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...
A subgroup of the Vernon Silver Star Quilters Guild in B.C., QuArtz has focused on experimentation and the creation original art quilts since 2009. In 2024-25, the group chose Trailblazing Women of British Columbia as its theme for a year-long major project. Each...
Good quilting tools make all the difference when you’re creating, especially when trying a new technique or learning your way. Mastering the basics in the early days, in particular, often determines whether a beginner continues with quilting or not. As the appetite...
Before you dive in, learn from the experiences of these entrepreneurs who opened their own quilts shops. After spending a month in the hospital in 2020, Wendy Aubut (above, left) knew she couldn’t stay in her high-stress corporate job. Not ready to retire, she told...
