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The Thread: News From Quilt Canada 2014

July 16, 2014

By Jackie White, guest blogger I am so excited to share a little about Canadian Quilters’ Association/Association canadienne de la courtepointe (CQA/ACC), our national quilt organization that exists north of our American neighbours.   We span coast-to-coast-to coast-across Canada, and each year we meet at our national conference,  Quilt Canada.  This year’s conference was held in mid-June [...]

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The Thread: News From the Q-niverse

June 3, 2014

Austin Fashion Week Showcases Indie Talent What do you get when you add fabric, thread, ingenuity and creativity to an already creative southern city? You get Austin Fashion Week, which has earned a place as the 42nd most influential global fashion capital. (And the only one from Texas!) It showcases independent designers from all over [...]

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The Thread: News From The Q-niverse

February 11, 2013

C & T Turns 30, Launches Kids’ Imprint, Supports Art Education (Whew!) CONCORD, CA—Three decades ago, Carolie Hensley agreed to publish quilting teacher Roberta Horton’s book about Amish quilting. She and her husband, Tony, knew nothing about publishing, but set up a business in their garage and took a self-taught crash course in publishing to [...]

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