You could say "The PERFECT Quilt Show" took place this past weekend at Victoria, B.C. The Guild's decision to hold Journeys in an alternate venue (after so many years at the Saanichton Fairgrounds) provided a special opportunity to display some amaaaazing Quilts in all their glory: wide aisles ...

Today, I'm sharing a special invitation from Van Isl fabric artist, Laine Canivet. Locals and visitors to Victoria, BC can plan to take in this unique pairing of food and yummy fabric creations--enjoy their fresh appeal and her profile in my next Blog (Apr 23rd), which is part of ...

Stitchers, quilters, fibreartists and crafters alike rejoiced at the revival of Creative Stitches & Crafting Alive Show 2012, this past weekend in Victoria, B.C.  My Thread Candy Shoppe will also be a vendor at the expanded version of this event to be held at the Tradex Building in Abbottsford, B ...

Glennis Dolce from Long Beach, CA introduced us to the 17th century art of Shibori as part of the High Desert Silk Experience Workshops attended earlier this month at the Superior facility in St. George, Utah. You may recognize Glennis from the Houston Quilt Festival popular classes featuring Silk offered ...

fabric artist credit: Kathy & Selby Saluke

The Old School House Arts Centre kicks off its twenty-fifth anniversary year with an exhibition of west coast fabric arts. Location: Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Fabric art has had a long history in decorative as well as functional applications.  Its wide spectrum ...

The Nanaimo Conference Centre Ballrooms were transformed into one giant playground for fibre queens, princesses and princes, Sept. 10 and 11th. If you are a knitter, weaver, spinner, sewer, quilter, textile or fibre artist, this was "The" place to come and play! 

Delicious colors and textures--the medium to every creative ...

The Comox Valley Exhibition was held the last weekend in August and included a Quilt Show, which featured artist/instructor, Judy Farrow of Parksville, BC (above L in photo). Her many years spent living and working in Canada's Great White North, including Baffin Island and NWT's, are now ...

Preparing for my first show and creatively packing the family truck was a challenge. The round trip of 600 KM was a breeze compared to organizing all the details. Here's a glimpse from behind the scenes prior to the Victoria Quilt Show mid-May.

Back seats in trucks are handy ...

Recently, I had the pleasure to share some of my exciting new Thread inventory at the monthly meeting for the Nanaimo Dimensional Divas, local chapter of the Appliqué Society (TAS) www.theappliquesociety.org . The art quilt above was created by master quilter and appliqué instructor, Val Ursulak. Her "Dream Dance ...

It was an exciting week here in the Thread Candy Shoppe. We got MAIL--more than 350 lbs! of calorie free threads and accessories to satisfy hungry quilters' appetites and fill our shelves.

As we continue to sort and organize by thread type and yummy colors it's tough to remember ...

It's Official and Exciting...

Cindy's Threadworks.Com is Now Live! 

We hope your first visit to my Thread Candy Shoppe was a tasty adventure!

Could you hear the party going on? Did you explore Thread Playground and spot some of the celebrities?

Did you meet King Tut himself ...

It was a thrill to demo the new texture medium, Texture Magic™, at Serge & Sew quilt shop in Nanaimo BC, the first week of January. Bev Crews, owner and the staff were great playmates. Carol (center) is shown with her wonderful, textured "Dragon Fly"--you must drop in the store ...

Welcome to “Cinderella’s” Blog

Perhaps a better name would be Journal or News. I chose B.L.O.G.—who knew that “word” would become traditional? The good news is “Quilting” will always be universally recognized no ...