Calendar
Due to the Covid Pandemic, meetings for 2021 will be via ZOOM.
An email with the meeting link will be sent to each guild member and advance paid guest. Meetings are from 9:30 to about noon.
Dues for are $25.00
Guest Fee: $10.00 with some exceptions, see each month for exceptions.
2021 NILAG PROGRAMS
February 6, 2021: Stephanie Hackney from Hobbs Meeting Via Zoom. Stephanie will share all her
knowledge as the Director of Sales & Marketing. Retail Division
about batting and other products. www.hobbsbatting.com
April 3, 2021: Art Quilt Finishes with Kathy Downie Meeting Via Zoom. This is the story of Kathy's journey
from traditional quilter, to fashion designer, to art quilter with a focus on
the finishes that can be added to enhance your design.
June 5, 2021: Combining Designs in Modern Ways with Kathleen
Riggins Meeting Via Zoom. Knowing some basic designs is one thing,
but knowing how to combine them in interesting ways can open a whole new world
of quilting – without having to learn new designs! Join Kathleen as she walks
you through some of her favorite ways to combine designs, helping you create
stunning quilts.
August 7, 2021: Trunk Show & “Lessons Learned” with Kathy
Herbach
Kathleen will show over 75 of
her quilts with close ups to see quilting and short stories about lessons
learned along this quilting journey.
December
4, 2021: Dear Jane Quilts and How to Quilt Them with CarolJoy (Cj) Spensley
February 1, 2020 - Sarah Evans will share "Rita's Quilt". In September 2019 Sarah Evans volunteered to longarm a quilt which was an unfinished estate sale find. By November the project had garnered national media attention. The quilt required extra work on Sarah's part. Before quilting it, she coordinated the preparation of the blocks (embroidered by 100 different artists) and supervised the hand piecing of the top by 35 additional volunteers. She will talk about the process of creating Rita's Quilt from inspiration to completion and share pictures. Sarah Evans is a designer, piecer, quilter and teacher of textile arts who has been quilting for over 15 years and longarm quilting since 2016.
In an effort to decrease exposure to Covid-19 and corresponding implications this meeting has been canceled.
April 4, 2020 Jamie Wallen "How Will I Quilt This?" Lecture PLUS Saturday after workshop. Do you have unfinished quilt tops waiting to be quilted because you don't know how to quilt them? This class will get you headed in the right direction. Bring a few tops to class, and we will photograph them. Then Jamie with the help of technology will lead his years of experience and talent to show everyone in class how he would quilt your quilt.
Jamie is an international longarm teacher. His YouTube channel has become a hit with quilters in over 80 countries. Jamie lives in Michigan City, Indiana where he pursues his art of quilting, films instructional videos, hand dyes fabric and teaches quilting workshops at his shop The Quilters Apothecary.
Reservations for this workshop are required. NILAG members: $25.00 (lecture is included as part of membership fee) Non-Member: Lecture only: $20.00, Workshop only: $30.00, All-Day lecture and workshop: $50.00 Forms can be found on the
LINKS & DOCS page this lecture will be at our regular location, Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N Main Street, Wheaton IL 60187 Bring your own lunch, beverage, snack.
The days schedule:
9:30 - Lecture
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-4:00 Workshop
June 6, 2020 - Kathy Downie, Art Quilts and How to Finish Them THIS MEETING IS ALSO CANCELED due to the Covid-19 pandemic
August 2, 2020 - Jeff Benedict, Preventive Maintenance and Trouble Shooting, All Brands of Longarm Machines. Jeff is the owner of Accomplish Quilting in South Haven, Michigan
October 3, 2020 - Tracy Husch-Lissak, T-Shirt Quilts
December 5, 2020 - Christmas Tea and Holiday Party Hostess, NILAG member Nancy Mueller
NILAG PROGRAMS 21019
The February 2019 Meeting has been re-scheduled for
Saturday March 9, 2019
9:30 A.M.
Gary Methodist Church
224 N Main St., Wheaton (park in rear lot)
Bring: unpaid members-form and $25 dues
Show and Tell
Quilts of Valor
Do NOT bring Quilts Beyond Borders
PROGRAM:
SCHOOLHOUSE- each schoolhouse will be 10 to 20 minutes
Dori LeStarge - exercises and stretches for quilters to keep your body healthy
Gwen Roark - large orange peel designs
Lawana Perez - feathers for beginners to advanced stitchers
Nancy Mueller & Nancy Sturgeon - freehand Graffiti Quilting
Kathy Herbach - alternate binding techniques
FISH BOWL of QUESTIONS: questions about running a quilt business, questions about problem quilts, or even questions about what to quilt.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED due to the weather
Feb 2, 2019 School House and Fish Bowl Questions
Meeting lead by our own Dori Lestarge of Algonquin
Member questions about running a quilting business, questions about problem quilts, questions about what to quilt and more will be covered.
