Stitches From the Heart Quilt Guild donates 2,000 Quilts

Stitches From the Heart Quilt Guild donates 2,000 Quilts

The Comfort Quilt program, run by the Stitches from the Heart Quilt Guild, reached an amazing milestone in September. The group donated its 2,000th quilt since its inception in 2005. As all quilters know, wrapping yourself in a quilt is like getting a hug. Quilts...
A Quilt about a Real Woman’s Vivid Mark on History

A Quilt about a Real Woman’s Vivid Mark on History

​After seeing each winner’s work at Quilt Canada 2025, we asked how they take a quilt from good to great. In this profile, Galyna Grotto placed third for Art Depiction of Human or Animal Form for The Golden Age. Nefertiti. Her quilt about a real woman’s vivid...
New Quilt Techniques Earn First Place Ribbon

New Quilt Techniques Earn First Place Ribbon

After seeing each winners’ work at Quilt Canada 2025, we asked how they take a quilt from good to great. In this case, Joan Maguire of Sarnia, Ontario, Audubon Christmas, which topped the category for wall quilts arising from patterns. She shares her quilt techniques...
Inspiration for an Award-Winning Quilt

Inspiration for an Award-Winning Quilt

​After seeing each winner’s work at Quilt Canada 2025, we asked how they take a quilt from good to great. In this case, Judy Garden’s Maze of Vines and Roses won top honours in the traditional quilt category. ​Inspiration for a quilt can come from many sources:...
Finding a Vibrant Quilting Community

Finding a Vibrant Quilting Community

Five years ago, we moved from the city to cottage country. After a bidding war over our house, we purchased the only house available to us at the time. Thus, we arrived in a community that was completely new to us. That meant no familiar guild, no neighbours and no...