Best of 2016

2016 was a year filled with lots of firsts for the Lincoln Modern Quilt Guild. 

• We put on our first quilt show and retreat. 
• We displayed modern quilts and demonstrated improv quilt blocks at National Quilting Day. 
• The Try-Angle and Make A Statement challenges got us thinking outside the box. 
• We worked together to make Quilts for Pulse and an improv block quilt for charity. 
• We enjoyed a year full of informative programs and sew days! 

Thank you, LMQG, for a fun year! Looking forward to seeing everyone on January 31st at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.

Highlights from the Holiday Party & Announcements

Holiday Party Highlights

The 2016 Holiday Party was well attended and the quilting themed games got everyone involved!  

A special thanks to the organizers of the party:  Sheila Green, Kris Jarchow, Mary Dittenber, Michelle Raphael, Linda Crump, and Jennifer VanDyke. 

The party started off with a fun "What am I?" icebreaker to get us moving around and talking (not like we needed help with talking.  It got pretty loud.)

Everyone brought a fat quarter (some good, some "ugly") and those were used for prizes for many of the games.  Other prizes were handmade items donated by members.  Everyone walked away with something.

Other quilty games we played:  Charades using quilting terms or blocks, word scramble, blind fat quarter toss (harder than it sounds), and a new activity that will likely be repeated....Jingle Bell Box activity.  



The party was a great way to celebrate our friendships and connections we have through quilting.  2016 was a fantastic year for the Lincoln MQG!!!  Thank you to the outgoing board members and welcome to the 2017 Board.

Announcements

Community

Another charity quilt is nearly finished.  Look at the beautiful graffiti quilting done by Liz Thanel.  

Skill Building

Announcing EQ Club!  Nancy Goff is kicking off a club for members of the LMQG to get together and learn and teach each other EQ7 (Electric Quilt).  This is an opportunity for members to learn from each other to improve their skills working with EQ7.  All levels of experience are welcome, even those how do not own or are not familiar with EQ7 - come and see what you can do with EQ7!

The club will meet on the 4th Saturday from 1:30 - 4 pm at Sew Creative Lincoln 5143 So. 48th St.

For more information, please contact Nancy Goff at ed.nancy4bikeriding@gmail.com

Modern Quilt Guild Participation

MQG Mini Swap

For those who are involved in the MQG mini swap don't forget to check in with your swap fairy when requested, show updates on social media using #showusyourmqg, #mqgswap, and #lincolnmqg.  This is a great way to show the larger quilting community what our guild is doing to grow the love of modern quilting with others.  

MQG Sew Days on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

Every third Sunday, the MQG hosts a virtual sew day.  Just post a picture to your favorite social media and use the hash tag #mqgsewday.  Easy and fun!

MQG Resources and Block of the Month

Don't forget the many useful resources available to LMQG members on The MQG website and blog.   One of these is the new Block of the Month (BOM) patterns which can be resized into many different versions of a quilt, not just your standard BOM.  Check it out! The Modern Quilt Guild Resources

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!  

See you in 2017!

It's Holiday Party Time!

Holiday Party

December 4th, 2016

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NSEA Building

605 S 14th

Lincoln, Ne

LMQG members, join us for the holiday party on Sunday afternoon! Parking is available on the parking deck as well as in the front and back of the NSEA building. There is elevator access. Bring your favorite finger foods and treats to share, punch and tea will be provided. Remember to bring a fat quarter from your stash for a couple games! (Hoping for quilt block charades again this year!) Should be lots of fun, looking forward to seeing you all there!

November Sew Day Highlights

We had an enjoyable Sew Day with over 20 members sharing holiday gift ideas and participating in the bag sew along!

Here are some of the gift ideas, project links are at the bottom of the page.

 

Top L-R: Julie Karjala with a mug organizer, Linda Crump & Sheila Green showing the Schlep Bag

Bottom L-R: Kristie Jarchow with a portable design wall, Vicky Bedell with a holiday wreath.

For the bag sew along, we had three options, a wine bottle bag, the Sew Together Bag and the Bionic Gear Bag. Thankfully, we had several people who had already made these items and were willing to help out with directions! 

When you finish your bag, share a photo to our LMQG Facebook page or if you're on Instagram, use the #lincolnmqg hashtag so we all can see! Click on the Facebook button in the sidebar to see more Sew Day photos. 

