The London Friendship Quilters Guild is a non-profit organization whose aims are to promote an appreciation for the art and craftsmanship of patchwork and quilting; provide educational opportunities in the art of quilting; and provide a forum for friendly exchange of ideas and information.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Saturday, April 12th dawned bright and early for a group of excited LFQG quilters as we set up our sewing machines and lovingly arranged our fabric scraps for a workshop with Jacquie Gering of Chicago. We had a wonderful time. Jacquie is such a great teacher and was there with us every step of the way giving us encouragement and ideas and helping us figure out which way on earth this triangle should face!! There was lots of laughter (and some coffee!) to chase away any remnants of grogginess.

Jacquie getting ready to teach :-)

Jacquie began by explaining how to make the various units
and then set us loose chain piecing the units so we could begin
experimenting with layouts. That's when the real buzz began around the
room and we were able to look around and see lots of cool ideas
percolating on various design walls. We learned the importance of
pinning the units to the design walls as some of us had the misfortune
of having them flutter to the ground.

explaining the various block types that can be made

........what happens if you flip the different style blocks around

showing various layouts and designs

Lorna's layout

Tiny making letters

Carol is trying out a wedding ring

Rose got her first swirl sewn together

Thank you Jacquie for coming to Canada to inspire us! It was a wonderful day. To see more pictures of the workshop day, click here

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Last Thursday's meeting was just fantastic!!
It started with lots of action happening at our "Vendor for the Month" tables.Pam Denesyk from "Mad About Patchwork" in Stittsville was visiting us again.
There were lots of purchases being made.
To visit Pam's website click here.

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Pam

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Next was a mini Trunk Show of the "Quilts Of Valour" that have been made over the past year by guild members. The quilts will be delivered in May.

﻿Mibsie and Edith showed us the block that we will be making for next years Quilts of Valour.

After the break, Jacquie Gering, our speaker for the evening was introduced. Jacquie is originally from Kansas and is now living in Chicago. We are honoured to be the first international guild to have Jacquie as a speaker, It was very interesting hearing about Jacquie's background and how her family has influenced her quilting. Her "Modern Quilting" style with unique quilting techniques and fabric choices showed us a new and different approach to quilting. It was a wonderful talk and trunk show! To visit Jacquie's blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio, click here.

We will have a special Quilts of Valour Show and Tell at the meeting. The quilts that have been made by guild members will be delivered in May.

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Cathy S. has asked that the link to the pattern for the "London Roads" quilt block be put on the blog again. All guild members are asked to contribute a block by the May Meeting, so that the quilt can be put together during the summer. Click here for the pattern.

April is the beginning of Quilt Show season and in the next few weeks there will be quilt shows in Ontario that you might like to visit.

They include:

April 11-12 in Shedden

April 12-13 in Orillia

April 24-26 in St Marys

May 2-3 in Chatham

May9-11 in Ottawa

For more information on these shows check the links on the right sidebar.

There also will be a special show on April 19th from 2-4 PM. June Klassen, who was a long time guild member, is having a Show of her Quilts to celebrate her 80th Birthday. It will be held at Wesley Knox Church, 91 Askin St, London.

Information for the meeting: *Sign-up sheets for-

The June 14th Bus trip to Quilt Canada 2014 in St.Catharines

Tickets for our annual Banquet (June 12th)

will be available-remember to bring your cheque books

*Bring "Show and Tell" to share with other members (no more than 2 items)

*London Roads blocks

*2 1/2" X WOF strips in autumn colours for next years Quilts of Valour*Receive draw tickets (for a fat quarter) for bringing the following items- ** Name tag **Chatelaine **"Notion of the Month"- A Daffodil-(a real one, a plastic one, a quilted one, whatever kind you have)

Friday, April 4, 2014

Anne Lyons wasn't kidding when she named her March 29th workshop "Quilting Tips, Tricks and Other Stuff". It was a day packed with information on useful tools, storage ideas and dollar store finds. She taught several ways to make flying geese and half square triangles, introduced paper piecing and demonstrated a disappearing four patch and nine patch, easy log cabin construction, a fast and fun landscape and a new technique for basting a quilt. Amazingly there was also time to work on two projects-a fast and fun table topper of baby blanket depending on fabric used and a border print table topper with mitred corners. Everyone agreed it was a most informative and fun filled day. Anne was both patient and accommodating and she even brought cookies.