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Hard edge painting is a technique in which solid colours sit next to one another with a defined edge. That crisp edge can be achieved...

Scrappy String Blocks It's time for scrappy String Blocks. Foundation Paper String Blocks - unfinished at 8 1/2 inches Collection at...

As the warm weather comes, we start to think about all the wonderful spring and summer activities: road trips, drinks on the patio,...

Back in February, as a guild we arranged a field trip to ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᓯᑯᓯᓛᕐᒥᑦ Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios . Calgary doesn't have...

Calgary Modern Quilt Guild - Annual General Meeting Held April 18, 2024 at the Wildwood Community Association In attendance: 36 Members...

A-Tisket, A-Tasket, a lovely Easter basket! For this month's Block Lotto we will be drawing inspiration from a basket of pastel Easter...

Taking a page from February's focus on all things Valentine, we seek the key to your quilty heart with a variation of the keyhole block!...

Economy Blocks to the Max Our January programming on Maximalism in Modern Quilting inspires our next Block for Good. Economy Block -...

We are kicking off 2024 with a fun transparency block as a block lotto! What is a transparency block? They are designs in which blocks of...

It's the start of a new guild year! If you're looking for a progressive quilt guild that focuses on the modern aesthetic, and want...

Each year the Modern Quilt Guild sets out a challenge for all member guilds or groups to create a quilt using a defined colour palette...

The December swap is a fun guild tradition where we each make something and then have a blind swap of our hand-made items at the December...

Our Blocks for Good program has been producing so many great quilts! We thank everyone so much for their continued involvement in this...

Wonky Curves Your next lotto block involves wonky curves, so relax, release those ruler restrictions and freely cut those curves without...

As you likely know, we offer out block lotto approximately 4 times per year. This is a chance for you to make one or more blocks,...

We've revisited our community giving program so that there are fewer, but more defined projects being worked on. This means less...

Want a couple of days away in the mountains with like minded quilters? A flexible style of retreat that accommodate the needs that you...

If you're anything like me, you eagerly look forward to the promise of summer - long days and warm weather, only to find a time/space...

It's hard to believe that our first guild logo contest was eight years ago! The stylistic cowboy logo was designed by Louise P, and...

Photo credits - Katie VanTil Wasn't that an awesome July meeting! Special thanks to guild member Melanie Rudy for her guidance along the...