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 Senior Center (Dolly Spiering Community Center), 817 Holbek, Antioch IL 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. Visitors are always welcome. (There is a $10 charge per meeting for guests and a $10 credit will be applied to your membership if you decide to join.)
Find all the latest guild news in our current newsletter!
Breaking News
Following the general meeting & elections will be one of the most popular events of the year… Rafflemania! Members bring gently used fiber related items to “raffle” off as a guild fundraiser. This includes items such as quilt books, yarn, crochet and knitting supplies, sewing supplies, sewing patterns, gadgets, rulers, templates, threads, bobbin holders, needles, pins and of course, those fabrics that you once loved and now categorize as hideous. (Only fiber related items and no magazines.) Please bundle items together either in bags or with rubber bands to keep them from intermingling with other stacks.
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If you love applique’, cross stitch, hand embroidery, hand piecing, or hand binding a quilt (just to mention a few) then Needle and Thread Stitchers is a group you are welcome to join. It’s FREE, informal and no reservation required! Join hand stitchers from our quilt guild. Show and Tell is welcome and Inspiration is encouraged! Join us to work on your Needles and Thread Stitchers projects at the Dolly Spiering Community Center, 817 Holbek Antioch IL 60002 on September 23, October 28, & November 25.
NLCQG’s 2026 Raffle Quilt is here! This beautiful quilt is king size! The drawing will be 12/2/2026. For information on purchasing tickets contact programs@nlcqg.org
Has everyone checked out our library yet? The Charity/Library Challenge reveal is at our September meeting. Our fabric bins will be at the July meeting. Contact library@nlcqg.org to arrange receiving your item. The rules: 1. Choose fabric from our stash that can be used anywhere in your project. 2. Create an item using a tool or pattern from our library. 3. The item must be for one of our usual charity recipients. …
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.