This is the 35th annual outdoor quilt show in Sisters, Oregon. It was just wonderful. There were 1300 quilts hung from clotheslines, porches, and buildings all over downtown. The downtown area has been restored to 1880's style buildings with many porches and boardwalks. Flowers were planted everywhere in hanging pots, window boxes, and gardens. The town is small, with a main street that carries traffic between a couple much larger towns. The show started at 9:30 but we left our campground which is three miles outside of Sisters about 8:50. Traffic pretty much stopped about 2 miles out of town while thousands of quilters and their friends vied for parking spots in the town. It was well managed, though, and we were deep in quilts by 9:30.
The outdoor setting really enhanced the beauty of the vibrant colors and patterns used in the quilts. It was a bright, sunshiny day, with a little breeze to move the quilts just a bit. We walked and looked and oohed and aahed. We stopped at the big quilt store in town to see still more quilts and buy some souvenirs of the show. Too many people there to buy any fabric, but it was a wonderful shop.
The day grew quite hot and so did we. So after 4 hours of viewing quilts we went back to the campground for a rest and some swimming. The campground sponsored a pig roast and concert by the lake, so we spent the evening enjoying the music and watching the sun slowly sink. It has been a wonderful day - even better since I got to share it with my good quilting friend, Jo Ellen. Tomorrow we head to Crater Lake National Park in a campground with no electricity so we may be a bit slow in blogging.
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