Gift Idea Links

Schlep Bag

Mug Organizer 

Non Slip Sewing Machine Foot Pedal Pad 

Cell Phone/Tablet Holder 

Easy DIY Double Oven Mitt 

Portable Design Wall 

Upcoming Events

Holiday Party

December 4th, 2016

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

NSEA Building

605 S 14th

Lincoln, Ne

Join us for the holiday party! If you didn't sign up at the meeting, email us at info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com so we have an idea of how many people are attending. We are asking members to bring finger foods and treats to share, punch and tea will be provided. We are also asking that everyone bring a fat quarter from your stash for a couple games. Should be lots of fun, hope to see you all there!

November Sew Day Reminder

•  November Sew Day
  Saturday, November 12th from 10:30am-3:30pm
  Location: International Quilt Study Center and Museum 

       Bring your holiday gift ideas for show and tell. We will be having a sew along for those interested in making the Sew Together Bag, Bionic Gear Bag or a Wine Bottle Holder Bag. You will have to purchase the pattern and supplies ahead of time.

  

Sew Together Bag

Bionic Gear Bag

For the Wine Bottle Holder you will need:

18" ribbon for tie

12" x 19" fabric for body

3" x 12" fabric for the strap 

As always, bring whatever projects you want to work on and we hope to see you there!

October Meeting Highlights

October Meeting: Make A Statement Challenge Quilts and Tips, Tools and Tricks

The October meeting marked our final official LMQG meeting for 2016. The slate of officers for 2017 was presented and approved as follows:

President: Sheila Green

Vice President: Linda Crump and Mary Dittenber

Secretary: Kristie Jarchow 

Treasurer: Liz Thanel

Communications/Social Media: Jennifer Van Dyke

Dues for 2017 are now being accepted, please fill out this Renewal Form and include it with the yearly dues of $35. Dues can be mailed to Sheila Green or turned in at the November Sew Day and the Holiday Party. 

July-October 2016 Challenge: Make A Statement

Our latest challenge was to create a modern quilt containing text or characters of some kind (letters, phrases, foreign or domestic...use your imagination!)

The members who participated in the Make A Statement challenge shared their quilt creations and the inspiration behind them with the group. Linda had us smiling and singing along to "This Little Light of Mine," Kristie had us tearing up with remembrances of her mother and Kristina had us all giggling with her "Jack the (seam) Ripper" quilt! A powerful presentation from 14 of our talented members!
Here are the Make A Statement participants.

L-R: Linda Crump, Julie Karjala, Peg Pennell, Sara McCracken

L-R: Vickie Bedell, Phyllis Higley, Colleen James, Sheila Green.

L-R: Kristina Morrow, Sarah Maseth, Brooke James

L-R: Marsha Conley, Kristie Jarchow, Jennifer Van Dyke

Tips, Tools and Tricks: 

Linda started the round of tips and tricks and kept us going with her "Easy Button!" Lots of useful ideas to make sewing and quilting easier!

Show and Tell

L-R: Sara McCracken, Marsha Conley, Maggie Copple

L-R: Liz Thanel, Kristie Jarchow, Phyllis Higley, Tanna Kinnaman

Deanna Larson, Julie Karjala, Sandy Wassenmiller, Pat Kant

 Upcoming Events

• November Sew Day
  Saturday, November 12th from 10:30am-3:30pm
  Location: International Quilt Study Center and Museum 

       Bring your holiday gift ideas for show and tell. We will be having a sew along for those interested in making the Sew Together Bag, Bionic Gear Bag or a Wine Bottle Holder Bag. You will need to purchase the pattern and supplies ahead of time.

Sew Together Bag

Bionic Gear Bag

For the Wine Bottle Holder you will need:

18" ribbon for tie

12" x 19" fabric for body

3" x 12" fabric for the strap 

• Holiday Party 

          December 4th, 2016
          3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
          NSEA Building
          605 S 14th Street
          Lincoln, NE

Join us for the Holiday Party! If you didn't sign up at the meeting, let us know you are coming by emailing us at info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com so we have an idea of how many people are attending. We are asking members to bring finger foods and treats to share, punch and tea will be provided. 
We are also asking that everyone bring a fat quarter from your stash for a couple games. Should be lots of fun, hope to see you all there!
 

October Meeting Reminder

October Program: 

• Elections for 2017
• Make A Statement Challenge quilts due. Please share your inspiration for your creations with the group. A photo will be taken of each challenge quilt after you present.
• Bring your sewing Tips Tools and Tricks to share with the group
• Show & Tell
• Early membership renewal begins. Download the renewal form HERE Dues can be mailed to Sheila Green or we will also be accepting dues at the November Sew Day and the Holiday Party.    

