ABQ Modern Quilt Guild upcoming events

exhibit at NM Capitol (4 Apr 2026)

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Saturday Sew Day (10 Oct 2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

Join us for this monthly zoom only gathering.

Notes:

Once you register, you will receive the Zoom Link
If you check "not attending" on this or any event, you won't receive the additional reminders to register!

Come for a quick break and conversation time, or schedule some solid Saturday hours to finally get that quilt project finished. Relax and chat, or buckle down and meet your contest deadline. (Or get movie reviews and book reports while you're cleaning up your sewing area!). This is a great way to meet and get to know, or get reacquainted with guild members. (And their dogs and cats!)

Not a member, but would like to be? Join here!

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (16 Oct 2026)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Let's Have a RETREAT!!

October 16, 17, & 18.

Registration opens August 26, 2026.

Registration closes, Thursday, October 15th, 2026

Come join us for our In-Town retreat.

Enjoy a weekend of QUILTING with your friends!

Cost: $50 - members only

Location: Sew Together Quilt Shop

9311 Coors Blvd NW Suite P9, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Hours: Friday 12pm - 4pm,

Saturday 10:00 am—4:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Lunch on your own.

Let’s have fun and build friendships!

If you are not a member and would like to join:Join here

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (17 Oct 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Let's Have a RETREAT!!

October 16, 17, & 18.

Registration opens August 26, 2026.

Registration closes, Thursday, October 15th, 2026

Come join us for our In-Town retreat.

Enjoy a weekend of QUILTING with your friends!

Cost: $50 - members only

Location: Sew Together Quilt Shop

9311 Coors Blvd NW Suite P9, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Hours: Friday 12pm - 4pm,

Saturday 10:00 am—4:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Lunch on your own.

Let’s have fun and build friendships!

If you are not a member and would like to join:Join here

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (18 Oct 2026)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Let's Have a RETREAT!!

October 16, 17, & 18.

Registration opens August 26, 2026.

Registration closes, Thursday, October 15th, 2026

Come join us for our In-Town retreat.

Enjoy a weekend of QUILTING with your friends!

Cost: $50 - members only

Location: Sew Together Quilt Shop

9311 Coors Blvd NW Suite P9, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Hours: Friday 12pm - 4pm,

Saturday 10:00 am—4:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Lunch on your own.

Let’s have fun and build friendships!

If you are not a member and would like to join:Join here

Autumn Artisan Market (24 Oct 2026)

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Paper Piecers Just Wanna Have Fun (1 Nov 2026)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT

If you know you will not be attending , click "not attending" and you will not receive future emails for this event.

Paper Piecers

Just Wanna Have Fun

an Albuquerque Modern Quilt Guild members-only event

Zoom only - link provided in registration confirmation

Join our foundation paper piecing (FPP) group, on the first Sunday of each month, as we work through an FPP block of the month, or other FPP pattern, from the comfort and convenience of your own sewing room. Wherever you are in your quilt piecing journey, from learner to teacher, you are welcome to join and participate, or just show up and have a look for yourself.

Here are some new paper piecing BOM offerings:

Wildflower Remix, 2026 BOM, by Sheri Ciffaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studios.

A new block will be released each month. Multiple sizes and layouts are available too.

You can sign up here:

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/wildflower-remix-flower-quilt-pattern

Homespun Collective, 2026 BOM, by Lo & Behold

https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/pages/homespun-collective- 2026-block-of-the-month

Ramble BOM, by Tara Faugnan

Check your local quilt shops to see if they are participating.

https://tarafaughnan.com/pages/ramble-block-of-the-month

These are examples of new BOMs. You can work on any project you like.

Did you miss out on any past projects some of us have worked on, or maybe we are still working on?

They are still available here:

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/starry-signs-quilt

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/greenhousegarden

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/shoreline-shells-block-of-the-month-2023

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/botanical-beauties

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/atwbom

https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/mini-series-season-1-2-3-all-twelve/

https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/trinket-quilt-pattern-second-edition/

Not a member, but would like to be? Join here!

