2SLGBTQI+—What does it mean?

2SLGBTQI+—What does it mean?

To support CQA/ACC’s True Colours Quilt Along 2024, and help raise awareness of the challenges facing 2SLGBTQI+ communities, this is the first installment in a series of awareness articles you may find helpful. Find out more about the Quilt Along here. You have likely...
Connecting Youth to Culture

Connecting Youth to Culture

In the Spring 2022 issue of Canadian Quilter we showcased I Love First Peoples, a national charity now rebranded under the name Soaring Circle. Their mission: to empower Indigenous youth through education, improving their access to career and entrepreneurship...
Grandma’s Gift

Grandma’s Gift

Margaret Mackenzie of Ennismore, ON, and a member of the Buckhorn Area Quilters’ Guild, was lured into quilting by her grandmother. Enjoy the heartwarming story of how her grandmother ensured at least one member of the family took up the quilting hobby. Thank...
Sustainable Quilting—Part Seven

Sustainable Quilting—Part Seven

RETHINKING OUR HABITS Introducing the Fabric Offset In a world where fabric accumulation is often held up as a mark of a dedicated quilter, I think it’s worth pausing to consider a different approach. The constant barrage of marketing messages and social media trends...
Three Questions for Kathy K Wylie

Three Questions for Kathy K Wylie

Every month in Canadian Quilter magazine’s e-newsletter to quilters across Canada, we ask a Canadian quilt designer three questions about their work. For October, we talked with the extraordinary quilter Kathy K Wylie, who is the presenter of CQA/ACC’s October 16...