2008
April
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April 24-26: Huron Perth Piecemakers Quilt Show:
The Huron-Perth Quilters' Guild and the
Stonetowne Quilters' Guild are presenting their
annual Quilt Show. Featuring New Quilts, door
prizes, tea room, and a merchant's mall.Special
workshops too.
Where: Pyramid Rec Centre, 317
James Street, St. Marys
Cost: $5 admission
Time: 24th: 10am - 5pm 25th:
10am - 7pm 26th: 10am - 4pm
Contact: 519-284-3893 or millbr@sympatico.ca
April 25-26, 2008: Halton Hills Quilters Guild
“Symphony of Quilts” at the Maple Baptist
Church, 17 Maple Avenue, Georgetown. Quilts from
over 75 members, Vendors, Members Boutique, Tea
Room, Raffle Quilt, Demonstrations, Northcott
Challenge. Free parking, wheelchair accessible.
Admission $6. For more information, contact:
judymquilts@sympatico.ca.
May
May 2-4, 2008: Oakville Quilters Guild:
"Legacy of Stitches II", at the O.E. Conference
Centre, 2245 Speers Road, Oakville. Featuring
over 80 quilted pieces in our new bright,
comfortable exhibit space. Includes a Merchant's
Mall, Members Boutique, Cafe, Quilting
Demonstrations and Daily Door Prizes. Ample free
parking. Visit
www.oakvillequiltersguild.ca for details and
map.
May 3-4, 2008: Quinte Quilters Guild:
The Quinte Quilters Guild presents "A Bouquet of
Quilts" quilt show at the Quinte Curling Club,
246 Bridge Street West, Belleville. Large and
small bed quilts, wall art, clothing, merchants
mall, silent auction, tea room. Featured quilt
artist: international award-winner Judy Garden,
author of the quilting book "Dutch Treat", and
winner of "Excellence for Bed Quilt" and
"Excellence for Traditional Small Wallquilt" at
Quilt Canada 2006. Admission $5 (men get in
free!) More information available at
www.quintequiltersguild.ca.
May 9-10, 2008: Port Perry Patchers:
"Off the Bed - Off the Wall", Scugog Community
Centre, 1655 Reach St., Port Perry. Fri 10am-6
pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Featuring antique quilts,
unique challenges, vendors mall, silent auction,
tea room, boutique, and featured Quilter Karin
Boecker. Wheelchair accessible, free parking,
buses welcome. Admission $5.
May 9 - July 6, 2008:
The Grand National: Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Organized by KW|AG and Joseph Schneider Haus
Museum
Curated by Susan Burke (JSH)
The Grand National is an annual quilt exhibition
featuring a different theme each year. The 2008
rendition features artists who interpret the
theme of time and its many meanings in their
lives.
Admission: $6 Adults, $2 Children (ages 6-12),
$5 each for Groups of 20 or more
For more information:
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
101 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON
N2H 6P7
519-579-5860
Visit www.grandnationalquiltshow.ca or
www.kwag.on.ca
May 23-25, 2008: Kingston Heirloom
Quilters:
May 23-25, 2008 - Quilts Kingston at the
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston. Featuring
hundreds of quilts and wall hangings by the
Kingston Heirloom Quilters and the Limestone
Quilters' Guild, an exhibit by Pamela Allen, a
display of National and International award
winning quilts including The Zodiac Quilt by
Martha Brown from Ottawa, a display by Cataraqui
Guild of Needle Artists, Computer Design, a
Quilters' Boutique, Merchants Mall, and Door
Prizes. Fri 12 noon-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun
11am-4pm. Admission is $5. More information
available at
www.quiltskingston.org.
May 27-31, 2008:The 13th Annual St. Jacobs
Quilt Shows
will be held in the historic village of St.
Jacobs.
Over 200 quilts will be displayed-
A Sampling, UFO's, Contemporary Quilts, church
Theatre
Trunk show , Quilts for the World and The Quilt
Gallery. Tea will be served!
