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...
North Star Quilt Guild, Flin Flon, Manitoba
Like most guilds in Canada, we are at an in-person standstill for monthly meetings, workshops and sew days. We are taking advantage of social media to share our show & tells and connect with one another. This May, we will be conducting our first Zoom meeting....
Vernon Silver Stars Quilters
This is what our President just sent out to keep our large guild motivated. Results will be sent once some of the quilts are completed. AN ISOLATION CHALLENGE! What is it you are missing the most through this period of social isolation due to the Corona virus...
Tisdale Quilters Guild
We welcomed a new member in February. She has now sewn her first quilt top and matching pillow case. Shelly Barbour made a quilt using a panel called Wings of a Dove using Stonehenge Oh Canada fabric. It was quilted by Helen Gress & donated to Tisdale Health Care...
Saskatoon Quilters Guild
As I write this report, the world is hunkering down in an attempt to get control of CoVid-19. Part of a recent message from Saskatoon Quilters Guild president, Kathy Reid, follows: “We are living in interesting times as we work to find a safe pathway through...