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The Northern Lake County Quilters Guild (NLCQG) is an organization of enthusiastic quilters from northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin. We meet monthly in the Antioch, Illinois Township Center.  In addition, we have workshops presented by nationally known teachers, special events such as local shop hops and UFO days where we gather to work on our unfinished or charity projects.  If you enjoy quilting, we hope you will consider joining our guild! Learn more about our upcoming events by reading our blog.

 

News

  • March 25th UFO Venue Change

    Due to early voting, our March UFO day has a venue change.
    Date/Time: March 25th, from 9:30am to 4:00pm
    Location: Lake Villa District Library – AS Program Room A/B
    140 N. Munn Road Lindenhurst, IL

     

     

  • Ornament of the Month

    NLCQG Ornament of the Month 2023
    This project is planned for 2023, starting in January, ending in October, with the collecting the ornaments in November for the tree decoration. The finished ornaments will be used to decorate a Christmas tree at the Antioch Kringle’s Christmas Village as an outreach endeavor, a way to increase the guild’s publicity. We expect to save the collection of ornaments to decorate a tree for many years to come. The enclosed link has more information about the total venue https://www.antiochchamber.org/pages/kringles-christmas-village

    Contact Dung or Gail through ornaments@nlcqg.org

    Click this link:  Ornament of the Month Page to view each month’s ornament instructions:

  • Bingo in July

    Our July meeting will include not only our traditional ice cream social, but we will also be surrounded by mystery quilts while playing Quilter’s BINGO!

    Quilter’s Bingo requires you to make your own bingo cards so while you’re working on those projects in March, April, May and June, save a couple of scraps to add to your Bingo board!

    There will be a ‘bingo board square’ box available at guild and UFO meetings. Feel free to add 2 1/2” squares to it to share with others, or take some 2 1/2” squares from it to complete your boards. Click the following link for all instructions for making your boards: NLCQG Quilter’s Bingo Instructions

    Questions may be sent to president@nlcqg.org

  • 2023 Mystery Quilt Along – with Updated Flyer Information

    There’s still time to sign up for our 2023 Mystery Quilt Along!  This is our first guild fund raiser for 2023 so please spread the word far and wide!  The quilt along is all virtual (emails, a facebook group and via zoom) so quilters from all over can join us.  If you need a last-minute gift for a quilting friend, this just maybe it!

    Updated Flyer – Click the following link for details: NLCQG Mystery Quilt link

    It’s always fun to quilt with friends whether in person or virtually. We hope to quilt along with you this winter.  Any questions? Contact: mystery@nlcqg.org.

  • Dear Jane Quilt Group

    Are you interested in learning about making a Dear Jane quilt? We are meeting at 6:00pm before our December meeting. Interested but don’t want to do all the blocks? That’s ok, make few and create a table runner, lap quilt, or some other project. So come to the meeting to see what it’s all about. No cost to participate. If you wish to be a part of this Dear Jane group, please send an email to: dearjane@nlcqg.org.

     

Upcoming Events

2023 March UFO – Venue Changed to Lake Villa District Library

March 25, 2023 at 9:30 AM

Please join us for a fun and productive UFO day at the Lake Villa District Library AS Program Room A/B, 140 N. Munn  Road Lindenhurst, IL from 9:30 AM to 4 PM where we sew and make new friends. Any member of the Northern Lake County Quilters Guild is welcome to attend. Friends of members are also welcome for a $5 guest fee.  There is no registration cost.

Bring one or more of those unfinished objects (UFOs) you have tucked away at home to work on. Click here for a list of suggested items to bring to the UFO: UFO Packing List (PDF)

Come and stay as long as you want, just an hour or two, or the entire day! There is a refrigerator and microwave available, so you may bring a lunch if you wish. Hope to see you there!

Walker Bag Workshop
Teacher: Shar Snellman                 Date: March 25, 2023
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.                                 Cost: $10
Supplied: Pattern, Fabric, Batting & Velcro
Bring: Sewing Machine, Walking or Free Motion Foot, Thread, Pins, Quilt Clips (optional), Scissors, Marking Pencil/Pen, Rotary Cutting Supplies
In this workshop we will learn basic bag construction. Join Shar as together we make a square bottom walker bag with a front pocket. The skills you acquire are easily transferable to a future similar style tote bag. Participants have the option of keeping their completed walker bag or donating it.
Advance sign up required.  Payment due by March guild meeting. Email president@nlcqg.org with any questions and to sign up.

2023 April Meeting – Solids and Prints: Using the Fabric on Your Shelves

April 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Join us for on Wednesday, April 5th, at the Antioch Township Center. Doors open at 6:00 PM for fellowship, questions, and quilting help. Meeting starts at 7:00 PM. 

Presentation by Lynn Dykstra: Solids and Prints: Using the Fabric on Your Shelves
Is there fabric in your stash you can’t figure out how to use? Take a look at ways to feature fabrics of many varieties in one quilt. If you liked it enough to buy it, you like it enough to cut it up and use it in one fabulous quilt! Adding solids frees your thinking to put lots of fabrics together. 

This presentation will be accompanied by a workshop the following day Thursday, April 6th.

 


Workshop – Using Solids with Prints

April 6, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Our April 5th Presentation by Lynn Dykstra, Solids and Prints: Using the Fabric on Your Shelves, will be accompanied by a workshop held the following day, April 6th.

Using Solids with Prints (9am-4pm)

Bring 6 prints and 4 fat or long quarters of Kona or Moda Bella solids to the workshop. They do not need to match. We will share solids and prints in making a few simple blocks that will showcase those prints. (If your prints are too precious to share, that is ok–you don’t have to!)

Included will be cutting and pressing tips to maximize efficiency. We will make blocks for two different tops. Will you finish a top? No! But we will a lot done! Optional–show and tell piece to share over lunch.

Supply lists will be sent out upon sign up. Cost for the workshop is $20 and there is a limit of 20 participants.  Please  contact programs@nlcqg.org to sign up.  Payment is due by our March meeting at which time if the workshop hasn’t filled up, it will be opened up to non-members.


2023 April UFO

April 22, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Please join us for a fun and productive UFO day at the Antioch township center from 9 AM to 5 PM where we sew and make new friends. Any member of the Northern Lake County Quilters Guild is welcome to attend. Friends of members are also welcome for a $5 guest fee.  There is no registration cost.

Bring one or more of those unfinished objects (UFOs) you have tucked away at home to work on. Click here for a list of suggested items to bring to the UFO: UFO Packing List (PDF)

Come and stay as long as you want, just an hour or two, or the entire day! There is a refrigerator and microwave available, so you may bring a lunch if you wish. Hope to see you there!