April Meeting - RECAP

Lincoln MQG Fall Retreat 2019

Exciting news on a Fall Retreat!! Oct 4-6, 2019 = 3 days and 2 nights for $150.  More information on form.  Please fill out form HERE. Cash or check deposit can be brought to April/May meeting. Sign up soon - we can't wait to get away and quilt!



Groups - A lively discussion was held about small, or satellite, groups you may belong to. There are several small groups made up of friends who get together to talk, sew, and share ideas, but there are larger groups who do good works on a larger scale. There are a few  chapters in the Lincoln area such as Quilts of Valor and Quilts for Kids. You may officially join one of these national groups or just come and sew for the day with no long term commitment and still feel as though your making a difference. For more information on some of the groups in the area, visit the Group tab above and see if one of them is for you.


TOM - Technique of the Month

Learn a new modern technique each month. Make a block in the Pantone color of the year, Living Coral with a cream and turn in to be put into a charity quilt at the end of the year. Use only solids or tone on tones in the 2 colors only. No multiple color prints please. You may go towards orange or pink on the color wheel, but stay true to the hue as much as you can.


This months blocks are:

Improv Stripped Geese and North to West

Find the tutorials for these and other TOM blocks on the TOM tab.

Show and Tell

 A Bee Quilt from one of our small groups (Judy Crockett)

Sara Kenny

 Early entry in the Scrap Challenge.

Elisa

Maggie Copple

Meylonie

Michelle

Megan

Sarah

Sheila

Sheree

Shaylene

Albie

This is a Temperature Quilt. For information on what a Temperature quilt is and how to do your own check HERE

Kate

Rosalind

Raffle Winners

Kate and Julie

Martha won the Bernina Gift Cert...Thank you Bernina of Lincoln!!

Riley Blake Challenge- Did you sign up for the Riley Blake Challenge? If so, we have your fabric to get started. If not you can still do the challenge by finding the fabric and following the challenge directions HERE

"Oh Scrap" Challenge is still in progress - Due at the May meeting. Any scrap quilted piece started after Feb 26th and larger than 16". 

"Big Blue Inspired Quilt Project" is in full swing. If you have any questions or want to participate contact any of the board leaders. Due June meeting. Details and guidelines in the Big Blue Tab.

Upcoming Events: 

Pop up Mini Workshops are coming! Watch our FB page for details on how to sign up for the mini workshops offered by LMQG members. ** Curve piecing is coming May 11th 

Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival - June 13 - 15, 2019. Road trip to Overland Park Kansas to attend the show, take classes, shop and attend seminars. Please contact Sheila Green for more information on the festival and room reservations. Check at the Quilt Festival website for class and seminar reservations and other festival information.

Also for the KC Regional Quilt Festival the Seward Quilters Guild is organizing a one day bus trip on the Saturday of the event. If interested contact Becky Walruff with the Seward guild asap.

Ne State Guild is asking guilds if they want to provide some quilts for Threads Across Nebraska in Oct.  If anyone in the guild is interested in organizing this contact a LMQG board member for more details.

Near by: 

Betsy Blodgett is working with Jacquie Gering walking foot workshop, which will be held in Kansas City May 2 - 5th. These dates are coming up fast, but she has a few spots and thought she would send out the information and see if any of our Lincoln friends might want to join them.