Author: Shevvy London

  • Meeting Dates for 2019

    Hi Please note our meetings for 2019 will take place on: 13th Jan 3rd Feb 3rd March 7th April 12th May 2nd June 7th July 1st September 6th Oct 3rd Nov 1st Dec

  • Quilt Show

    If you live near Horsham, West Sussex one of our good friends and former members is holding a quilt show of quilts that have been donated to the charity, Siblings Together.   Mon 26th Nov 10:00 – 15:00 Tues 27th Nov 19:00 – 21:00 Wed 28th Nov 10:00 – 15:00 Thurs 29th 19:00 – 22:00…

  • Welsh Quilt Centre

    The Welsh Quilt Centre is running its last exhibition until November. Details can be found at http://www.welshquilts.com/exhibitions

  • Meeting dates for 2018

    Please note our meeting dates for the new year. Upcoming Guild Meetings for 2018: Sunday, 7th January @ 12pm Sunday, 4th February @ 12pm (downstairs) Sunday, 4th March @ 12pm Sunday, 8th April @ 12pm Sunday, 13th May @ 12pm Sunday, 3rd June @ 12pm Sunday, 1st July @ 12pm Sunday, 2nd September @ 12pm Sunday,…

  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe workshop

    We have two spaces for a workshop the guild is running with Victoria Findlay Wolfe on Sunday 6th August. The location is 31 Bolney St, London SW8 1EZ and there is parking in the road nearly. Victoria will be running her Thunderstruck class https://vfwquilts.com/products/thunderstruck-quilt-pattern-templates The cost for non members is £90. Please email the guild…

  • Donations for Grenfell Tower survivors

    If you want to donate finished quilts to the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire, then we recommend you send them directly to one of the collecting points. These are changing on an hourly basis and are being set up across London so please check out in your area where is most appropriate for you.…

  • Grenfell Tower

    There are a number of ways being put in place to help the people affected by the awful fire at Grenfell Tower. Over the weeks and months to come the survivors who have been left with nothing but the clothes of their backs will have to find a way to rebuild their lives and live…

  • What does sewing mean to you?

    Are you aged 40 or younger and sew? Please consider helping out Naomi on her dissertation. She is doing a fascinating topic. Sadly I’m too old to get involved but I urge everyone who is eligible to get involved. Exploring the experiences of people (aged 40 years and younger) who sew as a hobby and the…

  • Camberwell Arts open studio

    If you are free over the weekend of 16/17th June please visit the Camberwell Arts open studio that one of our members is a part of.

  • Southbank Events with Members

    Head to the Southbank Centre and learn to English Paper Piece on the 31st May and meet some of our lovely members. Try your hand at this traditional skill which is commonly used in modern quilting. https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/122133-london-history-day-2017  

  • Sew Mindful – Symposium

    One of our members is speaking at this event in March. For more info and a link to buy tickets please got to http://www.mindfulnesscentreofexcellence.com/ twitter page @sewmindful

  • March Meeting

    Just a quick note to say our March meeting has been moved to Sunday 13th in the usual venue as the previous date was clashing with Mothers Day. See you there.

  • 2016 meetings

    We have confirmed our meeting dates for 2016 and they will be as below: Upcoming Guild Meetings for 2016: Sunday, 10th January @ 12pm Sunday, 7th February @ 12pm Sunday, 6th March @ 12pm Sunday, 3rd April @ 12pm Sunday,8th May @ 12pm Sunday, 5th June @ 12pm Sunday, 10th July @ 12pm Sunday, 4th September @ 12pm…

  • Are you visiting the festival of quilts?

    If you are and fancy making a whole quilt for charity while you are there then please check out Gameofquilts.wix.com/gameofquilts. Game of Quilts is about completing a quilt from the first cut to the last stitch on the label during the 7 hours that the Festival of Quilts is open each day. Bernina sewing machines,…

  • Shopping

    Just to let you all know that I have updated the Events page to not only include our meetings but details of shops around London so we have a permanent link to PoppyinStitches who has put a great resource together of shops across London. I’ve added this to the blog as we get a number of enquiries…

  • Exhibitions

    Our members are involved in lots of different groups and guilds as well as the LMQG and a couple of shows are coming up you might be interested in.   This weekend between 27th March and 1st April in East Grinstead in the New Bees show. Details can be found at the venues website.  …

  • January Makes

    Post prepared by Amanda The January guild meeting was all about improv. Shevvy gave a talk about her use of improv techniques; she brought along a stunning set of quilts that illustrated her practice. A number of these quilts can be seen in this month’s mosaic. She has challenged the group to ditch the constraints…

  • Spring quilt festival

    There is a quilt show in the south of England coming up on the 23rd – 25th January. It’s a bit of a way from London, but readers near Sussex might be interest. Full details are https://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/html/Spring_Ardingly.html   Posted with Blogsy

  • London Modern Quilt Guild: November Makes

    November’s meeting saw lots of great stockings being handed over to our charity committee, the stockings were off to St Thomas’s in London to help brighten Christmas day for those families who find themselves in hospital at Christmas with sick little ones. Special thanks to the East Midlands Modern Quilt Guild who also donated some…

  • Fancy a Christmas and craft shopping outing to Bath?

    Recognising that many of our members are multi-craftual and appreciative of other crafty things, today’s post is about a one-day trip from London to Bath to visit the city’s famous Christmas Market on Saturday, 29 November. The event has been planned by Yarn in the City, organisers of annual knitting celebration The Great London Yarn…