Spring Quilt Shows and Calgary Community Events
It's going to be a busy spring! Here's the round-up of quilting events that we know about: The Piecemaker's Guild will be having their...
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Karin King
- Mar 1
- 1 min
The life of a "Blocks for Good" Quilt
Back in September, we announced a new program - Blocks for Good. This streamlines our community giving efforts, while still giving...
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Karin King
- Feb 20
- 1 min
QuiltCon - from home!
It's almost time for the MQG's annual convention - QuiltCon - and we know that not everyone can attend in person. This year's QuiltCon...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Blocks for Good - Round Three
Spectacle Quilt Blocks Again we are giving you 2 months to make your Blocks for Good. We are running Block lotto every 3 months, so have...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Calgary MQG Logo Design - 2023
We are ready for a new logo! We've had our current logo for the last eight years, and so much has changed in that time. We're looking...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Block Lotto -January 2023
Let’s start off the New Year with a very cool block! This modern block is from one of the best resources included with your Calgary MQG...
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Karin King
- Jan 5
- 1 min
2022 Calgary MQG Retreat Recap
The Calgary MQG went on retreat! The lovely Canmore Inn and Suites was our host venue for two days of quilting and fun, with the gorgeous...
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Karin King
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
2023 Calgary MQG Recap
We started the year on Zoom, and were joined by some fabulous speakers - our very own Judy Farrow kicked us off in January, Rhonda from...
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Karin King
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Community Giving Update
Our Calgary MQG members are a generous bunch! Plus we love the community aspect of getting together and sewing in community. We've had...
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Karin King
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Building our 2023 QuiltCon Community Quilt
What does it take to make an quilt for submission into the MQG QuiltCon Community Quilt Challenge? A lot of work and co-ordination...
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Karin King
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
MQG Member Resources - Curves
Curves look amazing in modern quilt patterns, as the look really tricky. Fortunately, the MQG has lots of resources that you can use to...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Blocks for Good - Round Two
Scrap Buster Edition We are running this round for 2 months, so it will be a good little project to keep you going over the holidays....
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Karin King
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
November Meeting Preview
This month we welcome the Fibre Art Network's exhibition "For the Birds" depicting aspects of a bird’s life, interests and interactions...
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Karin King
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
MQG Member Resources - Modern Fundamentals
The MQG knows that not all members start with the same background in their quilting journey. To help, they've put together a series of...
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Karin King
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
2023 Renewals are open!
We'd love for you to join us in 2023. We plan to meet in person at Wildwood Community Association for all of our meetings, and our 2023...
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Karin King
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
New Location for 2023
The Calgary MQG is excited to share it's new location for 2023 - the Wildwood Community Association. Wildwood is so many of the things...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
December Swap 2022
The December swap is a guild tradition, but we are announcing it a month early to give you a bit more time. Even better if you decide to...
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Philippa Gelinas
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Last Block Lotto for 2022
It's also only the 2nd one for this year! :-) By special request, we are digging into the Calgary MQG Block Lotto archives from 2017,...
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Karin King
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
We're welcoming ABQSS to our October Meeting
This month we're meeting on October 20th at 7pm at the Woodcreek Community Hall. If you're interested, more details are on our...
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Karin King
- Oct 14, 2022
- 1 min
MQG Member Resources - Improvisation
One of the most common requests we get at the Calgary MQG is for resources on improvisational quilting. Fortunately, as MQG Members, we...
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“Modern quilting is like porn, hard to define, but you know it when you see it.”
Shelly Sutton
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