suites
1500 NE 134th St.
Vancouver, WA 98685
(360) 566-1100
The Heathman Lodge
7801 NE Greenwood Dr.
Vancouver, WA 98662
(360) 254-3100
Holiday Inn Express
13101 NE 27th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98686
(360) 576-1040
ATTRACTIONS
Tulip festival April 1 - 29, 2018 (begins March 23)
See 40 acres of tulips and daffodils in bloom, visit the gift shop & cafe, and
check the weekend events schedule for Tulip Fest at the Wooden Shoe Tulip
Farm in Woodburn.
TechfestNW April 5 - 6, 2018
TechfestNW is a technology conference with speakers, parties, networking
opportunities, demonstrations, and competitions at Portland State University.
PitchFest is a sub-event for startup companies.
Auto parts swap meet April 6 - 8, 2018
Choose from two auto-parts swap meets.
April 6 - 8: Portland Intl. Raceway Automotive Swap Meet has 1500 vendors
of automotive gear around two miles of racetrack. April 6 - 8: Portland Swap Meet is billed as the largest on the West Coast, with
3500 vendors inside and outside Portland Expo Center.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal Moda Center1 N. Center Court St., Portland, OR 97227
Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats claim their new frozen playground
with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with unexpected
acrobatics. A new kind of performance as Cirque du Soleil meets the ice to
defy all expectations. Follow our heroine on an exhilarating tale of self-
discovery as she dives into a world of her own imagination. Feel the adrenaline
as she soars through this surreal world at high speed to become what she was
always destined to be: confident, liberated, empowered.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE “OLD APPLE TREE,” LOCATED IN THE OLD APPLE TREE PARK, VANCOUVER
NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, COMPILED FROM VARIOUS HISTORICAL
SOURCES
By
Robert J. Cromwell, Ph.D.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site National Park Service 612 East Reserve St Vancouver, Washington
98661
September, 2010
Northwest Cultural Resources Institute Short Report No. 34
An excerpt from the original report…
…there is an extensive history of the agricultural operations in association with the garden and orchards
that were located immediately to the north and northwest of the Fort Vancouver palisade. The location
of the Old Apple Tree is some distance from the known locations of this garden and orchard. Indeed, the
tree is located within the historically and archaeologically defined location of the Employee Village, a
settlement of up to 50-60 structures, where the ethnically diverse “Servants” of the Company resided.
The location of the Village, nearly ¼ mile west of the fort, can be seen as a way for the Company to
reinforce the social divisions between the “Gentlemen” of the Company, who resided within the fort’s
walls, and the occupationally and ethnically diverse Servants of the Company.
In 1906, Dr. J.R. Cardwell, presented an overview of HBC agricultural operations in an Oregon Historical
Quarterly article, in which he states (Cardwell 1906: 29-30): “The apple and the pear trees, and the
grapevines from these seeds are yet annually bearing fruits on the grounds of the government barracks
at Vancouver. Not long ago I visited these seedling trees, now eighty years old, hoary chroniclers of
time, yet showing a vigorous growth. Mrs. Gay Hayden, of Vancouver, informed me she had eaten fruit
from these trees for fifty-four years. The fruit is not large, but of fair quality. Fortunately, Government
does not allow a tree to be removed or destroyed without an order from the department.” This would
lead one to believe that there were several plantings within the Vancouver Barracks at that time, and
that residents of Vancouver were fully aware of their association with the HBC and their heritage.
In 1911, a newspaper article in The Morning Oregonian, was the first public notice of the antiquity and
heritage of the Old Apple Tree. As presented in the Excerpts and Notes Section of the Oregon Historical
Quarterly, the newspaper article, dated January 21, 1911 stated:
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Jan. 21.—The discovery this week of the oldest apple tree in the Northwest,
which has borne fruit for more than eighty years, has aroused much interest, and hundreds have visited
the post just to see the tree with a remarkable record. Colonel George K. McGunnegle, commander of
the post, as soon as he was convinced by A.A. Quarnberg, district fruit inspector, that this tree was
planted eighty-five years ago, gave orders to have it preserved. A suitable fence around the base of the
tree will be built, and a stone monument, with a short history of its remarkable record, will be placed in
the enclosure. Relic hunters who desire a piece of the tree will be severely punished if caught marring
the oldest inhabitant of any apple orchard in the Northwest.
