Raffle Quilts

2025 Quilt – Starry Night (103″x103″)

Raffle Card HERE

2024 Quilt – Bridge of Quilts (66″ x 72″)

A unique and creative take on the Newport Bridge poster designed for the guild by Dennis McGregor, this wall quilt was designed and created by Meralee Wilson, Jan McQueen, and Jane Szabo, pieced by the 3 designers and Bayshore Quilters, and appliqued by Elizabeth Wood. It is professionally quilted by Lisa Taylor and features a lighthouse, a ship, a mermaid, and other nautical themes. The three dimensional miniature quilts bring the poster to life.

2023 Quilt – Beneath the Sea (77′ x 77″)

For the guild’s 32nd anniversary, a lovely design by Natalie Crabtree was brought to life by more than thirty members of OCQG. Done in shades of teal and cream with quilting designs that include a mermaid, a ship, and lots of fish and shells, the quilt would be a great addition to a bed or to a wall.

2022 Quilt – Coastal Twilight

Raffle Card Front HERE

Raffle Card Back HERE

The lingering colors of a Newport sunset were the inspiration for fabric choices in the execution of Judy Neimeyer’s pattern ‘Prairie Star’. This exquisite quilt was precision-pieced and constructed by guild member and Featured Quilter, Velma Freudenthal. Quilting by another award winning member, Lisa Taylor, adds dimension and life.

2021 Quilt – A Whale of a Day

Raffle Card HERE

This exquisite art quilt was designed by guild member Melissa Hollenbeck and features, with permission, the artistry of McKenna Ryan for the graceful whale.

2020 Raffle Quilt – Above and Beneath

2019 Raffle Quilt – Heading Home

A big thank you to all that helped make this a success. Julia Bailey did the beautiful needle turned appliqué, Jennifer Reinhart did the wonderful quilting, Karen Donobedian did another amazing job with her binding and Dolores Thomas added the WOW factor with a great job on the crystals. Thank you to all the block piercers and Jean Amundson for the name. Cindy McEntee also helped with the color designing. It takes a village or a terrific Guild to make this quilt come together. ——Jane Szabo

Jim Stewart of Tidewater held the winning ticket drawn on August 4th at the Quilt Show. Congratulations, Jim!

2018 Raffle Quilt – Ocean in Motion

Ocean in Motion, 2018 Raffle Quilt

This one-of-a-kind wall hanging is 53″ x 64″ and is an artistic combination of needle-turn appliqué and pieced blocks. Professionally quilted by Lisa Taylor and embellished with sparkling crystals, it is a stunning piece that captures the beauty and power of the ocean. WON BY SHIRLEY BOLLES OF SPRINGFIELD.

Shirley Bolles of Springfield, winner of Ocean in Motion raffle quilt

Ruth Hutmacher and Nan Scott met Shirley Bolles of Springfield at Family Fabrics in Waldport to award the raffle quilt to its new owner. The winning ticket was purchased on Friday at the show and was drawn on Saturday from among 8,602 tickets.

Shirley is a member of the Emerald Valley Quilt Guild and is a frequent visitor to the central Oregon coast. We met her with her two grandchildren all ready to have fun on the beach.