Join us Tuesday evening for Make it MODern with Sheila Green. Sheila will show us how to create a modern quilt from a traditional quilt block. Just stitch, slice and rearrange!

We are so excited to see what you created for the "That's Modern Challenge!" Bring your finished challenge pieces to the meeting for the big reveal. Be prepared to tell us your element and a little bit about your process. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please send your piece with another member to the meeting and/or take a photo of yourself with your challenge piece and email it to Jen at vandyke.jen@gmail.com by October 31st. 

Liz will begin to accept dues before and after the meeting. Dues for 2018 are $35. 

Bring your modern quilts for Show & Tell.  

In the past, the November Sew Day has been all about our holiday gift ideas. Last year's bag sew along was so much fun, we want to continue the tradition! Bring your ideas for items we can sew together, along with a supply list or pattern information, so they can be included in the Sew Day reminder. 

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday! 

July Meeting Reminder

Get out of the heat and check out our July meeting at the IQSCM! We're looking forward to Kristina Morrow's Trunk Show, "Confused Ramblings of a Disorganized Quilter."

Have you been wanting to jazz up your jacket or LMQG nametag with some quilty bling? Our new LMQG pins will be available for purchase at the meeting for $3!

We will begin accepting white and off white fabric donations for our next QuiltCon Charity Quilt, 5" squares up to half yard pieces.

The Lancaster County Superfair is quickly approaching! Check your calendars and stop by the sign up table to help at the fair, August 9th-12th.

Bring your Modern quilts for Show and Tell! See you Tuesday!

June Meeting Reminder

Join us for an evening with Leah Sorensen-Hayes!

With an almost infinite range of color choices available, how do you choose? Leah will share how she refines her color palette to stay true to her concept and aesthetic.

Leah received her BFA in ceramics and drawing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993. Soon after, she traded clay for cotton and learned how to quilt. When Michael James joined the faculty of UNL’s textile department, she decided to go back to school and received her MA in textile design in 2001. She currently divided her time between UNL’s Est Campus working as Michael James’s studio assistant and her home studio where she quilts, designs digital repeat patterns, and dyes fabrics.

We hope you will join us Tuesday, June 27th at 5:30. There will be a $5 guest fee for non-members. Bring your Modern Show and Tell to share with the group!

May Meeting Reminder

May Meeting: Curves Ahead Challenge Reveal!

It's time to reveal your Curves Ahead Challenge pieces! One entry per person, please. When you arrive on Tuesday, you will be greeted at the door and a number will be placed on your quilt. The quilts will be displayed in our meeting space and everyone will have a chance to view and vote on their favorites. After the voting, each person who entered will present their creation to the group and then Jen will take your picture. There will be prizes awarded for the top three. Can't wait to see what everyone came up with! 


To make sure we have enough time for the Curve Challenge, there will NOT be regular Show and Tell at this meeting. You can bring your modern Show and Tell to the June 3rd Sew Day!

If you are going on the KC quilt show road trip, Sheila will be collecting payment at the meeting. 


Looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday!

April Meeting Reminder

Are you not sure how to find the information you need from the Lincoln MQG? Does the world of social media seem #complicated and #confusing? Do you want to know how to connect with the online quilting community as well as our own members? What about quilt alongs, block clubs and challenges? 

Come to our meeting next Tuesday, April 25th! Kristie Jarchow will help us navigate our own blog and social media sites as well as show us some great online inspiration! Bring your best modern quilts for Show and Tell, we love to see what everyone is making. Hope to see you there!

February Meeting Reminder

Join us for "Curves Ahead," a group design activity featuring curves. Our meeting will be held at the IQSCM in the 2nd floor reception hall, which is a change from our usual meeting room. 

If you have not paid your dues yet, now is the time! Liz Thanel will collect them, $35 for the year.

Raffle tickets for our QuiltCon/Habitat for Humanity Quilt will be available for purchase at the meeting. 

Sign up for the dyeing class with Mary Dittenber ($35), National Quilting Day and the KC road trip.

Bring your finished projects for show and tell. Please be mindful of the amount of time you share, we usually have many members waiting in line!

Looking forward to seeing you on the 28th!

