London Friendship Quilters' Guild

The LFQG has some great workshops coming up! Learn how to make this beautiful window hanging later this month (March 26). Also open to non-members!
https://www.lfqg.ca/workshops.html #/

Our speaker next week is Josepha Van Den Anker arts, an accomplished artist who has lived an exhibited around the world. She now lives in St. Thomas and will be sharing her expertise on colour with us!

Dorchester Presbyterian is having an in person quilt show Feb. 25 - Mar. 1st. Check out the details in their post below!

Camp Kintail - A Place to Grow on Lake Huron Operating continuously since 1929, Camp Kintail brings camping to people from all walks of life on Lake Huron. We are a place to grow!

Thank you for your sponsorship K & A Quilt Studio! Check out what they have to offer https://www.kaquiltstudio.com/
Happy Quilting!

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Hyggeligt Fabrics has been up to some awesome things! If you're looking for a children's quilt kit, it would also support a wonderful cause!

St Marys Independent: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library arrives in St. Marys Local business owner, Chantal Lynch of Hyggeligt Fabrics, and community member, Dennis DesRosiers, have partnered to create the St. Marys Imagination Library Fund, an early literacy program through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Canada.Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Canada is a fre...

A new sponsor! Thank you to ABQ Sewing Studio Home of Among Brenda's Quilts & Bags! Click on their website to see all they have to offer
https://amongbrendasquilts.com/

Among Brenda's Quilts & Bags – Patterns Designed by Brenda Miller Patterns that help you create beautiful, functional bags, quilts, and home accessories. These designs are unique, well-illustrated, simple to follow, and fun to sew.

Really cute pumpkin coasters from AGF!
https://youtu.be/AbT5X5IZiaw

How To Make Linen Fabric Pumpkin Coasters | EASY Sewing Tutorial Make the easiest and most adorable pumpkin coasters ever! These fabric pumpkin coasters have quite a story, as it all started with an on the whim project we ...

We have to save every last scrap of fabric, we can't help it! But what about the left over batting? Here are some ideas from Just Get It Done Quilts

https://youtu.be/C8HibPi65XQ

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR BATTING SCRAPS Batting scraps are a fact of quilting. They come in sizes small, medium and large and they expand with every quilt you make. Here is a strategy to get them o...

In English paper piecing it's common to use a whip stitch to join the pieces together BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?! An invisible feather stitch! Which do you use?

https://youtu.be/Q4E7jj9ZCWU

English Paper Piecing - How to piece templates using invisible feather stitch with Pat Bravo 2017 Learn how to join and sew two epp templates together using an invisible feather stitch. Become a pro at epp sewing with this stitch that won’t show any threa...

Thank you to our new sponsor Stache Fabric & Notions!!! This unique, modern store is located in downtown London and has fabric from Nortcott, Art Gallery, Moda and more! Always lots of fun things to go check out.

https://www.mystache.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/my_stache.ca/

Stache Fabrics & Notions Stache is a fun, unique and modern online fabric and notion shop specializing in high quality, 100% cotton fabric for quilting, fashion, and crafts.

Thank you to Krafty Kennedys for sponsoring the LFQG again this year. We really appreciate the support! Check out their fabric, notions and classes!

http://www.kraftykennedys.com/

Krafty Kennedys - Artists London Welcome to our website. We look forward to assisting you in your search for the perfect business that suits your needs. Krafty Kennedys believes we are that business. Our customer service, combined with our pricing, is unmatched by any competitor.

London Friendship Quilters' Guild updated their website address.

Time management for maximum sewing time! Here are some tips on how to make the most of our sewing time, even if we only have 10 minutes from Seamwork.

https://www.seamwork.com/magazine/2021/04/tips-to-help-you-balance-your-sewing-time

Tips to Help You Balance Your Sewing Time | Seamwork Magazine Whether you have ten minutes or a whole weekend, here are tips for taking advantage of your creative time.

A super cute fabric basket that could use up some left over 2.5" strips from Shabby Fabrics Staff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1XFbqic2Y

How to Make a Fabric Basket using Jelly Roll Strips | a Shabby Fabrics Tutorial In this DIY video you'll learn how to use Jelly Roll Strips, or any 2½” fabric strips, to make a functional fabric basket! Jen demonstrates this process from...

Happy International Quilt Day!!!

A modern take on appliqué with step by step instructions for creating perfect blocks that mimic fine hand appliqué. Besides the full size appliqué patterns, some stunning closeups of beautiful quilting.

Explore some fun HST layouts using a layer cake in Kelley's Creative Comforts Youtube series this February.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQw3YSDB7G0&t

Day 1 : 28 Days 28 Quilt Designs Day 1 This is the first design layout in my series of 28 days 28 designs Thank you for joining me. Starting February 1st join me for my personal challenge to...

For bird lovers, any bird house you can imagine can be re-created to build your own bird sanctuary with fabric and thread! Full size patterns included for more than 20 beautiful block designs.

