Welcome Quilters
The Northern Lake County Quilters Guild (NLCQG) is an organization of enthusiastic quilters from northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin. We meet the first Wednesday of the month at the Antioch Township Center, 1275 Main Street, Antioch, Illinois 60002. For more information, click here.
We offer a variety of programs and socialization activities. In addition, we have classes presented by our members as well as nationally known teachers, activities such as swaps and UFO sewing days, and yearly challenges where we stretch our quilting skills. Whether you’re an experienced quilter or you’re new to the craft, we’d love to have you join us as we explore the art and education of quilting.
Find all the latest guild news in our current newsletter!
Breaking News
Welcome to our annual Quilted Postcard Exchange for 2026. This pen pal exchange is only for the months of January & February. We will provide you with your pen pal details by the start of the year for January and you will get a new pen pal for February. You will then mail the postcard at a designated date, given in early January. If you are interested in participating, please sign up by December 26th, 2025. Sign-up sheets will be at guild meetings, or you can reach us at: postcards@nlcqg.org …
This year will be swapping quilted tote bags. Smaller size would be 21 x 21 and every bag must have something quilted on it whether it’s the pockets, the handles or something special on the front of the bag. The bag does not have to be Christmas themed nor does it need to have a zipper. Pinterest has many ideas for wonderful looking tote bags. Start your project now so you’ll be ready for the Santa swap at our Christmas party!
It’s a Mystery! 
Our 4th annual guild mystery quilt will start in February of 2026! Sign up starts in December and if you have any questions, you can email mystery@nlcqg.org. Looking forward to quilting along with everyone this winter! The announcement flyer will go out in December but for those planning ahead, here are some details: …
Each member is asked to take 30 tickets to sell (6 for $5 or $1 each) to friends, family or just to purchase yourself to help support the guild. Remember this is our fund raiser since we voted several years ago not to do a quilt show. This is how we fund those wonderful programs we all enjoy.
Our Raffle Quilt Ticket Coordinator will have raffle tickets available for members to pick up at the meetings. There is also a sign-up sheet at the meeting for all the upcoming events which include a few craft shows and quilt guild visits. Please consider signing up where you may be able to help, especially if you are a member of that guild.
Do you EQ? The guild has formed an Electric Quilt group. The spark plugs meet via zoom the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Even if you don’t own EQ, we’d love to have you join us for future meetings. The depth of Electric Quilt is truly remarkable. Refer to the current NLCQG newsletter for more information.
If you’re interested in being a Spark Plug, send an email to sparkplugs@nlcqg.org.