Edmonton & District Quilters' Guild (EDQG)
P.O. Box 68004, 70 Bonnie Doon Mall T6C 4N6 Edmonton, AB, Canada

This month's zoom meeting speaker is Pat Archibald: Design Tips for Inspired Quilts https://edqg.ca/2021/03/23/this-months-speaker-2/ Guests are welcome to our Zoom meetings. Guest fee is 10.00. Please contact [email protected] for more information on how to attend the meeting as a guest.

FFAA Speaker Announcement! Join Kim Caskey, Celtic Quilt Tours' Co-Host, for a virtual tour of Japan on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Free to members of Focus on Fibre Art Association. ... To become a member, visit focusonfibreart.org/membership/ Membership cost is 20.00 for 2 years ending December 2022. On April 6th the meeting link will be sent to Member Guild representatives and posted in the Member Area of the website.

February 17 Show ‘n Tell Wow! A tip of the hat to Judy E. and Kathy L. from the EDQG Board for organizing a wonderful Show ‘n Tell at the February guild meeting. Having a chance to enter quilts in unique and fun categories, giving members the chance to vote for their favourites, and winners receiving beautiful, custom-designed ribbons! ... Thanks for all the work you did to give the EDQG members a terrific show!

Are you thinking of registering for the spring retreat! March 26-28, 2021 $40 members ($50 non-members). Special guest presenters- Melissa Marginet and Mary Pal and a bonus presentation of the Paducah Quilt Museum! Please register before February 24 to avoid cancellation of the retreat. Registration form available at https://edqg.ca/2020/12/06/marchvirtualretreat/ Thank you!

EDQG Special Notice FEBRUARY WORKSHOPS! Please don’t wait to register for either or both of our February workshops! Our numbers are lower than expected for these exciting and creative workshops, so please register now! Head to the website for full details and photos (www.edqg.ca ).... 1. Milagro Workshop (Dawn Piasta) Saturday, February 13, 9:00am-4:00pm $35 members ($50 non-members) Register: [email protected] Using Intense Pencil & blocks, applique and thread you will create a keepsake that will make you want to shake your maracas! You will be introduced to the Appliquick method of applique. 2. Bojagi Workshop (Dawn Piasta) Sunday, February 14, 9:00am04:00pm $35 members ($50 non-members) Register: [email protected] For centuries, Korean women have re-used and recycled scraps from old cloth by quilting them into stunning geometric patterns. These become beautiful and functional objects used for various things. As modern quilters we accumulate a lot of scraps; these projects will repurpose your scraps and enlighten you to a world of endless possibility. Choose to work on blocks, Hobo Bag, Wall Hanging, Table covering, etc. Click on this link to go directly to the workshop information on the EDQG website. https://edqg.ca/category/program-and-workshops/workshops/

Winning Ticket Draw for the EDQG 50/50 Online Raffle at FFAA Studio in Edmonton, AB (6 February 2021) Congratulations to Geraldine Lee!

EDQG Online Square Store Now Available 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/... Information about the upcoming events are available on the website (www.edqg.ca) as well as a link for online payments. Guests wanting to attend our guild meetings can email also use the Store to pay the guest fee. We just ask that you email [email protected] to let them know which meeting date you wished to attend and the Zoom link will then be sent to you before the meeting. The Square administration fees have been included in the price seen on the store website. The store is still a work in progress and will eventually include pictures for the items, but it is up and running and ready for our members and guests to use.

This month's speaker! Meeting date: January 20 via Zoom Guests are welcome; 10.00 registration fee. Guests, Please email [email protected] to arrange your attendance.

50/50 is Back! We are excited to announce that our online 50/50 fundraiser is now LIVE! Since the cancellation of in-person guild meetings, we have not had the opportunity to have the 50/50 fundraiser that the Quilt Show Committee relies on to generate revenue. ... Click on the link below and you will be taken to our live online 50/50 Raffle organized through Rafflebox. With your help, this may be a new way to successfully raise funds for our next quilt show. Tickets can be purchased till 27 January 2021. Please help promote our fundraiser, and the EDQG, by mentioning this opportunity on Facebook and other social media platforms as well as to friends, family and quilters that you think may be interested in supporting our cause. This is an opportunity to reach out to a larger audience to both fund raise and promote the guild, possibly resulting in new members too! (Must be an Alberta resident at least 18 years of age to purchase a ticket.) Thank you and Good Luck everyone! EDQG, Quilt Show Chair (Quilt Fiona’s Small World by Evelyn Carter) https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/edmquilters

QUILT CANADA 2021 NEWS: Due to health and safety concerns surrounding the global pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person Quilt Can...ada 2021 in Toronto. We are currently looking into an alternative virtual event for 2021. Please continue to watch our social media platforms as plans are shared for this event. See more

Our November meeting's speaker is Veruschka Zarate. My Quilting Journey, Veruschka Zarate Veruschka Zarate of Pride & Joy Quilting, began her quilting journey in 2016, shortly after having her two little boys. After leaving a professional career in University Counseling & Psychology, she decided to dedicate herself to the education and raising of her two precious boys. Along the way, she developed a love of quilting and later a passion for foundation paper piecing.... Wanting to integrate her calling to encourage and empower others, she integrated her background in psychology with quilting by developing a series of pattern books entitled EmPowHERMent: a Quilting Journey of Women who changed the world. Veruschka is hoping to inspire girls and women of all ages through Foundation Paper Piecing. Members, a Zoom link to the meeting will be sent to you closer to the meeting date. If you are not yet a member, but would like to hear this presentation, please email [email protected] for information on how to attend as a guest. (Guest fee is 10.00)

Congratulations to fellow EDQG member Lucie Heins on her published book! Please read on to find out how you can purchase this beautiful book of Alberta Quilts. In her own words.... After a few hiccups like COVID-19 and the cancellation of Quilts Canada Edmonton, my book will finally be available for purchase. The Friends of the Royal Alberta Museum Society (FRAMS), who supports the Royal Alberta Museum in a variety of ways but most importantly through telling Alberta’s stori...es, is excited to announce my forthcoming book, Alberta Quiltmakers and their Quilts. At 175 pages, and fully illustrated in colour throughout, the reader discovers Alberta’s history one quilt at a time from the stories of the quiltmakers and their quilts held in public and private collections. I am proud to have had the opportunity to contribute to the history of quiltmakers and their quilts in Canada and in particular Alberta Quiltmakers, past and present. At last, Alberta quiltmakers have their place in history and hopefully on your book shelf. For those interested in obtaining a copy of this new work or to give it as a gift, please sign up now by visiting the FRAMS website book launch page https://frams.ca/book-launch/ Please share this information with family and friends and, of course, your fellow quilters that might otherwise not get this information. Thank you, Lucie Heins, B.Sc. M.A. Assistant Curator, Daily Life and Leisure, Royal Alberta Museum

It's pumpkin carving season, be sure to hide your scissors from family members. ;) Mrs. Bobbins