Taking it slow: The 35th Anniversary Party

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Here I am catching up on events of the past week.  It was a whirlwind and I didn't even take classes this year!  On Tuesday night there was the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show's 35th Anniversary Party.  There was a wonderful display of memorabilia from the past 35 years.

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I love this photo of Gwen Marston and the lemonade kids.  "Lemonade for sale, come on over, 25cents for quilters, 26 cents for everyone else".

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An early photo of the crowd.  More were coming in.

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There were some wonderful, huge raffle baskets.  Above, a basket of thread from A Common Thread in Portland.  Didn't win, but I did pull the numbers for these!

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Gorgeous works of art were sold in live auction by the fantastic auctioneer.  Above is Jean Well's fish art quilt, a smaller version of the one in the gallery show.

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A fun framed art piece by Tonye Phillips.  I really wanted this one, but the prices were out of my league.  I'd like to try framing some small art pieces someday.
 
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Some of Jean's work was decorating the dinner tent.

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The quilt show's fearless leader, Ann Richardson read aloud some words of congratulations for Jean.  Jean will be the 40th inductee into the Quilter's Hall of Fame next week.

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Jean, a board member and Valori Wells, stand for the accolades.

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Ann's delight at winning one of the auction items.

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Cake and champagne, what could be better?

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My lovely table mates.

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And a round of Happy Birthday for the quilt show.  Next time, the Friday night Picnic in the Park.