Date

Function

June 24-27, 2010

Piecing Together the Past and the Present, the Vermont Quilt Festival—Juried quilt show, special exhibits, classes and vendors. For more information, visit www.vqf.org

Vermont Quilt Trip: June 23 to 27, 2010. Rouge Valley Quilters Guild has opened its upcoming trip to non-members. Cost of the trip is $645, which includes transportation by coach, accommodations, entrance to the Vermont Quilt Show, one pre-arranged meal, and visits to local quilt shops, including “Keepsake Quilting” and “Dream Catcher Quilt Shop”. For more information, contact Ingrid Jack-Edwards, at ijackedw@rogers.com or (905) 428-2082.

July 10 & 11, 2010

Picton - A Stitch in Time 2010 Prince Edward Community Centre - Fairgrounds 375 Main St. E. Sat 10-5 Sun 10-5 judged competition, quilt sales, members boutique, quilt raffle, merchant mall, tea room, demonstrations, featured artists, scissor sharpening, silent auction Admission: $5 Prince Edward County QG Mary Tucker 613 476-0334 barry.mary@sympatico..ca www.pec.on.ca/quiltersguild

July 14-18, 2010

Quilts in My Garden, Tour six beautiful gardens while admiring the quilting expertise of local quilting guilds, featuring Helen Fujiki’s Japanese manhole cover collection. Enjoy demonstrations by local quilt artists, a boutique and a merchant mall. Tickets on line at www.meafordhall or call 1-877-528-0463. For updates, visit www.meafordmuseum.ca

July 15-17, 2010

Meaford - Quilts in My Garden 2010 111 Bayfield St., Meaford Thurs - Sat Come to Meaford Ontario, a gem along Georgian Bay, and enjoy three days of quilting excitement. A ‘free motion quilting’ workshop and information seminars on Japanese quilting and fabric conservation will lead into a day of enjoying scenic gardens and magnificent quilts. Tour some of Meaford’s most beautiful gardens while seeing exquisite quilts in each garden. In addition, visitors will enjoy demonstrations, vendors and boutiques geared to gardening and quilting. Runaway Quilters Guild and Meaford Museum Pamela Woolner 519-599-3968 meafordmuseum@meaford.cawww.meafordmuseum.ca

July 23 - 25, 2010/span>

Haliburton Highlands Quilt Show 2010 - Journeys - Haliburton Village. For more info, contact Charlene Cooper 705-455-9212 or g47pick@hotmail.com

Aug. 9 - 14, 2010

Cotton-by-Post Quilt Shoppe - Quilts of Gee Bend - London. For more info, contact Garnet at garnet@cotton-by-post.com or 519 518-6134

Sept 10, 11 and 12, 2010

The Buckhorn Area Quilt Guild Quilt Show with featured quilter Helen Fujiki. Address: Buckhorn Community Centre, Lakehurst Rd., Buckhorn.

Sept 11, 12, 2010,

Northern Lights Quilt Show—Odyssee Secondary School, North Bay, ON

Oct 1 & 2, 2010

Not Your Grandma’s quilt show—Erie shores Quilters’ Guild, Essex- Holy Name of Jesus Church

Oct 23, 22010

The Charlie Fund Quilt Event 2010, Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maple Grove Drive, Oakville, ON, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Quilt show, "Buy It Now", silent quilt auction, and other quilt- and pet-related attractions. Admission: $2. Free parking and free refreshments. Door prizes galore. Every dollar raised will go directly to the emergency/special medical needs of the ill and injured homeless animals at the Oakville & Milton Humane Society. Join us to celebrate. The Charlie Fund’s 25^th anniversary! If you are a quilter and would like to donate a quilt, please go to - www.oakvillemiltonhumane.ca  scroll down on the home page to the description of this fundraiser, and then click on "Calling All Quilters", to be directed to the "Entry Form for Quilts". Contact: (Mrs.) Anne M. Smith, email:amsmithodhs@hotmail.com or phone 416 258-8401 Entry form for Quilts" - click here

Oct 23-24, 2010

The Magic of Cloth—Act IV Sweet Sixteen by Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild at Orangeville Fairground

Nov 11,12 & 13, 2011

Celebration of Quilts XI, hosted by York Heritage Quilters’ Guild.

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