April Meeting 2020

Hello Lincoln Modern Quilters!

We can't wait to see you in our 2nd virtual meeting, April 28th 5:30 to 7:00. 

Please check your emails for the Zoom Invite. We've added a password that will have to be entered.

Zoom tips: Please mute yourself when presentations are going on. It will help keep noise feedback down and make it easier for people to hear.
If it boots you out early, please close the application and log back in. There are some internet hiccups occurring with everyone online and this is the easiest way to fix any issues.

Agenda:

• We'll go over past business
• Covid 19 Challenge Quilt - please make a wall hanging size quilt for what Covid-19 has meant to you.
• Jennifer McKitrick will share a video of different techniques for 1/2 square triangles
• Review Finding Your Color Zone, see video and instructions below
• Paint Chip Challenge Introductions: See below for instructions
• Show and Tell
• Tips for Video Show and Tell
• We're all new to this, but these tips will hopefully help to show off the beauty of your quilts
• Have your room well lit
• Avoid sitting with a window with sunlight behind you (it will wash out the colors)
• Have your fabulous creations at the ready

We look forward to seeing you! 
#lincolnmqg #showusyourmqg #lmqgsewviral

Finding Your Color Zone

For this meeting, we’ll go over color self discovery with this great video: Finding Your Colour Zone!

Please take a look at this video.

This 3rd part of the series goes over color theory.

The short version of this guide will instruct the following:

Find your color in the wedge.

Find your range – up, down, left, right – saturated, desaturated, low hue, high hue

Then take your colors and find the hue next to your color, make your colors warmer or cooler and see if you still like them.

Use this to discover your natural colors and your harmonious colors.

We'll have you post to Facebook or Instagram.

Here’s an example from Jennifer MiKitrick:

Paint Chip Challenge 2020

Welcome to the Paint Chip Challenge!
The challenge is to make a quilt with these three colors alone. No neutrals (blacks, grays, The challenge is to make a quilt with these three colors in one of the six groups. No neutrals (blacks, grays, whites, beiges, tans). This will push us out of our comfort zone a bit.

How to do it:
1. We have 3 paint chips grouped and assigned numbers 1-6.
2. Pick one of these groups of 3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6). We were going to assign them, but decided that we should have people pick to ensure you had the colors at home.
3. Match these colors with your stash the best you can. Variations in hue are fine.
4. Make a quilt that is a minimum of 24 inches square in or a maximum of lap-sized (you determine whose lap).
5. Use any modern technique.
6. Show your finished quilt by June, 2020

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Next meeting: May 26th. This is likely to be virtual as well. If so, we will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting.

Sew Days: Typically Every other month - Jun 13th, August 8th, October 17th: 10:15 am to 3 PM. 

LMQG Masters First Virtual Sew Day - April 2020

Our quilters practiced synchronized sewing and had a fantastic time meeting virtually. We shared our stories of how we were sewing through the pandemic and what projects we were working on. 

Impressive masks and surgical cap donations continue by many dedicated members. 

Please see member posts on our Facebook page on the April Sew Day Post!

Feel free to post more. We love to see members' work. 

#lmqgsewviral

#lincolnmqg

#showusyourmqg

As pictures can't be taken, we need your help: 

Please post pictures of your projects on the April Sew Day post or the recap on Facebook and on Instagram (Our Instagram is Lincoln_MQG and the hashtags we're using are #lincolnmqg #lmqgsewviral #showusyourmqg). 


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Next meeting: April 28th - We will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting. Check the email for an Agenda. We'll be discussing a video on color. Stay tuned.

Sew Days: Typically Every other month - Jun 13th, August 8th, October 17th: 10:15 am to 3 PM. 

April Sew Day

Please join us for our first virtual April Sew Day!

Time: 10:15 AM to 3 PM

We'll have a video share on Zoom from 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM.
Please check your email for the invitation. Can't wait to see you!

Zoom trouble-shooting 

Throughout the world, internet bandwidth is challenging. If the meeting seems to kick you out earlier than the finish time, please log out and log back in.

As pictures can't be taken, we need your help: 

Please post pictures of your projects on the April Sew Day post or the recap on Facebook and on Instagram (Our Instagram is Lincoln_MQG and the hashtags we're using are #lincolnmqg #sewviral). 



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Next meeting: April 28th - We will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting.

Sew Days: First virtual sew day - April 11th! 

Typically Every other month - Jun 13th, August 8th, October 17th: 10:15 am to 3 PM. October date pending.

March Meeting Recap

We did it!!

Thank you, everyone, for attending our inaugural virtual meeting. 

Our members shared how Covid 19 was affecting them. We sadly heard of members who had family and friends with illness and who had passed. Others have continued working, many from home. Our members continued sewing - quilts and PPE (personal protection equipment) for frontline responders.


Albie Osborn shared her Quilt Journey - not only are her quilting skills impressive, this is her first presentation and she did fabulously. Please find it here. 

We shared show and tell for as long as Zoom would allow. It was so lovely seeing everyone!

Please, share pics of your projects/masks/bonnets and share your posts about how things are going on our Facebook page. 

Challenges: 

Covid 19: Make a wall hanging challenge quilt for how that reflects your Covid-19 experience

Mentor/Mentee: 

Pairs have been assigned. Please check your email.

Show and Tell:

Members shared their show and tells. Due to technical difficulties, we haven't captured them all - Please, share on Instagram (Our page is Lincoln_MQG and hashtags are #lincolnmqg  #sewviral) and / or on our our Facebook page on the Meeting update page.

April 11th Sew day: 

A virus won't slow us down! We'll have it as planned. We'll sew separately at home, post pics on Facebook and/or Instagram and have a live Show and Tell at 2:30. Please see your email for the meeting link. If you don't get the link (for members only), please email or IM Elisa Salas (drquiltpath@gmail.com).
We'll sew independently and join zoom 


Thank you to all who showed up. We'll continue the virtual meetings and look forward to the time we can meet in person again.

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Next meeting: April 28th - Check your email for the invite.

Sew Days: First virtual sew day - April 11th! 

Typically Every other month  - April 11, Jun 13th, August 8th, October 17th: 10:15 am to 3 PM. October date pending.