See Cynthia Corbin's Work at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum in Tillamook

My friend Mary and I took a drive to Tillamook on Mothers' Day.  Our main objective was to see Cynthia Corbin's exhibit, Surface Tension, at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center.  Go there!  It's well worth the drive.  The show is up until July 3rd. 

Cynthia Corbin at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum

with Sun Screen

The Oregon Coast between Tillamook and Canon Beach.

Kayakers enjoying the day.

The haystacks at Canon Beach.  Could the sky really be that blue?

Portland on a Sunny Day

I took a few photos while at OHSU in Portland last Wednesday, one of our few sunny days this year.  In the photo above, Mt. St. Helens is in the distance.  Below you can see Mt. Hood to the east.

May Handwerk Fabric Club Selection Now Available to Ship

Warm is what we're all wishing for here in the Pacific Northwest.  It's been a cold, wet spring.  Time for some warmer weather!  Warm consists of a medium pink with yellowish highlights, a lighter pink, barn red, tangerine, gold, and a cherry pink. Fat Quarter packages (1 1/2 yds. total) are $27 ($30 including shipping by first class post within the U.S.); 1/2 yard packages (3 yds total) are $54 plus actual postage to your location; 1 yard packages (6 yards total) are $108 plus actual postage. Warm is now available for shipping.  This is a limited edition, so not many packs are available. Email me at bonnie@handwerktextiles.com to order. Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal accepted.

Columbia FiberArts Guild at Portland Convention Center

Columbia FiberArts Guild has a booth at the Gathering of the Guilds at the Portland Convention Center this weekend.  We have a variety of fiber-related products made by our talented guild members:  quilts, decorator pillows, scarves, clothing made from recycled blankets, recycled felted pincushions, katazome banners, purses, fabric, cards, baskets and more!  (Double click on the photos to view the products close up.) You still have Saturday (10am - 7pm) and Sunday (10am to 5pm) to stop by and say hi.  CFG is in the Handweavers Guild section of the show.

Portland's Gathering of the Guilds April 29 - May 1

Portland's annual Gathering of the Guilds is this coming weekend at the Portland Convention Center.  It's one of the biggest craft sales you'll see.  Represented are pottery, woodworking, beading and jewelry, sculpture and metalarts, glass, and handweaving.  This year Columbia FiberArts Guild will have a booth in the handweaving section.  I'll be helping with the CFG booth, #909 right between the handweavers and the woodworkers, so stop by and say hi.  The show hours are
Friday, April 29, 10am - 9 pm
Saturday, April 30, 10am - 7pm
Sunday, May 1, 10am - 5pm
There's no admission.  Hope to see you there.

Latest Guatemala Bound Quilts

Here are the most recent additions to the Guatemala Bound group.  The quilt above is by Nan's group in Anchorage.  Those below are mine.

This Bluebird quilt has a long history.  I started this quilt as a queen size bedspread when I lived in Albuquerque in 1978.  It did have another row of larger log cabin blocks on both sides and the top.  I began to quilt the piece but never finished.  After hauling this quilt around for 30+ years, I recently got it out again.  I took off the outer rows of blocks to make it twin size, and I finished it!  Good riddance to this UFO.

Two More Quilts Delivered to Guatemala

I experimented with mailing two of the Guatemala Bound quilts, and it worked!  USPS only guarantees delivery to Guatemala customes, then it's up to the Guatemalan postal service.  Well, the two quilts actually arrived at the orphanage, and I received an email from them!  It's too expensive to pursue mailing the rest of the quilts, but I'm now looking into using an international shipper.  It's progress anyway.  Here are the latest two quilts to make it to Guatemala.  The top one was made by my sister, Linda.  The second is a product of Nan's group in Anchorage.  Thanks again to everyone for their contributions.