Art Quilt 2020 - Show Details

Sunday, September 20, 2020

 




  Update:

Thank you to all our members for making this show a stunning success. Congratulations to Jennifer McKitrick for her quilt, "Irises Exaggerated", which won the Viewer's Choice Award!
 
 
 
 

We're having a show! 

This show is for the January 2020 challenge quilt as detailed below
 

 

 
We're so excited to be exhibiting LMQG quilters. Although the date says January 28th, 2020, you have until October 30th to complete your quilts. We will need your help to ensure a successful show. Please follow the below details. If you have any questions, please email Elisa Salas at drquiltpath@gmail.com or the LMQG mailbox at info.lincolnmqg@gmail.com . 

Submission

  • Please submit your bound and labeled quilts no later than October 30th. 

  • Artist statement: We will have a display card for each piece. Please email the details of your piece to Elisa Salas at drquiltpath@gmail.com.  Include the following:

    • Your name

    • The name of your piece

    • The artist you were inspired by

    • A picture of the artist's piece you were inspired by

    • A brief statement of now more than 100 words. For example: 

Anita Batting

Let's Paper the Sky With Pieced Stars

Van Gogh's Starry Night

Statement: Van Gogh's Starry Night has always inspired me to look to the stars. For my work, I used batik yellows and blues and pieced the stars. I used commercial acrylics for a swirl effect. At the bottom right, I have a silhouette of me and my friends walking. 

 

  • Drop-off: Please prepare to drop-off your quilt no later than October 30th. Due to social distancing, we are having only board members set up. Drop-off will be at the homes of people with security cameras to ensure the safety of your quilts. To arrange a drop-off time, please email of of the follwoing board members: 

    • Elisa Salas: drquiltpath@gmail.com
    • Jennifer McKitrick: jennifermckitrick@yahoo.com
    • Lora Yardley: lorajy@gmail.com
     

The Show

  • Dates: November 6th (First Friday / Opening night) to November 21st (Saturday)
  • Times: 
    • First Friday: noon - 8 pm
    • Tues - Fri: noon to 6 pm 
    • Sat: 10 am - 5 pm

 

Take Down

  • Date: November 21st
  • Time: 3-4 pm
  • Pickup of your quilts can occur at the Lux Center or can be retrieved from the board members' homes.  Please follow up with the board member you dropped-off with to arrange a pickup time.


September Sew Day 2020 - CORRECTION

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

CORRECTION!

Our Sew Social is September 12th, not the 13th. Our rain day is September 19th.


 


 September Sew Social

 We can't wait for you to join us on our September In Person Social! Yah!!!


We Have Planned:  

  • 10-10:30 - Social, look at raffle prizes, get cookies and water if desired

  • 10:30 - Trunk Show by Joyce Bingman and Jill Straight (wow!)

  • Following Trunk Show: Show and Tell

  • Members to socialize until 12:30

  • 12:30 Wrap up

     

What to Bring:

  • Lawn Chair

  • Show and Tell

  • Mask

  • Hot Beverage: Bring your own or there's a Scooter's and Hyvee on the southeast corner of 70th and Pioneers)

  • AND . . . 

    • Art quilt to give to the board members: Jennifer McKitrick, Elisa Salas, or Lora Yardley

    • Cash or Check for the Raffle prizes, if desired. They'll be there for people to look browse. You can check them out here. 

Map to the Picnic Shelter

 
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Next meeting: Sep 29th - Stephanie Jacobson Trunk Show. We will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting. Check the email for an Agenda. 

Sew Days: Moving to a monthly meeting:  Sept 12th (in person - see above), October 17th
 

September Sew Day 2020

Monday, September 7, 2020

 


 



 September Sew Social

 We can't wait for you to join us on our September In Person Social! Yah!!!


We Have Planned:  

  • 10-10:30 - Social, look at raffle prizes, get cookies and water if desired

  • 10:30 - Trunk Show by Joyce Bingman and Jill Straight (wow!)

  • Following Trunk Show: Show and Tell

  • Members to socialize until 12:30

  • 12:30 Wrap up

     

What to Bring:

  • Lawn Chair

  • Show and Tell

  • Mask

  • Hot Beverage: Bring your own or there's a Scooter's and Hyvee on the southeast corner of 70th and Pioneers)

  • AND . . . 

    • Art quilt to give to the board members: Jennifer McKitrick, Elisa Salas, or Lora Yardley

    • Cash or Check for the Raffle prizes, if desired. They'll be there for people to look browse. You can check them out here. 

Map to the Picnic Shelter

 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Next meeting: Sep 29th - Stephanie Jacobson Trunk Show. We will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting. Check the email for an Agenda. 

Sew Days: Moving to a monthly meeting:  Sept 12th (in person - see above), October 17th