Canada's Big Quilt Bee

You heard it here, Canada is launching a BIG QUILT BEE in celebration of Canada's 150th!

We think Canadian quilters are up for the challenge in reaching a goal of  quilting 1,000 quilts for kids in care at Ronald McDonald Houses across our nation!

What can you do?  Make a block, make a top, come out to our conference and help quilt during the BIG BEE June 14-17th. Cheryl Arkison has kindly let us use her 'slab block pattern'. Thanks Cheryl!

Jill Buckley designed our awesome logo for us, thanks Jill!

Here you will find out all the pertinent information that includes how to make the block and top, and what to do when you have made them.

Some of the fabric lines aren't coming out until November, but others are out now. Below are the links and some images of some of the fabrics to be used in the slab blocks.

If we have missed a Canada 150 fabric line, pls let us know at socialmedia@canadianquilter.com.

'Discover Canada' by JN Harper

Stonehenge 'OH CANADA' by Northcott

Northcott's Sesquicentennial fabric

Trend-Tex Fabrics 'With Glowing Hearts' by Moda

Cantik Batiks

If you have any questions, please send us an email socialmedia@canadianquilter.com and we would love to see pics of you in action or a group of you working on blocks or finished blocks!

Canada's 150th Mystery Quilt, New Block

Cantik Batiks/CSM have just released their newest block for their Mystery Block celebrating Canada's 150th birthday. It is beautiful. The Canada Mystery Quilt is designed by Shania Sunga and is going to be breathtaking representing our provinces and territories.

North West Territories – Block 4

           Northwest Territories is located north of the 60^th parallel with an estimated population of 43,537.

           Adventure tourism attracts photographers and outdoor enthusiasts to the “Land of the Midnight Sun”

          Hudson’s Bay Company had used the region as part of its trading area before the governance

 of the North- Western Territory was assigned to the company in 1859. The British made no effort to assert sovereignty over the aboriginal people of the area.

In 1862 during the Stikine Gold Rush, part of the North-Western territory, became inundated by

American Miners. To prevent any resulting claims, Governor James Douglas declared the area a

British Territory.

In 1868, shortly after Canadian Confederation (July 1, 1867) The Hudson Bay Company agreed

 to surrender its vast territory to Canada. However it was not until July 15, 1870, that the transfer

 to Canada was made. On that date the North-Western Territory became part of the newly created

Northwest Territories.

                 The world’s longest ice road is in Northwest Territories stretching from Tibbitt Lake, 70 east

of Yellowknife to Contwoyto Lake, nearly 600 km.

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Mystery Blocks for Canada's 150th Birthday

  Canada Mystery Quilt, designed by Shania Sunga, to celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday will consist of 13 Blocks featuring 10 Provinces and 3 territories of Canada, Quilt size will be  48" x 58". Beginning September 2015 and finishing April 2017, a ready to go shop kit consisting of the pattern and fabric will be available. Shania Sunga has captured the imagery of the incredible beauty Canada has to offer.

Nova Scotia – Block 4

Nova Scotia is Canada’s second smallest province and is located on the southeastern coast of Canada. The province includes Cape Breton, a large island northeast of the mainland and another 3,800 coastal islands, including Sable Island. Nova Scotia has over 3000 lakes and 7,500 km of rocky coastline.

The name Nova Scotia is Latin for “New Scotland,” reflecting the origins of some of the early settlers. Given its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia’s economy is largely influenced by the sea, and its harbours have served as military bases during many wars.

The Bay of Fundy, famous for extreme tides, is a popular location for whale watching. Humpback whales become very abundant mid-June off the shores of Nova Scotia. The Humpback has a distinctive body shape with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular for whale watchers.

Peggy’s Point Lighthouse (also known as Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse) is in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, which is an iconic Canadian image. The first lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove was built in 1868 and was a wooden house with a beacon on it. That structure was replaced by the current lighthouse in 1914. It stands 15m high (49ft). The old wooden lighthouse became the keepers dwelling until it was damaged by Hurricane Edna in 1954 and was removed.

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Mystery Quilt for Canadian Quilters to Celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday - Block 3

We are thrilled to show you Cantik Batiks 3rd block for their fun mystery quilt to celebrate Canada's 150th in 2017!

Shania Sunga, their Canadian designer, has designed a 13 block Canadian Themed Mystery Quilt available at Canadian Quilt shops. Every 6 weeks, a new Province or Territory will be featured until April 2017, in time for Canada’s Birthday!

Their 3rd block is Alberta. 

Alberta is a province in Western Canada which landscape encompasses mountains, prairies, desert badlands and vast coniferous forests. Alberta has more than 600 lakes and is rich in mineral deposits.

Named for the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Alberta is known as the Princess Province, but also nicknamed Sunny Alberta.

Barns have joined the ranks of “Endangered Species” New barns which are being built today lack the cultural and architectural interest from earlier years.

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Mystery Quilt for Canadian Quilters to Celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday!

We have a special post to bring you today!  We are super excited to have Cantik Batiks join our team at Quilt Canada 2016.

You may know them as the awesome company who sponsors our Youth Challenge, but they have stepped it up and are doing a Canadian Themed Mystery Quilt for quilters!
Let me tell you the blocks are simply amazing! Here is what they have to say:

Cantik Batiks, a Canadian owned company, is celebrating Canada’s 150^th Birthday.

Shania Sunga, our Canadian designer, has designed a 13 block Canadian Themed Mystery Quilt available at Canadian Quilt shops.. Every 6 weeks, a new Province or Territory will be featured until April 2017, in time for Canada’s Birthday!

Individual wall hanging kits of each Province and Territory are also available from your favourite quilt shop.

In addition, Shania Sunga has designed 13 different fabric collections to depict the colours and beauty of 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. Each collection will have Gemstones (2 ½” strips), Gemfives (5” strips) and Gemcubes (10” squares). Collect all 13 Canadian Provincial and Territorial Gems!

A Special commemorative fabric collection will also be available for Canada. Stunning projects have been created to celebrate Canada’s special day including Homecoming wall hanging designed by Shania Sunga.

All the Canadian, Provincial and Territorial fabric as well as the blocks and wall hangings will be available for a minimum of 2 years for consumers to create a commemorative project.

 “What does Canada mean to you” We challenge everyone to celebrate Canada’s 150^th Birthday using Cantik Batiks.

For the most up to date Mystery Block information, current images and block deliveries go to www.cantikbatiks.com

Come and visit Shania Sunga at the Cantik Batiks booth at Quilt Canada 2016. Bring your blocks/patterns to be signed!

Cantik Batiks thanks the CQA/ACC for supporting quilting in Canada and sparking the passion in all age groups. Fabric begin as fabric. Quilters turn  fabric into love.

Now if that isn't enough to get you running to your quilt store to pick up the blocks or wall hangings, they are releasing the pictures each month here! 

Here is Block 1:

New Brunswick 

Hartland, New Brunswick is home to the World’s longest covered bridge. The bridge is 390m long (1,282ft). The Black-capped Chickadee is the Provincial Bird. 

Block 2

Nunavut 

Nunavut is Canada’s newest Territory established in 1999. The Inukshuk are monuments of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the Inukshuk is “Someone was here” or “You are on the right path”

Mount Thor (image to the right) Located in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island, is the World’s greatest vertical drop of 1,250 m (4,101ft) with an average angle of105 degrees.

The Rock Ptarmigan is Nunavut’s territorial bird.

Stay tuned as the blocks get released to see the gorgeous creations they produce!  You don't want to miss joining in on this fun adventure with Cantik Batiks, as we gear up to celebrate Canada's 150th!