Logo Design Contest

Love to design, draw or sketch?  Here’s your chance to design a logo for Quilt Canada Conference to use on all Quilt Canada advertising and merchandise.  We are offering a Northcott fat quarter bundle, the pattern "Fat Dominos" by Karen Bialik - The Fabric Addict, 

a CQA/ACC Membership and recognition at conference for the chosen logo. 

Guidelines are simple:

•       Include the name “CQA/ACC Quilt Canada”.

•       Do not include any dates or years. 

•       Use your design skills! Think of this as an opportunity to use your quilt design skills – consider line, shape, colour, value and balance.

•       Think simple! Don’t add texture or get too detailed – otherwise it won’t work well in all media.

•       Be creative! We want your idea to be one of a kind.

The chosen logo will be reviewed, and possibly adapted, by a professional graphic artist to ensure it is reproducible in all media including printing, clothing and digital media. The chosen logo will become the exclusive property of CQA/ACC.

Please photograph or scan your entry and send to secretary@canadianquilter.com by July 1, 2015.

Contest sponsored by Northcott and Canadian Quilters Association/Association canadienne de la courtepointe.

GIVEAWAY on Facebook!

You heard it right!

We are offering up another giveaway on our facebook! Thank you Sulky Threads!

The Lynette Jensen's Thimbleberries "Flying Colors" Designer Thread collection has 10 spools of Sulky 30 Wt. Blendables™ Cotton Thread. This thread collection is great for quilting in the Thimbleberries fabric color palette

Sulky Blendables made from 100% Egyptian Cotton that is grown in Egypt. Most critical to its quality is that it is dyed and finished in Italy, which is why you see “Made in Italy” on the spool.

Head over there now for a chance to win!

WOW! What a Conference

The show is over, but all the wonderful memories of what went on in Lethbridge, AB this year at Quilt Canada 2015 will live on.
 

Beach Sculptures by Judy Leslie

A record number of people went through the National Juried Show to see all the exciting quilts. Of course, everyone just had to see the BEST of Show. This quilt, Beach Sculptures, was made by fibre artist, Judy Leslie.


All the winners of the NJS are available to be seen on the CQA/ACC website. There are some amazing quilts there - absolutely stunning - by some talented quilters.

Elaine Quehl

And talking about talented, CQA/ACC Teacher of the Year (or TOY as we call it) was presented at the AGM to Elaine Quehl. Elaine has been a teacher at our Quilt Canada conferences, a quilt artist, designer and is well-known for her fabric dyeing and hostas. Congratulations Elaine!

Presentation of cheque to Children's Wish Foundation

A cheque was presented to Ginny from Children's Wish Foundation (Western Canada) at the final banquet. From all the quilts and cards sold in the travelling show, It's Time for Colour", we were able to present a cheque for $10,000. Amazing! Thanks to all who helped with this show, and in particular, those who purchased the quilts and cards. Good Job!



A big thank you to all the sponsors and quilt guilds who donated prizes and money to this conference. We really appreciate your commitment to quilting and quilters in Canada. 

A special thank you to the LOC (Local Organizing Committee) from Lethbridge, AB. The LOC and all the volunteers helped to make this year's conference a big success. They've been working hard for the last two years to make sure this year was a wonderful show.

A huge thank you to the University of Lethbridge. There were many positive comments about the staff and the facilities.

And finally to all of you who attended, in being a part of bringing quilters together from all across Canada and beyond, and also for supporting quilting in Canada!

Exciting News!

Due to illness Weeks Ringle has cancelled her travel plans to Quilt Canada.


The good news is that her business partner and husband, Bill Kerr,  has collaborated with her to develop many of the workshops and lectures that they offer. We are pleased that he will step in and present the same workshops and the Friday night lecture "Transforming Traditions: Modernism and Quilts". Bill assures us that participants will be equally pleased with his workshops. We are confident that you will enjoy his style and be satisfied with these changes.


According to one of CQA/ACC's Board members, he is equally creative and an excellent teacher.

At this point there are a few spots available in both the workshops and the lecture.  If you want to jump on this unexpected opportunity, contact Jackie Philpott at jackie@canadianquilters.com.

