Category: Events

  • 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…

  • 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

  • Priory Square launch party

    Annie of the Village Haberdashery is having a launch party at the shop for Katy Jones for her new fabric collection, Priory Square, on Sunday, 14 December at 2pm. Katy’s collection will finally be in stock and because this event takes place during their Anniversary Sale weekend, they will be offering 20% off everything in the shop (in…

  • 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…

  • Knitting and Stitching Show

    You probably are already aware of it so a quick reminder that the Kntting and Stitching show is happening next week at Ally Pally from the 8th – 12th October. I’m sure lots of our members will be going.        

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • QuiltCon recap

    QuiltCon recap by Charlotte of Displacement Activity I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural QuiltCon in Austin last month, and I am still buzzing from the amazing experience. Spending time with so many people who share the same interests was just fantastic. Add to that the great location, delicious food and warm weather and…

  • An Afternoon at Liberty

    By  Elena from Modern Olivia. This September, the LMQG had the pleasure of meeting with Sholto Drumlanrig, designer of the new Liberty Lifestyle Collection of quilting cottons. We met at the Heritage Suite within Liberty itself where Sholto, and sales/business manager Virginie, walked us through their process of creating and designing the new line.   Sholto shared how…

  • The London Modern Quilt Guild meets Tula Pink

    By Gertie Pye of Quilting for England In August, LMQG was delighted to have the opportunity to enjoy an evening with Superdesigner Tula Pink, who was visiting the UK on a whistlestop tour – first to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, and then on to Liberty’s, who now carry her latest fabric lines. Tula…

  • Meet Thomas Knauer!

    Please note the change in time and location! The London Modern Quilt Guild is thrilled to be hosting Andover designer Thomas Knauer for a talk when he visits London in July! This event is open to everyone, whether you’re a guild member or not. Thomas is the designer behind Pear Tree, Flock and Savannah Bop.…