Autumn 2026

If your guild is struggling to rejuvenate with younger members, we have some candid advice from those who are reluctant to join. You’ll want to listen to this!

Meet two Quilt Canada double-award winners – Esperanza Aldrich and Chriss Coleman – and discover what inspired them to create such originals.

Learn about the creative bond between two strangers – ages eight and 81 – who teamed up for the JN Harper Youth Challenge.

Stay tuned for more great features:

• Additional outstanding quilts from the top three of each category at the National Juried Show. they include Summer Pathway by Sabrina Capune, which appears on our cover.
• The winners of the TrendTex Challenge and how adding bags changed it up this year.
• The Member Guild Challenge “What Canada Means to Me” led to a tribute to a son-in-law who just earned his citizenship.
• How to get your work into the Cherrywood Challenge as part of Quilt Canada next year.
• The latest gadgets and tools for quilting, embroidery and knitting
• Tips to make new blocks quickly and easily with Electric Quilt 8®.
• A free pattern of the Dresden Leaf Table Centre by Lesley Chaisson of Berry Birdy Quilt Designs.
• Three new challenges for youths, member guilds and more!