One day, Melissa Marginet overheard a quilter discouraging her friend from taking up this hobby – inside a quilt store! “Don’t start,” the woman said. “It’s too expensive.” “That’s just not right,” she thought to herself. Since then, Melissa has set out to disprove...
If you’ve seen the calibre of work displayed at the National Juried Show (NJS), you know how the incredible artistry mesmerizes you. Now, you can learn how judges assess each work and help quilters improve their skills. As she pores over a quilt’s detail, Certified...
Their quilts speak of family dysfunction, the effects of war and animal extinction. They layer their images with dyes and stitching that go far beyond conventional patterns. And they inspire each other to take their art even further. Soul Stories unites 24 artists –...
The 2026 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition opened on June 20 at the Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar, B.C. This year’s field of entries was larger and more diversified than in previous years. It included works in almost every genre of fibre art, including...
This year, Sue Sherman, of Newmarket, Ont., dominated the National Juried Show, winning Best in Show and the Dorothy McMurdie Award for outstanding workmanship in an original design. She also placed first and second places in the category of Art Depiction of Human or...
