Quilters all over the US are threading their needles for a cure. Almost 4,000 quilts have been donated to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) since it began in 2006.

Collage Mania, a Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, opens today (Tuesday, May 5) at 10 a.m. CDT. Check out the Collage Mania Preview post from last week. There is an official clock on the first page of collages. The image on the right is What’s for Dinner by Sherryl Buchler [...]

The Ottawa Quilt Show will be a feast and inspiration for the eyes and a great Mother’s Day weekend outing! Held at the RA Centre.

Collage Mania, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, opens May 5 with a minimum donation of $80 for each artwork and continues May 6 and 7 when the donation minimum drops to $40. There are 384 fiber collages donated by 161 generous artists to Collage Mania 2009. Please read over the directions on how [...]

Judy’s hosting a virtual quiltathon this weekend. Plus she’s got the cutest chicks. My kitties go wild over the chicks and dog video. For the locals, mark your calender, the Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild (the one I belong to) is organizing the Festival of Quilts 2009 on May 8-10, 2009. Yesterday, Maria kicked off Kay’s [...]

The National Quilting Association is devoting this year to the Home. They have created a free project, Welcome Home, to honour National Quilting Day. I hope everyone has a wonderful day filled with lots of quilting. I will be celebrating in spirit this year. Instead of quilting I’ll be playing dolls, colouring or baking a [...]

Fiberart For A Cause, fundraising for the American Cancer Society, will wrap up with two big events in 2009. First up will be The Invitational Reverse Auction of Fabulous Fiberarts on March 24 – 26. The invited artists who have donated fiber artwork are: Natalya Aikens, Gerrie Congdon, Marjorie DeQuincy, Rayna Gillman, Carol Larson, Linda [...]

Quilt Treasures from the WCMA Collection March 7 – June 7, 2009 Wellington County Museum & Archives RR#1 Fergus, Ontario (Canada) N1M 2W3 0536 County Road 18 Township of Centre Wellington Discover one of the best heritage quilt collections in Ontario. The quilt collection of the Wellington County Museum & Archives is a significant expression [...]

Women On Quilts is for and about women engaged in a business within the wide world of quilts and for all women who contribute meaning to their lives and others through quilting. Women On Quilts, Women Seaming Business and Spirit Together in the Creative Arts. Through interviews, teleclasses and webcasts Kim Wulfert will give you [...]

I know many of you are heading off to Houston in the next 24 hours or so for Market, and then Festival. I wanted to get this posted for you in case you happen to have time to swing by Dallas next week for the opening reception or on your way home. This sounds like [...]

November 15, 2008 – March 1, 2009 Wellington County Museum & Archives RR#1 Fergus, Ontario (Canada) N1M 2W3 0536 County Road 18 Township of Centre Wellington Opening Reception: Friday, November 14, 2008 Discover the beauty and art of quilting in Wellington County. The Grand Quilt Guild of Fergus showcases their most recent work at Wellington [...]

Help honor and remember loved ones who have/had Alzheimer’s disease on World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21) by creating a personalized Virtual Quilt Patch in their memory. Create your own Virtual Quilt Patch. More info. I have, thankfully, never had anyone in my family that has sufferred from this horrible disease. However, I created a patch [...]