The fact that this tree, after eighty years of bearing, should bear fruit each year, is regarded as of the
utmost importance to the apple-raising industry in the Northwest.
The tree is located in the southwest corner of the reservation, in front of the chief commissary’s office.
So little was thought of the scrubby-looking relic of bygone days that it was used to anchor a guy wire to.
This has been removed.
The tree is sixteen inches in diameter and about twenty feet high.
According to archaeologists Thomas and Hibbs, who researched a house site in association with the Old
Apple Tree in 1984, A.A. Quarnberg’s diaries are at the Clark County Museum, and record that Mr.
Quarnberg counted 71 rings on the largest limb that he removed while pruning the tree in 1911 (Thomas
& Hibbs 1984: 288). Thomas & Hibbs supposed that apple trees take at least 10 years to reach limb size,
meaning that the tree was planted in 1830 at the latest, and as is exclaimed by the local plaque at the
site, as early as 1826 or 1827.
The notoriety of the age of the Old Apple Tree apparently took it to national attention, and a
photograph of the tree was even used in a horticultural encyclopedia dating to 1914 (Lowther 1914).
This image is the oldest dated image now known of the tree and shows that the Army made efforts to
protect the tree even at this early date, apparently erecting a wood and chicken wire fence around it.
Another image of the tree from the same vintage resides in NPS archives at Fort Vancouver National
Historic Site shows the same fence arrangement with a freshly painted wooden interpretive sign.
The white concrete and chain fence that now exists around the tree was likely constructed by the Army,
in an attempt to commemorate and protect the tree. It is interesting then, that the Army, which in the
1860s had taken great pains to remove all traces of activities within the Vancouver Barracks, was
suddenly making great strides towards the preservation of this tree. Based upon this reference, the
fence was constructed after 1911, and the earliest photographic evidence on file at Fort Vancouver
National Historic Site, certainly shows this fence in place in 1920. The Army continued to acknowledge
the existence of this tree well into the 20th century, and actually recorded its location on maps of
Vancouver Barracks in 1935 and 1944. The 1935 Carsner Map labels it as the “Oldest Apple Tree in the
Northwest”. A Clark Cunty History article, entitled, “The Genesis of Apple Culture in Washington and the
Pacific Northwest,” gives direct credit for the fence, thusly (Landerholm 1962):
The credit for having the fence built and other protective measures taken to preserve the tree goes to
the late E.L. French, Clark County orchardist and a one-time state director of agriculture. Early in 1911,
Mr. French, then state senator, first interested himself in the matter. He called upon A.A. Quarnberg,
then county horticulturist, and asked the latter to take steps to save the long neglected and allbut-
forgotten tree. Mr. Quarnberg, in turn, convinced Colonel George K. McGunnegle, commander of the
Barracks, that the tree was indeed of the first planting, with the result that orders were issued to
preserve it.
Again, memory and circumstance must be brought into play to substantiate as far as they may that the
old apple tree is truly a genuine “first”. At the outset one notes the startling fact that the tree stands
approximately a half mile southwest of where the historic orchard, mentioned by Mrs. Whitman and
numerous others stood. Their statements and the contemporary maps show that this orchard was
located just north of the stockade and the tree is quite isolated from any other former orchard! Because
of this, doubts have been expressed regarding the claim. For instance, about 1925, the late George H.