April 6, 2019 NILAG member Gwendolyn Roarke "How to make your quilts sing"
Do you ever get stuck picking a design for a quilt? Do your clients need help picking designs" This will be the meeting for your!! Gwendolyn will be presenting a methodology for selecting quilting designs. How to keep your designs organized, what things should you consider when selecting a quilting design, and some out of the "block" ways to think about quilting designs. This information will apply to both computer and hand guided quilters.
June 1, Cheryl Sleboda "Your On-Line Presence"
Cheryl will provide information for quilters with a business and also those who don't have a business. Topics covered will be Facebook, Instagram etc.
http://muppin.com/wordpress/ cherylsleboda@gmail.com
Aug 3, 2019 Debbie Wesenberg Looking to expand your quilting skills? Let Debbie from DK Studios teach you how to use templates when quilting. This 1 hour lecture will present tips and tricks for using templates on both domestic and longarm machines. Straight lines and perfect circles will soon be a breeze on your next quilting project. Merchandise will be available for purchase. www.facebook.com/dkappliquestudio
Oct 5, 2019 NILAG member Dori LeStarge will give a talk on "Repurposed Design".
May of us make scrappy quilts to use up bits and pieces of fabric. We can do the same with our quilting designs. Come learn how to reuse discarded household items with great shapes into quilting motifs.
Dori has been quilting for 38 years and longarm quilting for 17 years. She uses a stitch-regulated Prodigy machine. Since her degree was in Graphic Arts, all of her work is done freehand from the front of the machine.
Her business is called Highmeadow Lane and can be found on Instagram. She specializes in custom heirloom quilting, custom T-shirt construction and memory quilts. She retired from her longarm business this year to focus on making quilts for her 11 grandchildren. .
Dec 7, 2019 Member "Holiday Party" *** DIFFERENT LOCATION***
Lisle Park District Recreation Center, Located at 1925 Ohio Street in Lisle.The Recreation Center is located just west of Route 53 and South Ogden Avenue (Route 34) Meeting starts at 9:30 AM
NILAG PROGRAMS 2018
February 3, 2018 : Quilters Schoolhouse & Garage Sale
April 7, 2018: NILAG MEMBER Carolyn Mack Trunk Show, Carolyn has been quilting for 30 years, making over 200 quilts. She is passionate about solving complex design problems, working with friendship exchange blocks, pushing the boundaries of machine quilting and experimenting with new techniques. Her quilts have a contemporary look noted for their intricate quilting, innovative piecing and artistic feel. Accolades include numerous Viewer's Choice Awards and prizes at local show. Her quilts have been exhibited at AQS-Paducah and had a quilt published in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.
June 2, 2018: Pat Barry will show us how to design pantographs. This class is for computerized and freehand quilters. Computerized quilters are encouraged to bring their laptop or Ipad with their particular program on it. Freehand quilters should bring drawing paper and pencils. This is an all day program, please bring a brown bag lunch. Guest Fee: $25
August 4, 2018: NILAG member Rebecca Hall-Martinez of Rockford will present "Designing a Whole Cloth Quilt". This is a drawing class. Students should bring pencils, paper and other drawing tools that you might need to design your own quilt using Rebecca's tips and tricks.
October 6, 2018: NILAG member Lawana Perez of Sullivan, WI will present "Design As You Go". Teaching us the techniques she used in the wedding gown quilt. The quilt was made from bridal gowns and other fancy clothes. This is a DRAWING CLASS. Please bring pencils, paper and other tools that you might need to sketch all-over quilting designs.
December 1, 2018: HOLIDAY CHALLENGE for NILAG Members. Completed 35 by 35 inch square quilts will be presented. Quilt must be "December Holiday Themed". All work must be entirely the work of the guild member. Quilt must have a 4 inch sleeve attached at the top. Prizes will be awarded in Freemotion and Computerized. Please CLICK HERE to open a link the rules and an entry form
****DIFFERENT LOCATION for this meeting only***
The Lisle Park District Recreation Center, located at 1925 Ohio Street in Lisle. 9:30 AM We will be in the small Multipurpose room. The Recreation Center is located just west of Route 53 and South Ogden Avenue (Route 34)
Remember to bring a small batch of cookies to share, Coffee and tea will be provided, bring your show and tell, Quilts of Valor.