  

Looking Ahead to November

• November Sew Day
  Saturday, November 12th from 10:30am-3:30pm
  Location: International Quilt Study Center and Museum 

       Bring your holiday gift ideas for show and tell. We will be having a sew along for those interested in making the Sew Together Bag, Bionic Gear Bag or a Wine Bottle Holder Bag. You will have to purchase the pattern and supplies ahead of time.

Sew Together Bag

Bionic Gear Bag

For the Wine Bottle Holder you will need:

18" ribbon for tie

12" x 19" fabric for body

3" x 12" fabric for the strap 

• Holiday Party 

          December 4th, 2016
          3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
          NSEA Building
          605 S 14th Street
          Lincoln, NE

September Meeting Highlights

September Meeting Program: "BACK to Basics"
with Kristina Morrow, Janeese Olsson, Sheila Green, Pat Kant and June Pederson.

Our talented members showed us how to make the backs of our quilts look as great as the fronts.

Janeese showed us different ways to baste a quilt, including thread and pin basting, fusible web tape and spray basting.

Kristina made several samples of different binding methods, such as magic binding, facing, pillow casing and how to use the quilt back as binding.

Sheila covered a couple different ways to make a quilt sleeve, as well as shared some different hanging rods. 

Pat's thoughtful quilt labels inspired us to up our quilt label game! 

Thank you for an informative meeting ladies, we learned a lot! 

 

Here are some links to the information shared at the meeting. Click on the Meeting Minutes tab above for more detailed meeting information. 

 Spray Basting Technique   

Binding Techniques

IQSCM Quilt Sleeve and Basic Quilt Sleeve   

Quilt Labels

Show and Tell

 

Upcoming events 

October Meeting 

 Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 at 5:30pm

• Bring your sewing Tips Tools and Tricks to share with the group
• Make A Statement Challenge quilts due
• Elections for 2017
• Early membership renewal begins. Download the renewal form HERE 

November Sew Day
Saturday, November 12th from 10:30am-3:30pm

IQSCM

• We will be sharing holiday gift ideas and those interested may be making the Sew Together Bag.

Holiday Party

December 4th, 2016 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

Location: 

NSEA

605 S 14th St

Lincoln, NE 68508

 

September Meeting Reminder

September Program:
"BACK to Basics" with Janeese Olson, Kristina Morrow, Pat Kant, June Pederson and Sheila Green

LMQG's talented members will do a presentation about the back of your quilt. We will see examples of making your quilt sandwich, binding, labels and sleeves. You will get to ask questions about different techniques and what works best for a beautiful quilt back that is as great as the front.

Bring any projects you are working on for Show and Tell!

Looking Ahead to October

• Officer Elections and Membership Renewal 

•  Make A Statement Challenge Quilts Due
  Create a modern quilt containing text or characters of some kind (letters, phrases, foreign or domestic...use your imagination!) Due at our October 25, 2016 meeting. 
  
  
  
  

August & September Sew Day Highlights

We've enjoyed two sew days in a row at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum,  having one in August AND September!
The focus for the August sew day was "Wonky Houses." The scraps were flying as Kristie Jarchow showed us how to make some fun house blocks! Finished blocks can be made into wall hangings for Habitat for Humanity.

Our guild's latest challenge, "Make A Statement," is to make a quilt of any size that features words. Have you started yet? They are due at the October meeting! 

September's "What Are You Trying To Say?" was focused on adding text to our quilt projects. Phyllis Higley, Kristie Jarchow and Jennifer Van Dyke presented lots of ideas for our "Make A Statement" challenge! Paper pieced letters, fabric paint, thread writing and appliqued letters were shown for inspiration. 

There was a variety of quilt projects being worked on and the lovely ladies of the QuiltCon Charity Quilt team made progress on the charity quilt. 

The next sew day:

 November 12th, 2016

10:30 am - 3:30 pm

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

We'll be sharing holiday gift ideas! 

September Sew Day Reminder

Upcoming Sew Day, Saturday, September 10th from 10:30am-3:30pm at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the NW corner of 33rd St & Holdrege St - 1523 N 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68503.

The demo theme for sew day will be "What Are You Trying to Say?" Phyllis Higley, Kristie Jarchow and Jennifer Van Dyke will share some tips and different ideas on how to add text to your projects. As always, bring whatever projects you want to work on!
Hope to see you all there!

