Holiday gift ideas from our members! 

Microwave Bowl Potholder

Journal Cover Tutorial

Casserole and Pie Carrier

Fold and Stitch Wreath

Crayon Monster Art Tote

Rope Bowl Tutorial

LMQG Gift Ideas on Pinterest

Nancy Goff, Kris Jarchow, Phyllis Higley, Linda Gale, Jen Van Dyke 

Sheila continued her Make it Modern exercise from our October meeting. Liz and Kris sewed and slashed and came up with some cool modern pieces! 

Show & Tell: Linda Crump, Linda Gale, Kris Jarchow, Julie Karjala

We are so excited to share news about our Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln Raffle Quilt!  

The quilt raised $3950 for Habitat of Humanity, thanks to our $2,450 in ticket sales and cash donations and $1,500 in matching funds.  

The drawing was held at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum during our Sew Day.  

The Winner is Rennie Austin of Lincoln! 

 Rennie purchased her raffle ticket during National Quilting Day last March at the IQSCM.  She is a quilter and a former 4th grade teacher (taught the history of Nebraska in her classroom). Congratulations, Rennie!  It was a pleasure to meet you and know that our quilt has a wonderful new home.

The quilt was our QuiltCon Charity Quilt for 2017 and hung at QuiltCon in Savannah, GA last February.

January Meeting Highlights

From the Meeting

January Program: Story Board

Incoming board members showed their quilts and talked about their quilting journey. We were missing Kristie Jarchow (Secretary) and Mary Dittenber (Co Vice President).

Top L-R: Liz Thanel (Treasurer)  Linda Crump (Co Vice President)

Bottom L-R: Sheila Green (President) Jennifer Van Dyke (Social Media)

QuiltCon Charity Quilt: "Celebrate Nebraska 150" 

 Sheila presented our finished QuiltCon Charity Quilt. 

Thank you to the quilt committee: Ronda Eddy, Kristine Morrow, Barbara Kitsmiller, Michelle Raphael, Sarah Maseth, Diane Wilson, Susan Wick, Kristie Jarcow, Liz Thanel, Sheila Green and Mary Dittenber. 

After the quilt is shown at QuiltCon, Rhonda Eddy will be the Quilt Mom. Beginning in March, we will raffle this quilt, with the proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Special Committees were introduced.

Social Media assistant: Sarah Maseth

Blog Calendar: Julie Karjala

EQ7 Group: Nancy Goff

Habitat for Humanity pillowcases/wall hangings: Cindi Pape

National Quilting Day Up Cycling: June Pederson and Marsha Conley

Quilt Show/Exhibitions: Sheree Brown

Raffle Quilt Mom: Rhonda Eddy

Sew Days: Nancy Goff

Upcoming Opportunities

Sew Day: February 11 at IQSCM, 10:30am-3pm- curves and circles with Deanna Larson, Mary Dittenber and Kris Jarchow

February 28th Meeting: Design Workshop "Curves Ahead"

National Quilting Day: March 18th at IQSCM we will demo/display Upcycling. We will be needing volunteers to help in our Upcycle booth as well as other areas of the museum all throughout the day. We are very excited for LMQG to be able to contribute to this event and want everyone who can be there to sign up to help in some way. Please contact June Pederson or Marsha Conley to volunteer.

March 28th Meeting: Peg Pennell on what judges look for and entering contests.

Dyeing Workshop: April 8th at Bethany Park Shelter with Mary Dittenber. Contact Deanna Larson to register. Details HERE

Road Trip to Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival: June 15/16. Laura Simpson will handle sign up at meetings. Contact Sheila Green for hotel accomodations. Details HERE

At the IQSCM

Feb. 4, 9-4  Creative Design Workshop-Joe Cunningham $85 members, $100 non-

March 4, 9-4 Log Cabin: Infinite Variation-Luke Haynes  $85 members, $100 non-

March 10-11 Printmaking 101- Sheila Green  $45 members, $55 non-members

Please consider becoming an IQSCM member!  You’ll save money on classes!

On Instagram

Follow us on Instagram! If you haven't yet, post a selfie or a favorite quilt and introduce yourself using the hashtags #HelloLincolnMQG and #lincolnmqg. Click on the hashtags to see who has posted!  

The third Sunday of every month is a MQG Sew Day. Post a photo of a project you're working on with #MQGSewDay on February 19th. Click on the tag to see what other people are sewing. 

Not able to go to QuiltCon this year? Look for updates on the hashtag #QuiltConFromHome during QuiltCon. 

Did you participate in the MQG quilt swap? Check out #mqgswap for lots of fun inspiration. 

From the Modern Quilt Guild 

The MQG website has a new Resources page where you can find tools, webinars and resources for members.  

October Meeting Reminder

Time is near for our October meeting.  We hope you join us for a fun  mini trunk show by member Phyllis Higley!!! 

