From February LMQG Meeting 

2/24/2026

Featured Speaker was

Bianca Springer

Integrating Pieced Textiles in Garment Making

Find her on Instagram, website and email click here: Thanksimadethem

Bianca uses quilt flimsies and floppsies..ha

Orphan blocks and made fabrics

Yo-Yo pieces never looked so good!

Her requested top that she was wearing during presentation, go to her website for details. 

President Lora gave an overview of guild business and new guild challenge which 

you can review guidelines HERE on our blog. 

We had a new feature: rapid fire Show and share in 4 minutes .....just kidding!

We did only have a few minutes for show and tell and raffle so PLEASE bring your work to next months meeting on March 31st. 

Here is what I was able to capture: 

 

Jane was one of the prize winners!

Liz was also a prize winner and she had many UFO's to share 

Kate showed off her "magic square" quilt from a demo class in 2025

Jan showed off this cool perspective quilt.

The Bee Sew Quilty group hosted our first sew day of the year with many projects honoring our 250th Anniversary of the U.S. See us working HERE

Many projects for veterans were started like these door hangers. 

Stay tuned for the possible guild table at the annual Isles quilters sale in March.

 "Destash"info to come soon. 

Hope to see you all in March!

LMQG Challenge #1

CHOOSING COLORS - DEADLINE: APRIL 28, 2026

OVERVIEW - You are going to use the work of professionals. Ad agencies create their promotions with carefully crafted and color curated advertisements. By using the website below, it will determine the colors and the respective percentages for each color. You will then use those colors and choices to create your quilt.

STEP 1 - Sort through advertisements in magazines to find an ad that you really like.

STEP 2 - Take a screenshot of the ad or take a picture on a phone. You’ll need to upload it to this website - http://onlinejpgtools.com/ (see attached example image below).

STEP 3 – Create a modern quilt using the colors and percentages. Any shape whose perimeter will be equal to or less than 100 inches.

DEADLINE: APRIL 28, 2026

2026 QuiltCon Community Quilt

The LMQG 2026 Community Quilt submission is on display this week at QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC. Once it comes back home the guild will be making arrangements to donate the beautiful quilt to a charity. LMQG member Elisa Salas was kind enough to grab these pictures while at the show.

The quilt was designed by Martha Turner. Project was organized by LMQG’s Bee Sew Quilty. Blocks made and sewn together by many LMQG members. Quilted by Nancy Goff at Calico House.

February 2026 LMQG Meeting

 

Please join the LMQG for their February 24th meeting at 5:30.

The agenda includes:

• General Announcements
• Survey Results
• Upcoming Events
• Challenge Project
• Show and Tell

Featured Speaker:

Bianca Springer - Integrating Pieced Textiles in Garment Making (Zoom available only at the meeting)

https://biancaspringer.com/pages/about

https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-bianca-springer-fiber-artist/

February 14th Sew Day!

February 14: Bee Sew Quilty: Wonky Stars and Stripes for America 250

January 2026 Meeting Recap

 

January Meeting Minutes

Elisa gave a short PowerPoint presentation on machine quilting and demonstrated techniques on a domestic sewing machine. She invited attendees to try it themselves.

UFO Show and Tell:

Bianca Springer Presentation - February 24th LMQG Meeting

Plan on joining the LMQG at our February 24th meeting where Bianca Springer will join us via Zoom for a presentation on "The Patchwork Closet: Integrating Pieced Textiles into Garment-Making."

Dive into the world of wearable pieced and patchwork garments! Bianca unpacks how to select quilted fabrics and vintage textiles that compliment garment silhouettes, and shares methods for making bold stylistic statement with pieced textiles. You'll learn how to deconstruct thrifted garments-or work with orphan quilt blocks-and reconstruct them into new, fashion-forward pieces. Perfect for folks eager to explore upcycled couture or surface-texture storytelling.

Follow Bianca on Instagram: @thanksimadethem