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April 12 Meeting

4/20/2025

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President's Challenge quilts were shared. Wow they were amazing and all unique from the page 42 of inspiration. Check them out

​Ergonomic presentation by Elaine - thanks for all the tips. You can check out the presentation in the members' area monthly newsletters.

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BOM by Shirley - This month we are starting our look at stitch and flip techniques and then use them to make flying geese and square in a square. More details.

CQA Bus Trips
There are options for booking a seat on a bus to the CQA Canada Quilt Show in Mississauga at the International Centre June 18 - 21


Option 1 - London Friendship Quilters Guild bus
They have a few spots available on our bus trip to the CQA on Friday June 20th.  If anyone from LMQG is interested in joining they can contact either Sharon Taylor or Sharon Giberson. The cost for guests is $85.00 which included the bus and entrance to the show.  Everyone will be responsible for their meals as they are not included.

Option 2 - Chatham Kent Quilters Guild bus
They have quite a few spots available for their bus trip on Saturday June 21st.  They will stop in London for our members.  They are charging $55 but each participant purchases their own show pass.  No meals are included.  E-transfer the $55 to [email protected] and include in the note in the e-transfer that the payment is for the bus trip for a London Modern Quilt Guild member.

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Stonetown Quilt Guild
They have a bus trip to Quilt Canada and are looking to fill some seats. Friday June 20, leaving from St Mary’s at 8 am. Cost is 90$ bus and ticket. May contact Mary Lou Davis at 519-703-5663, or email [email protected]
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Show and Share
Check out these amazing quilty items (below) that were shared by our members.

Creative Pilates
We started with the drunkard's path quilt block and then changed it up to incorporate modern elements. See some of the new designs below.
Creative Pilates - A creative exercise that started with the drunkard's path block. Next, members added some modern elements to make their own new design. Very inspiring! Very quick!
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Steph Skardal Lecture - Apr 9 “On Creativity: Pushing Your Creative Boundaries”

4/9/2025

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Steph's lecture was amazing!                check out her 2024 gallery here

 She explored the definition and value of creativity and creativity blockers. She shared a framework for building a creative practice in quilting so that you walk away with confidence to apply this framework to your growing creative practice.
What is your exploration? How will you be disciplined? How will you be supported?

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         website: stephskardalquilts.com              Instagram Steph Skardal
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Steph Skardal is a quilt designer, educator, and maker who loves finding the balance between order and chaos in her quilts, mixing hard geometric lines and structure with an element of randomness in texture, color, or layout. With a background in software engineering, she is motivated to experiment with different techniques and technology to create original quilt designs.
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Amy Friend's Lecture Mar 5 and Workshop Mar 22 showed us ways to marry improv with precise paper piecing.

3/22/2025

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LMQG Lecture event by Amy Friend shared techniques about "Alternate Grid & Negative Space"
on Wednesday March 5


Amy shared quilts she has made to help demonstrate how she includes alternate gridwork and negative space, two principles of modern quilting. She described how she has played with these two ideas in different ways over the last few years—from just a touch to bold. Amy provided lots of inspiration for when we are planning our quilt layouts.

​Workshop: "Improvisational Paper Piecing" on March 22 by Amy Friend

Amy led participants in designing an original improv pattern for paper piecing with 5 or 6 colours. We experimented with grid layouts of the pattern and using the mirror or rotated version of the pattern. This workshop was based on one of the three design approaches that shed share in her second book, Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design.

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more about Amy... https://duringquiettime.com/
Amy Friend is a former museum curator turned designer. She designs modern quilts and specializes in paper pieced designs. She authored the books Intentional Piecing (2016) and Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design (2017), and has a new book, Petal + Stem (2020). Since 2019, Amy has run a paper pieced Block of the Month program each year. She is an award winning quilter and her quilts have been exhibited at a number of quilt shows as well as museums. Amy is a national quilt teacher and lecturer. Amy lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three children. If she isn’t sewing or spending time with the family, you might find her in the garden. 

Amy was at QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix
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Canadian Embroiderer's Guild, London Trunk Show - February 8 meeting

2/8/2025

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 Wow what an amazing trunk show! Fabulous samples of ways to use various media, including textile, fabric, stitching, buttons, and more! 5 talented members: Mary V, Andrea M, Susan V, Beth S, Jane P shared their quilts, wall hangings, pillows, jackets, shirts and samples. Very inspirational - check out the CEG program that includes workshops, focus groups, lectures and more!! Check out the CEGLondon website for more information. Members check out more photos here.
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Lectures and Workshops Registration is open for Members

1/28/2025

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Check out the Lectures and Workshops for 2025

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Amy Friend - ​https://duringquiettime.com/
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Steph Skardal - https://www.stephskardalquilts.com/​
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Sheila Frampton Cooper - ​https://www.zoombaby.com/​
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