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,...
Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 5, Flying Geese
Welcome back to our Row of the Month quilt along. You will start the New Year off making Flying Geese blocks. There are many methods to making this block; we will be using the Stitch & Flip method to ensure maximum scrappiness, but if you wish to use another...
Seymour Quilters Guild – 2020 at Seymour Quilters Guild
Early in the year we had an excellent Free Motion Quilting Workshop with Nicholas Turcan and an inspiring trunk show given by Wendy Margerm, a local long arm quilter. Two of our members submitted entries to TrendTex, Tri-a-Triad, and CQA Guild Challenges, we had...
York Heritage Quilters Guild – Nine months in and York Heritage Quilters Guild is thriving
This definition of community is fairly dry: “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common” (in our case, the love of quilting). As we navigate our way through the stresses associated with the pandemic, quilters have been...
Thunder Bay Quilters Guild – Technology still allows us opportunities to continue our learning journey
The Thunder Bay Quilters Guild held their December/Potluck meeting in a very different way! Instead of getting together and sharing a potluck feast, we met over Zoom. We were encouraged to wear an ugly Christmas sweater, or some form of festive attire. Our virtual...
Kingston Heirloom Quilters – A permanent collection of the International Quilt Museum
One day in September when I was visiting our member, Phyllis Vanhorne, she showed me a magazine clipping of a quilt she had made. I remembered the quilt because it was very distinctive – it had silhouettes of life-sized cats appliqued all over it. Phyllis said it...
Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 4, Trees
Welcome back to our Row of the Month quilt along. This month marks the half way point in your project! You will be making a happy row of trees, which is timely given that Christmas is around the corner. The block is made using the paper foundation method and you can...
Making a List and Checking It Twice?
It's Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Are you making a list and checking it twice, looking for something for that special quilter friend? We've got just the thing! Why not give the gift of fabric? Despite the cancellation of the...
Sewing Machine Fundraiser
Do you remember the thrill of sitting in to a sewing machine for the very first time, imagining your potential? We suspect that the excitement still exists every time you sit down at your machine to create. We've just heard about a fantastic initiative to help put...