Festival of Quilts Update — November 2022
The countdown to our Quilt Show has officially begun. We are now getting into the nitty gritty of the planning and details. I would like to tell you a little bit about the website and where to find information about the quilt show. As details are finalized or when new information becomes available, it will…
Library — November 2022
It has been very nice to have in person meetings again and see old and new friends! The Library has been there with a selection of library books to borrow, our book raffle, and a table of free donated patterns and magazines. The raffle raises funds for us to purchase new books for the library…
2023 Prairie Rose Challenge — “Festivals”
Festivals offer everyone an opportunity to celebrate culture and special traditions. In celebration of the return to in-person quilt shows and the EDQG Festival of Quilts, members are invited to create a quilt that celebrates and pays tribute to the wonder of “festivals”. This year the criteria for the entries included: It must depict the…
Community Service Update — November 2022
We did not have a sew day in October but we still got a lot accomplished. We were blessed to be invited with Victoria’s Quilts reps and an Edmonton Modern Quilt Guild rep to pick fabric from the estate of Alina Andrelunas. It was a pleasure meeting her son Konrad and he was…
DATE Change: AGM and Banquet
The auditorium at the ATA is unavailable the third Wednesday of June. We have agreed to change the date of our AGM and banquet to Wednesday, June 14. Please mark this on your 2023 calendars
BOM November 2022 — Ticker Tape with Jenny Doan from Missouri Star
To Hand in your Blocks: Mail them to EDQG. Due by January 10 to be included in the draw. Drop off at Community Sew Day on December 13 or on January 10. Drop off at Trapunto Quilt store. Contact Kathy Strawson (endowment@design.edqg.ca) to make alternate arrangements.
16 November 2022: Hélène Blanchet – Making Pictures With fabric: A Retrospective
Textile artist, Hélène Blanchet is a self-taught folk artist who specializes in colourful art quilts made by hand. She has been making “fabric pictures” since she was a teenager. A natural story-teller, Hélène brings her stories to life in the minutia of detail featured in every piece. For the past few years, a keen interest…
A Message from Darcy Hunter
If any of the members would like to take advantage of my coupon to use in my Etsy shop, the coupon code is LOYALTY10 to get 10% off. You can enter the code at checkout. My Etsy shop can be found at https://linktr.ee/darcyhunterart