EDQG Members, this is your opportunity to volunteer at the EDQG Festival of Quilts! We need assistance hanging quilts, taking admissions, being quilt angels, acting as show ambassadors, selling raffle tickets , taking down quilts, etc. Some are seated positions while others require most of the time standing/walking. All volunteer positions are listed by date,…
Jean Jones, Sophisticat Studio There is something for every quilter, brand new or seasoned, in this collection of tips and tricks gathered over 30 years of quilting and 15 years of teaching. This is a “show and tell” presentation, including demonstrations and quilt samples, and welcoming questions and contributions from the audience. Jean cannot remember…
Attention! You will see a message thanking you for submitting your form once you have successfully submitted your form. If you want a copy of your registration form, please click and save the pdf document included in the thank you message. If you did not see a “Thank you message” (with an attached pdf), the…
To Hand in your Blocks: Drop off at Community Sew Day on May 9. Mail them to EDQG. Due by May 9 to be included in the draw. Drop off at Trapunto Quilt store. Contact Kathy S (endowment@design.edqg.ca) to make alternate arrangements.
It’s time to register your Quilt for the Show! We have been planning for some time, have spent a lot of money for a facility, judges, ribbons, invited vendors and sponsors for the show, now it is time for our members to support our show and enter your quilts. This is our opportunity to showcase…
Calling all Bee Groups… We have now contacted members in many of the bee groups and they are busy deciding on their theme for the raffle baskets. In order to have enough time to get information for our AGLC license and get tickets ready etc. we need to know of your bee group’s interest by…
Spring is in the air! For our April book raffle, I purchased a book from a quilt shop in Victoria, BC, where I just returned from a vacation with my family, celebrating my Mom’s 95th birthday. The Cloth Castle in Langford, just west of Victoria, has been a favourite of mine for many years, and…
This month for our March book raffle, I am thinking scraps and scrap quilts. I was inspired by some friends who make amazing scrap quilts. Our two raffle books are: Adventures with Leaders & Enders: Make More Quilts in Less Time, by Bonnie K. Hunter, Kansas City Star Books, 2009. Bonnie Hunter has been called…
Mark your calendars for an extra sew day on Monday, April 24th and our usual sew day on Tuesday, May 9th. We are at the FFAA Studio at 10554-110 Street NW from 9:30am -4:00pm on these days. We have a good selection of fabric and quilt kits for making charity quilts. I also want to…
We have been very blessed to receive a large donation of fabric and quilt kits from a former member Marlene Black. She told me she was a member when we met at the old museum. I am sure some of you remember her. She wishes she could still quilt but her health is such that…
