July Meeting Reminder

Meet the Maker with Sarah Masseth

Hear about Sarah's quilting journey, what inspires her and what keeps her quilting.

Modern Element Modern Traditionalism with Kristina Morrow

Updating a traditional block or quilt layout with modern quilting elements like scale, negative space, modern color palettes or alternate grid work.

Still looking to fill some spots on the 2019 Board. Please contact any board member if you are interested.  Elections will be held in October.

Still time to purchase chances for the Murder Mystery Quilt! Drawing will be at the August meeting.

Upcoming Guild Events:

Sew Day - September 8, 2018 IQSCM 1523 N 33rd Lincoln 10:15 - 3:30 

For more local quilt related events see the community page.

QuiltCon 2019 Charity Quilt Challenge!!!  

Theme: Small Piecing 

Volunteers from the Lincoln MQG met following the June meeting.  Pictured below is the team brainstorming the 2019 theme of "small piecing" and the MQG's selected color palette.  

Updates to come at the July meeting!

Pictured Left to Right: Lora Yardley, Jill Straight, Sarah Maseth, 

Sheila Green, Barbara Chestnut, Mary Dittenber and Linda Gale

For more specifics, visit the MQG:  https://www.quiltcon.com/charity-quilt-challenge-2019

The 2019 design theme is small piecing. You have probably noticed some modern quilters using small piecing in recent years. While it can be hard to define, let’s say that small piecing would incorporate fabric pieces that are smaller than 1” in either width or length. So you might picture long, skinny strips, or little tiny squares, for example. The small piecing can be improvisationally pieced, traditionally pieced or foundation pieced. It’s up to you. Remember, the quilt doesn’t need to be exclusively small piecing. Small piecing must be an integral part of the design but you can incorporate other modern design elements, such as negative space, to make the challenge more approachable. 

July Sew Day Mini Swap Recap

What a day!! Great turn out, stunning quilts, wonderful people and loads of fun. Special thanks to Kris Jarchow for being the primary organiser of what, I think, was a very successful event.

Thanks also to all LMQG and OMQG members for their assistance and participation. 

We all met up at the the Ashland Public Library.

We had a full house and lots of meeting and greeting.

It was a very nice room with an attached kitchen full of snacks and everything an ice cream sunday could hold.

Lots of prizes supplied by both LMQG and OMQG.

Projects both large and small, machine made and hand made were being worked on. The diversity of techniques, color and style was quite diverse.

Sheila Green was one of the prize recipients. A lovely pencil bag made by Jennifer Van Dyke and a fat quarter.

Here is a collage of all the mini's that were 
made. There were a total of 28 done. So much talent.

Unfortunately some of our swappers were unable to attend, but did send in their minis with friends so some faces are missing and were replaced by holding hands or stand ins. These are in no particular order.

Lori Bain and Liz Thanel

Vicky Bedell and Beth Salistean (absent)

Sheila Green and Chris Juliano (absent)

Mary Dittenber and Stephanie Jacobson (absent)

Peg Penell and Margaret Haglund (both absent)

Mary Kitely and Sarah  Maseth (not pictured)

Dayle  Sanford and Jeni Kuszak

Megan Patent-Nygren and Nancy Goff

Linda Gale and Emily Phillips

Heidi Carpenter and Elisa Salas

Stephanie Weigel (not pictured) and Kris Jarchow

Kim Doss and Julie Karjala

Jennifer Van Dyke and Brooke Erickson

Stephanie Hedstrom and Barbara Chesnut




Then there was Show and Tell!

Kim Doss

Sheila Green

Jennifer Van Dyke

Kris Jarchow 

Kris's Ribbon for the Lancaster Fair Best Modern Quilt award

Jim Kohler

Linda Gale

Nancy Goff

Jill Straight

Carol Coniglio

Elisa Salas

Last but definately not least, Vicky Bedell. Her entry for the annual Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics Challenge , Prince, was chosen as one of the official entries out of over 200 sent in. 

Upcoming Guild Events:

Regular Meeting: July 31, 2018, 5:30 - 7:30

For other local quilting events see our Community page

July Sew Day

LMQG/OMQG Sister Guild Modern Mini-Swap, July 14 10 AM - 4 PM

Ashland public Library, 1324 Silver St, Ashland, NE 

Please make no smaller than a 12" (smallest side) mini for your partner. 

We are meeting from 10 -4 for sewing and mingling. Bring your own brown bag lunch or there are a couple places in town you can try.

The swap and the ice cream sundae bar will be around 2-ish.

If you are coming for the sew day bring your machine and all supplies to work on your own projects. Bring any show and tell you want to share. 

Don't forget extension cords, irons and mats though I am sure some people will share. 

Ice cream for the sundae bar will be provided. If you have an unusual ice cream topping you love, please feel free to bring it otherwise toppings will be provided. We will try to provide a vegan or nondairy option.

Hope to see you there!!