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This year's CMQG holiday exchange is a fun mix of mini quilts, orphan blocks, zippers and project bags. The idea is create a mini, a favourite quilt block or use an orphan block as the quilted part of the project. Then by adding either gridded plastic or clear vinyl and a zipper, create a pouch to keep a project tidy and together, large enough to store 12.5 inch by 12.5 inch blocks. Here are two methods to creating bag with finished dimensions of about 16 inches wide by about

Let's Make a Coin Quilt! This month's Block for Good is a great way to dig into your scrap bin, jelly roll strips, and leftover binding pieces. Pick any two colors that make you happy and get sewing! Blocks will be collected in October, November, December, and January. The next new Block for Good pattern starts in January 2027. This design is inspired by two beautiful coin quilts: Bright & Shady Coin Quilt Roie Coin Quilt And you can find a full tutorial for the block constr

DUE DATE These blocks are due at the September meeting, and the draw will take place then. Let's be social: @calgarymqg #calmqgblocklotto #calgarymqg General Block Lotto Rules Make one quilt block (or many) following the pattern and colour scheme outlined in the lotto announcement blog post. For every block you make and bring to the following month's meeting, you will get one entry in the lotto. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but really want to participate in the l