Welcome Quilters
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
- 2023 Mystery Quilt Along – with Updated Flyer Information
Sign up for our 2023 Mystery Quilt Along has started! 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.
- March Guild Rummage Sale – Book Sale Table
Our next in person meeting is March 1st and will be our Annual Rummage Sale (see upcoming events for details). Along with the members’ sales tables, the guild will be having a book sale table.
How you can help:
- Clear out your craft books, (quilting, knitting, crocheting etc) and bring them to the March meeting to donate to the sale table.
- Invite your quilting friends to the meeting (no guest fee!) to enjoy shopping the book sale and members’ tables.
- Enjoy some new books for yourself (prices will be $3 for one, $5 for two, $10 for six) at bargain prices.
All proceeds from the book sale will go to the guild and any leftover books will be kept and brought to Rafflemania. Contact programs@nlcqg.org with any questions or to reserve your table.
- Post Card Exchange
During our zoom meeting months of January and February, our guild will be sponsoring a quilted postcard exchange. It’s not complicated, sign up and you’ll receive an email at the end of December with your January partner. Send your partner a quilted postcard at any time during January and they’ll send you one in return! At the end of January, you’ll receive an email indicating your February partner and you’ll just repeat the process. Easy peasy!
Want to see the postcards exchanged by our guild members during 2020 and 2021? Click here: postcard photos
Ready to sign up? Just send an email to: postcard@nlcqg.org. There will also be a sign-up sheet at our December meeting.
- 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.
- Changes and Updates
The Guild’s Ruler Library has been updated. Click on the Member’s Corner tab and scroll down to find the link for the updated Ruler Library