Quiltfest 2026 Guests
Project Linus
9,356,325+ blankets delivered since 1995
Project Linus is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that provides handmade blankets to children 0-18 who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
Our Mission
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Provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”
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Provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
Quilts of Valor
A Quilt of Valor is…
From the beginning, Catherine Roberts, founder of Quilts of Valor, had definite ideas about standards of excellence for Quilts of Valor:
I knew a Quilt of Valor had to be a quality-made quilt, not a “charity quilt.” A Quilt of Valor had to be quilted, not tied, which meant hand or machine quilting. It would be “awarded,” not just passed out like magazines or videos, and would say unequivocally, “Thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor in serving our nation.”
In July 2026, Karee Van Wert White of North Carolina was honored as the recipient of the 450,000th Quilt of Valor.
Cherrywood Fabrics Exhibit
Fort Vancouver Tapestry
The Fort Vancouver Tapestry is more than a visual interpretation of a single place across time. It is a celebration that the history and growth of the American West is embodied in this unique place, our homeland on the banks of the mighty Columbia.
The Tapestry
The Fort Vancouver Tapestry is a surface design embroidered wool-on-linen textile narrative of the history of Clark County, Washington.
Materials:
The base material of the tapestry is linen, due to its integrity as a foundational material and in recognition of its influence in the economic development of this area. This particular fabric is 100% Belgian linen.
The embroidery is done with pure woolen threads, honoring the great woolen industry beginning with the first flock of sheep brought to the Northwest by Joe Watt. Our wool was spun and dyed in Portugal. The tapestry also includes metallic threads from Joyo, Japan.
Colors:
There are 111 colored yarns and an additional 8 custom dyed flesh tone yarns in the Tapestry. Many of the yarns have been blended to produce over 40 additional shades of color.
Measurements:
The tapestry consists of a series of 70 connected linen panels of varying widths from 4” to 36”. It measures 28 inches high X 108 running feet. It holds approximately 22 miles of woolen yarn.
Panel selection committee:
An eight-member selection committee suggested the subjects for each of the seventy panels. The committee was made up of long-term residents and local historians.
Artisans:
The tapestry was stitched by fifty-seven of the region’s finest stitchers who donated their best creative effort in the making of the tapestry. They were joined on two occasions by 12 visiting stitchers from our sister city of Joyo, Japan.
The tapestry was conceived, designed and drawn by two co-founding fabric artists: Eleanor Van de Water and Sherry Mowatt.
Time:
The Fort Vancouver Tapestry was completed over a six-year period (1999 – 2005). Our records document over 100,000 hours of volunteer effort.