January Meeting Reminder

 

January Program: Story Board

 

 

Front Row L-R: Mary Dittenber VP,  Sheila Green President,  Linda Crump VP

Back Row L-R: Jennifer Van Dyke Social Media,  Liz Thanel Treasurer,  Kristie Jarchow Secretary

Join us for our first meeting of 2017! Our new board will have a mini trunk show and we will open the time capsule from 2016. As always, we look forward to your Show and Tell!

If you haven't renewed your membership yet, yearly dues are $35 and can be paid at the meeting. Can't wait to see all of you on Tuesday!

October Meeting Reminder

October Program: 

• Elections for 2017
• Make A Statement Challenge quilts due. Please share your inspiration for your creations with the group. A photo will be taken of each challenge quilt after you present.
• Bring your sewing Tips Tools and Tricks to share with the group
• Show & Tell
• Early membership renewal begins. Download the renewal form HERE Dues can be mailed to Sheila Green or we will also be accepting dues at the November Sew Day and the Holiday Party.    

  

Looking Ahead to November

• November Sew Day
  Saturday, November 12th from 10:30am-3:30pm
  Location: International Quilt Study Center and Museum 

       Bring your holiday gift ideas for show and tell. We will be having a sew along for those interested in making the Sew Together Bag, Bionic Gear Bag or a Wine Bottle Holder Bag. You will have to purchase the pattern and supplies ahead of time.

Sew Together Bag

Bionic Gear Bag

For the Wine Bottle Holder you will need:

18" ribbon for tie

12" x 19" fabric for body

3" x 12" fabric for the strap 

• Holiday Party 

          December 4th, 2016
          3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
          NSEA Building
          605 S 14th Street
          Lincoln, NE

September Meeting Reminder

September Program:
"BACK to Basics" with Janeese Olson, Kristina Morrow, Pat Kant, June Pederson and Sheila Green

LMQG's talented members will do a presentation about the back of your quilt. We will see examples of making your quilt sandwich, binding, labels and sleeves. You will get to ask questions about different techniques and what works best for a beautiful quilt back that is as great as the front.

Bring any projects you are working on for Show and Tell!

Looking Ahead to October

• Officer Elections and Membership Renewal 

•  Make A Statement Challenge Quilts Due
  Create a modern quilt containing text or characters of some kind (letters, phrases, foreign or domestic...use your imagination!) Due at our October 25, 2016 meeting. 
  
  
  
  

August Meeting Reminder

August Meeting Reminder

August Program:

Dyeing to Quilt with Mary Dittenber

Mary has been quilting for 17 years and also teaches. Her interest in fabric manipulations started her on the path to dyeing fabric to use in her works.

 

Mary will talk about her adventures in dyeing fabric and will share examples of her work. We hope you can attend! 

Are you interested in becoming an LMQG officer for the upcoming year? 

We are looking for individuals who are interested in being on the executive board, as well as committee chair positions for the Holiday Party and our Quilt Show at Bernina. If you are interested, please email info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com or speak to any of the current board members.

July Meeting Reminder

July Meeting:

Dr. Robert Hillestad will present a talk on Creativity.

• Bring your QuiltCon 2017 Group Charity Blocks! If you cannot attend the meeting, the blocks can be dropped off at Sew Creative, 5143 S 48th, Lincoln Ne (402) 489-6262
• Bring your show and tell!
• Remember our new meeting location, IQSCM, 1523 N 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503. (402) 472-6549. If you arrive late and the door is locked, call and we'll let you in!

June Meeting Reminder

June Program:

Phyllis Higley will present "Words In Quilts: Giving New Meaning to Journal Quilts."

Phyllis will give a trunk show/lecture/demo of her exploration of incorporating words into quilts. 

Phyllis says, "Whereas journal quilts are small quilts made to explore new techniques and story quilts use pictures to tell a story, I wanted to combine words and pictures to tell a more complete story or to enhance a design element. I've used quilting, applique, improv piecing letters, and handwriting on fabric. I will show examples of each. I'll also provide some tips for those who want to give it a try."

Please bring your heart blocks Tuesday night. We will be collecting them for the quilt we are donating to the Orlando MQG for the survivors and families of victims of the Orlando mass shooting. There is still time to sew a block or two before the meeting, you can find the information HERE. Thank you for taking the time to donate to this cause.

