Lincoln Modern Quilt Guild: February 2021

Sunday, February 28, 2021

February 2021 Meeting Recap

What a fabulous meeting! We loved seeing our members and sharing our passion for quilting.

Reminders

Carole Lyles Shaw will be presenting her lecture, What Makes a Modern Quilt and Trends in Modern Quilting, Tuesday, March 23rd at 5:30 PM. This lecture is available to members - don't miss it!

· National Quilting Day, March 20^th, will be virtual this year. Learn more here and here.

· LMQG Challenge Quilt: Inspired by Cindy Grisdela, any color, 24” x 24” will be due April 27. We have a pattern to help you this month with curves. Check out our Challenge Page!

· March 8, 7:00 p.m. the Lincoln Quilters Guild program* will be Mary Ford.

· QuiltCon will be in Phoenix, AZin 2022. Registration will be available mid-to-late Summer 2021.

· Quilt Con will be in Atlanta, GA in 2023.

Technique of the Month - Stamping

Mary Dittenber shared how to make your own stamps
June Pederson showed how to use household items to make creative designs
Try these techniques out on your own Pantone Color blocks. Check out our TOM page here for more details.

Blocks to Creativity

Lora Yardley discussed the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. Lora Yardley and Elisa Salas discussed letting go of our internal or external Quilt Police and allowing ourselves room to play. They shared many techniques including being told to be creative, napping, practicing creativity every day, decreasing clutter, guided help from others (guildies!), following people you admire, and contemplation time.

They also reviewed design elements. These include: Symmetry/Asymmetry/Balance, Proportion/Placement, Lines, Movement/Rythym, Color/Value, Texture, Harmony, and Focal point/Emphasis.

Resources for inspiring your own creativity

CREATIVITY

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/yes-you-can-train-yoursel_b_10686810

https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/lyfe-marketing-keran-smith-role-model-inspiration.html

HABITS

Atomic Habits by James Clear (Check out his website too at JamesClear.com)

The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg

Tiny Habits – Maui - BJ Fogg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L1R7OtJhWs

CLUTTER

The Joy of Tidying Up – Mari Kondo

Organizing for Success - Stephanie Winston

SELF-TALK/SELF-IMAGE

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950

https://www.winona.edu/resilience/Media/Self-Talk-Worksheet.pdf

QuiltCon Together 2021

Sheila Green shared her review of the first virtual QuiltCon Together. Check out the linked page for this year's winners. 2022 will be in Phoenix, AZ and 2023 will be in Atlanta, GA.

Show and Tell

Bonnie Kucera shared her tiny piecing with modern interpretation

Tom Meyer shared Modern Bear Paws

an his Challenge Quilts - way to go!

Vicky Bedell showed her Dresdans - so colorful!

See you soon!

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Meetings: Mar 30 (Carole Lylse Shaw), Apr 27, May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28, Oct 25, Nov 30

Please check your email for the Zoom invite

SewDays: Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8, Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 14, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13

National Quilting Day: Mar 20

Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19

Friday, February 19, 2021

February 2021 Meeting

Well, Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter, so we better get to quilting to keep warm!

Reminder - Next month (March 30th), we'll have our first of three national speakers, Carole Lyles Shaw! Check out her website: https://carolelylesshaw.com/. Her use of color and curves borders on the fearless.

We have an exciting program for you this month!

Technique of the month: Stamping

Have you wanted to make your own design? Couldn't find anything abstract enough or just the right size or pattern? Please join us as our very own, Mary Dittenber demonstrates how to make your own stamps!
We'll also show you how to stamp with household items (hint, keep your pizza triangles that hold up the boxes)

Group Discussion: Blocks to Creativity

Based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, we'll do active discussion, activity work and review how to get over that hump of the creative block.

Challenge Quilt - Cindy Grisdela Inspired

This month, we'll help you out with Improv Curves and Bright colors

Raffle Update

We've got raffle prizes, and we'll tell you how we're working towards getting raffles updated and to our members

QuiltCon 2021 Report

Sheila Green will review MQG's QuiltCon Together - New trends, Award winners and more

Show and Tell
We can't wait to see what you've done! WIPs (works in progress) totally OK.

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Meetings: Feb 23, Mar 30 (Carole Lylse Shaw), Apr 27, May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28, Oct 25, Nov 30

Please check your email for the Zoom invite

SewDays: Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8, Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 14, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13

QuiltCon Together: Feb 18-22

Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19

Monday, February 15, 2021

February Sew Day 2021 Recap

With temps below the double digits, we did what we do best - hunker down and Sew!

This year, we had an open sew Zoom link for the entire meeting. Our members really enjoyed a chance to catch up and the camaraderie (and not being in the cold).

Albie Osborn shared her Husker Modern pillow sham design