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Free Patterns

We post free patterns on our blog or below are websites to fabric manufacturers that offer free patterns to use with their latest collections -- or any other fabric you choose!

• Traditional Batiks of Indonesia A comprehensive explanation of the Indonesia batik process
• The Batik Guild - A 200 member plus guild in the U.K. promoting batiking
• G&S Dyes - A Canadian textile supplier, located in Toronto
• Dharma Trading Co. - An online resource for all fibre arts supplies
  

Amy Butler
Benartex
Free Spirit
Fabri-quilt
Hoffman International
In The Beginning
Jinny Beyer Studio - free pattern every Friday
Kona Bay
Makower
Michael Miller
Moda
Northcott
Red Rooster
Robert Kaufman
P&B Textiles
Riverwood-Troy
Riley & Blake
Timeless Treasures

Canadian Quilt Guilds

• Canadian Quilters Association - Sponsors Canada's National Juried show and includes a wonderfully comprehensive Calendar of Events. List covers Canadian, American and international events.
• Check out Cheryl's Quilting Links for not only listings of Canadian quilt guilds, but also stores and Yahoo groups
• Quilt Guilds - Canada includes information on the guilds, including when they meet and contact information
• The Quilting Gallery offers world-wide resource listing quiltling bloggers, guilds and shops galore!

Giving Back

Flare Fabrics is a proud sponsor of Victoria's Quilts of Canada. This volunteer organization makes and donates quilts to Canadians who have cancer. Started in 1998, there are now 800 volunteers in 30 branches across the country. At last count almost 28,000 quilts have been shipped! Other worthwhile projects are listed below.

• Project Linus - Looking for quilts, afghans or blankets for children to whom a loving blanket will add a bit of sunshine in their lives
• Conkerr Cancer - Sew a pillowcase for children and teens spending too many hours in hospital.
• Akonye Kena - Which means "I will help myself" in tribal Ugandan, this is an organization helping women and youth at risk become self-sufficient through selling of tangible products, including quilt kits.

Send us a photo of one of you're blankets or pillowcases and Flare Fabrics will contribute to your stash with a 20% discount on your next purchase.
 

MY FAVOURITE LINKS

• Etsy - An incredible online resource of crafters around the world selling their wares
• The TipNut - Thousands of DIY craft projects, tips and resources -- all free
• Slash Pile - Toronto twin designers Tara and Coutney Neray offer an eclectic mix of custom jewellry
• Toronto Craft Alert Forum - Listing of Toronto craft shows, and exhibits -- and calls for vendors
• Workshop on the Web
• Directory of Textile Arts
• Quilts Inc. - Organizes the largest quilting consumer shows in North America

TOOLS

• Calculating your Quilt Yardage
• How to Make a Quilter's Colour Wheel

TV, BOOKS & MAGAZINES

• A Needle Pulling Thread - a Canadian quarterly magazine about needle and fibre arts
• Fibre Quarterly - is a Canadian online magazine exploring textile and fibre arts, crafts and history
• Quilter's Connection - a new Canadian quilting magazine
• Quilt University - Offering more than 120 quilting classes you can take right from your home
• Threads
• Fons & Porter Love of Quilting
• Quilter's Newsletter
• HGTV.com
• Quilting Arts Magazine