We will be announcing a new challenge and there will be an update on our Quiltcon Charity Quilt. Come see what it's all about! 

Remember our new meeting location at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, located at the NW corner of 33rd St & Holdrege St. 

IQSCM

1523 N 33rd St,

Lincoln, NE 68503. 

(402) 472-6549

If you happen to arrive late and the doors are locked, call and we will let you in!

May Meeting Reminder & New Location

May Program:

"Exercise In Design" 

Want to branch out and learn how to design your own modern quilt? Sheila Green, Kristie Jarchow and Jen Van Dyke will help us put the modern aesthetic into practice as we work in teams, creating designs using the quarter square triangle and it's four variations. All supplies will be provided.

Remember to bring your projects for Show and Tell! We love to see what everyone is working on. 

Remember our new meeting location. We will meet at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, located at the NW corner of 33rd St & Holdrege St. 

1523 N 33rd St,

Lincoln, NE 68503. 

(402) 472-6549

If you happen to arrive late and the doors are locked, call and we will let you in!

Other Reminders:

• The MQG Riley Blake fabric challenge pieces are due May 31st

• Be thinking of ideas for the QuiltCon 2017 Charity Quilt Challenge

• June Sew Day  

          Saturday, June 11th, 2016 

          10:30am-3:30pm

          Bernina Sewing Studio

          1265 S. Cotner Blvd. #27

          Lincoln NE

          402-423-3108

April Meeting & Spring Retreat Reminder

Don't forget about our upcoming meeting, Tuesday, April 26th from 5:30-7:00pm at the Bernina Sewing Studio located at 1265 S. Cotner Blvd. #27, Lincoln NE in the Piedmont Shopping Center. We'll be talking about upcycling for quilts, with four fun demonstrations.

Bring your quilts & projects utilizing upcycled/recycled materials for Show & Tell as well:) Hope to see everyone soon!
We have a few spots still available for our Spring Retreat, and would love to have them filled with some quilters ready to sew and have fun!  It will be at the Yellow Barne at 1445 W Burnham, Lincoln, NE the evening of Friday April 29th and all day Saturday, April 30th.  We will be doing a Round Robin for anyone who is interested, and working on personal projects.  A $5 per day donation is appreciated:)

The deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 24th, so email >>> info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com <<< asap!

March Meeting Reminder

Don't forget about our upcoming meeting, Tuesday, March 29th from 5:30-7pm at the Bernina Sewing Studio located at 1265 S. Cotner Blvd. #27, Lincoln NE in the Piedmont Shopping Center.

Sheila Green will share all about QuiltCon. 

Come join us and learn about the International Modern Quilt show.

Bring your finished Try Angles Challenge piece to show off, every finished piece will have a chance to win some sweet QuiltCon swag that Sheila brought home.  

Can't wait to see what everyone came up with!! 

 

Upcoming Retreat and Workshop Opportunities  for Lincoln Modern Quilt Guild Members:

April Sew Day

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 from 10:00am-3:30pm.

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

1523 N 33rd St

Lincoln, NE 68503

Must be at IQSCM and set up to sew before 10:45am, demo given by Japanese quilt artist Shizuko Kuroha at 11am.  Please notify us if you would like to be there that day => info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com

Upcoming workshops at the IQSCM:

February Meeting Reminder

Just a quick reminder that the next meeting is coming up soon, on Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30-7:00pm at the Bernina Sewing Studio at 1265 S Cotner Blvd, in the Piedmont Shopping Center.  Quilter and photographer Taura Horn, will be giving a presentation on photographing your quilts.

We will be taking down the quilt show at the end of this meeting, and everyone will be able to take their quilt home.  So if you want your quilt back, it is very important that you come to the meeting to get your quilt, or arrange for a friend to hold it for you.  This also means it's the last weekend to come see the quilt show!  It's all at the Bernina Sewing Studio, hope to see you all there!

Our Sew Day at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum was so much fun, we had several demos on crazy flying geese and on making quick half square triangles.  Head on over to the Lincoln MQG Facebook page to see more photos!  Tag yourself or your friends if you see them, you don't have to have a Facebook account to look at photos.