August Meeting Recap

Color Play Workshop

Members we asked to bring 6-10 5" squares to the meeting. They were then instructed to place them, where they thought they belonged, around a color wheel.

Once that was done, they were instructed to place the squares in rows according to value.

Once that was accomplished, they were asked to choose a square that was a hard color for them to use and pick two other squares that they though went well with it.

Several members volunteered to discuss their choices and accept suggestions from the membership on what colors they might add or swap out to create a more pleasing palette

More discussion continued on palettes with different themes or color choices to create specific palettes.

Complimentary palettes are created when the colors are across from each other on a color wheel such as red and green, purple and yellow or blue and orange.

Cool colors such as blue, green, and purple (violet); evoke a cool feeling because they remind us of things like water or grass.

Examples of warm colors include red, yellow and orange (think exciting fire and volcanoes). Contrast with cool colors as seen below.

Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints. 

Try this at home and discover new palettes you might not have consider using before.



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Show & Tell:

Albie

Jennifer V

Jennifer M

Liz

Jill

Pat

Rhonda

Vicky

Maggie

Bonnie's journey to minimal

She finally got there

Nancy

Value workshop quilt top put together by Mary

value quilt on design wall during workshop

After it fell off design wall and was redone

Mary did a great job redoing the value scale

Betty won this quilt from the Cass County Fair

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Raffles:

#1 - Phyllis

#2 - Mary

Bernina Center Gift Certificate Winner: Betty Korber

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Upcoming Events: 

The QuiltCon committee is requesting TEXT fabrics in this palette 

in 5" squares or any size that can easily be made into 5" squares to the September Sew Day and the September meeting. No creamy shades or other color may be on the fabric.

LMQG October Retreat: Oct. 4,5,6, 2019.

Get your bags packed and your supplies ready for a relaxing weekend at Camp Joy Holling in Ashland, NE. 

Sew Day September 14 - IQM - 10:15 am - 3:30 pm

Sew Day November 9 - IQM - 10:15 am - 3:30 pm - Bring ideas for easy quilty holiday gifts

December Holiday Party - Saturday December 7, 2019

Art Quilt Challenge: 

Due January 28, 2020 meeting. 

Post your progress at #lmqgmodernartquilt or #lmqgmoderartquiltchallenge

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For information on current challenges see our Challenge Page.

For more information on local quilt projects see our Community page.

Visit our Resource Page

August Meeting

Retreat final payments must be in by the August meeting. 

See Mary Dittenber at the meeting.

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TOM - Improv Strip Piecing and Wonky Star. The last meeting to turn in any blocks will be the September meeting.

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Color Theory - with Phyllis H and Mary D
Bring 6-10 (5) five inch blocks, prints or solids, for a fun workshop on color.

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Anyone interested in serving on the 2020 board, please speak to any current board member.

Kris Jarchow
Phyllis Higgley
Mary Dittenber
Rhonda Eddy
Nancy Goff
Sheree Brown
Juliette Karjala

Thank you.

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Show & Tell

Raffles

Bernina Center Gift Certificate

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Upcoming Events: 

LMQG October Retreat: Oct. 4,5,6, 2019.

Get your bags packed and your supplies ready for a relaxing weekend at Camp Joy Holling in Ashland, NE. 

Sew Day September 14 - IQSCM - 10:15 am - 3:30 pm

Sew Day November 9 - IQSCM - 10:15 am - 3:30 pm - Bring ideas for easy quilty holiday gifts

December Holiday Party - Saturday December 7, 2019

Art Quilt Challenge: 

Due January 28, 2020 meeting. 

Post your progress at #lmqgmodernartquilt or #lmqgmoderartquiltchallenge

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For information on current challenges see our Challenge Page.

For more information on local quilt projects see our Community page.

