Fab @ Fifty!
Friday, October 14th - Sunday, October 23rd
10am - 4pm Daily
Admission: $8
The Aurora Colony Historical Society is pleased to present Fab @ Fifty!.  Begun in 1972, the Aurora Colony Historical Society’s Annual Quilt Show is one of the oldest in Oregon! 
This year’s event features:

• Display of quilts including historical quilts from the Aurora Colony

• Featured Quilter: Sue Gridley of the Old Aurora Colony Hand Quilters

• Raffle quilt

• Quilt shop with great deals on quilt supplies

• Prizes for People’s Choice and Best of Theme. 

• New this Year:  classes on applique, repurposing quilts, and color selection. 

• Block contest for next year’s raffle quilt, Aurora’s Flower Garden.

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NEW for 2022: Quilting Classes!

• Turning Something Old Into Something New
  Sunday, October 16th @ 1:00PM

  Instructor: Karen Stephens of Speckled Hen Quilts will share her experience repurposing quilts.
  Suggested Donation: $5

• Quilting Around the Color Wheel
  Tuesday, October 18th
  Pre-registration Required by Monday, October 17th at 4pm
  Instructor: Diane McKinnon, Thistle Patch Fiber Studio

  • Session 1: Learning How to use the Color Wheel to Select the Perfect Colors for Your Quilt
    10am-12pm
    Fee: $25 / Person
    Description: The Color Wheel is a valuable tool for anyone who works in any craft. Quilting is a perfect example! By learning the ins and outs of the color wheel and what information you can get from it, you will be able to understand how color works and then develop and select the perfect color combinations for your quilts.
    Goals of this Class: In this class, you will learn

    •  Basic color theory

    •  Color terminology

    •  How the Color Wheel is organized

    •  How to use the Color Wheel to select colors

  • Session 2: Tint, Tone Shade, Optic, and Light: How these Color Qualities Affect Your Quilt
    1-3pm
    How to establish depth.
    Fee: $25 / Person
    Description: Quilting is inherently complex. There is the pattern that has been selected, of course, and there is also the colorway you select. The colorway is subject to many variables. One of the most important considerations in colorway determination is Value, or the lightness to darkness of a color. Tint, tone, and shade of a color along with available light and optic mixing all come into play in the final results, giving a huge amount of things to consider. This class will help you understand how tint, tone, and shade modify colors as well as how lighting and optic blending affect the final results of your quilt.

    Goals of this Class: In this class, you will learn:

    • What is Value

    • What are Tine, Tone, and Shade

    • Why and how to create a Tint, Tone, and Shade

    • Available light considerations

    • What is optic blending

• Applique / Needle Turning Class
  Thursday, October 20th, 12:00-4:00
  Please check-in at the Old Aurora Colony Museum front desk at 11:45AM for directions to the class.
  Pre-Registration Required
  Instructor: Marge McCanse
  
  Description: Applique is not a bad word! Try the “needle turn” method and enjoy appliques. You will be amazed how well this works!
  You will learn how to complete the applique pictured to the right (binding not included). All material will be provided. Please bring small, sharp scissors.
  Available Seats: 8
  Suggested Donation: $25 includes admission to the Quilt Show
  Registration: email info@auroracolony.org or call 503-678-5754
  Registration Due: Monday, October 17th at 5:00PM

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Aurora’s Flower Garden
2022 Quilt Block Contest

Get all the details on how to sew a seed for next year’s raffle quilt here.

Let your creativity loose with your block design. Twenty winning squares will be pieced and hand quilted by the Old Aurora Colony Hand Quilters, then raffled as a fundraiser for the museum during the 2023 Old Aurora Colony Museum Quilt Show. Winners receive a bag of quilting-related goodies!

Quilt Blocks are due at the Museum no later than noon on Sunday, October 23rd for judging. Winners will be announced following the show.

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Raffle Quilt

Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn at the end of the show. You do not need to be present to win. The quilt measures 72” x 86”.

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Entering a Quilt

Please fill out an Entry Form here.

Quilts can be brought to the Old Aurora Colony Museum on the following days/times:

• Wednesday, September 21st from 11am-4pm

• Friday, September 23rd from 11am-4pm

• Wednesday, September 28th from 11am-4pm

• Friday, September 30th from 11am-4pm

Please contact the Museum for arrangements outside of those times.
NEW: Quilters entering a quilt in Fab @ Fifty will receive a coupon for $2 off of a 1-day ticket to the Quilt Show.

Quilt Sleeves
For instructions on how to attach a sleeve to your quilt, please visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF81VRK4ilw

Printable instructions

The museum has a limited number of sleeves available for loan. Exceptions may be made for non-traditional quilts that do not require hanging for display or historically significant quilts. Please contact the museum to determine whether your submission qualifies.

Support the Quilt Show as a Sponsor
Learn more about the benefits of being a Fab @ Fifty Sponsor here.

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2022 Quilt Show Sponsorships

Platinum Sponsor - 1000.00 USDGold Sponsor - 500.00 USDSilver Sponsor - 250.00 USDBronze Sponsor - 100.00 USD