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\"CRAFTED<\/a>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/em><\/p>\n

What’re you doing this weekend?\u00a0 You may want to add CRAFTED<\/a> to your plans.<\/p>\n

From now through this Sunday, the first-ever Los Angeles Quilt Show and Fiber Art Fest<\/a> is happening, at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 From 11:00 this morning, they’ll be exhibiting quilts from artists at all different skill levels–and you’re encouraged to come down and vote for your favorite.\u00a0 People’s Choice Awards are presented at their closing reception, Sunday afternoon at 4!<\/p>\n

But between then and now, there will be some other fantastic special events.\u00a0 And this isn’t for quilters only.\u00a0\u00a0 Teachers and fiber artists of all kinds will be there, and there will be workshops and hands-on activities.<\/p>\n

\"patsy<\/a>Today at noon, modern quilter and designer Alissa Haight Carlton<\/a> is giving a presentation at CRAFTED.\u00a0 And while you listen–you might like to be crocheting.\u00a0 That’s because, according to the L.A. Quilt Show’s website<\/a>, they’ve chosen a high-profile site to “yarn bomb”, and they really need your creative input.\u00a0 If you can create a granny square to be a part of this, they’d love to have your help! \"patsys<\/a>And then, on Sunday, August 3, you get to work with a very gifted quilter–and help a great cause!\u00a0 CRAFTED artist Patsy Johnson<\/a> will be leading an “improv quilt workshop” that day from noon to five.\u00a0 She’d like to have you join her to make a quilt block–and later in the day, the blocks will be sewn together in a quilt which CRAFTED will sell to benefit a participating charity, at next year’s show.<\/p>\n

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One of my personal favorite things about CRAFTED is their weekly hands-on workshops.\u00a0\u00a0 And with all the quilting<\/a> going on, this weekend’s DIY sessions are a natural choice: embroidery.\u00a0 Both today and tomorrow, CRAFTED’s “Creation Station” hosts an “embroidery basics’ class with step-by-step instructions.\u00a0 The class price is listed on their website as five dollars.<\/p>\n

Still just can’t get enough of quilting?\u00a0 OK, there’s more.\u00a0 On Sunday, you’ll also get to meet Latifah Saafir, the “Quilt Engineer”<\/a>!\u00a0 According to the Los Angeles Quilt Show’s website, the exact time she’ll be on hand is still to be arranged.\u00a0 However, there’s also a listing of “12-1pm” for her presentation.<\/p>\n

Of course, with all the special events, I almost took for granted what makes CRAFTED special in the first place.\u00a0 As a year-round crafts marketplace, they’ll also have: more than a hundred gifted and eclectic artists, exhibiting their work for sale; food trucks; and live music.\u00a0 (Blues singer\/songwriter Chuck Alvarez stops by this Sunday afternoon, to do the honors.)<\/p>\n

And at 4:00 Sunday afternoon, CRAFTED hosts the “grand finale” of this inaugural Los Angeles Quilt Show and Fiber Art Fest: the closing reception and awards.\u00a0 Can’t say that I envy the judges their job–choosing just one winner, in each category, has to be a tough decision!<\/p>\n

CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles hosts the first annual Los Angeles Quilt Show and Fiber Art Fest, currently in progress, this weekend.\u00a0 Tickets are available through Eventbrite<\/a>, and hours are 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3.\u00a0 CRAFTED is located in Warehouse Number 10, 112 E. 22nd Street, near Miner Street, in San Pedro.<\/em><\/p>\n

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