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 Field Trip to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden No bugs, no heat, no sore feet.  Bring your own lemonade and enjoy the beauty of the summer season as well as the special glass sculptures on display throughout the Garden Tenth Annual Virtual Quilt Show Winners Cool Me Off! Students share quilts that take us on vacation or out of the heat.  Enjoy! 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 Not Just for Beds This year's show has handbags, lunch bags, sculptures, wall art, pillows, inchies and a garment - with directions!  Family First Enjoy family stories and quilts shared by our students.

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.

• 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 with Lily Kerns - 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 Susan Lane, Tennessee, EQ6 Sampler with Fran Gonzalez - Mar 12 Sharon Stone, NY, Mermaid Lagoon Jacket with Linda Schmidt - Mar 19 Sandra Davis, AL, Sewfasst with Barbara Dieges - Mar 26 Kathryn Klouzal, WA, Tessellating Stars with Cindy Thury Smith - April 2 Alice Dyer, NJ, Stress-free Celtic Tablerunner with Nancy Chong - April 9 Pamela Gardner, VA, EQ6 Appliqué Design Patti Anderson  - April 16 Susan McCarty, NC, Hand Quilting with Nancy Chong - April 23 Brenda Rintoul, Canada, Machine Quilting with Carol Miller - April 30 Pat Quigley, TX, Fun with Paintstiks with Daphne Greig - May 7 Irene Ebden, Canada, Digitized Quilting with Joanne Winn - May 14 Michelle Baker, MT, Hawaiian Quilting 101 with Nancy Chong - May 21 Suzanne Allaire, Canada, Math for Quilters with Dena Crain - May 28 Karen Humphrey, Canada, EQ6 Sampler with Fran Gonzalez - June 4 Justine Hennessy, CA, Quilting Designs with Susan Purney-Mark - June 14 Frauke Schramm, Germany, Inspired to Design with Elizabeth Barton - June 21 Sally Cate, TX, Fabric Portraits with Marilyn Belford - June 25 Mary Boudreau, MA, Designer Pinwheels with Dena Crain - July 5 Caryl Hennen, OK, Firm Foundations with Jane Hall - July 9 Joan Orsi, GA, Displaying Quilts with Susan Dorchester - July 16 Lynn Majidimehr, WA, Playing with Paint with Lyric Kinard - July 23 Debra Padgett, AZ, Pineapples Plus with Jane Hall - July 30 Debbie Martin, VA, Photographing Your Quilts with Janice Baehr - August 6 Shirley Gentile, GA, Machine Embellish. Surfaces w/ Susan Brittingham - Aug 13 Brenna Goode, VA, Machine Quilting with Carol Miller, August 20 Lillia Schaffer, NY, Tote That Mat with Ruth Blanchet, August 27

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, Fractal Fragments, taught by Lily Kerns.  Registration is open now.

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