Call for Proposals!

Our 2026 call for proposals is now open. Have an idea for a class or demonstration? How about an event? Please fill in the Google form linked here and tell us all about it! 

Change is good!

Change is good...even - especially - if it feels challenging. While we cannot go back to the heydays of the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival, we do want to play to our strengths. This year, we will focus on those things we do well - rug hooking, quilting, and other fibre-y things - and leave the wool-related things (yarn, dyeing, spinning) to those folks that excel in that. (See our Atlantic Fibre Festivals page for more information.) The rug show and quilt show - along with their vendors - will continue, and we are open now for proposals for other events. We hope you will continue to come along for the ride!

Please let us know what we are doing right, and what you would like to sse change. Comment below, or send us an email: fibreartsfestival@gmail.com.

Happy 2026!

Welcome everyone! 2026 is well underway, and the planning committee is hard at work. The 17th Annual Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival will take place Tuesday, October 13 to Saturday, October 17, 2026, in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Be sure to mark your calendar and join us!

If you have any suggestions for events or workshops, please let us know. More information coming soon.

Door Prize Winners!

We are grateful to all the businesses and individuals who donated items for our door prize draws. Participants in workshops and at our social events were invited to fill out ballots. The winners have been contacted and the prizes are all on their way. Enjoy!!

1.            Small cutting mat, 5” and 2.5” charm packs donated by Oh Sew Savvy
    Winner:  Patti McWade

Patterns and Thread donated by Sew Karen-ly Created
Winner:  Cheryl Patriquin

Baker’s Square Apron Kit donated by Oh Sew Savvy
Winner:  Aline Bourgeois

Quilt Card Deck donated by Spruce It Up
Winner:  Madonna Young

Framed Bunny Cross-stitch picture donated by Kathryn Richards
Winner:  Michelle Bruce

Framed Chandelier Cross-stich picture donated by Sheila Graham
Winner:  Marie Glavine

Kit of the Month donated by Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio
Winner:  Martha Yang

Wool Gift Basket donated by The Northport Loopers
Winner:  Alice Long

Wool Pressing Mat donated by Cumberland Quilters Guild
Winner:  Nancy Reid

Yellow and Grey wool skein donated by Kathryn Richards
Winner:  Monique Sullivan

Crackle Blue Quilt Backing donated by Sunrise Trail Quiltery
Winner:  Ginny Chapman

Package of fat quarters donated by Sunrise Trail Quiltery
Winner:  Charlie Chambers

Package of fat quarters donated by Sunrise Trail Quiltery
Winner:  Bob Milner

Package of layer cake squares donated by Oh Sew Savvy
Winner:  Joyce Makela

Gift Certificate from Sunrise Trail Quiltery
Winner:  Tracy Webber

Gift Certificate from Sunrise Trail Quiltery
Winner:  Naomi Kirkbride

Maritime Magic Rug Show People's Choice Winners

 Visitors to the Maritime Magic Rug Show were asked to vote on their favourite project.

The winners of the People’s Choice Awards were:

1st: Kathy Naylor

2nd: Shelly Tanner

3rd: Lynne O’Brien Lines

I thought they were all so amazing! It’s so inspiring to see so many styles and interpretations of the same design.

You can see more rug show pictures, by following Ursulasdesigns on Facebook.

Winner, Winner!

 Saturday afternoon was full of winners! 

The winner of the Cumberland Quilt Guild quilt raffle was Cheryl Patriquin. Congrats!

 

The Santa wall hanging winner from the NSFAF rug show was Karen Rushton. Enjoy!

We had 16 winners of our festival door prizes. All the winners have been contacted. Enjoy your prizes!

Victoria's Quilts is still selling tickets on their raffle quilt. You can see this work of art - and buy tickets - at the Artisans' Gallery at the Amherst Centre Mall. Draw date is December 13, 2025.

You never know where you will see fibre art in action!

 While you're downtown this week, be sure to visit Focal Point Photography and Framing to check out Jan Boiduk's work.