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! 
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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.