August Meeting Highlights

August Program: Mary Dittenber,  "Dyeing to Quilt!"

Mary inspired us with her beautiful hand dyed fabrics and quilts! 

Thank you, Mary! 

Liz Thanel was presented with the LMQG'S best modern quilt prize for the quilt she entered into the Lancaster County Fair. 

Lots of show and tell!

Check the meeting minutes tab above for more meeting information and Facebook for pictures!

Upcoming Events

September Sew Day

September 10th, 2016

IQSCM 10:30am-3:30pm

September Meeting

"BACK to basics"

September 27th, 2016

IQSCM 5:30pm-7:00pm

August Meeting Reminder

August Meeting Reminder

August Program:

Dyeing to Quilt with Mary Dittenber

Mary has been quilting for 17 years and also teaches. Her interest in fabric manipulations started her on the path to dyeing fabric to use in her works.

 

Mary will talk about her adventures in dyeing fabric and will share examples of her work. We hope you can attend! 

Are you interested in becoming an LMQG officer for the upcoming year? 

We are looking for individuals who are interested in being on the executive board, as well as committee chair positions for the Holiday Party and our Quilt Show at Bernina. If you are interested, please email info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com or speak to any of the current board members.

August Sew Day Reminder

August Sew Day at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, 
August 13th, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

 

  

Kristie Jarchow will give a quick demo on how to sew a wonky house block. If you want to make one house or a whole village, you will need to bring enough background fabric and several patterned fabric scraps to make an 18" house block. Aren't these houses fun? Can't wait to give it a try! As always, you can bring whatever projects you want to sew and bring show and tell to share.
 

 

 

Hope to see you there! 

• Just a reminder that the 13th is the last day of the county fair. Volunteers may be needed to take down quilts at 7:30 pm. Quilt pick up times are Saturday night, August 13th from 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm and Sunday morning, August 14th from 9:00 am - noon.

July Meeting Highlights

July Program: Dr. Hillestad on Creativity

Dr. Robert Hillestad gave a delightful talk Tuesday night! He is a design educator and studio textiles artist whose work has been shown in more than 150 exhibitions in the US and abroad and is represented in numerous private, corporate and museum collections. When he retired after 31 years of teaching at UNL, the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery was named in his honor.

His love of textiles began in his mother's sewing room. As a child, he would sort fabrics from her scrap bag into different colors and textures. The creative process had begun!

His inspiration comes from many places. Art, architecture and fabrics speak to him, as well as collections of things. He uses many different techniques to create his works, from knitting and crochet to painting sewing and dyeing.  It was a special treat to have his assistants walk the pieces around the room so they could be seen up close! 

Here's a quick list of his advice to us on how to be creative.

• Find mentors
• Interact with people and community. 
• Failure is part of the process. Never discard a project because work evolves over time. 
• If you are out of ideas, change up the mode, go shopping or change projects. 
• Do not wait to create that idea in your head, someone else will beat you to it!
• Do something creative every day! 

Thank you for the inspiring talk, Dr. Hillestad! If you are interested, Dr. Hillestad has compiled a Creativity Reading List, which can be found in the meeting minutes tab above. Click on July to find the list!

Presentation of quilt to Allie Siebert from the Yellow Barne from the retreat committee.
Thank you to Allie for hosting our first LMQG retreat!

Finished Pulse Quilts

These will be sent to Orlando, Florida for the families and victims of the Pulse night club shooting. Thank you for donating the heart blocks!

Show and Tell

Check our Facebook and Instagram for more photos and Pinterest  for some "Make A Statement" Challenge inspiration.

Upcoming Events

Sew Day

August 13th, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm at the IQSCM

• Kristie Jarchow will give a demo on wonky house blocks. 

August Meeting

"Dyeing to Quilt" with Mary Dittenber

August 30th, 5:30 pm at the IQSCM

July Meeting Reminder

July Meeting:

Dr. Robert Hillestad will present a talk on Creativity.

• Bring your QuiltCon 2017 Group Charity Blocks! If you cannot attend the meeting, the blocks can be dropped off at Sew Creative, 5143 S 48th, Lincoln Ne (402) 489-6262
• Bring your show and tell!
• Remember our new meeting location, IQSCM, 1523 N 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503. (402) 472-6549. If you arrive late and the door is locked, call and we'll let you in!