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
Orchid Extravaganza
Take a stroll through the special orchid show at the botanical garden
Virtual Tour of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Enjoy the grand reopening as the dean of Quilt University explores the new wing
that nearly doubles her hometown museum
ELEVENTH ANNUAL VIRTUAL QUILT SHOW
See the top five in each category.
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.
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 an illustration from the class, Still Life taught by Ruth Blanchet.
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