September 2023 Meeting Recap

 

Program: Marilyn Rembolt "Quilts and What If?" 

Marilyn showed us some highlights of her quilting journey -- the results of asking "What if?"  What if I do something different?  What if I do a little more?

multiple fabrics on the borders

curvy log cabins

curvy borders

photo printing and patchwork in an unexpected arrangement

 

photo printed flowers in frames

 

5 generations of sisters

photo printing with thread embellishment

an African violet, with patchwork and bead work

extending the image into the frame

spiral patchwork for a future quilt

a spiral that became a flower, with beading

the meadowlark

 

the strip set used in the sisters quilt, and photo printed fabric from Spoonflower

The Queen of Dirty Spades

"Talent without discipline is like and octopus on roller skates."

 Mini Raffle Fun

Show and Tell

Martha Turner's Feed Sack Challenge quilt

 

Charrye Olberding quilted up some orphan units in this colorful quilt.

 

Kate Honeyman's quilting bee quilt.

Nancy Goff's Mobius Radial

 

Nancy's latest pattern

and we love the back!

Jan Sears' first modern quilt!  It looks great!

Albie Osborne's scrap block quilt.

 

 Tammy Hensley's Mobius Radial

 

Meeting September 2023

Program: Marilyn Rembolt 

"Quilts and What If?" 

 

Sew Day Recap September 2023

We saw lots of familiar faces at Sew Day.  Some of us worked on name tags.  Others picked up supplies to make their name tags at home.  Several of us worked on our own projects, and several members dropped by to say hello!

 

Rhonda, Nancy, Collen, Sylvia, Elisa, and Jennifer Mc (not shown) working on their projects at the IQM.

Pieces of Nancy's latest pattern, and her Featherweight.

Liz, Jennifer v D, and Kristy visited.

 

 

 Coleen's ghosts

Jeni K. joined us, and Lora came by.

Jeni worked on some hexies.  (And yes, there were tomatoes.)

Sarah joined us.

 

Sarah shows Rhonda her English Paper Piecing Project.

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Upcoming events:

9/26:  Guild Meeting: Marilyn Rembolt Trunk Show

10/13-14: Threads Across Nebraska in Kearney

10/20-22: Fall Retreat 

11/17 - 18:  IQM - Art Market

 

Sew Day September 2023

 

We will be making new name tags!  Bring some scraps and your sewing supplies.  We will provide the name tag fabric.

 

Some of our board members have already made theirs!

 

 

 

Meeting Recap August 2023

Our meeting started off with presenting our 2023 QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt to Lisa McClung of the American Cancer Society.

Sheila Green revealed the finished top of our 2024 QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt.

For our program, Sheila guided us through an exploration of the possibilities of "L" blocks.

Show and Tell

 Elisa's quilt from our Mobius Radial Workshop.

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Tammy finished her pink and yellow Bee quilt.

and the back!

 

Mary showed us her modern pink and orange quilt.

and the back!

Kate showed us her blocks from an online improv workshop.

Charrye finished her half-rectangle triangle / improv quilt.

Announcements

Sew Day - Nametags

September Program - Marilyn Rembolt

Threads Across Nebraska - October 13-14 in Kearney

 10 large & 10 small quilts needed from our guild - register by 8/30/23

     Bonnie Kucera & Jennifer McKitrick will pick up and deliver

Fall Retreat - October 20-22

     $165 for members, $175 for non-members - registration opens for non-members September 1

2024 Membership Dues increase to $50, $25 for youth

IQM - Art Market - November 17-18

Feed Sack Challenge

SAQA art show

Volunteers needed for Board positions