June 2, 2018: Pat Barry will show us how to design pantographs. This class is for computerized and freehand quilters. Computerized quilters are encouraged to bring their laptop or Ipad with their particular program on it. Freehand quilters should bring drawing paper and pencils. This is an all day program, please bring a brown bag lunch. Guest Fee: $25
August 4, 2018: NILAG member Rebecca Hall-Martinez of Rockford will present "Designing a Whole Cloth Quilt". This is a drawing class. Students should bring pencils, paper and other drawing tools that you might need to design your own quilt using Rebecca's tips and tricks.
October 6, 2018: NILAG member Lawana Perez of Sullivan, WI will present "Design As You Go". Teaching us the techniques she used in the wedding gown quilt. The quilt was made from bridal gowns and other fancy clothes. This is a DRAWING CLASS. Please bring pencils, paper and other tools that you might need to sketch all-over quilting designs.
December 1, 2018: HOLIDAY CHALLENGE for NILAG Members. Completed 35 by 35 inch square quilts will be presented. Quilt must be "December Holiday Themed". All work must be entirely the work of the guild member. Quilt must have a 4 inch sleeve attached at the top. Prizes will be awarded in Freemotion and Computerized. Please CLICK HERE to open a link the rules and an entry form
****DIFFERENT LOCATION for this meeting only***
The Lisle Park District Recreation Center, located at 1925 Ohio Street in Lisle. 9:30 AM We will be in the small Multipurpose room. The Recreation Center is located just west of Route 53 and South Ogden Avenue (Route 34)
Remember to bring a small batch of cookies to share, Coffee and tea will be provided, bring your show and tell, Quilts of Valor.
NILAG PROGRAMS 2017
October 7, 2017: Terri Watson of
Grandville, MI: Lecture/trunk show—how to decide what
kind of quilting to put on a top. She has a website and blog: https://threadtales.wordpress.com/
Terri was featured in a 6 part series in
the June, August, October and December 2015 issues of our NILAG
newsletters.
December 2, 2017: Holiday party with show and tell. More info to follow.
August 5, 2017 Kelly Cline - Feature Program "Quilting Vintage!"
Kelly
Cline’s passion is turning ordinary antique linens and quilts into heirloom
pieces, completely on a long arm machine! She will have a trunk show of
her favorite pieces and talk about this wonderful twist on quilting that
connects our past and present.
Kelly is a Handi Quilter Ambassador who hails from beautiful Lawrence, Kansas
and loves to travel. Browse her website (http://www.kellyclinequilting.com)
and visit her daily posts on Facebook, Kelly Cline
Quilting. And if you are a subscriber to QNN TV, look for
Kelly in the episode “Quilting Vintage Linens”!
Feb 4, 2107 Valli Schiller MY LIFE IN QUILT YEARS
Valli will bring a trunk show of approximately 20 of her
bed and wall quilts and the stories behind them. Her style ranges from traditional
to contemporary with an emphasis on innovative sit down machine techniques to
encourage and inspire you. Valli began
her love affair with sewing and design at age 10 when she transformed a castoff
chenille bedspread into a decidedly unusual angel costume. Many garments, costumes,
curtains and quilts later, her passion for creating wonderful stuff out of fabric
and thread continues. Valli’s quilts
have been exhibited in the US and internationally in such venues as the IQA
judged show in Houston, the AQS judged show in Paducah and the European Quilt xpo
in Lyon, France. Her quilts have won multiple awards including Viewers Choice (MQX
Springfield 2016), Best of Show (MN Quilters 2006, Quilt Odyssey 2005), First
Place blue ribbons (IQA Houston 2005 & 2007, AQS Paducah 2005, MN Quilters
2005), Best Use of Color (Mid - Atlantic 2006, Pacific Int’l 2004) and Best
Domestic Machine Quilting (MN Quilters 2004). One of her
quilts was a finalist in the 2007 $100,000 Quilt Challenge. Her work has been
featured in many publications including Quilter’s Newsletter, the $100,000
Quilt Challenge Magazine, Quilter’s World, Quilt It for Keepsakes,
American Quilter Magazine and the AQS 2006 QuiltArt Engagement
Calendar.
Valli has a facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/valli.schiller?lst=100006227978684%3A1276115696%3A1484088507
We will also have show and tell from
the no backtrack feather skill builder.
April 1, 2017 DeLoa Jones FULL DAY OF WORKSHOPS
In the last 14 years DeLoa has quilted over 5000 customer
quilts, and now she returns to NILAG to share her knowledge in a hands-on
drawing class! Many of her classes feature free motion designs that can be
quickly completed but have a very traditional look. Her quilts and customer quilts
have won at many national shows. DeLoa travels throughout the country teaching
at many national shows, and she holds many private retreats and seminars. DeLoa's
classes are informative and fun both for quilters who quilt as a business and for
those who quilt for themselves. http://www.deloasquiltshop.com/
Because of time constraints, we will NOT hold a regular business meeting, show and tell or board meeting.