ABQMQG Friendship Mini Quilt Challenge (3 Nov 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Join our next guild challenge today!!!

Once you are paired with another guild member, make a plan to meet up, either in person, on the phone, or social media.

Get to know your swap partner, and their style preferences.

Make a mini quilt especially for your new friend!

Key details:

The deadline for signing up is August 16.
Mini quilts will be exchanged in person at the November guild meeting.
No extras please - you will just be exchanging a mini quilt
This is a members only event. If you would like to participate but are not a member, join us HERE.

November 2026 Meeting (3 Nov 2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Novembber 3, 2026

Meeting Time: 6:30 -- 8:30 pm

Location: HYBRID

The Quilt Works

11105 Menaul Blvd NE

Albuquerque, NM 87112

**zoom link provided upon registration**

Agenda

1. Answer the poll question
2. Meet and greet new members and any guests

3. Program: TBA

4. Break

6. Announcements and share poll results

7. Website Words of Wisdom

8. Pizza box exchange - remember to bring your completed block and box. Please contact Judi Pokakaa if you cannot be at the meeting to make arrangements for exchanging your box.

9. Door prizes

10. Show & Tell -- guild members can upload photos HERE!

Bonus: Wear your own name tag and get an extra entry for a door prize!

Non members are always welcome at our monthly meetings.

If you'd like the benefits of membership, join us HERE!

Saturday Sew Day (14 Nov 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

Join us for this monthly zoom only gathering.

Notes:

Once you register, you will receive the Zoom Link
If you check "not attending" on this or any event, you won't receive the additional reminders to register!

Not a member, but would like to be? Join here!

Pizza Box Swap Quilt (1 Dec 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 07:00:00 GMT

*Date correction and clarification:

box swaps begin at the Oct 7 hybrid meeting*

PLEASE REGISTER HERE IF YOU ARE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THE PIZZA BOX CHALLENGE WITH JUDIE. THIS WILL HELP US FOR FUTURE PIZZA BOX COMMUNICATIONS. MANY THANKS FROM THE COMM SQUAD.

If you signed up for the Pizza Box Swap at the September meeting, or since the September meeting, please register here. It will help us reach out to you for any special announcements during the next year!

If you did NOT sign up for the Pizza Box Swap, and do not wish to receive future Pizza Box emails, please click "not attending"

QUESTION:
How do you get a 12 block quilt while only making 1 block?
ANSWER:
Pizza Box Swap!

RULES:

Decide on a project of your choice
- Pick a theme of your choice, examples: specific block, colorway, project
- You may include fabric or participants may use their own
Develop a rule sheet for your box on the Pizza Box Swap form. The swap form can be found HERE
Create a sample block
Place all of the above in YOUR box at the October meeting.

EACH MONTH:

Starting at the October hybrid meeting, you will receive a box from one of your assigned cohort members. Your box will also be passed to one of your members.
Make a block according to the rules in that new box you've received
Put the block in the box
Bring the Pizza Box to the next hybrid meeting, with your completed block, and the box will be passed on to the next member in your group. And so on each month.

Time frame: October 2025 to December 2026

Swaps will happen at 12 meetings (not at zoom only meetings)
A summary of guidelines can be found HERE and HERE

Note: If you can't make your block in a given scheduled month, please reach out to Judie Pokaaka to assist you with making other arrangements.

December 2026 Meeting (1 Dec 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT

And a Mini-Quilt Swap

December 1, 2026

Meeting Time: 6:30 pm

In Person only

The Quilt Works

11105 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

Bonus: Wear your own name tag and get an extra entry for a door prize!

Non members are always welcome at our monthly meetings.

If you'd like the benefits of membership, join us HERE!

Paper Piecers Just Wanna Have Fun (6 Dec 2026)

Sun, 06 Dec 2026 20:00:00 GMT

If you know you will not be attending , click "not attending" and you will not receive future emails for this event.

