Please join us for our next meeting, October 5, 2019 at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main St, Wheaton IL 61087  9:30 AM

NILAG member Dori LeStarge will give a talk on "Repurposed Design". Many 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 is in Graphic Arts, all of Dori's work is done freehand from the front of the machine. She specializes in custom heirloom quilting, custom T-shirt construction and memory quilts.

You can find Dori on Instagram under Highmeadow Lane.  https://www.instagram.com/highmeadowlane/

We had a great meeting Aug 3rd 2019. Our guest speaker was Debbie Wesenberg.  Debbie showed us many examples of quilting, using her custom longarm and sit-down, machine templates.  Can't wait to what everyone creates.  Debbie can be found at www.facebook.com/dkappliquestudio

We have rescheduled the February NILAG meeting. Mark your calendar now! 

Saturday, March 9, 2019

9:30 a.m.

Gary Methodist Church

224 N Main St, Wheaton (park in rear lot)

BRING—

Member form and $25 dues

Show & Tell 

Quilts of VALOR quilts 

NO Quilts Beyond Borders quilts as Carla is still in Florida.

PROGRAM—

Schoolhouse

Each schoolhouse will be 10 to 20 minutes.

Dori LeStarge—exercises and stretches for quilters to keep your body healthy

Gwen Roarke—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

We have decided to cancel the NILAG meeting scheduled for this Saturday, February 2, 2019 in Wheaton due to possible icy road conditions. So many of you travel a good distance to get to the meeting, and we don't want you to deal with icy roads. Better safe than sorry! 

We wanted to let you know as soon as possible so that there is no chance that any of you will show up at the church door on Saturday morning. 

At this time we are looking into the possibility of rescheduling the meeting to March 2, but first have to check availability of the church. We'll get back to you on this as soon as we find out.  

Thanks for understanding. Stay warm. 

Rita Farrell

President

****Our December meeting will be in a different location****

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Please mark your calendar to note that NILAG will meet at  The Lisle Park District Recreation Center located at  1925 Ohio Street in Lisle. 9:30 a.m. We will be in the small multipurpose room. Click on the address to view a map. The Recreation Center is located just west of Rte. 53 and south of Ogden Avenue (Rte. 34) and the railroad tracks. The parking should be good. Games and prizes. You will receive a December newsletter in addition to this notice. 

Bring a small batch of cookies to share.

Coffee and tea will be provided.  

Bring your show and tell.

Bring your completed Challenge Quilt.

Bring your quilted Quilts of Valor quilts.

Do not bring your Quilts Beyond Borders quilts as Carla is in Florida until April.

See you then

August 5, 2017 -- 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”!

The meeting starts at 9:30 at

Gary United Methodist Church

224 N. Main St

Wheaton IL 61087

Use door #5 in the rear of the building, that is where the parking lot is located.
Take elevator to lower level and walk ahead to meeting room.

“A DAY WITH DELOA”

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 1 when NILAG will host a day-long workshop

featuring DeLoa Jones, a nationally known longarm quilter and MQX Teacher of the

Year in 2012! Prepare to be inspired, learn a lot, and leave with many ideas to put into

practice on your own quilts.

• Session 1: Got stencils? Use them! In this 2 hour lecture DeLoa will explain what to

look for in stencils to build a versatile stencil “stash”, how to look for inner less

prominent designs to “double” your stencil collection, how to add free motion to

stencils to adapt them to areas or styles of the quilt, & how to fit a border stencil

without the math! We will get a chance to have some “hands on” drawing practice to

try out what we’ve learned. (9:30am-11:30am)

• Session 2: Discover the Ghost Block Discover the block within your block. Creating

alternate quilting spaces with a quilt can take a quilt from ordinary to extraordinary! In

this hands-on drawing class, DeLoa will teach you how create these spaces (both

pieced areas & background spaces) and designs to quilt within them. Learn to

combine stencils and other designs to enhance the quilt to another level.

(12:30pm-2:30pm)

• Session 3: Practical Tips for the Machine Quilting Business DeLoa will share her

knowledge, first-hand experience, and practical advice for the business of quilting for

hire. She will address the ups and downs of the machine quilting business, helping

customers, incorporating other services, setting up your work area efficiently and

working efficiently, pricing and different types of quilting, and making the business fit

into your lifestyle. Whether you currently run your own business or are just

“considering” it, take advantage of DeLoa’s business experience and expertise! Come

ready to ask any questions you may have. (3:00pm-4:30pm)

Some practical notes for the day...

Brown bag lunch (11:30am-12:30pm) Bring your own lunch to munch on. DeLoa will

give us a chance to shop her “store at our door.” Be prepared!

Snack break (2:30pm-3:00pm) A chance to relax & refresh with goodies from the

Guild!

Because we want to make the most of our day with DeLoa, there will be no Guild

business meeting, show & tell, or Board meeting on April 1st! Life will return to

normal at our next meeting on June 3rd.

And the BEST NEWS OF ALL! This workshop is offered AT NO COST TO OUR NILAG

MEMBERS!! Guests are welcome to join us for a fee of $30 for the day. We also

welcome our guests to join the Northern Illinois Longarm Guild (NILAG) for an additional

$25 membership fee.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!! Our guild meetings are held at the Gary United

Methodist Church, 224 N Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187. Please park in the lot behind the

church building. Enter door #5 and take the elevator down to the lower level.