If you would like more details about the classes or the lecture, visit http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2015.php

You may find out more about Weeks and Bill's collaboration at: https://www.modernquiltstudio.com/StoreAboutUs.php

Trend Tex Challenge

What a wonderful display of quilts made with this year's challenge Trend-Tex fabrics!








There are over 80 entrants. Thanks to Trend-Tex Inc. for sponsoring this event again this year for the 27th time. 


Stop by to bid on one of these beautiful quilts. (in the 1st Choice Savings Credit building with the other shows)
 
 

 Also can be seen on the CQA/ACC website under galleries  http://www.canadianquilter.com/photo-gallery/trend-tex-quilters-challenge.php?year=2015


These quilts will be up for show until Saturday June 6th at noon. This silent auction will be CQA/ACC's only fundraiser. When the quilts are taken down, winning bidders may pick up these quilts at the CQA/ACC table.

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Trend-Tex fabrics

We Arrived in Lethbridge!

The Board is back together again!
We have arrived thanks to the lovely chauffeurs of our LOC Effie and Kathy who picked us up at the airport. The board of directors is settling in to two days of board meetings prior to the conference starting. This is what we spotted an LOC driving:

How fun are they, sporting the QC dates on their rear windshield?

We had dinner at the university, and came into the room and found this lovely decoration! Seriously quilters, these gals have pulled out all the stops. 

Flying in we could see all the hills and were told they were called 'coulees' in Alberta. Once we got settled, a few of us took a walk out to see these beautiful rolling hills. 

 We stumbled upon a buffalo out here on the range and it let us pose with it for a picture.

Now here is the good stuff!  See this running track below?  This is going to be filled from one corner to another with vendors in the Merchant Mall! You will be running from vendor to vendor, especially if you are or become a CQA/ACC member as a whole pile of merchants are giving deals just for CQA/ACC members!  Don't delay, come to our table and sign up.. and get a free tattoo while you are there!  (washable of course=)

Can we just say, the facility is amazing!
They even had our Quilt Canada sign up in the main entrance of the NJS/Merchant Mall location.

This is going to be one amazing Quilt Canada ever! Don't miss out! 

Jackie White ………….our President.

Excitement is building! The Countdown is on for Quilt Canada 2015, in Lethbridge, AB.  In just a few days, thousands of quilters will descend on the University of Lethbridge. Quilters will come from far and near to take in all the conference has to offer… …the National Juried Show, AGM, Workshops, Lectures, Merchant’s Mall, Invitational Show, a FAN exhibit, and of course the CQA/ACC Travelling Quilt Show, to name a few. Of course some will just come to hang out with others who share a common passion or even get a Tattoo.





 

The fantastic lady who is leading us into Quilt Canada 2015 is none other than, our president, the lovely Jackie White. Jackie has been at the helm for the past year. She has led CQA/ACC into the future and beyond. Being a very forward thinking person, she had a vision for CQA/ACC and set out to move in that direction, in a very positive way. Under Jackie’s leadership our association has undergone a number of major changes which should help us grow and prosper.


To hang out with Jackie is a pure pleasure. She has an awesome sense of humor and is always there to lend a hand if needed. Her only imperfection is that she works us to death at Board Meetings (kidding!)….actually if you feed her enough Chocolate and red Twizzlers, she keeps everyone on track and on time in a professional, but gentle manner.
 

 


Jackie is quite an accomplished art quilter in her own right. She has won many quilting awards, both nationally and internationally. She is a quilt teacher who loves to travel and spread the word about embellishing quilts with flowers, ribbons and buttons.  She writes regular blogs and tutorials for Craftsy.  Jackie has articles published in Quilting Arts Magazine, Annie’s, Quilters World, Martingale, The Canadian Quilter, just to name a few. Check out Jackie’s Art Quilts at jabotquilt.blogspot.com


 

NJS is her passion. Since joining the Board in 2012, Jackie has persuaded us to keep up with the times by introducing a Modern category last year. While in Lethbridge, you may find her chatting up a storm, encouraging quilters to enter the NJS. Pat her on the back for a job well done!

When she is not immersed in the affairs of our organization, you can find her in her home on Manitoulin Island, ON, hanging out with her two sons, Steven and Chris.. as well as her husband Bob. They are the light of her life!!!  She loves to share in their activities, be it at the farm, the hockey arena, the dirt bike track or in school.
Judy K