Paper Piecers

Just Wanna Have Fun

an Albuquerque Modern Quilt Guild members-only event

Zoom only - link provided in registration confirmation

Here are some new paper piecing BOM offerings:

Wildflower Remix, 2026 BOM, by Sheri Ciffaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studios.

A new block will be released each month. Multiple sizes and layouts are available too.

You can sign up here:

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/wildflower-remix-flower-quilt-pattern

Homespun Collective, 2026 BOM, by Lo & Behold

https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/pages/homespun-collective- 2026-block-of-the-month

Ramble BOM, by Tara Faugnan

Check your local quilt shops to see if they are participating.

https://tarafaughnan.com/pages/ramble-block-of-the-month

These are examples of new BOMs. You can work on any project you like.

Did you miss out on any past projects some of us have worked on, or maybe we are still working on?

They are still available here:

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/starry-signs-quilt

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/greenhousegarden

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/shoreline-shells-block-of-the-month-2023

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/botanical-beauties

https://shop.wholecirclestudio.com/product/atwbom

https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/mini-series-season-1-2-3-all-twelve/

https://alisonglass.com/shop-woo/trinket-quilt-pattern-second-edition/

Not a member, but would like to be? Join here!

Saturday Sew Day (12 Dec 2026)

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

Join us for this monthly zoom only gathering.

Notes:

Once you register, you will receive the Zoom Link
If you check "not attending" on this or any event, you won't receive the additional reminders to register!

Not a member, but would like to be? Join here!

ABQ Modern Quilt Guild upcoming events

exhibit at NM Capitol (4 Apr 2026)

Saturday Sew Day (10 Oct 2026)

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (16 Oct 2026)

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (17 Oct 2026)

ABQMQG In-Town Retreat (18 Oct 2026)

Autumn Artisan Market (24 Oct 2026)

Paper Piecers Just Wanna Have Fun (1 Nov 2026)

If you know you will not be attending , click "not attending" and you will not receive future emails for this event.

Paper Piecers

Just Wanna Have Fun

Homespun Collective, 2026 BOM, by Lo & Behold

https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/pages/homespun-collective- 2026-block-of-the-month

Ramble BOM, by Tara Faugnan

https://tarafaughnan.com/pages/ramble-block-of-the-month

These are examples of new BOMs. You can work on any project you like.

Did you miss out on any past projects some of us have worked on, or maybe we are still working on?

They are still available here:

ABQMQG Friendship Mini Quilt Challenge (3 Nov 2026)

November 2026 Meeting (3 Nov 2026)

Saturday Sew Day (14 Nov 2026)

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

Pizza Box Swap Quilt (1 Dec 2026)

*Date correction and clarification:

box swaps begin at the Oct 7 hybrid meeting*

If you signed up for the Pizza Box Swap at the September meeting, or since the September meeting, please register here. It will help us reach out to you for any special announcements during the next year!

QUESTION: How do you get a 12 block quilt while only making 1 block? ANSWER: Pizza Box Swap!

December 2026 Meeting (1 Dec 2026)

Paper Piecers Just Wanna Have Fun (6 Dec 2026)

If you know you will not be attending , click "not attending" and you will not receive future emails for this event.

Paper Piecers

Just Wanna Have Fun

Homespun Collective, 2026 BOM, by Lo & Behold

https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/pages/homespun-collective- 2026-block-of-the-month

Ramble BOM, by Tara Faugnan

https://tarafaughnan.com/pages/ramble-block-of-the-month

These are examples of new BOMs. You can work on any project you like.

Did you miss out on any past projects some of us have worked on, or maybe we are still working on?

They are still available here:

Saturday Sew Day (12 Dec 2026)

Saturday Sew Day!

Drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Open to all members

QUESTION:
How do you get a 12 block quilt while only making 1 block?
ANSWER:
Pizza Box Swap!