Himes of the Oregon Historical Society thought that the tree was a descendant rather than an ancestor
of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
But, paradoxically, the location and isolation of the tree really argues for, rather than against, its priority;
for, when the seeds were planted—in 1826 or 1827—the original fort on the hill at the site of the
present State School for the Deaf was still the only establishment at Vancouver. There is no evidence of
any fruit trees being planted there. The historic stockade, located over a mile west of the plain, was not
constructed until the spring of 1829. Hence, the planting of the orchard there would hardly have
occurred before the following summer of 1829, or two years and over after the seeds brought by
Simpson were planted. Furthermore, the ‘Old Apple Tree’ stands on ground high enough to be pretty
well out of reach of river floods, to the west and very close to where the road passed from the Hudson’s
Bay Company wharf to the original and later fort alike, and only a short distance from the wharf. It
seems to be almost an ideal spot for that first planting: A well-watered place, but level and elevated
enough to be free from overflow and adjacent to the only road to the fort.
Landerholm was ahead of his time determining the layout and landscape of Fort Vancouver and
determined that the Old Apple Tree was not a part of the formal orchard. To his credit, he made these
determinations a full 15-20 years ahead of archaeological excavations of the Village and Fort Vancouver
sites which enabled later historians and archaeologists to determine the location of the orchard and
garden areas.
The local community has certainly acknowledged the historical importance of the tree throughout the
20th century, and damage to the tree through natural events has been a news item. Ironically, the
genesis of this report was the creation of the “Old Apple Tree Research Team,” by the City of Vancouver
in the summer of 2009 after two of the major limbs of the tree broke. Similarly, a Portland, Oregon,
Oregonian newspaper article notes ice damage to the tree on January 27, 1950, “Ice Rives Vancouver’s
First Apple Tree, But vigor May Save 134-Year Old Relic:”
“Vancouver’s famed apple tree is a sorry sight. It looks all of its 134 years or even older. Last week’s ice
storm broke the historic tree’s forked trunk. The larger fork broke off. Only the straggly-looking smaller
fork remains. But a committee of horticultural experts examined the tree Thursday and decided it may
live.”
The 1950 committee obviously took efforts to ensure the tree’s survival, just as the committee of 2009-
2010 is doing now.
Archaeological Associations with the Old Apple Tree
As presented above, a review of the available historic documents indicates that the Old Apple Tree was
planted outside of any known HBC-era orchards, and well outside of the formal garden area. In fact, it is
apparent that the tree was planted and thrived in the midst of the Employee Village, an area associated
with the low socio-economic, “Servant” class of operations. As presented by Ross (1976) and by
Cromwell (2006), the Fort maintained a rigid socio-economic caste system between the “Gentlemen” of
the Company, and the “Servants.” The Gentlemen were almost solely of Scottish or British origin, and at
Fort Vancouver resided within the palisaded walls of Fort Vancouver. The Servants were of motley
origins, including French Canadians, Metis, British, Scottish, and Native Americans—spanning the North
American continent from Native Hawaiian Islanders, to the Iroquois. As presented above, the first
planting of apple trees at the fort is celebrated by members of the Gentleman class and their association
with London high society. It is therefore, quite surprising that the only surviving apple tree from HBC
operations at Fort Vancouver should exist in the midst of the Employee Village.
Extensive archaeological excavations have occurred within the site of the Employee Village, starting with
the discovery of four houses by Susan Kardas and Edward Larrabee in 1968-1969 (Kardas 1971). The
largest excavations at the Village however, occurred in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the cultural
resources management surveys necessary for upgrades to the SR-14 and I5 interchanges. These
archaeological surveys, testing operations, and limited data recoveries were undertaken by David
Chance in 1974-1976 (Chance & Chance 1976), Caroline Carley in 1976 (Carley 1981), and by Brynn
Thomas and Chuck Hibbs in 1980-1981 (Thomas and Hibbs 1984).
