On Dec 5th 2015, members of the NILAG, Northern Illinois Longarm Guild gathered for a Holiday Get Together. There was food, games and eye candy in the form of lots of Show And Tell.
The purpose of NILAG is to promote longarm machine quilting throughout Northern Illinois as well as providing a means of communication, education, and collaboration for all those who are interested in and practitioners of longarm and mid-arm machine quilting.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
On August 1st 2015, the guild's speaker was Pat Barry. Pat is the author of the ABC's of Quilting, a Longarm and Statler. In addition to teaching, writing and designing new product, Pat quilts professionally for others. Here are some photos of Pat's collection of quilts.
Here is some wonderful show and tell from our guild members...
Here are a few quilts pieced and appliqued by Gail Smith that Pat Quilted. Roses for Katrina shown first below, won Best Longarm Workmanship at the AQS Grand Rapids Quilt Show.
Friday, July 17, 2015
In June, NILAG was pleased to present Julie Lillo. https://www.facebook.com/julie.lillo
Julie is a local area
quilter that kept us busy with her "top 40 Freehand Overalls" We
spent a beautiful June morning, drawing swirls,
pebbles, and branching designs.
The Skill Builder for June was feathers around applique.
And of course there was plenty of show and tell
Quilter's Rule at NILAG
The April 2015 meeting brought us
Patricia Simons from Quilters Rule http://www.quiltersrule.com/
Patricia gave a hands-on drawing demo
using longarm templates and rulers. We
learned how to use simple shapes to create a large number of quilting designs. Some of what Patricia covered can be seen on
her YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/QuiltersRuleIntl
Show and Tell from Feb 2015 Meeting
On February 7, 2015
members of NILAG (the Northern Illinois Longarm Guild) came together for
a "Share it Saturday". Members
that attended the Machine Quilters Exposition
(MQX) that was held in September 2014, shared what information about
their favorite LongArm instructors.
There was also lots of show and tell.
Longarm Quilters in Northern Illinois
UPDATED MAP
of Professional Quilters in Northern Illinois
Many NILAG members
are professional Quilters that quilt for others. Let us help you find a quilter that will work
with you to turn your quilt top into a family heirloom.
****January 12, 2017 The information on this page has changed and has been moved to the "FIND A QUILTER PAGE" located here:
http://illinoislongarmguild.blogspot.com/p/find-quilter.html
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