From: Cheryl
Clark [mailto:cclark@auramarketing.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:43
AM
To: 'Cheryl
Clark'
Subject: Greenbaum's
Quilted Forest Announces Quitopia: A Weekend of Quilting Events in Salem,
Oregon
240 Commercial St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 Ÿ 503-363-7973
Quiltopia: A Weekend of Quilting Events in Salem, Oregon
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sylvia Dorney, Quilted Forest
Phone: 503- 363- 7973
Email: Sylvia@quiltedforest.com
Quiltopia is a first time quilt festival that will inspire you to learn the joys of using textiles in a traditional and/or contemporary art form. It will take place October 5-7 at several venues in Salem.
Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest, named one of the top 20 quilt shops in the U.S. and Canada by American Patchwork and Quilting, and the Help Autism Now Society (HANS) are the leading forces in creating this festival. It started as The Quilted Cottage Tour six years ago, which is a major fundraiser for HANS. The event has been so successful that the organizers decided to create a festival this year that would incorporate other quilting related activities. Linda Lee, co-founder and Executive Director of HANS, says, “I could never imagine how important the Cottage Tour has been in helping raise funds and heightening the awareness of Autism in our community. We are excited about being an integral part of this festival and having an opportunity to touch more people.”
The three-day festival includes a variety of activities, which includes the Quilted Forest-Mission Mill Quilt Show. This event will educate the novice to the experienced quilter on the role quilting has played in our heritage and the enrichment of our lives. Sylvia Dorney, President of Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest, envisions the festival becoming a major attraction for the Salem area. “I believe it can have over time an economic impact similar to the Sister’s Quilt Show, and at the same time showcase the many historical treasures we have in Salem.”
The following quilting events take place the weekend of October 5-7:
7th Annual Quilted Cottage Tour
Sunday, October 7th, Noon -5 pm, Tickets $18.00 at Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest
Self guided tour of homes laden with quilts. Includes entry to Quilt Show at Mission Mill
Quilted Forest – Mission Mill Quilt Show (at Mission Mill Museum)
Friday- Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, Tickets $3.00 at door
Opportunity to show, sell, buy and view quilts and quilt tops
Hand weaver’s Show and Sale at Mission Mill Museum
October 5-6, 10 am-5 pm, Free
National Quilting Teacher: Karla Alexander - Fabric 101 - Lecture
Mission Mill Museum, October 7th, 10- 11: 30 am, Tickets $10.00 pre-purchase at Greenbaum’s
Quilted Forest
Quilt Turning at Marion County Historical Society at Mission Mill Museum
Saturday, October 6, 10 am – 5 pm, Free
Bush House Vintage Quilt Show (at Bush House)
October 5-7, Noon-4 pm, Tickets $4.00 at door
Quilter’s Tea featuring Crazy Quilts at Historic Deeepwood Estate
Saturday, October 6, Tickets $5.00 in advance. Contact Historic Deepwood Estate
Lime Green Gelatin Quilt Challenge at the Beanery Coffee House on Liberty Street , Salem
September 8- October 8, store hours, Free
Tucker’s at The Mill restaurant will be open for all the events at Mission Mill Museum, and will be making available a special quilter’s menu. Also, for those planning to stay over night in Salem, check the Phoenix Grand Hotel’s Quiltopia special rate.
For more information on attending these events call Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest at 503-363-7973 or visit their web site http://www.quiltedforest.com.
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