Chance & Chance (1976: 29-30) were the first to excavate near the location of the Old Apple Tree,
terming the excavation area as “Operation 14,” excavating a single 5 x 5 ft. unit and a 2.5 x 30 ft. trench
just east of the tree. They recovered common-cut square nails, window glass, and confusing
stratigraphy, all of which they attributed to a U.S. Army Quartermaster Depot residence.
Thomas & Hibbs (1984: 111-300) came back to Operation 14 and undertook extensive excavations of a
dwelling in 1981 to the north and east of the Old Apple Tree, excavating 109 5 x 5 ft. units, totaling
2,725 ft.2 of area. Interpretation of historical data led Thomas & Hibbs to believe that the archaeological
dwelling site was associated with employee, John Johnson, a cooper who worked for at Fort Vancouver
from ca. 1833-1852. According to Thomas & Hibbs, the Operation 14 structure was constructed and
occupied as early as 1825 (1984: 265). The artifacts and features seem to show a series of occupants
who enlarged the structure through time, with specific occupations dating to 1825-1835, 1835-1846,
and 18461860 (1984: 265-281). They argue that John Johnson and his family (a wife named Marie
Umpqua, and children) likely occupied the structure from ca. 1833 until the structure was rented and
occupied by the U.S. Army in 1849. Historical information indicates that the U.S. Army demolished the
structure in 1857 (Thomas & Hibbs 1984: 293).
The significance of the Old Apple Tree to both the occupants of the Operation 14 site, as well as to the
excavators is demonstrated by the fact that the tree is shown in all of the excavation maps associated
with the site, and that it is specifically listed as a “Yard Feature” associated with the house (Thomas &
Hibbs 1984: 285). They unequivocally state that the tree was planted and living during the earliest
period of occupation of the structure, and based upon its proximity to the structure, it seems likely that
the occupants of the Operation 14 household tended to and harvested from the tree (and may have
even planted the tree).
The association of the household with John Johnson, from Scotland, may be an indicator of a slightly
higher socio-economic class than many other households located in the Village— households that may
have had greater support from the Gentlemen class leading to access to rarified items such as seedling
apple trees. Indeed, the 1846 Covington map of Fort Vancouver shows surname labels assigned to many
of the households in the Village, with a concentration of Anglo-based names in the southwestern
portion of the Village surrounding Operation 14. A remembrance of the organization of the Village by a
local resident also supports this map, “Contiguous to the hamlet [the Employee Village] were about half
a dozen houses of a better class, wherein dwelt George Aiken, blacksmith; Norman Martin, carpenter;
George Johnston, cooper; Malcolm McLeod, assistant carpenter; James Johnston, pilot… and a man
named McPhail, a shepherd—all Scotchmen” (Alley and Munroe-Fraser 1885: 321).
Conclusions
The Old Apple Tree has been celebrated as such since at least 1911 and has been recognized as the only
above-ground, living element that has an association with the Hudson’s Bay Company, within the city of
Vancouver, Washington. Based upon available information, it seems that the tree was planted sometime
between ca. 1826-1830 and was located within what was then the Fort Vancouver Employee Village.
The tree may provide some of the best evidence for the date of founding of the Village, which is typically
dated to ca. 1829-1860. If the tree indeed dates to 1826, it may provide the basis for pushing the date of
settlement of the Village to this earlier date.
The tree seems to be associated with a household from the Servant Village and is definitively not a part
of the formal Orchard, which was located some 1,000 ft. to the northeast, adjacent to the northern
stockade wall of Fort Vancouver. Archaeological excavations of a Village household known as Operation
14 in 1980-81 indicate that the tree was part of the yard of a house that was occupied by John Johnson,
a Scottish cooper, ca. 18331852. Given that the tree was planted ca. 1826, it may be that the tree was
planted by a previous occupant of the house, or even of a house that has yet to be archaeologically
identified.
The specific facts of the origins of this particular tree are “lost to history,” yet the tree lives on as a living
hallmark of a time period that is now otherwise obscured from above-ground view.