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:
May 25, Irene Roderick (https://www.ireneroderick.com/ ) will provide the program and on
September 28 Amy Friend (https://duringquiettime.com/) will provide a lecture on Improvisational paper Piecing.
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
Elisa Salas
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
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