Meeting is Tuesday October 27th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Bernina Sewing Studio 
1265 S Cotner Blvd, Suite 27Lincoln, NE 68510

There is a lot to cover this meeting as it will be our final 'actual' meeting for the year!!  
Show and tell:
We would like to ask members to share any "gift ideas" they might be working on for the upcoming holidays.  Please bring anything else you would like to share.

Charity quilt blocks (D9P) will be collected. Instructions are HERE. 

Sew Day at the IQSCM on Nov. 14th. We usually meet at noon but some members have asked to start earlier. Please check back on our FB page or blog for times.  This will be an open sewing day, maybe work on holiday gifts or come and make a LMQG name tag!  Mary and Liz will be working on the charity quilt. Please remember to bring your completed quilt block(s) to this Oct. meeting!!!

Also check back about Holiday Party plans in Dec. 

Dues will be collected at this meeting and they are $35.00 for the year.  Please click on the tab "Guild Basics" above and print a copy of the Membership Admission form then fill it out to bring with your dues at the Tuesday Meeting. Or on FB you can go to the tab in the top logo and click on "sign up". Print and then fill out the new member form and bring it to this meeting.

We are going to be holding elections for our leadership positions. The positions below are open to all who feel they fit the criteria, are a paid member and are willing to work as a team to make this guild the best possible 'Modern' guild in our community.

Thanks to  all of you for your support this year! We have grown so much and hope to move forward on this "quilty" journey together. 

Officers:
President - The president shall: Preside at all general, special and Board meetings; Serve as the primary public contact for the chapter; Coordinate with the VP in planning, inviting,organizing special guest speakers, monthly meeting programs, workshops, classes, field trips and other events; Coordinate with the VP in maintaining a cohesive identity for the Guild; Serve as co-signer with Treasurer on checks of the Guild.
Vice-President - The VP shall: In the absence of the President, conduct General Membership meetings and/or Executive Board meetings; Assume the responsibilities of the President in the event the President cannot complete the term of the elected office; Oversee the review of the Guild Bylaws as necessary; Serve as co-signer with Treasurer on checks of the Guild; Maintain a database of proposed Guild activities, and social events; In conjunction with the President, plan and organize General Membership meetings and other events, including special events, guest speakers, workshops, and field trips.
Secretary - The Secretary shall: Record minutes during Exec. Board meetings and General Membership meetings. All recorded minutes must be approved by the members of the Board before they are published on the LMQG website; Publish the minutes within 30 days of the meeting date; Lead and facilitate meetings when the Pres and VP are unable to attend general meetings; Create, collate, and copy Guild fliers and announcements for each board meeting; Draft Executive Board and General Membership meeting agendas and make them available to the Ex. Board for editing; Serve as co-signer with Treasurer on checks of the Guild. 
Treasurer - The Treasurer shall: Receive all bank and Guild monies; Maintain bookkeeping records of all funds; Disburse funds as authorized; Serve as co-signer with other authorized Officers on checks of the Guild; Make a financial statement available for the members; Provide a financial statement to the Ex. board.
Social Media Coordinator -  The Soc. Media Coordinator shall: Maintain the Guild website and Guild e-mail accounts; Add website functions as necessary; Maintain online photo groups; Arrange for photographer to cover meetings and other guild events; Maintain online social media accounts; Serve as co-signer with Treasurer on checks to the Guild.

We hope that members will all step up to form committees to assist the Executive Leadership Board.  Some ideas for committees would be: Hospitality, Special Projects like quilt shows, quilting bees or swaps etc..., Programs, Philanthropy and Archivist. Committees can be suggested by any member to the Executive Board for consideration. 

More information will be available in our By-Laws (currently work in progress).

This is an opportunity to help shape the "Modern" Quilt Guild in our community to be all that you want it to be.  I hope you will consider nominating yourself or asking a friend if you can nominate them. 

Thank you! 

and one more thing......If you are currently a member of the MQG the deadline for QuiltCon 2016 is fast approaching. Please look at sign up info HERE 

September Meeting!!

September Meeting is just around the corner! Come out Tuesday 9/29/15 night at 5:30-7:00

It's Back to School Night! 

We will have four feature demonstrations on different techniques you may or may not know about.  Join us and learn something new!!

Information on a group charity project will be shared so you can be a part of our first project.

Bring  show and tell and share things you have made.  Hope to see you all!

Where: BERNINA store - 1265 So. Cotner (Piedmont Center)
When: September 29th (Last Tuesday of Month)
Time: 5:30 - 7 pm

 ** Free Admission day at local Museums Sept 26th. Read more about it HERE

Quilt Donations are being accepted for the needy at the IQSCM until Dec. We already have one lovely donation by member Juliette Karjala.  Thanks Julie!

Coming up on October 10th is our next Improv Sew Day at the IQSCM. Everyone is free to come and sew with us at 12:00 noon. Some of the members are going to do a Round Robin Score from the Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters. Supplies are needed if you want to participate in this. Read more about it and what you need to bring HERE. If you don't participate in the round robin you can bring and work on any sewing/quilting projects you wish.