At our meeting last October, we discussed different needles and threads used for quilting.  I recently discovered that Superior Threads has two handy apps available for both Apple products and Android Products.

If you're not sure which thread to use for a specific project, you may want to consider downloading "Superior's Threads Selection Guide".  

The second app available, "How Much Thread" will give you an estimate on how much thread will be required for your quilting project.  

If you are using an Apple product such as an iPhone or iPad, you can download these apps to your device using the Apple App Store.  If you are using an Android product, you can download these apps to your device using the Google Play Store.  

You can read more about these apps on Superior Threads website or by clicking here.

Happy quilting!

Christmas has come early!  Here is our new official logo:

Thank you to Sasha Stanojevic for generously donating his time to create this logo for the Londn Modern Quilt Guild Canada!  If you would like to see some more of Sasha's work, please have a look at his website www.sahasaFX.com.

Did you know that Robert Kaufman has a very handy quilting app for smart phones and tablets?  Chantal brought this to our attention at December's meeting.  I personally have used this app several times and it is very handy and easy to use. 

Here is a video demonstrating the app's features:

Julie from Jaybird Quilts demonstrates the app using an iPhone, but it is also available on Android devises as well.  The calculations shown in the video are in imperial measurements, but can also be calculated in metric within the app.

For more information and how to download the app for apple products, click here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quiltingcalc/id390366459

For more information and how to download the app on Android products, click here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=quilting.calculators&hl=en

Despite some very snowy weather Saturday, we had a great turn out to December's LMQG meeting.  We saw some new faces and shared an abundance of homemade treats.  

We had a vote on our new logo and it will be officially revealed soon.

Mary presented a little bit more information on the LMQG Community Outreach project.  The instructions for the blankets have been posted in the Members Only Section of the website.  If you are a member and don't have the password information, please email londonmqgcanada@gmail.com.  Please bring you blankets to the January 11, 2014 meeting.

Our Guild dues will for the 2014 year are due in January.  The membership fee for 2014 will be $35,an increase from 2013.  The increase will not only cover your membership to the London Modern Quilt Guild and Modern Quilt Guild but will also pay for the LMQG website and other miscellaneous expenses.  The dues can be paid at January's meeting or paid online by clicking here.

We also had some great pieces of work shared:

Our next meeting will be held January 11, 2014 at Hyggeligt Fabrics.  Bring your very first quilt to share with the group!

The wait is over!  Tickets for Jacquie Gering's workshop and lecture go on sale Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 8 am on the Hyggeligt Fabrics website. 

The lecture and workshop are being brought to us by Sew Creative, The Marsh Store & Hyggeligt Fabrics.

The lecture will be held in London, the morning of Thursday, April 10, 2014. 

The full day workshop will be held in Coldstream/Ilderton, Friday, April 11, 2014.  The workshop will focus on the improvisational "Slice & Insert" piecing technique from the book 'Quilting Modern:  Techniques and Projects for the Improvisational Quilts'.

Hope to see you there!

Don't forget to join us this upcoming Saturday, December 14, 10am at Hyggeligt Fabrics (3-515 Richmond Street, London ON)

Free parking at Downtown on-street parking lots during the month of December - remember that time limits still apply.

Hope to see you there!