News From Canada’s Quilt Community

The 2026 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition — Texture of Canada — opened on June 20 at the Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar, B.C.

Sue Sherman dominated the National Juried Show, winning Best in Show and the Dorothy McMurdie Award for outstanding workmanship.

A subgroup of the Vernon Silver Star Quilters Guild in B.C., QuArtz chose Trailblazing Women of B.C. as its theme for a major project.