Festival of Quilts Archives
2025 Prairie Rose Show Ribbon Winners
Thank you to our judge, Carole Gold, for judging this year's challenge and selecting the show winners!
2025 Quilt Show Ribbon Winners
Thanks to our judges, Joyce Brown and Carole Gold, for judging this year's show and selecting the show winners!The...
Basket Raffle Winners (2025 Quilt Festival)
Raffle baskets Winners!Winner: Lorrine V Donated by: English Paper Piecing Bee GroupWinner: Joyce M. Donated by: Quilt...
Kathy Logan de Chavez Bio
Featured Quilter Kathy Logan de Chavez Congratulations to Kathy!Quilt by K. Logan de ChavezKathy Logan de Chavez took her first stitches on a sewing machine at the age of eight and spent many hours over the years making clothes for herself. She started quilting...
Festival of Quilts 2025 Update — February 2025
Quilt Festival 2025Feb 2025Mark your calendars for the EDQG Quilt Festival 2025! June 6th & 7thOur Quilt Show will be here before we know it! We hope your quilt show entry is wellunderway.We have a new category this year, Sustainable Quilts and Wearables! Each...
2025 Quilt Show Blog
Blog2025 Edmonton Quilt Festival: Honour the Past, Embrace the FutureJune 6-7, 2025
Festival of Quilts 2025 Update — January 2025
Quilt Festival 2025Jan 2025Mark your calendars for the EDQG Quilt Festival 2025! June 6th & 7thAs we proceed into our 45th year as a Guild, we continue to honor theincredible tradition and history while embracing new opportunities for thefuture of our craft. We...
Festival of Quilts 2025 Update — November 2024
Quilt Festival 2025Nov 2024Mark your calendars for the EDQG Quilt Festival 2025! June 6th & 7thOur committee has made good progress this month. As mentioned at the guild meeting,we have landed on a theme: “Honour the Past, Embrace the Future”. A review of quilt...
Festival of Quilts 2025 Update — October 2024
Quilt Festival 2025Oct 2024Mark your calendars for the EDQG Quilt Festival 2025! June 6th & 7th2025Featured QuilterThe deadline has passed and the members have done it again! Thank you to all who submitted nominations for the 2025 Festival of Quilts Featured...
2025 Quilt Festival Blog
Quilt Show Colour Challenge Workshop
Introducing Cheryl ArkisonQuilt Show Breakfast Presentation and Workshop InstructorFriday, June 6 afternoon - Improv Applique Saturday, June 7 morning - One Colour ChallengeSaturday, June 7, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Learn the lessons of value, texture, saturation, hue, and...
Quilt Show Improv Workshop
Introducing Cheryl ArkisonQuilt Show Breakfast Presentation and Workshop InstructorFriday, June 6 afternoon - Improv Applique Saturday, June 7 morning - One Colour Challenge Friday, June 6, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Covering the basics of needle turn applique with an improv...
Quilt Show Breakfast Presentation
Introducing Cheryl ArkisonQuilt Show Breakfast Presentation and Workshop Instructor2025 Quilt Show Event"Playground Games for Quilters" Friday, June 6, 8:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast and PresentationFar too often we focus on the results, the product- the finish line in...
Part 14: Quilt and Sewing Patterns
Author: Y. Bilan-WallaceWhere did quilters find inspiration for their creations? Today, there are thousands of books filled with quilt patterns and instructions. You can even buy pre-selected fabric kits, and the internet offers endless ideas and trends from around...
Part 13: Quilt Styles
Author: Y. Bilan-WallaceIn this series of blogs, I have primarily focused on piecing quilts using rectangles, triangles, and squares—methods most likely practiced by early settlers. However, quilting styles vary widely depending on cultural influences and geographic...
Part 12: Invention of the Sewing Machine
Author: Y. Bilan-WallaceWhile quilting today is no longer a necessity as it was in 1867, it remains a labour of love for many. The invention of the sewing machine transformed quilting, making it faster and easier to create intricate blocks and decorative motifs....