Deadline is Feb. 15! More details below

Get your quilt ready to enter the 2021 Nationa Juried Show!
The deadline is February 15th.
All details can be found here. https://canadianquilter.com/2021-national-juried-show-call-for-entry/

Quilt is by Cathy Vickers 'Rainbows Among Us', 2019 NJS Finalist.

200 pages of easy to advanced levels of quilting. "Material Obsession" is also the name of a small shop in Sydney, Australia. Kaffe Fassett: “It was a very special moment” when he first encountered the shop and “was immediately taken with the imagination and taste level of the quilts on display”. Quite a testimonial and this beautiful book won’t disappoint as you see how traditional designs translate into modern designs.

Sometimes we need to make bias binding for projects that have curves. Maybe a scalloped border or perhaps a tree skirt that didn't get finished before X-mas. Here's a tutorial from A Quilter's Corner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmMeNnng7Do

It's a new year and possibly time to reorganize your stash. Possibly your sewing room is a disaster like mine.....or you've finished a few projects and the scraps are piling up. Grab some bins, labels, and let's get organized!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wfY2MqRRSg

Managing a Quilt Fabric Stash Get tips and tricks for managing your fabric stash and scraps. Learn to store project leftovers so they are easily usable in scrap quilts.Related Blog Posts:...

Inspired by beautiful Italy’s holiday destinations, jelly rolls are used to create stunning quilts. While 2.5” wide strips can be used, jelly rolls saves the effort of finding and selecting 20-40 different fabrics and then cutting them.

Quilters can be inspired by anything and everything. Valerie Goodwin combines quilting with architecture! Here's and interview with TextileArtist.org

https://www.textileartist.org/valerie-goodwin-quilt-architect/

Valerie Goodwin: Quilt architect - TextileArtist.org Valerie Goodwin is a US fiber artist who integrates her expert knowledge and experience of architecture into her textile artwork....

To make this beautiful Amish Quilt with a Twist, the pattern and instructions are in the QUILTmania magazines in the Library.

“Adventures with Leaders & Enders” and the sequel “More Adventures with Leaders & Enders”. These two books by Bonnie K. Hunter highlight how to make more quilts in less time. Essentially, while sewing one project and having a Leader & Ender (those folded pieces of fabric used to collect threads), multiple quilts can be made. Bonnie shows how to get your scraps organized into usable sizes.

Christmas quilting done? Curl up with Holiday Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter and DiAnn Mills. A novel with two Christmas stories set in the 1940's.

If you have a garden/blossom themed quilt, submit it to Canadian Quilters Association for a chance to be in the magazine!

Deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2020
The winter snow is just beginning to fly but we’re already casting our minds ahead to the warm, sunny days of spring and our gardens. Canadian Quilter magazine is looking for garden/blossom-themed inspirational quilts to share with our readers. Do you have a floral quilt that you would like us to consider? If so, please send a high-resolution photo of the quilt (original from your phone/camera, 300 dpi or at least 3000 pixels wide) with your name, the quilt’s name, any credit the piece should be given (quilter, design origin, pattern name/maker, etc.) and a line or two about the quilt to [email protected]. Due to the quantity of submissions that we receive, only those used in the magazine will be contacted via email. Thank you!

Some nice gift ideas for the quilter in your life, or to put on your list from Just Get It Done Quilts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOu6Ppuucuc&feature=youtu.be

🎁🎊❤️ 10 GIFTS FOR THE QUILTER 2020 The first 1000 people who click the link in my description, will get a free trial of Skillshare premium. https://skl.sh/justgetitdonequilts10201 It’s that ti...

Some cute holiday quilt blocks!

https://auribuzz.com/2020/12/04/five-for-friday-holiday-quilt-blocks/

Five for Friday – Holiday Quilt Blocks It’s the first Friday of December and we can hardly believe that the year 2020 is almost over, it’s about time right? ;) Today on our Five for Friday series we have put together five h…

The Santa Cruz Sampler highlights 20 different crosses with a Southwestern flair..stunning! Easy to piece and appliqué both traditional and contemporary blocks. Over 32 patterns. Members may contact our Librarian for contactless borrowing.

The LFQG is having a holiday postcard exchange! There are many ways of putting them together, this is one from Man Sewing with Rob Appell. To be safe, take it to the post office to be hand cancelled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtlGFdexJD0

Fabric Postcards: Easy Sewing Tutorial with Rob Appell of Man Sewing http://bit.ly/fabricpostcardsmsqc - Fabric Postcards: Easy Sewing Tutorial with Rob Appell of Man Sewing. Rob shows us how to make a fabric postcard that rea...

A great story from the guild in Owen Sound about a quilt still in great condition from WWII that was sent overseas. Outreach is such an important part of quilting guilds, and you never know how far that reach extends!

https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/historic-owen-sound-made-quilt-cherished-in-england

Historic Owen Sound-made quilt cherished in England As the Bluewater Quilters’ Guild and its members have continued to help out people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were recently reminded of how local quilters were helping others …