Members, Join in the 2021 Mystery Quilt Fun!
Who doesn’t love a good mystery - finding clues and solving puzzles until the big picture is revealed? If that sounds like you, you are in luck; there’s another CQA/ACC Member Mystery Quilt afoot. This fun event begins September 2, 2020 when we'll post the complete...
Rayside Balfour Quilting & Stitchery Guild Postpones Quilted Treasures Quilt Show
The Rayside Balfour Quilting and Stitchery Guild is once again postponing the Quilted Treasures Quilt Show; this time from September to April. We will advise when we have the exact dates. ~Submitted by Marietta Kenwell
Guild Rosette Invitational Show
June 16 to 19, 2021 International Centre, Toronto ON This is your chance to be part of a Canada-wide quilt exhibit! The CQA/ACC will hold a Guild Rosette Invitational Quilt Show as part of Quilt Canada 2021, in Toronto ON. The quilts will be exhibited from June 16 to...
Guide for Disaster Relief Quilts
Quilters are renowned for their generous spirits and for repeatedly stepping up to support communities and individuals in need of a helping hand. The Guide for Disaster Relief Quilts is designed to assist guilds or sewing groups in coordinating efforts for quilt...
Make Your Event Listings Pop!
What’s the saying, a picture’s worth a thousand words? Canada’s quilting community has a rich story to tell and the new website is designed with this in mind, sharing lots of great images that inspire our visitors and bring our...
Mayne Island Quilt Guild Engages Members During COVID 19
Yes, we are on an island off the west coast of BC. Our Guild always feels a little isolated but nothing compared to now with COVID 19. Self isolation at home started early March for our Guild as both our island and Guild has members who are in the vulnerable age...
Rayside Balfour Quilting Stitchery Guild Working
During this time of staying at home, the member of our Guild have been very busy working on various projects: quilts, wall hangings, pillow cases, table runners, placemats, as well as sewing masks and scrub caps and items for our upcoming Quilt show. I am very proud...
Whistler Valley Quilters’ Guild Virtual Retreat and Year End Meeting
Please note I am not an expert on these things but I’m not afraid to give it a try. I learned by practicing and following tips from others. www.siliconvalleymqg.com was very helpful. Why Zoom? The basic program is free to all and if you need longer than the 40 free...
Be a Guild or Individual Sponsor
Be a SponsorGUILD OR INDIVIDUALQuilt Guilds are the heart and soul of the quilting community and generous supporters of CQA/ACC’s efforts to continue building a strong and vibrant national organization. In addition to sharing their local news with our members on a...
Studio Safety
As the world of quilting opens up to include many forms of textile art, several of us are beginning to explore ways to incorporate new and different materials in our work. I began with creating highly embellished art quilts, and have moved now into an art practice...
National Juried Show Quilting Standards
Overall Appearance, Design and Construction Regardless of the type of entry,the workmanship and construction techniques should be suitable to the function of the piece. Whether using traditional or innovative construction techniques, they should be well executed. The...
Elements and Principles of Design
Design The term has different connotations in different fields. Informally, “a design” refers to a plan for the construction of an object (as in architectural blueprints and sewing or quilting patterns) and “to design” refers to making a plan. However, one can also...