Ongoing Guild Events

Monthly Meeting

NOTE: The meeting has moved to the FIRST THURSDAY of the month (with a few exceptions).

Next meeting is:

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Time: 6:30pm

Elks Hall, Red Deer, Alberta

• Spring cleaning? Tidying up after Quilt Show Prep? Our Guild Annual Scrap Exchange…bring a large ziplock bag full of scraps and exchange it for someone else’s scraps.

• At the June meeting, there will be a draw from the “completed” UFO names to win the remainder of Loonies in the UFO pot.

The Lucky Stitches Quilt

The 2025 Quilt was won by Donna Parsons! Tile Waves is the block chosen for 2026! See the newsletter for block construction and fabric details. All Quilt Blocks are due at the October 2026 Meeting.

Care Quilting

- Reach out to Shirley Mills
Knights of Columbus Hall

Care Quilting has quilt sandwiches that need quilting, if you are interested, please contact Elaine Coumont. These quilts are an excellent way to practice your quilting.

The Quilt Show, organized by the Central Alberta Quilters’ Guild, was the perfect opportunity for the CARE Group, within the guild, to meet with volunteers from Quilts of Valour - Canada. The Q of V organization supports injured Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, with quilts of comfort.

​The CARE group donated 5 beautiful quilts and one quilt top. They were made and finished by members of our group. The quilts will be donated to Veterans in need in central and southern Alberta.

CARE projects

Care Projects, as part of the Central Alberta Quilters Guild, delivers programs, projects and services that promote creativity, skill building, social engagement and community service through quilting.

Our programs provide guild members with opportunities for workshops and independent sewing to support agencies in Red Deer and the larger Central Alberta Community.

Kits for pillowcases and placemats are available for sign out at monthly guild meetings.   We also gratefully accept donated placemats and pillowcases from members anytime throughout the year.  

Check out Upcoming Guild Events on the CAQG website for information on current community outreach projects and workshops.

Reach out to Leona Jarmoluk

Coffee at the mall

Our Coffee at the Mall will meet on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Parkland Mall at 2PM . We will meet at the food court near the fireplace. Hope to see you there!

UFO Challenge 2026

Make a list of 4 UFO’s that are currently on standby in your sewing room, and bring 4 Loonies to the Feb. meeting. The 4 loonies go into the UFO pot. At each monthly meeting for the next 4 months, bring in one of your totally completed UFOs for Show and Share (March, April, May, June). Once you share your UFO project, you get 1 Loonie back from the UFO pot, and your name gets entered into the Loonie pot draw. At the June meeting, there will be a draw from the “completed” UFO names to win the remainder of Loonies in the UFO pot.

Improv Bee

Roxanne has had a great response to the Imbrov Bee! It will bee so much fun! We started on May 1, 2026 with each team having 8 members. Stay tuned for our masterpieces

Mystery Block Quilt Along

The Mystery Quilt Along is in full swing. Check out the newsletter or Facebook for this month’s directions.

Guild Retreats

Reach out to Susan Apperley.

Once a year, in the fall, we hold a guild retreat for 4 days of fun and sewing! There are also several Sleep In Your Bed (SIYOB) retreats throughout the year.

CAQG Quilt Show

Reach out to Karin Douglas

Annually Every May

May 8-9, 2026

STETTLER UFO CHALLENGE

The Central Alberta Quilters’ Guild and the Stettler Heartland Quilter Guild have a friendly competition involving new and unfinished quilting projects (UFOs) called the UFO Challenge. See the Newsletter for all the details.

Thread Heads Embroidery Group

Contact Linda Carver for more info.

This group meets via ZOOM on the second Tuesday of each month. Check Facebook for link.

Virtual and In-Person Sew Days

Virtual - Third Wednesday of each month. Reach out to Programs.

In-Person - Check the calendar. Contact Brenda S.