Because of time constraints, we will NOT hold a regular business meeting, show and tell or board meeting.
9:30 - 11:30 AM "Got Stencils? Use Them!" (2 hr lecture)
11:30 - 12:30 PM Brown bag lunch bread and a chance to shop Deload's stores
12:30 - 2:30 PM "Discover the Ghost Block" (2 hr drawing class)
2:30 - 3:00 PM Snack break (and maybe a little more shopping)
3:00 - 4:30/5 PM "Practical Tips for the Machine Quilting Business" (1 1/2 hr lecture)
11:30 - 12:30 PM Brown bag lunch bread and a chance to shop Deload's stores
12:30 - 2:30 PM "Discover the Ghost Block" (2 hr drawing class)
2:30 - 3:00 PM Snack break (and maybe a little more shopping)
3:00 - 4:30/5 PM "Practical Tips for the Machine Quilting Business" (1 1/2 hr lecture)
****The guest fee
for this day will be $30, guest can become members but the guest fee will not
be waved.
THINGS TO
BRING: lunch, beverage/water, drawing pad, pens, camera.
June 3. 2017: Barbara Vlack: High Tech meets High Touch, a
lecture/demonstration of EQ7 software and a trunk show of quilts Barb has
designed using Electric Quilt.
August 5, 2017: Kelly Cline: Quilting Vintage lecture and
trunk show. She has a website and blog. http://www.kellyclinequilting.com/
October 7, 2017: Terri Watson: Lecture/ trunk show—how to decide
what kind of quilting to put on a top. Terri was featured in a 6 part series in the
June, August, October and December 2015 NILAG newsletters. https://threadtales.wordpress.com/
NILAG PROGRAMS 2016
NILAG PROGRAMS 2016
October 1, 2016: "Less Stress Feathers by Sandra Smith
Do you love the look of feathers but get stressed out quilting them? Learn 8 different easy-peasy, no back-track designs that will have you feathering up a storm! Please bring these supplies: paper/sketchbook, pencil, & clipboard (there aren't enough tables for each to draw on)
Location: PNC Bank, 250 E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187 Lower Level Meeting Room, Also, please remember to use the lower level parking area.
TIME: 9:30 AM
GUESTS: $10.00
GUESTS: $10.00
December 3, 2016 "Color in a Supporting Role" by Bill Kerr
Using examples of his own
work, as well as, images of art, sculpture, garden design, architecture, and
product and package design, Bill Kerr from the Modern Quilt Studio https://
www.modernquiltstudio.com/ of Oak Park, IL, will explain the role of color in
design. Bill will show how great quilts (ranging from traditional to
contemporary) use color to support a “Big Idea” or design intention.
Weeks
Ringle and Bill Kerr are professional quilt makers and co-founders of Modern
Quilt Studio, a design studio in Oak Park, Illinois. Having written the first
book on Modern Quilting, Bill and Weeks are pioneers of the Modern Quilt
Movement. Weeks made her first modern quilt in 1987 to rethink the
possibilities of the American quilt as being expressive of the time in which we
live. Having sewn since he was 8, Bill began designing and making modern quilts
in 1995. Modern Quilt Studio launched the first ever magazine exclusively
dedicated to modern quilting, Modern Quilt Studio continued— Modern Quilts
Illustrated, in 2011. Their books on modern quilting and design include
Transparency Quilts, Quilts Made Modern, The Modern Quilt Workshop,
Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop and A Kid’s Guide to Sewing. Their work has been
featured widely in the national press including in O:The Oprah Magazine, TIME,
The New York Times, Dwell, American Patchwork & Quilting, Patchwork Tsushin,
France Patchwork and Country Living among others. In addition to having worked
with various fabric companies, Bill and Weeks have developed bedding and
textiles for Crate and Barrel. Weeks and Bill have taught extensively
throughout the US, Canada, Japan (classes taught in Japanese), England and
France (classes taught in French). In addition, Weeks has taught two online
classes, Designing Modern Quilts on Craftsy and Solids Revolution on iquilt.com
When not busy designing and sewing, Weeks writes about craft and creativity on
her blog Craft Nectar. When he’s not working in the studio, Bill can be found
at Dominican University in River Forest, IL where he is Director of the Graphic
Design Discipline and former Chair of the Art Department.
GUESTS: $10
