{"id":72877,"date":"2026-11-14T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T15:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=72877"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:58:48","slug":"westside-quilters-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/westside-quilters-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Westside Quilters Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Wingspan<\/a>
Wingspan Event Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I visited Rose City Quilts, the owner told me about the Westside Quilters Show. He was doing a lecture, but at that point I thought I would cram the show between helping the YM and the Halloween party. As mentioned<\/a>, I ended up not helping with the storage unit. I immediately switched from heading to storage to heading to the quilt show. <\/p>\n

\"Westside<\/a>
Westside Quilters Show entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Westside Quilters<\/a> Show was held in Hillsboro in the Event Center. It was a smallish show, but had some great quilts. I spent about two hours there, which was the right amount of time for me. <\/p>\n

After entering, I found a boutique that solved some problems for me. I bought two zipper pouches and a needlebook. Since I hadn’t gotten around to making myself a couple of zipper pouches for my travel purse, this was a good solution. I also bought a needlebook for the upcoming guild swap. Again, a good solution with all of my travel during the past couple of months. I was also able to support their guild.<\/p>\n

\"Birds<\/a>
Birds of Liberty by Terese Scollard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I did a circuit of the quilts just to see what there was and then I settled down to really looking at them and taking some photos. There was a variety of quilts: traditional, modern, EPP, scrappy. I also saw a couple of quilts with an impressive amount of embroidery. <\/p>\n

One was the Birds of Liberty by Terese Scollard. the quilt is made from an embroidered bird block for each state. One thing about this quilt is it would be a great and portable project for travel (yes, I have travel on the mind). I like the layout of the quilt as well. I think it is interesting. <\/p>\n

\"Dreaming<\/a>
Dreaming of a Small World by Leanne Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I enjoyed a couple of quilts with Modern looking designs.<\/p>\n

Dreaming of a Small World by Leanne Jones has a lot to recommend it. First, the colors are right up my street. Second, this is a good example of a layout that could be used for a BAM BOM quilt. Finally, I like the way the blocks are combined to make additional shapes. For example, the bottom right blocks are combined to make an arrow. This is a great way to put classic blocks together in an interesting manner.<\/p>\n

\"Macchinetta,<\/a>
Macchinetta, AnnMarie Cowley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also liked the espresso pot quilt. It is unique, but also interesting in its layout.<\/p>\n

The center cross and sashing like lines is an interesting additional that really adds to this quilt. <\/p>\n

The designer said her husband used AI to “generate a moka pot that I liked”. I am not sure how I feel about AI taking over quilt design, but there is no doubt that I like this quilt.<\/p>\n

\"Small<\/a>
Small Town America by Christine Radford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been thinking about Quilts of Valor since the guild mates made the quilt for my stepdad<\/a>. Patriotism is an interesting concept and I have wanted to contribute to the QoV project as a way of showing patriotism. I don’t want to to grab and panel and sew some borders. I want to do something a little more complex, on my own timeline, of course. As a result, I have been looking at quilts I consider to be patriotic.<\/p>\n

Small Town America by Christine Radford is a quilt I would put into this category. It doesn’t have a rah-rah-go-USA feeling. It is also complex, which projects the complexity of the USA’s society. I think the addition of some non-red\/white\/blue colors adds to the overall design and feel. This is a pattern by Charisma Horton<\/a>. It has a variety of centers from which to choose.<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>
One Good Thing by Janice White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also saw One Good Thing by Janice White. I was 100% certain that this was a Chaos with a Twist<\/a> quilt. It has similar blocks and the same kind of mirroring layout. The maker didn’t reference Libs Elliot or Chaos with a Twist, however, so I am not sure. She could have just forgotten to mention it. In looking further at the photo, I see some differences to the blocks provided in the class. Some of the curved blocks have a different shape. I would really like to know!<\/p>\n

\"Queen<\/a>
Queen of Diamonds by Sue Hauser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was pleased to see the Tula designed Queen of Diamonds quilt. This one is by Sue Hauser.<\/p>\n

I have considered making this quilt, but don’t want to make the same thing that everyone else is making. Still, I like the complexity of the blocks and can see working on this in EPP.<\/p>\n

I am not sure if this is the whole quilt, as it is in the pattern. Regardless, it looks great!<\/p>\n

\"Monarch<\/a>
Monarch Wings by Tale & Twig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The day I visited the show was Halloween. I saw several costumes, but I am absolutely making the wings I saw this woman wearing. This is the perfect costume, because I could wear normal clothes and just slip the wings on as needed. No wild makeup or uncomfortable outerwear.<\/p>\n

The wings are by Tale & Twig<\/a>. I could absolutely design these wings just from the photo. I decided to buy the pattern to make it easier on myself and also because of a couple of details the wearer mentioned that would be time consuming to figure out.<\/p>\n

I talked to the woman for quite awhile, which I enjoyed.<\/p>\n

\"Westside<\/a>
Westside Quilters Show purchases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The vendors were good, too. New to me, which was nice. My favorite vendor was Snarky Quilts<\/a>. She had some fun sayings on sweatshirts and t-shirts, but also an interesting pressing mat. This is a super small business, so I was glad to support her.<\/p>\n

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