Quilts for Japan gaining momentum
A congratulatory shout-out to Bev Rogan for the great article in today’s Calgary Herald about Quilts for Japan.
Read it HERE
Dyeing Felted Wool
Here’s a great tutorial on dyeing felted wool with Koolaid from an artist on Saltspring Island BC.
A great and economical way to add some fun and colour to your projects!
Click on the link below to check it out!
Sneak Peak
Summer is always a busy time – vacations, friends and family visiting, Fall issues of magazines to be published….
Here is a sneak peak at Quilter’s Connection Magazine’s Fall 2010 issue!
Congratulations to another quilting friend!
Yet another friend, and fabulous Canadian designer, has a pattern featured on the Moday Bakeshop!
Marlene Biles of Sipiweske Quilt Designs, whose project just so happens to be on the cover of the Summer issue of Quilter’s Connection Magazine, also has a pattern on the Moda Bakeshop. And how cute is this one! The Garden Charm Table Runner pattern is available now. Perfect for outdoor entertaining this summer!
Garden Charm Table Runner by Sipiweske Quilts
Way to go, Marlene!
Summer issue preview!
Here it is! The Summer issue cover of Quilter’s Connection Magazine. Spend your summer sewing our wonderful quilts with patterns created by amazing Canadian quilt designers – including Janet Rice-Bredin, F. Dianne L. Stevenson, Marlene Biles and Anna Branch Wager. But wait, that’s not all! Sue Patten shares her secrets to create amazing Thread Art, learn great tips on how to take your quilting on the road this summer, visit summer quilt shows, enter our contest, and so much more!
If you don’t subscribe to the magazine, make sure to pick up your copy in early June at your nearest quilt shop, or Chapters/Indigo store. The magazine is also carried in some independent newsstands across the country!
Famous Friends
The May issue of Loose Threads – Quilter’s Connection Magazine’s free e-newsletter, featured a great article by Bradie Sparrow. Bradie is an amazing woman and mother, fabulous Canadian quilter and designer, and wife of Matt Sparrow, MANQUILTER. (featured in the Winter 2009/10 issue of the magazine)
Well, Bradie now has a pattern for a reversible purse on the Moda BakeShop! A belated congratulations to you Bradie for your growing success.
Botany Charm Pack Reversible Purse by Bradie Sparrow of QuiltCetera
Don’t forget to visit the Moda site to get the pattern!
Enjoy your weekend, and Happy Quilting! ~ Heather
Looking for a Quilting Teacher?
Quilter’s Connection Magazine will offer a new feature in the magazine. Starting with our Summer 2010 issue, “Find a Teacher” will focus on classified advertising for quilt teachers and instructors. Now, quilters and guilds will be able to find a teacher based on their specialties, location and availability. And Teachers can advertise their unique talents to new audiences. What a great match!
To find out more about how to advertise in “Find a Teacher”, please contact us at info@quiltersconnection.ca or call 604-290-3454.
A long time coming!
Well quilting friends, here it is – the cover of the Spring 2010 issue of Quilter’s Connection Magazine! I’m sorry it’s taken so long to post this. We’ve been up to our ears in final details for the magazine, and I just forgot.
Okay, so here it is…….. (drum roll, please)…..
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Quilter's Connection Magazine Spring 2010
The magazine will be going out to subscribers next Monday.
AND…. did you happen to notice that little barcode in the bottom left corner of the magazine? Do you know what that means?
Quilter’s Connection Magazine Spring 2010 issue will be available in Chapters stores across Canada! Should be on store shelves the week of March 8th.
We are over the moon with excitement about the news. This little magazine we started with just a few months ago is growing with leaps and bounds. And it is all thanks to you, our readers.
So a big thank you to everyone for supporting us through our first issues, for encouraging us to continue with the magazine, and, well, for subscribing! If it weren’t for your support, we wouldn’t even be here.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Happy Quilting! ~ Heather
1st Annual Quilt Retreat!
Quilter’s Connection Magazine is having a retreat! We are very excited to be hosting this event, and we are sure it will be a lot of fun!
We hope you can join us for this great weekend of quilting. Here are some details:
Dates: Friday October 1st, 2010 – Sunday October 3rd, 2010 Location: Edenvale Retreat and Conference Centre, Abbotsford BC Event Details: - the retreat will run from Friday afternoon t0 Sunday afternoon - all meals included - the location has a wonderful relaxed atmosphere for quilting - space available for design walls - delicious, healthy meals (can accommodate special dietary requirements) - lovely outdoor walking paths in a beautiful 38-acre country setting - special visit to a local quilt shop for an exciting shopping experience! - door prizes and other great retreat surprises! Price per person: $320 – meals, accommodation and taxes included For more details and information, please send us an email at info@quiltersconnection.caQuilt of Belonging
Saturday January 23rd. I attended the opening of Quilt of Belonging at the Surrey Art Gallery in Surrey, BC. The Quilt is part of the Cultural Olympiad here in Vancouver.
What a beautiful piece of art, so amazing and so inspiring! Each time I see it, I see something new, and learn something different about the artist, Esther Bryan, and about The Quilt.
Here are some photos of the opening day.
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- Heather McArthur & Esther Bryan
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- Bolivia block
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- Quilt of Belonging
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- Quilt of Belonging
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- Guatemala block
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- St. Kits & Nevis block
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- Quilt of Belonging
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- Tahltan block
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- Esther Bryan
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