Canadian Quilter Magazine
Canadian Quilter celebrates the rich talent of Canada’s creative quilting culture. We feature all genres and their makers, while fostering the passions and preserving the traditions of our vibrant quilt-making community. Printed copies of Canadian Quilter are available to non-members at a cost of $22.99 each.
Autumn 2025
In this edition, you’ll see what inspired Wanda Lumsden to create the heart-rending Best in Show wall hanging entitled After the Fires. Its first panel also stars as our cover photo.
On the following pages, you’ll see the other awe-inspiring quilts and their summaries from the top three of each category at the National Juried Show.
Read about the winners of the TrendTex and JN Harper Youth Challenges, including a 12-year-old dynamo.
Sue Sherman recounts how she spilled dye, then tea, on a quilt that went on to win top honours in the Innovation category at Quilt Canada.
Treat yourself to a free pattern of the Clearwater Quilt by Erin Kroeker of The Blanket Statement.
Next, we dive into making people feel welcome via the True Colours Quilt Along and express their Canadian pride with their projects.
Get an update of the Soaring Circle and its SewCase program that takes stitching into classrooms at Indigenous schools.
Catch up on the history of quilts made from scraps from Eaton’s and Simpsons (later Sears) department stores.
Finally, get out a tissue to read about a birth mother’s mother for the baby she never met – until she gave him a quilt decades later.
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Meet Canadian quilters up close. Learn new techniques and follow emerging trends. Enjoy regular features such as patterns, quilting tips, quilt challenges, and product and book reviews. We are keen to support the next generation of quilters too, so projects, tips and challenges designed specifically for young and new makers are included as well.
CQA/ACC members receive three printed issues a year, with all editions back to 2021 also available online. New issues come out in February, May, and October and range in size from 68 to 84 pages. Quilt Canada, CQA/ACC’s annual National Juried Show and conference, is profiled in the Autumn issue which showcases inspiring and award-winning artisans.
Please note: The Summer 2021 print issue is SOLD OUT. Members can access the digital issue in Members Studio.
Submit Your Quilt Story
Have a story about interesting makers or groups who shape the culture of Canada’s quilting community? We invite authors and designers to submit articles of interest and stories that centre on the five Qs: quilts, quilting, quilters, quilt guilds and quilt events. Information and stories about fibre artists and fibre art are also welcome. To submit material for upcoming issues — both articles and patterns — contact our Editor.
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