Author: Poppy In Stitches

  • #london swap blocks

    We are currently working on 2 swaps #Londonseattleswap and #londonhoustonswap with our 2015 red and white theme.  All the blocks should be 12.5 inches square unfinished and can be made in any red or white fabrics, totally free design.  I thought I’d share some inspiration, first photos were taken by Donna at QuiltCon 2015  …

  • Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

    Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, hot off the press and out this month. I have seen double wedding ring quilts and appreciated their beauty, but thought them fiendishly difficult.  Victoria encourages us to not worry about making mistakes and to use them to learn from and even turn a mistake into a…

  • Luke Haynes | “Quilt; as quilt, as art”

    Luke Haynes visited the LMQG at our habitual meeting place the Star Tavern, Belgravia, on 12th on the October 2014. He brought with him stories, perspectives, bales of ideas that would shame the even his “Goodwill” fabric hunting grounds, and of course quilts. As quilts. And quilts as quilts, as art. Luke loved Purple. Purple…

  • Inspiration of the month

    Improvisational piecing is a technique that is at home in traditional quilting (think Quilter of Gee’s  Bend) as it is in modern quilting. For our inspirational feature for this month we’d like to share a wonderful modern improvisational quilt that was constructed by Lu Summers in 2012 and I believe was ultimately the foundation for…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Walkabout | Beth Studley

    Walkabout by Beth Syudley I wanted to share a great quilt pattern called Walkabout designed by LMQG’s own Beth and using her new fabric collection for Makower called Walkabout.  The inspiration behind this new fabric collection has come from Beth’s love of Aboriginal art, imperfect, simple lines and dots. The colour palette blends earthy tones of the…

  • Jogakbo | Korean patchwork

    image source I wanted to share with you all the wonderful art of jogakbo.  Korean traditional patchwork dates back centuries, jogakbo is made of pieces of salvaged fabrics used to make Hanbok (traditional Korean dress). We at the London Modern Quilt Guild have been given the chance to learn this technique at the Korean Cultural Centre here in London.…

  • Flickr summer stitching

    Here is what some of the guild have been stitching over the summer.

  • Meet Lucie

    Tell us a little about yourself: I live in West London and divide my time between a day job and working on a PhD thesis about the early career of British film director Maurice Elvey. My favourite film is The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and my favourite book is Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.…

  • London Modern Quilt Guild at the Festival of Quilts

    © Pink Stitches Today the Festival of Quilts opens, we will be exhibiting at stand C29.  The Festival of Quilts is Europe’s leading patchwork and quilting show – a celebration of quilting with over 300 exhibitors offering essential supplies.  Extraordinary galleries from international artists and groups, it’s the ultimate quilting experience. So if your visiting, do come…

  • August inspiration of the month

    Hello everybody. We are resuming our popular ‘Inspiration of the month’ feature after a short break and have some wonderful quilts coming up over the forthcoming months. Our August’ quilt is one of feedsacks, stars, a love arrow, a lot of purple and oakshotts all combined together expertly by Sarah from nohatsinthehouse.  Sarah calls this…

  • Sunday stitching bee

    On Sunday we held the 2nd of our stitching sundays, even with the heat it didn’t stop us from switching on the iron, propping up the ironing board and sewing away.  It is fun to be able to sew with friends and chat,  learn a new technique or just be inspired by the wonderful quilts…

  • New York beauty baby quilt

    Michael our guild president and his wife had their first baby recently so what does a quilt guild give as a gift? The answer is obvious.  Lots of secret conversations were had and because Michael is a New Yorker I chose the New York beauty block. I might have been sworn at by the other…

  • Inspiration of the month

    Our June inspiration comes from the very talented Leanne who blogs at shecanquilt. Leanne is not only terribly inspirational, she is also a wonderful person who by the way has no problem travelling all the way from Canada where she lives to London for the Fat Quaterly retreat! I have had the great fortune to…

  • GB quilting shops

    I love to buy from shops here at home if I can, saves on international postage and import taxes. Not so long ago this meant far less choice, now there are some brilliant modern quilting fabric companies flourishing online and I wanted to share a few I have found. Backstitch is a great resource for…

  • Tikki fabric giveaway

    Tina who own the wonderful fabric strore Tikki in Kew Gardens has kindly agreed to sponsor a giveaway with the LMQG. And the best thing about it is that one lucky winner can choose whatever fabric he/she wants up to a value of GBP 20. Tina has a fantastic selection of fabric in her store,…