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CCQ thanks Montavilla Sewing Centers

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMontavilla Sewing Centers has been a generous supporter of the Coffee Creek Quilters program for the past few years, servicing the Janome sewing machines we use in our classes for a special low price. Montavilla also services the donation machines we give our students when they’re released from prison. Several CCQ members showed our appreciation on a recent Friday by bringing a lunch to share with Montavilla owner Brett Moore and his staff.

In addition to Janome, Montavilla sells Viking, Pfaff, Baby Lock and Singer sewing machines and sergers at four locations in the Portland area. They also offer repair and maintenance services, classes for kids and adults, and workshops to improve sewing and quilting skills. For more information about Montavilla’s products and services, please visit their website.

Watch a video about Coffee Creek Quilters


Coffee Creek Quilters is featured in this video produced by TheQuiltShow.com, a web-based “TV show” from Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. It was filmed last August at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility by a TQS film crew and includes interviews with CCQ past president Mary Ann McCammon and several of our students in the Tuesday morning class. It was produced to run as part of TQS episode #1205 which features landscape quilter Sue Rasmussen.

We thank TheQuiltShow.com for their generosity in creating this video about our program and granting permission for us to include it on our website.

Quilt show at Champoeg State Heritage Area

Champoeg State Heritage AreaQuilts made by CCQ students and instructors will be displayed May 18 – 19 at the Champoeg State Heritage Area visitor center. The exhibit is part of the Friends of Historic Champoeg’s annual quilt show. The theme of this year’s show is “crazy quilts.” The crazy quilt pictured in our April 28th post (below) will be on display and offered for sale at the show. Quilt show hours are 10 am to 4 pm both days. Directions to the park can be found on Google Maps.