by Leslie Van Patter | Nov 1, 2023 | News
Art quilter Brandon Wulff and interior designer Tommy Smythe, both based in Toronto, are long-time friends whose vocations sometimes cross paths. Since Brandon shifted his creative focus from oil painting to textile arts five years ago, Tommy has enjoyed a close-up...
by Leslie Van Patter | Oct 31, 2023 | News
Draw Date November 20, 2023 CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED CQA/ACC and Singer® have teamed up to give away a Singer® Elite ME457! The user-friendly ME457 sewing machine has 32 stitches, needle threader, 1-step buttonhole, and adjustable stitch length and width. The heavy-duty...
by Leslie Van Patter | Oct 27, 2023 | News
I’ve been speaking with a few past presidents of CQA/ACC about what we have done in the past to promote quilting in Canada. Margaret Connibear (past president 1988/89) said something that stuck with me… “I feel there should be a record of what has been done in the...
by Leslie Van Patter | Oct 17, 2023 | News
WEBINAR: NOVEMBER 8, 2023 at 7 pm ET Textile artist Paula Rafferty will share her creations and talk about her journey in quilting. Tickets available now for both members ($10) and non-members ($15). Paula Rafferty is a textile artist, quilter, longarmer, and teacher...
by Leslie Van Patter | Oct 3, 2023 | News
Looking for a fun idea for your guild? Country Lane Quilters challenged their members to make a quilt top from orphan fabric and blocks in just two hours! See the gallery below. Last April 2022, at our first quilt retreat since COVID, the Country Lane Quilt Guild of...