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Northcoast Life Quilt tour a success, says organizer
Quilt tour a success, says organizer
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Thank you to everyone that participated in the first ever City-wide Quilt Show: those entering their quilts, for the many contributions and donations, to the businesses that allowed quilts to be hung in their windows and for everyone’s time and energy, particularly my husband, Doug Westfall. Glad we survived our first event.
The mistakes: tickets prices were too high and most people didn’t take advantage of the bus. Tourists came through our show from as far away as San Diego and Portland. Posters worked, as many people mentioned them. The Lighthouse Quilt Guild Show held at the fairgrounds had between 350-400 people in attendance. We don’t have stats on the Elk Valley Casino show held in its Bingo Room, but the 24 quilts that hung there received good reviews. Pat McGee and staff at Elk Valley Casino were extremely gracious. The star of that venue was local attorney Ferman Sims’ queen-sized batik quilt.
Visitors said they enjoyed the vintage and antique quilt displays at
the Historical Society Museum. We didn’t have near enough exposure at
the Harbor, although one gorgeous watercolor quilt by Carolyn Panter
was hung at the Crescent Harbor Gallery. The use of the old Daley’s
building (thanks to Tony Barns of TAB & Assoc.) on the corner of
Third and J streets had many stunning quilts.
Special thanks to Linda Wanner of the Tsunami All Stars. Her girls helped to measure windows and hang quilts in the downtown area. Also thanks to Rick Perez, manager of The Home Depot. Further show information can be seen at www.crescentcityquiltshow.com . One thing I learned is to put together a 30-second commercial for the HGTV station through Charter. If this becomes an annual event, planning has to start now. We need to do plenty of ticket pre-sales to get our numbers high enough for Redwood Coast Transit to be involved. Riding the bus encourages our visitors to see more of our town. Lastly, we sold one quilt! |
