GUILD MEETINGS
The Lincoln Quilters Guild meets the second Monday of each month September through May, excluding December, at the College View Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 4015 S 49th St., in Lincoln. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm.
SPEAKERS AND LECTURES FOR 2008 – 2009
Monday, September 8, 2008
Motion in Geometric Design
by Mary Sue Suit
“If I listen they will tell me” - or what I have learned from my quilts Mary Sue Suit from Sidney, Nebraska says she is just a “start and see what happens” quilt maker. She has been quilting for about 30 years.
Mary Sue is largely self-taught and is hooked on geometric piecing. Mary Sue has published four books, and designed a ruler to help with three of them. A New Twist on Triangles was featured on an episode of Simply Quilts.
Mary Sue's “Sawdust” quilt took 1st place at the IQS Houston Quilt Festival in Fall of 2007. Her quilts have also won awards at the Oklahoma winter quilt show, Machine Quilter's Showcase and AQS Nashville Quilt Festival.
Mary Sue's website: www.msquilts.com . (A closer look at the feathered appliqué may be found on Judy Woodworth's site: www.jwquilts.com )
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Monday, October 13, 2008
American Patchwork & Quilting Trunk Show
By Jennifer Keltner
Quilting Group Editor
A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Jennifer joined American Patchwork & Quilting magazine in 1999. She served dual roles as editor and project manager of the new Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting® book and was the senior editor of American Patchwork & Quilting until 2006. The first-ever charitable “Quilt for a Cure Quilt Block Challenge” raised $100,000 for breast cancer research under her direction.
Jennifer now oversees the expansive family of quilting products, which includes magazines American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilt Sampler, Quilts and More; the AllPeopleQuilt.com web site; the annual book Quilt Lovers' Favorites; calendar; and special newsstand titles. She is intimately involved in expanding the American Patchwork & Quilting foundation as the nation's premier source for all things quilting
"It is our philosophy that quilters need both inspiration and detailed, quilter-tested instructions," Jennifer says. "It's our goal to serve quilters with the same dedication that Better Homes and Gardens serves the family."
A personal passion for quilting and sewing brought Jennifer into the world of magazine publishing. As an avid fabric collector, she takes seriously the obligation to “research” for new additions to her quilting stash. Jennifer can be found pursuing her textile addiction in quilt shops across the country.
Jennifer is going to bring a number of quilts that have been featured on the magazine covers and speak about some of the color options. See more about American Patchwork and Quilting magazine on their web site: americanpatchwork.com
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The Story of An Orphan Train Rider
By Ann Zemke
Ann tells the story about her grandmother, Marjorie Peterson, who was an orphan train rider. In 1906, she rode the orphan train to northern Minnesota, where she was taken by a family that changed her name to Marjorie and indentured her as a many at the age of 8. Ann will share excerpts from her grandmother's autobiography while referring to the blocks of a special quilt that she made in her grandmother's memory.
Ann Zemke's passion for quilt making began in 1972 when she took her first quilt making class through a community education program. Her mother wanted to attend the quilt making class but unable to, she asked Ann to take the class and teach her what she learned. Little did Ann know that she was about to embark on a three-decade quilt making journey.
Ann has handcrafted over 150 unique quilts. She offers a full range of custom quilting services from design to finishing and commissioned quilts. An accomplished hand quilter, Ann's specialty is fine hand quilting unfinished vintage quilt tops.
You can learn more about Ann Zemke and her story at www.crocuslanequilts.com
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Creative You
By Mary Lou Weidman
Mary Lou explains avenues of creativity, the personality of the creative person and how you can stretch and become more creative with your thoughts and your quilts. Prepare to be inspired and to go away thinking of things you want to do to be a new “creative YOU.”
Mary Lou Weidman began her quilting life at her Grandmother's knee when she learned first to do yoyos and later on to piece nine patches, half square triangles and then Grandmother's Flower garden blocks (her favorite pattern).
She has written three large books "Whimsies and Whynots," "Everyday Angels," and "Quilted Memories." Along with that she owns a pattern company that she does booklets and patterns for. Hoochy Mama quilts and Flower Power are two publications and technique books that are popular as she travels and teaches how to's.
Mary Lou has traveled across the world to many countries and all but about 7 states (US) and 3 Provinces (Canada). Her goal is to get each quilter to do a Story quilt about themselves and who and what they love so that in the future, people will know about this quilter and what was important to them. It is her belief that Story quilts will be researched and held valuable in the future.
You can find more information about Mary Lou Weidman at: www.marylouquiltdesigns.com
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Monday, February 9, 2009
What . . . is Needle Magic?
By Linda Potter
Needle Magic is an innovative technique offering quiltmakers an alternative to Fine Hand Quilting and Machine Quilting while combining quilting with Sashiko, appliqué, beading, and embroidery allowing quilt makers to “Quilt & Embellish in One Step!”
Linda Potter, from Overland Park, KS is the author of “Quilt & Embellish in One Step!”. In 1982 she began a wonderful journey into the world of quiltmaking. During this journey, she participated in a variety of quiltmaking activities including: the study of quiltmaking through many workshops, serving as the coordinator of major quilt shows, and as President of the Austin Area Quilt Guild and the Heartland Quilt Network. Since 1995 she has served as the education coordinator for Prairie Point quilt shop.
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Confessions of a Non-Traditional Quilter
John Flynn
In his most popular lecture, John likes to tell the story of how he became a quilter, to show slides of his quilts and techniques and to “show and tell” some of the quilts he will bring to share.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Patterns Everywhere
Patty Hawkins
For many people, quilting is a pleasant hobby or a way to create treasured heirlooms. But for Patty Hawkins of Lyons, Colorado, quilting is an obsession. “For me, a quilt is like canvas is to a painter. It’s a way to play with colors and to be expressive using fabrics,” says Patty, an accomplished fiber artist. “Art can be most powerful. It makes us see things with new eyes. So often we see but don’t look.”
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Dr. Robert Hillestad
Dr. Hillestad is an internationally renowned fiber artist and Professor Emeritus of Textiles, Clothing and Design at UNL.
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