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Happy International Quilting Weekend!
March 21 happens to be International Quilting Day. Our SMQG meeting was held on Sunday the 22nd and so we declared the celebration to be a weekend…. And brought cake! Who doesn’t love a little rainbow...
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Call for Entry!
Did you know we are having a little modern quilt show on June 14th? More details will be coming soon but for now we wanted to share that we have put out a call for entry. Click above on the Events link...
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April Showers…
More like April snowstorm! Our last meeting had us a tad worried we would have a small turnout, what with the blizzard and power outages of the weekend. But we had a packed meeting full of quilty...
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We have a new meeting location!
Meeting Reminder and NEW LOCATION!!! Just a reminder our next meeting is this upcoming Sunday, July 26th at 2pm in the community room at the Sobey’s in Stonebridge. This is a new location for us! The...
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Summer Fun!
Hello! Here is a recap of July’s meeting. New location! New members! Fun times. We are now meeting in the community room in the Sobey’s on Preston. It’s nice and bright. First Jaclyn gave us a talk on...
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The SMQG’s 1st Annual Showcase – June 2015
Our Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild is so excited to have presented our first ever showcase. We called it a “showcase” instead of a “show” because it wasn’t juried and there were no prizes or categories,...
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Our October 25, 2015 Meeting
There was lots to share and see at our October 25 meeting. Challenge blocks were shown and traveling quilt blocks were made and passed to the next quilter. Sonya’s traveling quilt is gorgeous and it’s...
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November 22, 2015 Meeting
At our November meeting, Sonya showed the group the quilting software EQ7. She demonstrated the features and benefits of the software, such as the endless amount of quilt blocks to choose from and...
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January 24, 2016 Meeting
Such a well-attended, jam-packed meeting we had! After greetings, thank you’s, introductions, and general guild business we got to the fun stuff. Book + Blog + Bolt BOOK: Heather told members about the...
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February 28, 2016 Meeting
This meeting was mostly about preparing for our upcoming quilt show on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The show planning served as impetus for our educational component, for our mini quilt swap, and lot of the...
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Come See Our Quilt Show!
The 2016 Saskatoon Modern Quilt Show Sunday, March 13, 2016 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nutana Legion | 3021 Louise Street, Saskatoon Not only will there be wonderful quilts to see, there will also be...
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The 2016 SMQG Quilt Show – Thanks to Our Sponsors
We are so pleased with the enthusiasm shown for our quilt show on Sunday, March 13. We are very grateful to our sponsors and the vendors who support our guild and our show. The Sewing Machine Store...
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Our Quilt Show – The Photo Album
Enjoy the show! Kristin and Elizabeth took a turn as greeters! Tarra co-ordinated the concession which included goods baked by our member volunteers. She and Kim are here with the goods! The mini quilt...
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March 27, 2016 Meeting
With out meeting falling on Easter Sunday, I wasn’t sure if anyone would show up at all. BUT, they did! The group was a bit smaller than usual but still a surprisingly good number! With most of us...
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April 24, 2016 Meeting
What an exciting meeting we had today! So much going on and even some new faces! Settle in for a photo and information rich post! Our co-chairs, Darla and Nicole, recapped the March meeting and made...
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May 29, 2016 Meeting
Randi Strunk of Bright-Side Photography was our guest speaker at today’s meeting and she gave us a lot of great information about getting better photos of our quilts. Some of her tips were: Prepare...
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Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild Photo Challenge
Based on all that we have learned about photography from Randi Strunk (photographer – Bright-Side Photography) at our May 29 meeting, we are going to have a challenge for everyone to practice their...
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June 26, 2016 Meeting
We had cramped quarters this meeting! It was difficult to get good photos! Darla gave us a very informative talk about marking tools. She handed out dark and light fabric swatches so we could try the...
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July 24, 2016 Meeting
Darla kindly provided both photos and text for this post about the July meeting. Thanks, Darla! To have 22 members attending a meeting on a summer weekend is AWESOME!! We have outgrown the meeting room...
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