The Student Commons is your doorway to our discussion forums and the place to find announcements of special exhibits, events or contests.
In the Student Lounge, you can post messages to other visitors. Introduce yourself and join right in. You do not have to be a Quilt U student. Talk with your friends, ask questions on quilting or related issues like "what sewing machine should I buy?" You may leave announcements about events, but please do not post commercial messages.
Product Reviews allows to students to post reviews or questions about quilt-related products. Guidelines are on the opening page.
Book Reviews gives you a chance to help others decide which new books they should add to their library. If you are the first to write about a book, include the title, author, publisher, number of pages and price marked by the publisher. Multiple reviews are welcome!
Current Special Displays and Virtual Quilt Shows
12th Annual Pets and Quilts Show
If these pictures don't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will. Our thanks to everyone who shared photos of their pets.
Winners for Twelfth Annual Virtual Quilt Show
We have counted your votes and the winners are posted. Thanks to everyone who participated. Remember, next year, your quilt could be in the show!
A Garden Tale
Stroll through the Quilt University garden, a little oasis in the heart of suburbia.
Virtual Visit to Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
See some of the trends at this regional show
Butterflies in the Garden
The focus of this year's visit to the botanical garden is the live butterfly exhibit.
Need some help getting projects finished? Quilt U's Finishing School gives you a place to commiserate, cheer or get help from your friends. It also features photos of projects finished after class closes.
To read the most recent Quilt U Newsletter, click here.
FINDING QUILT SHOWS
These links will help you to locate quilt shows near you. The first three sites list several different large regional shows.
Mancuso Show Management www.quiltfest.com/
Quilts, Inc. www.quilts.com/home/
American Quilter's Society (AQS) www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/
Black Hills Quilt Show - Rapid City, SD http://www.blackhillsquilters.org
CreativFestival, Mississauga, ON www.csnf.com or www.creativfestival.ca/
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK www.twistedthread.com/festivalofquilts/index.asp
Lowell Quilt Festival (Lowell, MA) www.lowellquiltfestival.org
Maine Quilts - www.mainequilts.org
National Quilting Association (NQA) www.nqaquilts.org/
Vermont Quilt Festival - www.vqf.org
Sites listing local and regional shows around the country:
www.vcq.org/calendar.htm
http://resources.quiltwoman.com/ShowsFind.php