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AQS QuiltWeek, Paducah 2026 & the American Midwest

Travel to Paducah for AQS Quiltweek April 2026

By Steve Barton|November 2nd, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2026, ECT Travel, Kentucky, Missouri Quilt Museum, Paducah, Patchwork, Quilt Town USA, quilting, quilting holiday, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel|Comments Off

Nantes: Pour L’Amour du Fil April 2026

Travel to the Nantes for Pour L'Amour du Fil April 2026

By Steve Barton|October 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, France, Nantes, Patchwork, Pour L'Amour du Fil, quilting, quilting holiday, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel|Comments Off

Norway Quiltmeeting 2026 in Oslo

Travel to the Norway Quiltmeeting 2026 in Oslo

By Steve Barton|September 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Norway Quiltmeeting 2026, Norwegian Quilt Association, Oslo, Patchwork, quilting, quilting holiday, Spain, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel|Comments Off

Quilt Inspiration Tour to Spain: Sitges Patchwork Festival & Barcelona Highlights

Travel to the Festival Internacional de Patchwork in Sitges, Spain

By Steve Barton|August 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Festival Internacional de Patchwork in Sitges, Patchwork, quilting, quilting holiday, Sitges, Spain, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel|Comments Off

The Grand Prize winner of Prize Draw 2025 is…

Announcing the winner of the Janome UK and justhands-on.tv Prize Draw 2023. The Grand Prize: a Janome HORIZON MC9480 QC PROFESSIONAL, and A.S.R. (Accurate Stitch Regulator). Plus 50, one year subscriptions to justhands-on.tv.

By Steve Barton|July 25th, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: A.S.R. Accurate Stitch Regulator, Continental M8 Professional, Janome UK, justhands-on.tv, One year justhands-on.tv subscription, prize draw, prize draw 2025, prize draw winner|Comments Off

Travel to The Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh North Carolina

By Steve Barton|July 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy & Gee's Bend Quilters, Hillary Goodwin, Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilting, North Carolina, Patchwork, QuiltCon 2026, quilting, quilting holiday, Raleigh, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel, USA|Comments Off

QuiltCanada 2026 – Winnipeg & Ottawa too!

Join ECT Travel for the 2026 edition of this spectacular celebration of textile artistry taking place in Winnipeg June 2026.

By Steve Barton|May 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ACC, Canadian Quilters' Association, CQA, ECT Travel, Patchwork, QuiltCanada, quilting, quilting holiday, textile, tour, travel, Winnipeg|Comments Off

A Grand Quilting & Textile Tour of India, November 2025

Join ECT Travel on an immersive journey into the unique textile traditions of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

By Steve Barton|April 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ajrakh block printing, applique, bandhani, Block Printing, ECT Travel, embroidery, Gota Patti, Gujarat, Ikat Leheriya fabric, India, Kutchi embroidery, modern quilting, Patchwork, quilting, quilting holiday, Rajasthan, textile-art, tie and dye, tour, travel|Comments Off

RETREAT UPDATE: Sentiments Quilt with Karen Crookes at Horsley Estate, March 2025

RETREAT UPDATE: Sentiments Quilt weekend sewing retreat at the Horsley Estate, March 2025

By Steve Barton|March 31st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: applique, embroidery, Horsley Estate, how to quilt, justhands-on.tv, Karen Crookes, Patchwork, quilt block, quilting, quilting class, Retreat, Sentiments quilt, sewing, Sewing retreat, Sunflowerstitches, textile-art|Comments Off

Travel to The Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Come with ECT to Raleigh, North Carolina USA for QuiltCon 2026 - the biggest annual event in modern quilting.

By Steve Barton|February 28th, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, modern quilting, North Carolina, Patchwork, QuiltCon, quilting, quilting holiday, Raleigh, textile-art, tour, travel|Comments Off

Houston International Quilt Festival 2025 & San Antonio too

Inspiring and hugely popular tour to Houston to experience one of the world’s largest international quilt show, 7th – 15th October 2025 with extension to San Antonio 14th – 18th October 2025

By Steve Barton|February 3rd, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Houston International Quilt Festival, Patchwork, quilting, quilting bee, quilting holiday, quilting-holidays, textile-art, tour, travel|Comments Off

Tour to Quilt Canada in Toronto, June 2025

ECT Tour to Quilt Canada, a spectacular celebration of textile artistry presented by the Canadian Quilters' Association/Association Canadienne De La Courtepointe (CQA/AAC). Sunday 15th June - Tuesday 24th June 2025

By Steve Barton|December 31st, 2024|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: Association Canadienne De La Courtepointe, Canadian Quilters' Association, ECT Travel, Patchwork, Quilt Canada 2025, quilting, quilting bee, quilting holiday, quilting-holidays, textile-art, The Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, tour, travel|Comments Off

Janome UK and justhands-on.tv are giving you the chance to win some incredible prizes in PRIZE DRAW 2025

51 chances to win in the Janome & justhands-on.tv Prize Draw

By Steve Barton|December 2nd, 2024|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: A.S.R., Accessories, Accurate Stitch Regulator, Continental M8 Professional, equipment, how to quilt, IDidntLikeToAsk, Janome, Janome sewing machine, Janome UK, justhands-on.tv, One year justhands-on.tv subscription, prize draw, prize draw 2025, quilt, quilting, quilting series, quilting tutorial, quilting video tutorial, sew, sewing, sewing machine, sewing series, The Makers Studio|Comments Off

Norway Quiltmeeting 2025 in Trondheim, with a stay in Oslo

Enjoy a 4-night, 5-day holiday to experience the Norway Quiltmeeting 2025 in the charming city of Trondheim. Friday 21st March - Tuesday 25th March 2025