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 ShowsFamily
First Nature Rules Ninth Annual Virtual
Quilt Show Winners Cool
Me Off Not Just for Beds |
For ALL exhibits: When you your photos, include the name of the exhibit, your name and email, your hometown and any other information you would like us to have. If you know the name of the block or design or the name of the designer if it is a commercial pattern, please include that as well.
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.
If you are an alumni of any of our dyeing classes and wish to continue talking about dyeing, join your classmates in the Dyeing Forum.
Winners of Quilt U 10th Birthday Weekly Free ClassesA name is drawn each Monday from all students
enrolled in classes Caroline Hounsell, UK, Crystal Quilts with Dena Crain - Jan 8 |
To read the most recent Quilt U Newsletter, click here. Read interviews from previous newsletters.
Do you love puzzles? Join us for a few minutes of fun as you assemble puzzles based on quilt pictures. You can click to choose your preferred puzzle cut. The puzzle below shows a quilt from the class, Miniature Landscapes, taught by Susan Brittingham. This class is now open for registration.
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
www.blackhillsquilters.com
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