Tues-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-4 Contact mepet@sympatico.ca
June
June 6-8, 2008: Hamilton Quilters Guild:
25th Anniversary Year Quilt Show. Marritt Hall,
Ancaster Fairgrounds, 625 Garner Rd E, Ancaster.
Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Large
collection of members quilts on display, plus
Merchants Mall, Boutique, Tea Room, Tromboli,
Demonstrations, Door Prizes, Challenge Quilts.
Admission $6. View our last quilt show in 2005
at:
www.hamiltonquiltersguild.com. For more
info, contact:
hqgquiltshow@hotmail.com.
June 20-21, 2008: Goderich Quilters' Guild
"It's the Berries" Quilt Show. Community Centre
Arena, 180 McDonald St, Goderich. Fri. 10am-7pm
& Sat 10am-5pm. Approximately 100 Quilts on
display, Wall Hangings, Mini Quilt Toonie Table,
Viewer's Choice, Vendor's Market, Door Prizes,
Tea Room featuring Strawberry Shortcake.
Admission $5. For more info, contact:
bmninhuys@tcc.on.ca.
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July
July 11-12, 2008: Stoney Creek
Quilters' Guild
"A Summer of Quilts". Fri
10am-7pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Stoney
Creek Arena, 37 King St West,
Stoney Creek - between
Centennial Parkway and Lake
Avenue. Admission: $5 per
person. Buses Welcome,
Wheelchair Accessible. Over 100
members' quilts and wallhangings
to admire. Vendors, Raffle
Quilt, Boutique, Tea Room,
Demonstrations, Challenge
Projects & Door Prizes.
July 12-13, 2008: Prince
Edward County Quilters Guild
"A Stitch in Time 2008". The
Prince Edward Community Centre
Fairgrounds, 375 Main Street
East, Picton. Sat 10am-5pm, Sun
10am-5pm. It's 'More than a
Quilt Show' - there will be
Demonstrations, Quilt Sales,
Featured Artists, Judged
Competition, Merchant Mall,
Members' Boutique, Silent
Auction, Scissor Sharpening,
Quilt Raffle, Lunch & Tea Room.
Admission $5.
www.pec.on.ca/quiltersguild/.
For more info, contact:
connie.sirot@sympatico.ca.
J uly
19, 2008:Quilts in My Garden
Tour
Times:10:00am - 4:00pm
Quilts in My Garden Tour. July
19, 2008 10-4pm Fundraising
event for the Meaford Hall &
Culture Foundation. Self guided
tour of 7 gardens with quilts.
Art Gallery exhibit at Meaford
Hall with antique quilts on
display, raffle and trade show.
Admission $14 tour only $20
includes lunch. Reserved seating
lunch at Meaford Hall: 11-11:45;
11:45-12:30; 12:30-1:15;
1:15-2:00; 2:00-2:45. For
tickets please contact: Beth
Evans (519) 538-6766 bevans@meafordhall.ca
Location: Meaford
Hall & 7 private gardens
Contact: Beth Evans,
Meaford Hall & Culture
Foundation 519-538-6766 or
Pauline Stanley 519-538-0630
Email: bevans@meafordhall.ca
or Pauline at
taffy2@rogers.com
Website: http://www.meafordhall.ca
September

September 25-27, 2008
Oxford Quilter's Guild
Ingersoll, ON
More Info Here
October
October 20-25: The Quilts of
East Africa
Ailsa Craig Recreation
Centre, Lectures,classes,
demonstrations, merchant's mall
and tea room. Quilt Show $ 7 at
dorr. SLide show and quilt show
advance tickets $15. Info
519-293-3499 or
garnet@cotton-by-post.com
November
Nov 7-9, 2008: York
Heritage Quilters' Guild
"A Celebration of Quilts X". Our
show is centrally located near
the Don Valley Parkway and 401
in Toronto. Details and a map
can be found on our website,
www.yhqg.org/celebrationX.
The show will feature a Merchant
Mall, Tea Room, and Silent
Auction (proceeds to be donated
to Assaulted Women's Helpline),
and lots of gorgeous quilts!
Articles made by guild members
will be available for sale.
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