Thanks to Audrey Essary for joining us by Zoom to share her journey and process with us.

 

We only had time for a quick Show and Tell

Flower's promise, Elisa's cherrywood challenge submission for Monarch Challenge.

Jennifer's reversible bear paw quilt

Announcements:

• Audrey Essary Zoom Workshop – Mobius Radial - July 8
• July Sew Day – 7/8/23 10:30-3:00 at ICM  (Same day as the workshop.)
• County Fair – Registration – June 10-July 18th
• Quilts exhibited July 28th – 31st
• State Fair – Registration – July 1st-Aug 8th
• Quilts can be dropped in Seward for transport to GI.
• Quilt Nebraska – July 21-23 - Kearney
• July Meeting – 7/25/23  Maria Schell – Improv for Everyone.  Meet at ICM for Zoom presentation, or zoom from home.
• Half Square Rectangle Challenge due
• LMQG has a new email address: lincolnmodernquiltguild@gmail.com
• New business cards coming soon.
• Aug Meeting – 8/25/23  Sheila Green –  L Block and Maximilism.
• Maximalism challenge announced
• Threads Across Nebraska – Oct 13-14 – Kearney
• Quilts needed
• IQM – Art Market – Nov 17th & 18th.

And the membership chose this design:

Let's get started making half-square triangles!  If you want to help with this project, stop by our Sew Day (July 8, 10:30-3, at IQM) to pick up some fabric.  We will also distribute kits at our next monthly meeting (July 27).

Meeting June 2023

 

Audrey Essary Lecture

"Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting"

Audrey will join us via Zoom.  

Members are invited to enjoy her lecture together from the International Quilt Museum, where we can mingle, buy raffle tickets and win prizes, and participate in show and tell.

 Members also have the option to attend the meeting via Zoom.

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Upcoming Events:

• Audrey Essary Zoom Workshop – Mobius Radial - July 8
   There are a few spots left!
  https://lincolnmqg.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html 
   
• July Sew Day – 7/8/23 10:30-3:00 at ICM 
  Same day as the workshop.

• July Meeting – 7/25/23 Maria Shell – Improv for Everyone.  
  Meet at ICM for Zoom presentation or zoom from home.
  
  
   

Meeting Recap May 2023

 

Challenge

Feature HRTs (half-rectangle triangles) in a quilt project of any size.  Due July 27th.

 

Tammy's HRT work-in-progress

 Resources for making HRT's

 https://3rdstoryworkshop.com/tutorial-hrts-the-half-rectangle-triangle

https://shannonfraserdesigns.ca/2022/11/09/how-to-make-and-trim-two-at-a-time-half-rectangle-triangles/

https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/half-rectangle-triangle-tutorial/ 

 

Program

Nancy and Tammy showed us some software programs that can aid the quilt-making process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show and Tell

Charrye Olberding's sunflower quilt

Jean Cotton machine pieced and quilted bed quilt.

 

 

Deb Ebke's latest Quilt of Valor 

Martha Turner's kelp applique

 

 

Martha Turner's mini landscape

 

 

 Maggie-Rose Copple showcasing a quilt from an upcoming LQG workshop.

See https://lincolnquiltersguild.org/classes/post/?permalink=july-workshop-2023 for more details.

 

 

Pat Modrell's flying geese bee quilt.

Pat Modrell's drunkard's path birds.

Tammy Hensley's improv challenge quilt

Announcements

• Membership in attendance voted to donate the 2023 Community Outreach quilt to benefit the fight against breast cancer.  A specific organization will be identified. 
  
• KC Regional Quilt Festival – June 15-17
• Omaha Quilt Show – 22 (5pm -8pm), 23 (9am-6pm), 24 (9am-4pm)
• LaVista Conference Center, 12520 Pkwy, LaVista
• June Meeting – Audrey Essary – Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting.  Meet at ICM for Zoom presentation
• Audrey Essary Zoom Workshop – Mobius Radial - July 8
• July Sew Day – 7/8/23 10:30-3:00 at ICM  (Same day as the workshop.)
• County Fair – Registration – June 10-July 18th
• Quilts exhibited July 28th – 31st
• Volunteers needed to white glove
• State Fair – Registration – July 1st-Aug 8th
• Quilts can be dropped in Seward for transport to GI.
• July Meeting – 7/25/23  Maria Schell – Improv for Everyone.  Meet at ICM for Zoom presentation.
• LMQG has a new email address: lincolnmodernquiltguild@gmail.com
• New business cards coming soon.
• Aug Meeting – 8/25/23  Sheila Green – "L" block hands-on activity