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  • Monday Mosaic

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

  • June Makes

    Another productive month, this is what our members have been making.   Pop over to our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • 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…

  • May Makes

    Wow, May was a productive month, there are so many gorgeous projects!   Pop over to our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • Kaffe Fassett exhibition

    Last week I went to the Fashion and Textile Museum to see the Kaffe Fassett exhibition. It is incredibly inspiring. I’m a 50/50 fan, some of his work I love, some I’m not so fond of, but I’m completely fascinated by the way he works. There are references to painting and ceramics throughout and you can really see…

  • Winner Part 2

    Our first winner sadly couldn’t attend the class after all, but that means someone else gets to win this great prize! Our new winner is… Congratulations Marie! We’ll be in touch soon.

  • The Winner is…

    We have a winner, I won’t keep you hanging, but just a little recap of the terrific prize… a place in this class, where you will learn to make these beauties which will enable you to go on to make oodles of fabulous quilts in the future.   So the winner is   which is…

  • Giveaway – Modern Quilting Sampler class

    The lovely Annie from The Village Haberdashery is hosting a fabulous giveaway for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway day. The Village Haberdashery provides a one-stop shop for the modern crafter with a delightful selection of fabric, yarn, haberdashery and trims.  Classes are now being offered which range from knitting to quilting and to celebrate this and the new extended opening hours, Annie…

  • April Makes

    April seemed to fly by, but some of us were busy…   Take a look at our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • March Makes

    some of the projects we were working on in March…   Take a look at our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • Project President

    OK, hands up, I stole this post straight from Charlotte (who did a fabulous job of organising this beautiful quilt). ___________________ What do you do when your guild president is having her first baby? Make a secret quilt, of course! The lovely ladies of the LMQG contributed blocks using this pattern (once they had forgiven me for choosing…

  • February Makes

    Some of us were busy in February… Take a look at our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • 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…

  • January Makes

    A little round up of what our members were working on during January. Take a look at our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • December Makes

    A little round up of what our members made in December. Take a look at our Flickr group to see who made each item. Thanks to Amelie for creating the mosaic.

  • Giveaway Winner

    Thanks to everyone who entered The Village Haberdashery Giveaway, we had 94 eligible entries, Random.org did the honours and we have a winner for this gorgeous bundle of fabrics. Congratulations to comment number 39 –  Shenley Connolly who said: “My new skill for 2013 is going to be screen printing! I’m dying to giving it…

  • giveaway – The Village Haberdashery

    The lovely Annie from The Village Haberdashery is hosting a fabulous giveaway to celebrate the opening of her bricks and mortar shop in West Hampstead in the New Year. The Village Haberdashery provides a one-stop shop for the modern crafter with a delightful selection of fabric, yarn, haberdashery and trims. Swoon! The new shop hours along with class times will…

  • VeloCity design challenge

    Four of the LMQG members recently took part in a design challenge set by Fat Quarterly. The challenge was to design and make items using fabric from the ‘VeloCity’ range by British Designer Jessica Hogarth. One of the items made was this ‘city squares’ quilt by Beth Studley. You can read more about the design…

  • November Makes

    November seemed to be over in a flash, here’s a round up of what our members have been making. Take a look at our Flickr group to match the item with its maker. Thanks to Amelie who put together the mosaic. Happy Sewing!

  • October Makes

    October was a very productive month for many of our members, lots of gorgeous pieces to admire here. Take a look at our Flickr group to match the item with its maker. Thanks to Amelie who put together the mosaic.