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Thursday, May 20, 2021

May Meeting 2021

 


Please join us for our Second national speaker this year, Irene Roderick! Her artist background and improvisational style are sure to inspire new works for our guild.


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From her About page on her website:

 

"My artwork is currently grounded in the textile arts, focused on quilt making and fabric dyeing.  I am trained as a painter and I have always been interested in pattern and color and how these elements can evoke emotional and political responses. A few years ago, I encountered modern quilting and loved the idea of making a “utilitarian painting.” I learned to quilt and accidentally discovered improvisational quilting, an intuitive, spontaneous process I call "dancing with the wall.” The technique opened up a new-found creativity for me. This work is entirely intuitive and visceral.  

 I begin by placing a scrap of fabric in the center of my design wall and then grow the quilt one element at a time, responding to each “step” until it feels balanced, interesting and joyful. When I begin, I do not know  what is going to happen but create through trial and error, literally dancing between the wall, the cutting mat, the sewing machine and the iron. Through this act of making, I have learned to embrace the joy of creative intuition, spontaneous expression, and a blind trust in process."

 

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Meetings: May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28 (Amy Friend), Oct 25, Nov 30
Please check your email for the Zoom invite
 
Sew Days: Jul 10,  Sep 11, Nov 13 (in person IQM, odd months)

Workshop: Oct 2 $25 Improvisational Paper Piecing by Amy Friend. Limit 20 people
 
Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19

 

 

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

May Sew Day 2021 Recap

 


YAH! Our FIRST post-pandemic Sew Day at the fabulous International Quilt Museum! What a beautiful day to get together with guildies!

 

Jeni Kuszak Ehlers

 
 
Jennifer McKitrick


 
 
June Pederson
 

 
 
 
Not pictured: Rhonda  Eddy

Can't wait to see you next Sew Day, July 10th!

 



Wednesday, May 12, 2021

May Sew Day 2021


 

 Your eyes do not deceived you! Thanks to excellent mitigation efforts, we're ready for an 

IN PERSON SEW DAY!!! (Can you tell we're excited?!) 

Park in the parking lot and we'll be on the 2nd floor foyer

 We will be following UNL's Face Covering Policy

Working on Campus Masking Policy: COVID-19 - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas 

 

Face Covering Policy

All University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) faculty, staff, students, and visitors (including contractors, service providers, and others) are required to use a facial covering at all times when indoors on the UNL campus, with the following exceptions:

  • When eating; however, social distancing practices must be observed.
  • When alone in a room.
  • When alone in a motor vehicle.
  • When an alternative is necessary as indicated by a medical professional during patient care.
  • When actively participating in a supervised group exercise class, showering, using the swimming pool or using a piece of cardio equipment in a campus recreation facility.
  • When exercising during a university-sponsored activity.
  • When in one’s assigned apartment or residence hall room.
  • When the task requires the use of a NIOSH-approved respirator.
  • When pertaining to children under the age of 2 years.

Facial coverings are also required in outdoor settings on the UNL campus if safe social distancing and gathering practices are not possible unless subject to an exception. This policy shall remain in effect until further guidance is provided from the Office of the Chancellor.

 

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Meetings: May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28 (Amy Friend), Oct 25, Nov 30
Please check your email for the Zoom invite
 
Sew Days: May 15 - In person (changed from the 8th), Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 14, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13

Workshop: Oct 2 $25 Improvisational Paper Piecing by Amy Friend. Limit 20 people
 
Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19

 

 

Sunday, May 2, 2021

April 2021 Meeting Recap

 

We had a wonderful turn out to today's meeting and wer so happy to see all who attended!


Announcements: 

  • Please invite friends to join our Guild! We've got an exciting presentation line up and they won't want to miss out!

  • Upcoming meetings: 

  • Workshop: 

    • Amy Friend will provide a workshop on Saturday, October 2 for $25 per participant, 20 people maximum.

  • Help Plan our Virtual Retreat!!

    • These are super fun events - no technology know how needed! The OMQG did it and members had a blast! If you'd like to help decide the games, challenges, etc, let Mary Dittenber know!

  • Project PotHolder! Help support the International Quilt Museum - what a great way to give out orphan blocks 

    • Make two potholders to be sold as pairs (they do not need to be identical

    • 6” to 10” in size, any shape

    • Fabric should be 100% quilt quality cotton

    • Batting should be 2 layers of cotton or wool or 1 layer of cotton batting plus 1 layer of insulation such as Insul-Bright©

    • Include a hanging loop or ring

  • Threads Across Nebraska: The Nebraska Quilt Guild Show will be held in Kearney on October 8 and 9.  Guilds are invited to submit quilts for the show. There is a maximum of one quilt per maker.

  • Sew Day:  We will meet in-person on May 15 at the IQM from 10:30 to 3:00.  Masks will be required as well as social distancing. 

  • LMQG June 29 meeting:  In-person at the IQM.  Masks and sewcial distancing.

 

In Memorium: Mary Ourecky

Mary was the Visitor Services Manager at the IQM and often stayed late so LMQG could use the seminar room for meetings after closing.  Mary passed on April 6. Her loss is deeply felt by our guild members. We were able to share with her before her passing a beautiful lap quilt, created by Jennifer McKitrick.

 

Cindy Grisdela Challenge  

Congratulations to all the members participating in the big reveal: Charrye Olberding, Sheila Green, Debby Ebke, Elisa Salas, Vicky Bedell, Pat Modrell, Tom Meyer, Bonnie Kucera, June Pederson and Jeni Ehlers.  

 

 Tom Meyer

 

 
 Tom Meyer

 
Pat Kant Modrell

 
Mary Dittenber

 
June Pederson

 

Elisa Salas

 
Debby Ebke
 




 
Chris Taylor

 
 
Charrye Olberding

 
Bonny Kucera

 
Sheila Green


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Book Review:  Foolproof Fabric Dying. Elisa Salas reported on this book, recommending it highly for anyone interested in dying your own fabrics.  The instructions were highly specific and included helpfully color-coded page corners. Remember to take precautions: wear a mask, work in well-ventilated areas, wear gloves and things you don't mind getting color on them! For cotton, you want fiber reactive dyes. You can find them at Dharma or Pro-Chem. Dharma has tutorials

 

TOM - Monograms and Letters:  Jeni spoke about how she found letters for the project.  The internet can be a source.  There are sites with fonts, some are free of copyright restrictions.  Jeni downloaded font she liked and enlarged them 250%.  Mary showed an example of an embroidered monogram.  A Cricut machine can be used for lettering projects.  Tom Meyer mentioned using a laser cutter, something he’s done at Innovation Campus.Check out more here!

 

TOM-Bias, Part 1: 

    Presentation on quilters using Bias Tape Techniques: Latifia Saafir, Joe Cunningham, Timna Tarr, Debby Grifka and ShannonBrinkley’s.  

Part 2: At the in-person meeting in June, part 2 will be a demonstration on making bias tape with your own fabric.  

 

Show and Tell 

There were more, but screen shots just didn't do them justice! Please feel free to post on Facebook or Instagram. We'd love to see them <3

 

Liz Thanel

 
Pat Kant Modrell


 
 
Tom Meyer

Thanks for the fantastic work and see you in May!


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Meetings: May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28 (Amy Friend), Oct 25, Nov 30
Please check your email for the Zoom invite
 
Sew Days: May 15 - In person (changed from the 8th), Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 14, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13

Workshop: Oct 2 $25 Improvisational Paper Piecing by Amy Friend. Limit 20 people
 
Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19