Latest and Greatest Notions – Part 1

Latest and Greatest Notions – Part 1

Welcome to our newest feature, providing Canadian quilters with insights into the notions, tools and patterns that make your quilting easier and more fun. This comes with a focus on Canadian products and innovation. While very few products in our industry have...
Dazzling Dundas Museum and Archives Exhibit

Dazzling Dundas Museum and Archives Exhibit

​In the charming town of Dundas, Ontario, you’ll find a remarkable quilt exhibit at the Dundas Museum and Archives. It features their large collection of local historical quilts. These treasured and carefully preserved works of textile art represent the community’s...
Keeping Guilds Vibrant

Keeping Guilds Vibrant

For two years, Valerie Anne sought a guild close to her new home in Central Ontario. Online searches turned up a Facebook page with no email address. Once she ferreted one out, it led to no response. “You cannot expect anyone to pick up a phone and call a stranger,...
Digital Quilt Companies

Digital Quilt Companies

No matter how long you’ve quilted, you quickly learn this artwork hooks you with more than gorgeous fabrics and threads. The sense of community as we learn and grow together inspires you to keep going. Over time, our tools have evolved beyond the sharpest scissors and...
Showcasing Jean Hillis’ Lifetime of Quilting

Showcasing Jean Hillis’ Lifetime of Quilting

When I did a trunk show for the Oxford County Quilters Guild, I was delighted to see Jean Hillis, a master colourist that I’ve admired for many years. I was excited to learn Judy Millard organized a quilt retrospective at Woodingford Lodge on May 1. This third exhibit...