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 Family First Enjoy family stories and quilts shared by our students. Nature Rules Whether we live in the city or the country, nature is a force to be reckoned with.  Plants stubbornly grow through cracks in the sidewalk or by the side of the road.  Why fight it?  Enjoying the natural world makes you feel better.  If you can't get outside, come visit this new exhibit.  It is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Ninth Annual Virtual Quilt Show Winners Our students showed off their best work from classes taken at Quilt University.  Visitors voted on the ones they thought were the best. Cool Me Off Snowflakes, penguins, cool mountain streams - those are just some of the things you will see in this exhibit.  If the summer heat is getting you down, pour a cold drink and feast your eyes on the work from our talented students. Not Just for Beds Bowls, boxes, bags, jackets, postcards - and so much more.  Don't miss this chance to see how creative our students have been.

Exhibit Schedule for 2010

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.

• Not Just for Beds - opens May 1 - please do not send photos until April 1
• 10th Annual Virtual Quilt Show - opens June 1 - please do not send photos until May 1
• Cool Me Off! - opens July 1 - please do not send photos until June 1
• Nature Rules - opens September 1 - please do not send photos until August 1
• Happy Holidays! - opens November 1 - please do not send photos until October 1
• Pets and Quilts - opens December 1 - please do not send photos until November 1

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 Classes A name is drawn each Monday from all students enrolled in classes  that began over the weekend Caroline Hounsell, UK, Crystal Quilts with Dena Crain - Jan 8 Marion Mullen, CA, To Bead or Not to Bead with Susan Brittingham - Jan 15 Luisa Marina, Spain, Bargello Seasons with Ruth Blanchet - Jan 22 Debra Crine, NJ, Journal Quilts - Jan 29 Elaine Phillips, WA, Thick & Thin with Marjie McWilliams - Feb 5 Susan Weir, Canada, Embroidery on Patchwork - Feb 12 Randi Fosse Haukeboe, Norway, Reflections - Feb 19 Maria Ragusini, Italy, Art for Quilters - Feb 26 Marjorie Sweeney, MI, Embroidered Appliqué with Joanne Winn - Mar 5

To read the most recent Quilt U Newsletter, click here.   Read interviews from previous newsletters.

QUILT PUZZLES

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. 

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  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