Author: Poppy In Stitches

  • Inspiration of the month

    Our second quilt in this new series on the London Modern Quilt Guilt blog is a quilt by Amanda Hohnstreiter called ‘Convergence’.   Amanda herself is a member of the Modern Quilt Guilt family but in Austin in the US and she made this quilt for a challenge by the manufacturer Riley Blake. Her only…

  • Skip the borders – Easy patterns for modern quilts

    I was really happy when this book came up on the LMQG review list as it had been on my Amazon wish list for ages and the week before, I had purchased my very own copy! Julie says in the introduction that she drew on her love of teaching to work out how to put…

  • Inspiration of the month

    The LMQG would like to start a new feature this month where we share with our members and readership every month a quilt that has caught our eye and the we find particularly inspiring to the cause of modern and contemporary quilting.  To start we’d like to share with you the Feather Quilt made by…

  • London quilt shops

    Is there anything as much fun as being surround by bolts of beautiful, bright, colourful fabrics?  In London we are lucky to have great fabrics shops and a few quilting specialist emporiums too.  I love to buy fabrics when I can see and feel them, on so I thought I’d share those I know of…

  • February’s Meeting round up

    This month marks the second in our traditional block made modern challenge.  Each block should be 12 1/2 inch square and we will be using them to make up charity baby quilts.  If you’d like to join in, bring along your 12.5 inch block to the next meeting, on the 2nd March. We had a…

  • Modern Bee – 13 Quilts to make with friends

    When I volunteered to review a book for the LMQG I was overjoyed when “Modern Bee” turned up in my inbox! I am an avid reader of Lindsay’s blogs “Lindsay Sews” and “Craft Buds” plus it was a happy coincidence having last year taken over as Bee Mama for my own quilting Bee – Bee…

  • Traditional quilt and make it modern

    For our January meeting on 12th January our challenge is to take a traditional quilt and make it modern!  The finished size should be 12.5 x 12.5 inches, if you can’t make the meeting do email a photo of your block to londonmqg@gmail.com and don’t forget to add your photo to the LMQG flickr group. …

  • Christmas inspiration

    In the pines by Denyse Schmidt With Christmas coming next week, I wanted to share some fantastic modern quilts.  I know there is little time to stitch a whole quilt, but just looking at these could inspire a last minuet quilted stocking, table runner or pot holder.  Some are patterns to purchase, tutorial or one…

  • Meet a member – Amanda

    Tell us a little about yourself. I live in London with my husband. As I work full time sewing and quilting is a weekend activity. I can be found on Flickr and Instagram at Metroquilter, tag line ‘Modern quilter. Stash builder’. What inspired you to start quilting? Despite having not sewn since 1 was 13,…

  • Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects, Compiled by Tacha Bruecher

    Book review by Amy Cavanagh When I received an electronic copy of the Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects book I immediately scrolled through and looked at all the pictures.  Wow – so many lovely looking projects! I then went back to what I think will be my favourite project from the book – the Roll-Up Backgammon…

  • Charity Quilts – The Octavia Trust

    This week another large bundle of quilts have flown off to the Octavia Appeal at the Royal Brompton Hospital, all wrapped up and labeled.  I thought I’d share photo’s of the 2nd lovely batch to be sent. Thank you so much for all your hard work.

  • Meet a member – Michael

    Tell us a little bit about yourself. Originally from New York.  Victoria and I moved back to London after we got married 3 years ago.  She is British and works for an investment bank who relocated us when her position changed.  I went to F.I.T. in NYC for Advertising and Graphic Design, not Fashion as…

  • Monday Mosaic

    1. Cartwheel block, 2. Sew Sew Modern 3 parcel sent, 3. Star Flower cushion, 4. lanterns quilt, 5. 276, 6. Plus quilt

  • Modern One-Block Quilts by Natalia Bonner & Kathleen Whiting.  Published by Stash Books.     A beautifully laid out book, all 22 quilt designs are based on a single block design.  So each quilt design could be made with printed or solids and give a new look to each pattern.  The blocks range from simple,…

  • Quilt Improv by Lucie Summers

    Lucie’s fabulous new book, Quilt Improv landed in my Library last week and I have been pouring over it ever since!  I love Lucie’s fabrics and very much enjoyed her porthole quilting class at the Fat Quarterly retreat, as did everyone who took the class. The book starts with an introduction into  what improv quilting…

  • Urban Views review

    Urban Views published by Stash Books and written by Cherri House picks up where City Quilts left off.  Whether simple or more complicated, the quilts are all made in Kona Solids and brilliant for a new or more experienced quilter.  In the book there are 12 quilt patterns, although there are lots of tips and…

  • Baby quilts for The Octavia Appeal

    I wanted to introduce you all to the Octavia Appeal, our charity this year.  The Appeal was founded by Lynda Mackie, who will be joining us for our 7th April meeting and be able to tell us more about their work.  The appeal is run through the Friends of the Royal Brompton, although the Octavia…

  • A modern quilting bee, Block Party

    Written by Alissa Haight Carlton (a founding member of The Modern Quilt Guild) and Kristen Lejnieks and published by Stash books.  The book contains 12 project chapters for a year long bee.  January starts with a wonky log cabin, well explained and with lots of tips on holding a bee.  I havent ever been in…

  • Pin Ring – a tutorial

    Last months challenge was to make a pin cushion to swap at the January meet up.  I dithered as normal and wanted to make up something different, a small addition to the patch square pincushion I had made.  I decided a ring was my favourite – here’s how I made mine. What you will require…

  • We Love Colour compiled by Susanne Woods

    We love colour has 16 bold and beautiful Kona Solids quilt designs created by 16 iconic designers, published by Stash Books. I’m a huge fan of Kona Solids, great colours and made from quality opaque cotton.  This book has 16 designs using the whole rainbow and all thoroughly modern too!  Each chapter is a new…