Alberta Quilt Guilds

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The mission of the Canadian Quilters Association is to promote and celebrate quilting and Canadian quilters by preserving the traditions of those who have come before us while looking to new and creative ways to enhance quilting for the present and future. CQA is dedicated to preserving the traditions of quilting, supporting current trends in quilt making, and providing a forum for Canadian quilters of all ages and levels to share and learn about the Canadian quilting scene. CQA works with individuals, professionals, guilds, and the industry through its annual conference and workshops, its magazine, social media, the certified judging program, and its various programs and events.

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Airdrie
Airdrie and District Quilt Guild. We are an open and welcoming guild always looking for new members. We host monthly meetings, weekend and weekday sew days, charity days, quilt shows, and an annual retreat. Please contact us at info@airdriequilts.com.

Athabasca
Athabasca Quilters’ Guild — We have about 30 members who pay $25 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month, except July and August. Our activities include workshops, Sewing Saturdays, charity quilt raffles, secret sisters, shop-hops, and a quilt show every second year. Contact
ihrechuk@telus.net for further information including meeting location, membership information and upcoming activities. Irene Hrechuk ihrechuk@telus.net

Barrhead
Barrhead Country Quilters – meetings first Tuesday of every month September- May. St. Anne’s Catholic Church Hall 7:00. Monthly Sewing Circle days and an annual 3 day retreat. We host a quilt show every second year. New members are always welcome. Check out our Facebook page. tamarahubscher@gmail.com

Bonnyville
Tangled Threads Quilt Guild and Needlework Group has a membership of approximately 30. We meet every Wednesday evening with the 1st Wednesday of the month being a guild business meeting. We have monthly Saturday sewing days during fall and winter. To become a member there is a $20 donation and a requirement to donate an item(s) for charity which is our local hospital auxillary. over the years we have donated hundreds of quilts and other handmade items as well as raising money for the hospital and making quilts for palliative care,cancer care and our other patients. baalexander@hotmail.com

Calgary
Peace by Piece Quilters’ Guild meets in Hope Lutheran Church, Boulton Road N.W. Second Tuesday of the month.40 members based on Christian Principles strictly a charity group. contact Devon through our website.

Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts

Calgary Modern Quilt Guild

Canmore
Mountain Cabin Quilters

Carbon Heritage Quilters. We have 5 energetic members who pay $10/year in dues. We meet at 7 pm most Tuesdays of the
month, the second Tuesday being our business meeting, at the home of one of our members. We have an annual Quilt Show, Piecing in the Valley. We host many challenges through the year; the latest being a Paper Bag challenge involving 15 quilters in the area. Our raffle quilts are directed towards community groups and we are beginning a compassion quilt project. We host two classes a year.

Claresholm
This is a new Guild. We meet every second Tuesday evening at 7:00p.m. at Log Cabin Quilts & Fabrics. We are doing a block at each
meeting for a sampler quilt. Other ideas are always welcome. Contact Marilyn at smdewar@telusplanet.net

Cold Lake
The Last Stitch Quilt Guild has close to 40 Members, our dues are $25 a year. Our meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month from September thru May at 7 pm. Project days take place once a month on the 3rd or 4th Saturday from September thru May from 10 am to sometime in the evening. New members are always welcome. Lisa England lengland60@hotmail.com

Czar
Czar Quilters We are a group of quilters that meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month, except July and August. We get together at Czar Hall in Czar, Alberta, Canada, and work on our own quilts. We have approx 70 members who pay $30/year in dues. We welcome all ages and skill levels. If interested in more info please visit our site.

Drayton Valley
Hearts & Hands Quilters Guild meets every third Thursday of the month at the Emmas Lutheran Church 4604-50th Ave at7pm dues $30 and a sewing day every Wednesday at 10 am. We are a small guild of 60 but we have a lot of heart. Every January we dedicate one Saturday to do our charity quilts. We do a show and charity raffle every other year. For more information contact Valdine; vldnchow@gmail.com

Edmonton
Edmonton & District Quilters Guild meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month; Alberta Teacher’s Association (11010 – 142 Street NW; Edmonton, AB) We have about 250 members. Guild Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month (Sept. to Nov and Jan. to May) at the Alberta Teacher’s Association, (11010 – 142 Street NW) at 7:15 pm. Doors open at 6:30. Guests are very welcome at our meetings. Please let one of the greeters know that you are a guest and they will direct you to the right spot. Email: info@edqg.ca Check out our website to find out more about us.

Edmonton Modern Quilt Guild

Fort McMurray
Northern Lights Quilters Guild. We are a guild of 40+ members who meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7 PM at Heritage Park in downtown Fort McMurray. We have members who are a beginner to advanced levels and are a teaching/learning guild, with an aim to foster the love of quilting. We have Block of the month, mystery projects, charity projects, and show and tell every meeting to inspire you to go home and quilt. The focus of our meetings is quilting and friendship. pcaines@telus.net

Fort Saskatchewan,
Fort Sask Quilt Guild. Members meet every third Monday at 7 pm. We have secret pal, workshops, bus trips, retreats, a block of the month, show and tell, and quilt shows. Contact info@fsquiltingguild.com

Grande Prairie.
Northern Piecemakers Quilt Guild. We have about 75 members who pay $25.00 a year in dues. We meet on the first Monday of each month, September-June at 7 pm* at: Basics Catering and Banquet Facilities 8930-111 Street Grande Prairie, Alberta, We have a small monthly project, mystery projects, and a block of the month. Contact cdethomp@telusplanet.net for more information.

