September 2014

  • Luke Haynes

    The London Modern Quilt Guild is so pleased to announce that the AMAZING Luke Haynes will be in town from the States on October 14th to share some of his work and chat about his process. Luke studied architecture at Cooper Union in New York and considers his fabric art to be an architectural method…

  • Touchdraw challenge

    A few months ago at the Fat Quarterly Retreat a few members took Lynne’s class on using Touchdraw, a graphics application that is available on IOS, Mac and Android. In just a few simple steps, I managed to create this image and squealed with joy at what a perfect quilt it would make. So I…

  • Request for feedback

    At the moment the guild is looking into our communications and I would like to ask our readers for some feedback. I would be very grateful if as a reader of our blog you could answer the following. 1- how did you find our blog? 2- what do you enjoy reading on it? 3- is…

  • Shirley Quilters Exhibition

    One of our members is also active with the Shirley Quilters based in Croydon. They are having an exhibition of their work on Saturday 4th October between 10am – 4pm so please pop along if you can. Full details can be found on their website at www.shirleyquilters.org.uk  

  • Meet Judi

    Tell us a little about your self: I’m a 60-ish mother of one son. I’ve been quilting for roughly 15 years.  Still learning and growing, which is a big part of the attraction to quilting. What inspired you to start quilting: I have always admired quilts and I started buying them long before I started…

  • and the winner is………..

    Kelly the bundle will be flying out first thing tomorrow morning!

  • Scrappy Bits Applique by Shannon

    © c & t publishing Every quilter, sewer has scraps left over from projects and what to do with the smaller pieces can be tricky. Shannon Brinkley has been creating things with her hands since she was a very young girl and fell madly in love with modern quilting in college.  Shannon is a modern quilter…

  • Dashwood Studio fat quarter bundle giveaway

    Dashwood Studios are a UK based textile design company that produces beautiful fabric collection that can be used for home decor, clothes and of course for quilting. Since they started David and his team have produced a few stunning collections and has collaborated with many local quilters. The latest collection is called September Blue and…

  • “Sew a Modern Home” review

    Many of the quilters I know find that they gain inspiration from a range of sources beyond the usual ‘craft’ world. Art, architecture, graphic design and interior design are a few of the disciplines studied by modern quilters who looking for fresh design ideas. It is not uncommon to stumble across modern quilting blogs where the…

  • Fat Quarterly retreat

    A number of our members spent an enjoyable weekend at the recent Fat Quarterly Retreat, held in London and attended by quilters from the UK, Europe and beyond.  As well as the opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with old friends there were some great classes which have inspired our creative passions since the…