London Modern Quilt Guild - a lovely way to spend a Sunday!

So yesterday, after a couple of months of annoying trains and engineering works typically on a Sunday, I managed to get into London and spend a lovely afternoon with my quilty friends at the London Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It was so nice to catch up with everyone and meet new visitors, and yes they travel far - a lady all the way from Australia!!
I always feel so inspired and ready to rush home and sew after the meetings and remembered to take some photos too! If you want to find out more about the guild check here!

Here are some of the highlights!

My number block for one of our charity quilts - number 5 although looks more like an S!

Gorgeous quilt design by Carina inspired by a piece of fabric!

Sharing quilts received as part of swaps - this was a mini, it is amazing!

A gorgeous quilt by Dorothy for Siblings Together

The merry crew!

Gorgeous mix of solids and liberty print hexies by Michaela

Gorgeous fabric storage made by Amanda with our member Colette's fabric!

and yes we do meet in a pub!! It's very lovely!

Just call me the bag lady!

Its no secret I love to make bags and zippy pouches and have quite an extensive collection growing!
A girl can never have too many right!?

One of my go to patterns I discovered several years ago is the (No Guts) Boxie Pouch from So Chick via Craftsy. I just love this pattern and once you've made one you'll be addicted, I promise!

So one of my May makes and I think my favourite is my latest boxie pouch. I used a slightly heavier wadding to give it a really nice structure so it doesn't fold in on its self which wasn't too much of a pain to sew through on my little Bernina.

This is the scariest stage!!

This is a great quick make and I would love to see what other fab bags and zippy pouches you have made or suggestions of new patterns I should try, so leave a comment below :)

Pattern: (No Guts) Boxie Pouch from So Chick
Fabric: Melody Miller Viewfinders