We’re Looking For an Editor
CQA/ACC seeks a new editor. Its mission is to promote and celebrate quilting and Canadian quilters by preserving the traditions of those who have gone before us while looking to new and creative ways to enhance quilting for the present and future. We publish Canadian...
Feeling Lucky? Play Our Fat Quarter Lottery
Join us in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Quilters Association/ Association Canadienne de la Courtepointe. Traditionally, the 40th Anniversary is recognized as the Ruby Anniversary so let’s have some fun with our red fat quarters and the Fat Quarter...
Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 6, Courthouse Steps
Welcome to the sixth installment of our Row of the Month quilt along. For Row 6 we are making an old classic, the Courthouse Steps block. It is similar to the incredibly popular Log Cabin quilt block and straightforward and easy to piece. First, patches are added to...
Non-Member Tickets for Luana Rubin Webinar Now Available
We're less than a week away from our International Quilt and Colour Trends webinar and tickets are now available for non-members interested in attending. Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 4 pm EST Luana Rubin from eQuilter.com will share select images of quilts from...
Challenge Entry Forms Are Now Open
Have you been busy working on your Ties That Bind Challenge quilt, playing with all of the fabulous colours in our logo? Or maybe you've been tutoring a young quilter to help them create their submission for the Youth Challenge, BFF? If so, you will want to know that...
Pinetree Quilters’ Guild of Muskoka – Making the best of the present situation
The pandemic has brought on many changes to our guild. We have adapted, and are now conducting all of our monthly meetings virtually. Zoom meetings have allowed our members to have front row seats to all of our presentations. As well, we have been able to access...
Northshore Pins & Needles Quilting & Stitchery Guild – Using Facebook to present a variety of “Disappearing Blocks”
Our guild has been using Facebook to present a variety of "Disappearing Blocks" such as Pinwheel and 4 Patch. We have also been giving instructions for a row style Springtime Wall hanging. Our annual February Fun Day gathering had to be canceled due to Covid. We...
Save the Dates!
This year we are excited to present A Celebration of Quilting in Canada, a virtual alternative to our annual in-person Quilt Canada conference. What better way to celebrate 40 years than to invite quilters from across the country to join in our online party? So, mark...
Enter the National Juried Show!
Although the 2020 National Juried Show was cancelled, many of the quilters with entries juried into that show have agreed to have their quilts shown in 2021. And, with the cancellation of the 2021 in-person Quilt Canada planned for Toronto, the CQA/ACC has developed...
Rayside Balfour Quilting and Stitchery Guild – Keeping Busy with the current Block of the Month
Our Guild members are keeping themselves busy with the current Block of the Month.
International Quilt and Colour Trends Webinar with Luana Rubin
Join us Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 4 pm for a special Zoom webinar with Luana Rubin of equilter.com. 2020 has come and gone but we will continue to experience its influence for a long time. In addition to the trends in quilting and fiber arts that were unfolding...
Happy Quilters Guild – We have taken the ‘plunge’ into Zoom
Happy Quilters on Manitoulin Island have been communicating through email over the course of the fall of 2020. But we have taken the ‘plunge’ into Zoom for our first meeting of January, 2021! We had about one-quarter of our members attending and the chair, Rolanda,...