January Meeting 2022 Recap

 

New officers were installed.

2022 LMQG Officers:

·       Co-Presidents – Elisa Salas and Jeni Kuszak Ehlers

·       Vice President – Lora Yardley

·       Secretary – Tammy Hensley

·       Treasurer – Bonnie Kucera

·       Social Media Director – Jennifer McKitrick

 

Raffle Quilt: TOM Outburst

Tickets still available.  Drawing to be held at the March 28th meeting. Proceeds will go to the LMQG for speakers, workshops, pop-up events, etc. 

 

Quiltcon Outreach Quilt 2022

“Guilded Lines” has been completed and was submitted to Quiltcon in December 2021. Thank you to everyone that made blocks! Also thank you to Elisa Salas for the idea and fabric, Elisa Salas and Mary Dittenber for assembling the quilt top, Janeese Olsson at Calico House for donating backing fabric, Mary Dittenber for donating the batting and quilting, and Sarah Maseth for binding the quilt.

 

My Modern Journey by Bonnie Kucera

Bonnie illustrated her quilting journey, from traditional to modern, incorporating elements such as simplicity, negative space, minimalism, echo quilting, asymmetry, and bold colors.

Where the journey began

 

 The Vase

 

Pinwheels

 

Window

 

 

Flower Garden

 

 

Turquoise Stair Way

 

 

Scrappy Star

 

 

Blue Mile-a-Minute

 

Many Minis

 

 

The Sun

 

 

Purple Flowers

 

 The journey continues...

 

 

Show and Tell

 

Vicky Beezley Bedell's Braille Bee Quilt 

(with Diane Wilson, Nancy Goff, Sheila Green, and Jean Cotton)

Elisa Salas - Boriqua Sun (quilted vejigante)

 

 Jennifer McKitrick's Kinship Fusion Sampler

 

 

Tom Meyer treated us to a photo tour of the Road to California Quilter's Showcase, which took place 1/19/22 - 1/22/22.

Please send your Show and Tell photos to jenmckitrick@yahoo.com

Important Dates:

·       2/22: LMQG Monthly Meeting

·       3/12: SEW DAY – at IQM from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM

·       3/19: NATIONAL QUILT DAY – at IQM from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

·       3/28: LMQG Monthly Meeting; TOM Outburst quilt to be raffled