Ashland, Oregon Stop

On the way to and from Sacramento, CA and Sisters, Oregon, we will stop in Ashland, Oregon to rest.  Surrounded by breathtaking scenery, majestic mountains, rushing rivers, rolling foothills and dramatic landscapes, Ashland is a gorgeous little city with an arts scene as vibrant as its setting. Ashland hosts festivals for all seasons, with the most notable being the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.  On our stop in Ashland, we will enjoy all that this amazing little city has to offer - including an evening at the celebrated Oregon Shakespeare Festival!   We will be staying in the beautiful Stratford Inn - each room has two queen beds and will be shared by two travelers.  This will be an amazing start (and end) to the fabulous week in Sisters, Oregon!

The Show

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™ (SOQS) is internationally recognized as the world’s largest outdoor quilt show displaying more than 1300 quilts representing fiber artists from around the world.  More than 10,000 visitors from all 50 states and multiple foreign countries flock to Sisters on the second Saturday in July.

Master quilt makers teach classes and workshops during Quilt Week and exhibit their quilts at our annual Quilt Show.  In addition, hundreds of quilts are displayed in our “show-and-tell” exhibits—first-time quilters, youth, and quilts made by men—throughout the town of Sisters.  Quilt exhibitors range in age from 10 to 92 years old, and quilts on display come to us from all over the world.

Many of the quilts on display can be purchased with a portion of the proceeds supporting SOQS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which produces the annual free Quilt Show and fiber arts activities year-round. 

This American art and tradition of quilting enriches and enhances the cultural legacy SOQS created and grew in Central Oregon.  When it started 47 years ago, there was one quilt shop in Sisters.  Central Oregon now boasts a half-dozen shops and a dozen active quilt guilds. SOQS events and activities are a year-round bucket list mecca for quilters and appreciators of fiber arts.

The Resort

Gorgeous vacation condominiums and homes, award-winning dining with unforgettable views, and endless recreation await. Throughout our 1800 acres visitors find a wealth of activities to occupy their leisure hours, from playing two premier championship golf courses to working on their tennis game with a pro, from swimming in one of our five pools to fly-fishing in our private lake—and that’s just the beginning. Guests may also go horseback riding, unwind with relaxing spa treatments, lose themselves on 18 miles of paved biking and hiking trails, or experience the lake from a different angle with canoeing, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding. 

With no less than seven of the Cascade’s high mountain peaks, stands of towering Ponderosa pines, whispering groves of Aspens, and abundant wildlife, Black Butte Ranch’s setting is pristine. The unhurried, relaxed lifestyle creates an ideal environment to reconnect and unwind. It’s a place where you can set your own pace, explore a world of recreation, and revel in an authentic Oregon experience.

Welcome to Black Butte Ranch!

The Stay

Artful Travel has rented a beautiful four-bedroom, 2.5-bath house with access to all of the Black Butte Ranch Resort recreation activities!  

What's included in this trip:

• 6 Nights in beautiful Black Butte Ranch Resort
• Access to all of the included amenities and activities at Black Butte Ranch Resort, including swimming pools, hiking & biking trails, kayaking on the lake, and more!
• Sisters Outdoor Quilt Festival
• Thursday Night Quilt Festival Event ticket
• Optional Shop Hop to some Central Oregon quilt shops (shopping and transportation are not included - we will need to carpool!)
• Daily Continental Breakfast

• 2 Nights in Ashland Oregon before the Quilt Show
• Ticket to an Oregon Shakespeare Festival play
• 1 Night in Ashland after the Quilt Show