2023 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™ Saturday, July 8, 2023 — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. —
Always the second Saturday in July
Located throughout Sisters No tickets required • No cost to attend
9 a.m. Start of 48th Anniversary Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show “Hidden Stories” Over 1,100 quilts on display throughout the town of Sisters
The “Graffiti” Cherrywood Challenge
on display at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Hall throughout the day
4 p.m. End of Quilt Show Day
Live-feed raffle of the 2023 SOQS Raffle Quilt at the SOQS Office: 220 S. Ash St. VIRTUAL SHOW-DAY ACTIVITIES ON FACEBOOK LIVE: 7 a.m. Welcome to SOQS: Quilt Hanging at Stitchin’ Post 9-11 a.m. Quilts on Display Featured Quilters Quilt Block Challenge 12:30 p.m. Cherrywood Challenge 1 p.m. Teachers’ Pavilion WISH Upon A Card 3 p.m. Quilts of Valor Presentation Corner of Hood Avenue and Elm Street 4 p.m. Quilt Raffle at the SOQS Office, 220 S. Ash St. For the most up-to-date information, follow us on social media: Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show SistersOutdoorQuiltShow
For additional information, or if you miss something, visit www.soqs.org
ADDITIONAL HAPPENINGS DURING QUILT SHOW WEEK: Quilter’s Affair: Classes held at Sisters High School Monday-Friday leading up to Quilt Show Day. Brought to you by Stitchin’ Post. www.stitchinpost.com Wed., July 5 – Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Fundraiser Sun., July 9 – Quilts at FivePine Lodge
“HIDDEN STORIES” BY KELLY RAE ROBERTS
A Message from SOQS Executive Director Dawn Boyd:
Stitching our Hidden Stories
Welcome to our 48th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, and on behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for joining us. We are so pleased that you have joined us to celebrate the art, skill, and heritage of quilting and fiber arts, and believe we have created an event that will fill your heart and soul with beautiful quilts. May you be inspired by all that surrounds you: design, color, joy, and new quilting friendships. Our theme for the 2023 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, “Hidden Stories,” reflects each quilt that is lovingly stitched together. There are stories that we carry and pour into our creative works. We celebrate each stitch, every work of art, words that are written, and songs that are sung with the beauty of every Hidden Story. As you walk through our beautiful community and gaze at all the gorgeous quilts, I hope you seek to see the “Hidden Stories” and become inspired in creating art to share your own. We wish to thank our community of Sisters and its amazing support of the Quilt Show, our quilting storytellers who share their art
with us, our silent heroes of volunteers who help to make the Quilt Show happen, and our sponsors and donors who believe in and partner with us in fulfilling our mission. We must also thank those who step up within our community to make today a wonderful event: the City of Sisters, Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office, Oregon Department of Transportation, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters Park & Recreation District, and oh-so-many others. We are here today because of the support we have received from all of you. The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show has always been free to attend, and always will be. We hope that you will consider supporting the Quilt Show by becoming a Friend of the Show with your donation to help offset our expenses, and to help our Board continue to fulfill that commitment. We are so thankful you have chosen to join us. May your day and your heart be filled with the magic of quilts and the stories they tell. Enjoy every moment. — Dawn Boyd