What Events and Quilt Shows Does EDQG Organize?

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The Edmonton & District Quilters' Guild (EDQG) runs a mix of recurring guild meetings, hands-on sewing days, guest-speaker talks, and a biennial-style quilt festival. The next Quilt Festival is scheduled for June 4–5, 2027, and the next special event on the calendar is Vintage Sewing Day on November 29, 1–5 pm at Meadowlark Community Hall (registration form required). Most events are announced on the guild website and through member communications, so the site is the place to confirm details before attending.

Quilt Festival — June 4–5, 2027

The guild's headline public event is its quilt show. The website states the next festival will be held June 4–5, 2027, and directs readers to a dedicated information page for the show. EDQG notes it celebrated 45 years in 2024–2025, so the festival is a long-running showcase of member quilts rather than a one-off event.

If you are planning a visit, treat the dates as the anchor and check the festival page closer to the event for venue and program details — the site does not publish those specifics in the material available here.

Vintage Sewing Day — November 29

This is a hands-on guild event rather than a display:

Detail Information
Date November 29
Time 1:00–5:00 pm
Location Meadowlark Community Hall, 15961–92 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB
Sign-up Registration form on the guild website

The registration form is listed on the site, so signing up in advance is the practical step if you want to attend. The page does not state a fee or a cap on participants.

Monthly Meetings and Guest Speakers

Guild meetings are the regular forum for talks and demonstrations. They are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 pm, with exceptions in December, July, and August. The usual in-person venue is the ATA (Alberta Teacher's Association) building at 11010 142 St NW, Edmonton, and members can also attend via Zoom.

A concrete example of the speaker programming: Édith Choinière, a Quebec-based quilt designer and textile artist, is listed as the October 21, 2026 speaker.

One scheduling note matters if you plan to attend in person: the site carries a notice that the ATA has been under renovation after summer flooding, and all guild meetings from September 2026 through January 2027 will be via Zoom. For Zoom access, the site directs people to contact [email protected].

How to Keep Track of Events

  • Website: event notices, the festival page, and the registration form for Vintage Sewing Day are posted under the site's main headings.
  • Member communications: the guild points members to its newsletter and to the Focus on Fibre Art Association (FFAA) newsletter for additional programs and workshops. EDQG is a member of FFAA, and EDQG members may access FFAA programs and workshops.
  • Direct contact: [email protected] for general questions, [email protected] for meeting and Zoom details.

Who These Events Are For

EDQG membership is open to anyone interested in quilting, and the guild's stated objectives include promoting appreciation of fine quilts, supporting quilting activities, and building knowledge of techniques, textiles, patterns, and quilt history through meetings, travel, and fellowship. In practice, that means the calendar serves both members who want hands-on sessions like Vintage Sewing Day and visitors who mainly want to see finished work at the festival. If your interest is the show itself, the June 2027 dates are the ones to plan around; if you want to participate in guild life sooner, the monthly meetings (currently on Zoom through January 2027) and the November sewing day are the nearer entry points.