The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Quilts for Teens. Thanks to everyone that entered their fabulous quilts for this week’s Weekly Themed Quilt Contest.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will receive Bubblegum Pieces quilt kit from Mad About Patchwork. Check out their kits and bundles on sale this week.

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m. (Note: due to the time change this weekend, the contest may end an hour earlier than scheduled.)
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for your favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!

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P.S. Next week’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day. Looking forward to seeing all of your green Irish loving quilts. Get your cameras out!

Facebook, email subscribers and RSS readers: You need to visit the Quilting Gallery blog to vote: CLICK HERE.

With less than two weeks until the Lancaster AQS quilt show, I’m getting really excited.

Lancaster is about an 8 hour drive from Ottawa, with a few quick rest stops. Definitely doable in one day, however, I’m planning to leave a day early, take my time and explore a few areas along the way, such as Scranton, Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading.

Here’s what I have booked:

• The Quilter’s Link Wednesday, March 24, 9:00 – 10:00 am
• Floral Delight (Course/Workshop), Thursday, March 25, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
• The Quilt-As-You-Go Advantage (Lecture), Friday, March 26, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
• All Star Review Saturday, March 27, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

The Floral Delight class is with Linda M. Poole. Here’s what I’ll be making:

I have only been to one other large quilt show before: the Nashville AQS show in 2008. I had an absolutely fabulous time, and returned home loaded with goodies, new friendships and inspired like never before.

There are so many wonderful quilt shows throughout the United States (and even a few here in Canada). Do you have a favourite show? Best experience, worst experience? What show would you love to go to but haven’t yet? (For me that’s Road 2 California and Paducah!)

Join us at Quilter’s Daily Blog Along and share your quilt show experiences.

P.S. Anyone else coming to Lancaster? I’d love to meet-up.

The Parkinson’s Quilt Project is the first global quilt project to focus the world’s attention on the nearly one million people in the US and more than 4.1 million people worldwide living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The project aims to raise awareness of the impact that the disease has on people living with Parkinson’s along with their families, caregivers and friends and on our continued urgency to find a cure.

The Quilt gives people all over the world the chance to express their support of people living with PD and highlight their connection to the disease by adding their own personalized panel. You do not need to be a sewing expert to create a panel for the quilt. You can use paint, needlework, iron-on transfers, fabric markers or even spray paint. If you are a poet, you can write a poem on the panel or even write it on a piece of firm paper and sew that paper to the panel.

The Quilt will consist of panels made by individuals and groups affected by Parkinson’s, in honor of the cause, of their group or in honor of their loved ones affected by PD. Each panel will be two feet tall and two feet wide, and will be sewn together in eight foot sections. There will be the opportunity for groups to create both panels and sections.

The Parkinson’s Quilt will be displayed for the first time at the 2nd World Parkinson Congress in Glasgow, Scotland from September 28th through October 1st, 2010. After this initial showing, blocks of the Quilt will be available through 2011 for rent to display at PD events. Details of this opportunity will be available in 2010.

The sky is the limit with this project and it is open to anyone touched by Parkinson’s or wants to honor those with Parkinson’s. The more creative the piece the more exciting it will make the final Quilt!

Registration to make a panel opened December 1, 2009 and will end June 1, 2010.

• How to get involved
• Help raise awareness

Lots of voting this past weekend for the Little Girl quilts. They were all so beautiful. I’ve got many new ideas for my little girls.

Congratulations to Conny for winning with her very colourful Sweet 16 quilt. Conny wins a $30 gift certificate donated by Around the Block Quilters Shop. Thanks to everyone that entered, it was such fun to see all of your quilts.

This week’s theme is Quilts for Teens. To enter, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo. Voting will start on Friday and last until Sunday night. (Next week’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day.)

This week’s contest is sponsored by Mad About Patchwork, a Canadian online retailer located near Ottawa, Ontario.

Teen Week

Simple. Fresh. Fun. Check out Mad About Patchwork for the kinds of fabric and patterns that today’s teens appreciate. Here’s a Floral Brick quilt I made for my 16 year old daughter:

This quilt is a beginner’s dream. Maybe your teen can make her own quilt! And here’s a quilt I just finished for my 13 year old son:

The warm colors and strong graphic lines of this quilt are perfect for a teenaged boy.

There are lots more ideas in the shop and on my blog. Be sure to check out the kits and bundles, on sale this week at 10% off. And there is always free shipping over $99 to Canada and the US.

This week’s prize is a Bubblegum Pieces quilt kit. It includes the Square Dance pattern and enough fabric to finish the quilt top & binding (8 fat quarters plus ½ yard for binding). It makes a sweet baby quilt in shades of red & blue. (You will need an additional 1½ yards of fabric for the backing, as well as batting to complete your quilt.) Finished size is of the quilt is 36″ x 45″.

I’m looking for a weekly sponsor for the African Inspiration theme scheduled for March 22nd. Please contact me if you’re interested. It’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase new notions and fabrics.

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This week’s Little Girls quilt contest has been very popular. You’re going to want to grab a cup of coffee and sit a spell to check out all of these fabulous girlie quilts. Remember, you can click the smaller thumbnail to view a larger version of the quilt. Thanks to everyone that entered their fabulous quilts for this week’s Weekly Themed Quilt Contest.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will receive a $30.00 gift certificate.

BONUS: All site visitors get a $5.00 off coupon when you spend $25.00 at Around the Block Quilters Shop. Enter gallery8 in the coupon code box at the bottom of the checkout page. Hurry, the special ends Sunday.

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for your favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!

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P.S. Next week’s theme is Quilts for Teens. Get your cameras out!

Facebook readers: You need to visit the Quilting Gallery blog to vote: CLICK HERE.