I am excited by all the plans our board and committees have for you this coming year. We will continue to meet via Zoom and are anticipating in-person meetings combined with Zoom starting in October. I am pleased that Susan Johnson has joined the membership committee. Thank you to our members who have renewed their…
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The excitement of A Celebration of Quilting in Canada is mounting and registration for our first ever virtual Quilt Canada is now open! Things kick off the evening of Wednesday, June 16, with a welcome and the National Juried Show Awards Ceremony. Then, from June 17-19, 2021 we’ll enjoy award-winning quilts, 12 different virtual tours of the NJS, a Merchant Mall…
The EDQG started a program in 1992 to support members to attend workshops and conferences. The program has evolved over the past 28 years and, for 2021, there are two grants available to members. The Continuing Education Grant is to assist members to attend a workshop or conference (and yes, it can be online) while…
Quilts of Valour – Canada expresses their gratitude and a HUGE “Thank You” to the Edmonton and District Quilters’ Guild for their wonderful support of our QOVC™ 3rd Annual National Sew Day. With EDQG members hosting, Kathy Strawson and Susan Mooney at the ready, and with the use of the larger room space that EDQG…
The EDQG holds a Zoom license that allows us to host our monthly meetings, our board meetings, workshops, sew days, and retreats. Committees use the license to hold meetings to plan the many activities that are being organized to help everyone continue to feel connected. It is also used by several “bee groups” including Stitching…
Members now have the opportunity to pay for membership, workshops, and retreats online via the EDQG Online Square Store. https://edmonton-and-district-quilters-guild.square.site/ This is an expansion of the guild’s existing Square account that members were able to use at our in person meetings for payments. This online store is similar to any you will have seen on…
Now that we have our Show & Tell back in action, we are looking forward to showing more beauties at our November meeting. We know that quilters have been very busy this year catching up on UFOs and also adding a few squirrels to the mix… so let’s get the show on the road. For…
Stitching Connection will be meeting via Zoom until the end of the year, at which point we will reevaluate the situation to decide where to go from there. We will be meeting on the usual dates, the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm and the third Monday morning at 9:30. Join us if you…
With the cancellation of Quilt Canada, the plans for selling over 1000 postcards have had a bit of a re-design. Led by Cindy Scraba, the Challenge Coordinator and Sponsor, the postcard team mounted an on-line FaceBook auction in late August. Our on-line postcard fundraiser was a huge success, with over $7000 raised for the Glenrose…
