Youth Quilt Academy

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What an incredible achievement! 💙🦉

A huge congratulations to Ava Crots, who entered her absolutely adorable owl quilt in the National Quilt Festival and was awarded Highly Commended! 🎉👏

We couldn’t be prouder of you, Ava. Your creativity, dedication, and hard work truly shine through every stitch. This recognition is so well deserved, and we can’t wait to see what you create next.

I am incredibly proud of all our Husqvarna Viking Youth Quilt Academy kids. Watching these young quilters grow in confidence, develop their skills, and share their beautiful creations is such a privilege. You continue to inspire us all!
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We are incredibly proud of our young quilters at the Husqvarna Quilt Youth Academy. They are true ambassadors for the art of quilting, inspiring others through their creativity, passion, and dedication.

A special congratulations to Emma van Heerden, who received a Highly Commended award for her beautiful quilt at the National Quilt Festival! 🏅✨

What makes us even prouder is that Emma took her quilt back to school and shared it with her classmates, introducing them to the wonderful world of quilting and inspiring the next generation of makers.

Well done, Emma! Your talent, enthusiasm, and willingness to share your passion make you an outstanding ambassador for quilting. We are so proud of you! 💙🧵🪡

We couldn’t be prouder of our incredible Free State children from the Husqvarna Viking Quilt Youth Academy! ❤️🧵

They represented us with excellence at the National Quilt Festival and achieved outstanding results.

A heartfelt congratulations to Gemma Vermeulen, Karla van Rooyen, Carlu and Lienka Teseling, who each received Highly Commended Awards for their beautiful work. Your creativity, dedication and hard work have truly paid off.

Seeing our young quilters grow in confidence and showcase their talent on a national stage fills our hearts with gratitude and pride. Thank you to everyone who has encouraged and supported these talented young artists on their journey.

Congratulations to each of you—you have made the Free State and the Quilt Youth Academy incredibly proud! Keep creating, keep dreaming, and keep inspiring others. 🌟💙

What an incredible achievement! 💙🧵✨

The Husqvarna Viking Quilt Youth Academy is bursting with pride and gratitude as we celebrate having 11 of the 17 quilts entered in the Youth Category at the National Quilt Festival! What a wonderful testament to the talent, creativity, and dedication of our young quilters.

We are especially thankful that our academy has grown beyond borders, with beautiful quilt entries received from overseas. Today, we celebrate Ella du Plessis from Zimbabwe, whose outstanding work earned her Highly Commended awards for both of her quilts! 🇿🇼🏆

Congratulations, Ella! Your creativity, hard work, and passion have truly shone through. We are so proud of you and honoured to have you as part of the Husqvarna Viking Quilt Youth Academy family.❤️👏

🎉🌟 What an incredible achievement! 🌟🎉

A huge congratulations to Nienke Oosthuizen, who won two prestigious prizes sponsored by Husqvarna Viking at the National Quilt Festival! 🏆🏆

Nienke’s quilts stood out for their exceptional quilting and outstanding workmanship, showcasing remarkable skill, creativity, and dedication. We couldn’t be prouder of this well-deserved recognition!

👏 Well done, Nienke! Your talent and hard work continue to inspire us all, and we celebrate this amazing success with you.

✨ Stay tuned as we continue to introduce and celebrate our other prize winners from the National Quilt Festival. There’s so much more exciting news to come!

🌟✨ We are incredibly proud of our amazing young quilters! ✨🌟

Our children have done exceptionally well at the National Quilt Festival, and their creativity, dedication, and talent have truly shone on a national stage! 🧵🏆💖

Now it’s our turn to celebrate them! We can’t wait to share their beautiful award-winning quilts with our community. Join us as we proudly showcase the incredible work these talented young artists have created.

Come and be inspired by their imagination, hard work, and passion. We know you’ll be just as impressed as we are!

👏 Congratulations to every one of our young quilters—you have made us incredibly proud! We look forward to celebrating this wonderful achievement with all of you.

🎉 MEGA LUCKY DRAW WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

We haven't forgotten about our monthly lucky draws! 😊
You asked for more time, and we listened. That's why we've combined them into one exciting Mega Lucky Draw!

A huge congratulations to all our lucky winners! 🏆🎁

Thank you for your continued support and participation.

Please note that all prizes will be distributed after the Quilt Festival. We appreciate your patience and can't wait to celebrate with you.

Congratulations once again to all the winners! 🎊

I must agree, we have first hand experience with the Youth Quilt Academy. Our young sewists are doing amazing projects are are not afraid to try new techniques or work on modern technology-in fact they love it!!

When I teach a child to sew, I don’t start with a lot of rules. I give them just enough to begin … and then I let them fly. Because the quickest way to dampen enthusiasm is to weigh someone down with limitations before they’ve even had the chance to enjoy it. After my little student's first lesson, she went home with her machine and a handful of my fabric scraps… and spent the whole week sewing. Little pin cushions. Dolly pillows. Tiny imagined projects of her own. She brought them back the next week, proudly showing me each one. Her joy filled me with such joy — and I love her wide-eyed wonder at this big, creative world she’s just stepped into. She’s already been peering through my fabric stash, oohing and aahing over prints, telling me what she loves and what she wants to make … and we’re chatting away like two old friends who share the same language. That’s the real gift of learning a skill like this. Blossoming creativity, growing confidence, and lasting connections. 💓Share this with a friend who loves to pass their sewing knowledge on as well. #arabesquesewingstudio #learntosew #sewinggivesyouwings