High Prairie
High Prairie Quilt Guild.35 members, meetings 3rd Friday of each month. We make a raffle quilt yearly for proceeds to our community clubs, we have retreats, basket draws, raffles. Our shows are usually in October each year. We do have a birthday block. Contact hp_marla@hotmail.com

High River
High River and District Handicrafts Guild – We are a group of 35 members that get together every Friday 8-12 pm at the Friendship Center in High River. We quilt, knit, crochet, cross-stitch as well as other needle arts and enjoy the work of our hands. Dues are $50.00 per year. Contact: Carol Balogh @ cl.balogh@gmail.com

Lethbridge
Lethbridge Centennial Quilters’ Guild
We meet on the third Tuesday of each month (except December, July August) at CASA in downtown Lethbridge. We have over 130 members and we
enjoy many program activities at our meetings as well as a Show & Share. We host our own quilt show every two years, in the odd year.

Mayerthorpe
Pins and Pine Needles Quilt Guild

Medicine Hat
Cactus Rose Quilt Guild. Have 50 members pay $40 a year. We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday from September to June at the Kinplex Social Room, at 7 pm for a meeting we have the room all day. We do challenges have a lot of fun and a Quilt Show every 2nd year. Contact person Pearl Copeman at wirlybird.pearl@g-mail.com

Millarville
Flying Needle Quilt Guild

Mundare.
Quilting Bee Sewcial. We have 6 energetic members who meet every Thursday from 3 – 8 pm at the Mundare Seniors Centre in order to
make blankets, quillows, and quilts for Blankets 4 Canada. Everyone is welcome and many community members join in the fun. Materials are donated
from various locations. Our focus is on education, having fun, and helping others in need by providing warmth and compassion.
Last year, we donated a quilt to Mundare Fire & Rescue and managed to raise $1,050 as a fundraiser. This quilts have been donated
to the Kalyna Country Performing Arts Festival (draw in April), the Vegreville Rotary Club – 50th Anniversary (draw in May) and the Lamont SADD
Chapter (draw in July). Guild address: Quilting Bee Sewcial; Box 439; Mundare, Alberta; T0B 3H0

Okotoks
Chinook Country Quilters

Olds.
Sew Crazy Quilters
We are a small guild with a focus on learning new techniques and sharing our love of quilting. We meet at 7 pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month (Sept-May) at the Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church. Dues are $75 per year. Contact Debbi for more information. rempel@shaw.ca

Peace River
Valley Peacemakers Quilt Guild. We have about 20 members who pay $25 a year in dues. We meet at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the Anglican Church in Peace River. We plan 5 special sewing Saturdays a year & an annual local retreat. We also have fun with an annual challenge project and sew for charity. Contact cagold1@telus.net for more information.

Red Deer
Central Alberta Quilter’s Guild We have approx. 110 members who pay $20 annually each Oct for dues. We meet at 6:30 pm on the first Monday of each month at the New Life Fellowship Church, 20 Kelloway Crescent T4P 3S1 Red Deer. We have an annual quilt show and classes. Also make charity quilts and do guild challenges. The annual bus trip and sew days. Contact email centralalbertaqulters.org or mail PO Box 27174 Downtown Red Deer Alberta T4N 6X9 for more info.

Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park Quilt Guild,
We have approximately 70 members. Dues are $40 per year. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. Doors open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7 pm. We meet from Sept to June. Activities include a block of the month lottery, UFO days, demonstrations, and classes, annual retreat. Contact us at info@spqg.ca.

Stony Plain
County Quilters Guild, Meets at the Royal Canadian Legion, 4902-44 Avenue, Stony Plain, AB at 7:00 pm Every 4th Tuesday of the month

Our guild has 80 members, and membership fees are $40 per year. We meet for sewing days (both hand and machine), community quilt-making days, weekend workshops, and have an annual retreat. We have other activities (block swap, tinner, etc.) and program speakers and demos. We also host a quilt show every 2-3 years. An active guild! Contact countyquiltersguild@gmail.com for more information or phone Lil Wallace, President, at 780-817-4383.

Tofield
Tofield Country Quilters
Our aim is to promote quilting in our area, bringing quilters together for friendship, fun and sharing of skills.  We have about 10-15 members and meet on the first and third Friday of the month at Bardo Lutheran Church, 5609 – 48 Street, Tofield, Alberta, from 10:00 to 4:00. We enjoy classes, workshops, quick demo’s, mystery quilts, fabric challenges, and social gatherings. We work on many projects to support our community and those surrounding us through the donation of quilts.  We learn new techniques and skills from skilled and qualified instructors and enjoy outings to quilt shows, quilt shops and retreats. Our Facebook page is Tofield Country Quilters.  Contact us at tofieldcountryquilters@gmail.com

Vermilion
Vermilion Quilters Guild – Meetings held the second and fourth Wednesday each month from September to May from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Group meets at the School of HopeBring your own project to work on or participate in the Guild challenges or mystery quilts or community project. The annual quilt show held the last weekend in April. Carol Wasylik eextras@telus.net


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