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Quilt Racks – A Cry for Help
Quilting News

The Alberta Craft Council has asked that we find a new place to store our quilt racks and dowels before the end of September. 

The quilt racks need a dry space.  As it is awkward to get the racks out of the existing basement storage what we really need is a portion of someone’s dry garage. 

A pickup truck without a canopy is needed to move the 4 racks from storage to the Challenge venue and back. 

The racks can be managed by several women in good physical shape although when a couple of males can be recruited the job gets much easier. 

The size of storage needed for the four racks is a space 85” X 74” X 18”. 

If you can help please get in touch with Gerda so that we can keep our quilt racks.

 
Results of the "One's Own Treasures" Challenge
Challenges

Each year members are challenged to stretch their skills and creativity by trying something new or by applying an existing skill in a new way. This year all of the entries were an original design with the theme of One's Own Treasures. Participants received written feedback from the two judges. The judges are chosen from the Guild members who have had some judging training. This opportunity is provided as professional development for the chosen judges and the roster changes. The Guild deals with the judging of the challenge in a professional way and great care is taken to ensure that the entries are anonymous. Our judges this year were Dawna Dey Harrish and Randall Eckert. The category winners receive a hand made button and bead rosette. These rosettes are coveted and greatly sought after. This year the wild rose beauties were made by Karen Ostachuk. To encourage new entries we had a category for first time entries.

 

Prize Categories and Winners for Challenge 2010: One's Own Treasures are:

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Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board

For Sale and Other Requests

 

  • Commission Request: 52" x 28" Cathedral Squares Pattern

      I am looking to have a baby crib quilt made in the Cathedral Squares Pattern.

      Size to be 52" x 28".  It would be 8" squares - 3 squares wide, 6 squares long

      (18 squares) with a 4" border around.  Completion date of October, 2010.

      I have all the fabrics.  The quilt for my first grandchild which is due in November.

      Anastasia VonBritt

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      Posting Date: Aug. 3, 2010
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Summer Events
Other

These are some of the events that are happening this summer:

  • July 25: Quilted Garden Tour sponsored by the EDQG Endowment Committee
  • Aug. 13 to Oct. 1: Focus on Fibre Arts International Show at Muttart Conservatory

 

And once the summer is done:

  • Sept 15: First Guild Meeting of the year and Annual General Meeting
  • Oct. 22 to 24: EDQG Fall Retreat
  • Nov. 6: EDQG UFO Day #1
  • Jan. 29, 2011: EDQG UFO Day #2
  • April 8 to 10, 2011: EDQG Spring Retreat
  • June 11 to 12: EDQG Quilted Expressions Show at King's College
 
Our Newest Lifetime Members
Other

Congratulations to the five persons who became Lifetime Members this year

  • Marion Bourne
  • Eileen Fairbrother
  • Mary Anne Kilgannon
  • Colette Martin
  • Ada Moyles
 
Quilted Garden Tour Information
Endowment

Here is a detailed itinerary for the Quilted Garden Tour:

Scroll down for a small preview of what you will see in the tour.

 

 
Blackford's Beauty Raffle Quilt on Display
Endowment

Blackford's Beauty

 

 

   The Endowment Committee's

   raffle quilt is on the road for

   public viewing.

   Here is a portion of the

   quilt's travel schedule:

 

 

  • Earthly Goods, July 7 to July 23
  • Central Lions Centre and Lily show, July 24
  • Destination Quilted Garden Tour, July 25 at 40 Dalhousie Street, St. Albert
 
We are also looking for suggestions for additional locations so that other people can see the quilt. Please email your suggestions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

This quilt is a major fundraising effort for the Endowment Committee and we are calling on all members for help and support!

The Rosenberg Quilt Collection is a major component of the University of Alberta's Clothing and Textiles collection and all 677 quilts can be viewed at the link below. The quilt is a replica of Blackford's Beauty.

  • Link to Rosenberg Quilt Collection    (Link)
  • Link To Blackford's Beauty Quilt from Rosenberg Quilt Collection    (Link)
We would like to thank Matt Sparrow (www.manquilter.com ) for his generous donation of quilting our final production!

 
Destination: The Quilted Garden
Endowment

Passports for the Quilted Garden Tour can be purchased for $20.00 at any of these gardens on July 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Garden of Barb Brady-Fryer, 706 Hollingsworth Green, Edmonton
  • Garden of Christine Nesdoly, 10716 145 St, Edmonton
  • Garden of Margie Wright, 647 Romaniuk Rd, Edmonton
  • Garden of Lezley Zwaal, 9721 189 St, Edmonton
  • Garden of Debbie Pietrzykowski, 40 Dalhousie St, St. Albert
  • Garden of Penny Odegard, 17 Kingsborough Court, St. Albert

Proceeds of the tour will be used in support of the EDQG's Founding Members' Scholarship for a Graduate student of the Human Ecology Textile Program at the University of AB. 

Here are a little of what you will see during the tour:


 

 
2010/2011 Year at a Glance
Member Meetings
Sept. 15, 2010 - Guild Meeting and Annual General Meeting
Oct. 20, 2010 - Guild Meeting
Oct. 22 to 24 - Fall Retreat
Nov. 6, 2010 - UFO Day #1
Nov 17, 2010 - Guild Meeting
Jan. 19, 2011 - Guild Meeting
Jan. 29, 2011 - UFO Day #2
Feb. 16, 2011 - Guild Meeting
March 16, 2011 - Guild Meeting
April 8 to 10, 2011 - Spring Retreat
April 20, 2011 - Guild Meeting
May 18, 2011 - Guild Meeting
June 11 to 12, 2011 - Quilted Expressions Show at King's College
June 15, 2011 - Guild Banquet
Sept. 21, 2011 - Guild Meeting
 
Royal AB Museum Policy Regarding Liquids in the Auditorium
Member Meetings

What follows is an excerpt of an email sent to the President outlining the Museum’s policy regarding liquids in the auditorium:

     “water is allowed in clear plastic bottles only.. no silver metal cups.. no cloudy colored bottles.. no exceptions... light beverages such as white tea is not allowed..

     if the person at the door can't discern that it's actually water by looking at it from a distance... then it's not allowed in.. if the bottle is clear but has a label covering more than 3/4' s of the bottle.. then we err on the side of caution. Remember we're doing this to make sure that your guild doesn't get hit with the cleaning charge.. it can be hundreds of dollars to clean as they will steam clean the entire theatre area if there is a bad enough spill.”

 
Grace Haydu Bazley Visual Thesaurus of Quilting Terminology
Quilting News

U of AB: Grace Haydu Bazley Visual Thesaurus of Quilting Terminology  The Department of Human Ecology’s Clothing and Textiles Collection

  at the University of AB is pleased to announce the launch of the

  Grace Haydu Bazley Visual Thesaurus of Quilting Terminology

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