Visit our Resource Page

Fast and Furious Curves

Nancy Goff taught a pop-up class on inset circles and precision curves on Aug 10. It was a wonderful class. Nancy is a great and patient teacher making sure we all understood each step before moving on. Here are just a few pictures of what we learned.  Keep your eyes open and watch for the next LMQG Pop-Up class!

July Meeting Recap

Art Element Line with Debbie Ebke:

Wonderful talk about the Art element of line. It is apparent in almost any quilt design, be it in the piecing or the quilting, helping tell the story of that piece.

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Vicky Beezly Bidell on Art Quilts.

Vicky has been participating in the Cherrywood Fabric Challenge for several years. Her pieces, to date, have all made the cut each year. With thought and innovation and in her case, dreams, she has come up with unique entries each time.

Wicked made by Sherry Taylor of Lincoln

Lion King  - Vicky

Van Gough - Vicky

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LMQG Art Quilt Challenge

Vicky, and the board, now challenge you to discover your inner art quilter in the Art Quilt Challenge!

Choose a piece of art that inspires you. It can be from the fine art world, a comic book, or even your next door neighbor.

Take and/or print a picture of the object that inspired your piece so we can see what you started with, and how your inspiration turned it into your own work of art.
( Please do not COPY the inspiration piece. )

In creating your work, include elements of Modern quilting and Art Elements such as asymmetry, negative space, line, shape and color.

The piece must be at least 24" x 24" and no larger than a throw ( 50" x 50" )

You may embellish your piece with anything you feel fits your inspiration such as beading, cording, yarns, glitter etc..

You will have until January 28, 2020 to produce a finished art quilt to share with us all.


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Show and Tell

Jill Straight - Quilt from a class with Weeks Ringle of Modern Quilt Studio

Jennifer - Inspired by a favorite fabric line

Deanna Faimon

Also by Deanna is this wonderful "quilted" cardinal. Deanna volunteered to decorate a cardinal for the Blue River Arts Council. His name is Patches and will be on display at the Wilbur Czech Festival until it comes up for auction on Sept 21. You can bid on patches and have him in your yard! For more information contact the Blue River Arts Council on Facebook or on their website blueriverartscouncil.org

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TOM Blocks - You all continue to surprise and delight with the variety and beauty of your Technique of the Month blocks. We will be having a pop-up sew day to start putting together at least one top. Watch for it  on our Facebook page.

August block tutorials, Wonky House and Improv Free Form can be found on the TOM page by clicking the TOM tab above.

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Raffle #1 - Modern Quilting book and fat quarters

Rosalin

Raffle #2 - Art Quilting magazine and 1 yd of printed fabric from Spoonflower

Mary

Bernina Gift Certificate: Jennifer McKitrick

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Announcements:

Fast & Fearless Curves Pop-Up workshop with Nancy Goff. 
Saturday August 10, 2019
Sew Creative - 5143 S 48th St at Hwy 2
10 am - 2 pm. 
$20 for members ($25 for non-members )
see this event on Facebook for more information and materials list.

Sheila Green is still looking for largish quilts to show at the October meeting of the American Quilt Society. Please contact her if you have any. She will be collecting them at the September meeting.

Watch our Facebook page for a pop-up sew day to put together some the wonderful TOM blocks you have all made!

If anyone is interested in serving on the 2020 Board, or has any questions about the offices available, please contact any current board member by the September meeting. Thank you.

Art Market is around the corner. Please consider donating items. You can bring them to our Aug, Sept or Oct meeting or drop them off at the desk at the IQSCM. Contact Sheila Green for more information.

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Upcoming Events: 

LMQG October Retreat: Oct. 4,5,6, 2019.

Get your bags packed and your supplies ready for a relaxing weekend at Camp Joy Holling in Ashland, NE. 

Sew Days:

September 14 - at the IQSCM 10:15 - 3:15

November - at the IQSCM 10:15 - 3:15. Bring ideas on quick holiday gifts to share.

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For information on current challenges see our Challenge Page.

For more information on local quilt projects see our Community page.

Visit our Resource Page