Guest Speaker: Rosemary Makhan Originally from Nova Scotia, Rosemary was taught quilt making by her mother, and spent many years teaching Family Studies at the high school level. She rekindled her love of quilting when she made a baby quilt for her daughter and soon she was teaching her friends and then teaching night school […]
Next Meeting: Thursday, February 11, 7PM Read More »
Welcome to London, Ontario! Create a 12 inch x 12 inch finished block (not on point), that represents London, Ontario and area. We hope to have enough of these finished blocks to hang them together to create a visual statement of welcome from the Guild to those who will be visiting CQA/ACC Quilt Ontario 2011
President’s Challenge 2010 Read More »
It was a relaxed chaos; the meeting began with guild announcements, soon moving on to a Row Robin show and tell, a buying feeding frenzy at the Rummage Sale! at which a total of $257.60 was raised for our Outreach program! Good job, ladies! We then moved on to more Show and Share, door prizes,
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Rummage Sale and Quilt Bingo Clean out your sewing rooms and give a little back to raise money for our Outreach programs! Every January, we ask you, our members to find a few quilty items that you no longer want or need and bundle, bag or wrap it up and price it for the rummage
Next Meeting: Thursday, January 14, 7PM Read More »
Friends at CAS sent us these photos of our Kid’s Quilts in use! And in the London Free Press on Saturday, December 26, there was this wonderful thank you letter from Meals on Wheels mentioning the placemats donated by the “merry bunch of elves at the London Friendship Quilters Guild”. (if you click on the
Updates from Children’s Aid and Meals on Wheels Read More »
Congratulations Jill Buckley, winner of our CQA/ACC Quilt Ontario 2011 London Logo contest! Jill received a $100 cheque and she will be acknowledged on the CQA/ACC website and call for entry. This logo will appear on flyers, posters, and promotional items for this event! We asked members of the LFQG, Huron Perth, Thames Valley, and
Our 2 special guests were Christine Poier from Meals on Wheels and Pat Finch from Children’s Aid Society of London. As Christine explained the services that Meals on Wheels offers their clients, the LFQG presented a special show and share of the wonderful placemats made by our members. Meals on Wheels serves over 1000 frozen
Celebrate the gift of Giving! Representatives from Meals on Wheels and Childrens’ Aid will be on hand at our Christmas meeting to receive the quilted donations from our members. They will speak about their organizations and the impact our donations have on their clients. RemindersLast call for quilted placemats for Meals on Wheels. Please bring
Next Meeting: Thursday, December 10, 7PM Read More »