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…
For Feb/2023 – Edmonton Quilt Guild Facebook and Newsletter Submitted by Linda Tutt, EDQG member and St Albert, SSVP, North of 60 Project Chair The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP), North of 60 Project annually ships sea containers of food and necessities to those in need, from the Edmonton and Calgary areas, to…
Since September 2022, 95 beautiful quilts were gifted to the following organizations: Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Society of St. Vincent De Paul, Terra Centre, Basically Babies, Jessie’s House, Quilts of Valour and Wings of Providence. That is a lot of comfort to many people. Well done! I have been asked how members may…
It’s exciting! The Community Service Committee is going to have an extra sew day in the new FFAA Studio on Monday January 23, 2023 Address: #100, 10554-110 street NW. 9:30 am – 4:00 pm. Drop by to deliver quilts, pick up fabric for charity quilts or drop off your BOM. Our door is in the back…
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…
It’s exciting! The Community Service Committee is going to have its first sew day in the new FFAA Studio on Tuesday, November 8th. Address: #100, 10554-110 street NW. 10:00-4:00 pm. Drop by to deliver quilts, pick up fabric for charity quilts or drop off your BOM. Our door is in the back off of the…
Hopefully by the time you read this newsletter the FFAA Studio will be almost ready. To accommodate moving and organizing the new facility we moved the Community Service Sew Day to Monday, October 24. In November and December, we will be back to the second Tuesday of the month which will be November 8th…
The Community Service Committee had a productive and enjoyable summer with a sew day in July and August. By the time you read this we will have had our last sew day in the old FFAA Studio and will be looking forward to trying out the new studio in October. Nine quilts were taken to…
We would like to thank the staff of Trapunto for welcoming us to your classroom when we were bumped out of the FFAA Studio on our April sew day. We accomplished a lot in spite of the short notice. We found out after the fact that it was Prime Minister Trudeau who took over the…
The guild participates in a variety of Community Service projects throughout the year. To support the community service projects, there are various sewing days to get the donation quilts completed.
