Our meeting was packed with information and activities. Here are some highlights.
Quilt Presentations
We donated 4 guild-made quilts to local charitable organizations.
Guilded lines was presented to Theresa Gerlach of Habitat for Humanity
Convergence was presented to Jenn Boettcher of Matt Talbot Coral and Cream T.O.M. quilt was presented to Mandy Suing of Cedars
Soar was presented to Angie Hilsabeck of Friendship Home
Election
The following officers were elected to the LMQG board for 2023
Co-President - Elisa Salas
Co-President - Nancy Goff
Vice President - Sheila Green
Treasurer - Sarah Maseth
Secretary - Tammy Hensley
Social Media - Jennifer McKitrick
Program: Online Quilt-a-longs with Jennifer McKitrick and Sarah Maseth
Jennifer and Sarah told us how and why the get into online QAL's, and showed us the results.
Quilts that Jennifer made in online QAL's:
Cheater's Sampler Quilt
Free pattern: https://darlenemichaud.com/2020/01/cheaters-sampler-quilt-layout-and-size-info/
Video tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOyBpgg5noRW8-n2uSZ6oTUb_jCnvxBJy
2021 Mystery Quilt, Laundry Basket Quilts
Pattern: “Michigan” https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/online-store/Michigan-p411411518
Video tutorials:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQxOCNIh58lmMMNXmdew8YRQ7A9wqtHhR
100 Block 100 Days
https://www.gnomeangel.com/
Pattern: https://shopau.gnomeangel.com/products/pattern-kinship-100-block-fusion-sampler
Plaid-ish
https://www.kitchentablequilting.com/
Free Pattern: https://shop.kitchentablequilting.com/products/plaid-ish-scrap-quilt-tutorial
String Bean
Free Pattern: https://patsloan.typepad.com/files/pat-sloan-march-string-bean-pattern-3.pdf
Sarah's QAL projects
Plaid-ish
Kantha Sew-along
Alison Glass: www.alisonglass.com
The back!
Minecraft BOM
Blog: Seriously…I Think It Needs Stitches
Instagram: @rnkelli
Website: www.kellifanninquilts.com
The back!
Glowing
Infinite Hearts
Emily Dennis: www.quiltylove.com
instagram: @emily_dennis
For more information about QAL's, see our resources page.
W.O.M.B.A.T. Project Reveal
Martha Turner explained how she corrected her "design flaws".
Bonnie Kucera explained how she transformed her shaggy scrap project into Ruby Redlocks.
Deb Ebke showed her purple mini which she turned into the back of a collage.
Show & TellPart of Deb's old quilt was repurposed to make Santa's coat.
Bonnie proved herself to be the queen of up-cycling with her Mary Gold and Essmeralda.
We ran out of time! Show and Tell to be continued at the Christmas Party!
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Upcoming Events:
- Sew Day: November 12, 10:30 – 3 at IQM
- Art Market: November 17 & 18 at IQM
- Christmas Party: December 3 at IQM, 1:30-3:30. Potluck!
- Emily Taylor online collage workshop: February 11, 2023
