Last week, I attended Quilt Canada in Toronto ON with my friend Janet.
We arrived Tuesday evening at the ALT Hotel near the airport, and were greeted by wonderful signage and logos that reminded us of colorful modern quilts. We thoroughly enjoyed the hotel.
On Tuesday evening, we attended the National Juried Show (NJS) Awards Ceremony. I had been notified that one of my entries had been chosen for an award, so I was very excited. I was thrilled when it was announced that Circular Thinking had been awarded 1st place in the Art – Abstract category. Then, I was thrilled and amazed when I was called up again to receive the 3rd place award in the Art – Naturescapes, Pictorial category for Swoop. We couldn’t see the actual quilts until the next day when the show opened, so the photos below were taken later.
We spent the next 4 days attending lectures and events, shopping in the merchant mall, meeting friends and, of course, viewing hundreds of gorgeous quilts! This is the first year photos of the quilts were permitted, so I took lots! Here are some more of my favorites.
Terry Aske_Anne deVerteuil_FIRE_2016 CQA NJS
Janet Archibald_A Vancouver Winter
Beth Van Wyngaarden_ Birch Trees, Fall
Marianne Haak_Shards of Glass
Margaret Cale_Waves
Ann Marie Patrick_ Toadstools
Anita Payne_From the World to Canada
Judy Weiss_Height of the Storm
Joanne Love_Curiosity
Alison Dean Cowitz_Leo
There were also several special exhibits, including Canadiana by members of the Fibre Art Network members, and Cascade of Colours, by the Beaconsfield Quilters Guild.
FAN Canadiana exhibit 1
FAN Canadiana exhibit 2
Cascade of Colours_Beaconsfield Quilters Guild
You can see all of the award winning quilts on the CQA site here. And within a few days, there should be a link added to see all of the quilts in the show.
You can see lots more of the quilts on Instagram – hashtag #quiltcanada and #quiltcanada2016.
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Congratulations on the double win! I’m sure you were over the moon! You get an Atta Girl!!!!
Congrats Terry. Lovely pics of fab quilts
I was delighted to see the rosettes attached to your quilts when I saw the show last Saturday. Congratulations. I see we share some favorites, to judge from your photos.
Thanks for sharing, Terry! and congratulations once again on your well-deserved wins!
Well done! We came to the show on Wednesday and enjoyed every minute.
Congrats again, Terry, two amazing wins. Thanks for taking a photo of my quilt.
Thanks for the mini show. I’m in awe with the peak you’ve shown me. And congrats too! yahoo!
Congrats on the win! Looks like the show was amazing, thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures.
Loved meeting you at Quilt Canada Terry… and walking through the FAN exhibition numerous times during the week… kept calling me back! Your fibre art work is stunning and it was a joy to see your (and hear) your surprise and great smile as awards were announced! Hooray! Job very well done… hope to see you back at Quilt Canada in Toronto next year!
Bethany
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Congratulations. How exciting for you! You absolutely deserve ribbons for your work. Thanks for sharing pics of the rest of the show.
My congratulations to you! I love your circular Quilts!