401 Quilt Run

Wednesday, October 1st! This year’s run is for the entire month of October.

Register as a participant, then starting October 1st, visit the Shops on the Participating Shops list! Make the run more exciting by picking up each Shop’s unique block pattern and kit and make this year’s quilt. If you visit all the shops and purchase all the block kits, you’ll have a completed passport. Your completed passport gets you an entry to this year’s Grand Prize worth $750!

Each block kit will be around $15. Each kit includes enough fabric for that shop’s block as well as extra fabric for block borders, nine-patch blocks, and the checkerboard border. If you purchase all 10 kits and the finishing kit ($35-$40), you should have enough fabric for the whole quilt! Some shops will also be selling bonus kits in case you’d like a little bit more of some particular colours or want different fabrics for your bonus blocks.

People do both! Some people visit shops on their own and some people plan group outings with their friends and carpool. We’ve even had people organize bus trips!

You have the ENTIRE month of October to complete the Run! Be sure to visit each shop and collect all the blocks and passport stickers by October 31st 2025 in order to be entered to win the Grand Prize ($750 value).

Visit each Participating Shop and purchase their unique block kit by October 31st, 2025 and you’ll receive stickers on your passport. The shop to give you the 10th sticker will keep your passport and enter you into the Grand Prize Draw (valued at $750).

You will receive a passport when you purchase your first block. Remember to bring this with you when you travel to the rest of the shops.

Unfortunately, as there is a limit of one entry per person into the Grand Prize Draw, there is also a limit of one passport per person, even if you buy more than one block at a shop. If you accidentally end up with more than one passport (ex. you visited a shop and forgot your passport) please staple them together. Only one entry will be counted.

No. There is a limit of one sticker per person at your visit, so you can only collect a sticker for your passport. Passports must have a name on them and the winning passport holder’s name will be verified with the winner’s ID.

Yes, you have to purchase the block kit to get a sticker, though we do encourage buying other things as well!

Technically, yes. But you would only have 10 minutes or less at each shop and no time to stop for lunch! So we REALLY recommend doing the run in at least 2 days to ensure you have enough time at each shop. An example would be visiting the shops on the east end of the 401 one day and the west the other. Kingston is right in the middle and has 3 Participating Shops in the area, so it’s a great place to rest for the night!

Nope! You can visit the Participating Shops in ANY order or timeframe as long as you visit them within the month of October 2025.

If you can’t make it to every shop, that’s okay! You still got out and visited some Quilt Shops, great job! Depending on how many blocks you picked up you can still make a quilt or a table runner. You would need to make 12 blocks (and 6 large nine-patch blocks) to make the full size 82″ x 106″ quilt. There are 3 bonus blocks to collect and you can repeat the blocks you were able to pick up to form your quilt, just remember to get extra fabric/kits! You can even leave off a row and make an 82″ square quilt with 9 blocks (and 4 large nine-patch blocks). Unfortunately though, if you don’t make it to every shop, you are not eligible for the Grand Prize draw, but you may be eligible for individual draws at the Participating Shops you visited!

We’re very sorry if this happens to you! Sometimes a shop may have to close due to unforeseen circumstances. If a shop is closed when it was supposed to be open (remember to check their hours before you go) please check the window for a sign with a QR code on it to download their pattern. If you cannot find one, please contact us as soon as you can and let us know what happened.

It is up to each Participating Shop if they are willing to sell their block kits online, you can always give them a call to check. Unfortunately, you will not be able to enter the Grand Prize Draw, as you need a filled passport to do so, and stickers are only given out in person.

The quilt is 82″ x 106″ finished!

There sure are! You’ll receive them after October 1st by signing up as a 2025 401 Quilt Run Participant here. You’ll also need to purchase a finishing kit with extra black fabric. Some shops are selling these for $35-$40.

The first bonus block pattern you receive automatically in your inbox after October 1st when you sign up as a 2025 401 Quilt Run Participant here. You’ll get the second bonus block pattern when you receive your 5th sticker on your passport. The last bonus block will be available to you when you submit your passport by October 31st. You can submit your passport at any Participating Shop even if you haven’t visited all 10 Participating Shops, but only those with completed passports will be entered into the Grand Prize Draw (valued at $750).

Some shops will be selling bonus kits to supplement the bonus blocks and to help you add more colours into your quilt. However, when it comes to the main kit for each shop, we want to be sure that everyone who wants a kit can get a kit. As a result, a shop may ask you to wait until the end of October to receive extra fabric from their main kit.

No, you are not able to buy just the pattern. This pattern is exclusively for the 2025 401 Quilt Run, the only way to get it is by purchasing each Participating Shop’s unique block kit which includes a part of the pattern.

You definitely can make this quilt in your own fabrics, but you still have to buy the Participating Shops’ block kits to get the pattern! We’d love to see what you create, so be sure to share it with us!

The hashtags we are using this year are #401quiltrun #401quiltrun2025 and #401Crossroads