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 2011 – 2012
September 2011
Pat Sloan
http://www.quiltershome.com/Pat started sewing as a child (love those doll clothes!) and continued to sew clothing for herself until she discovered quilting. She’s been quilting now for over 15 years. After that, she soon started teaching and then decided to put her ideas into patterns.
Pat runs her own design business called Pat Sloan & Company located in Fairfax County, Virginia. In addition to publishing her own patterns, she designs patterns for McCall's Quilting, McCall's Quick Quilts, American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilters World, Create & Decorate, and the Fons and Porter magazines. She has designed several fabric lines with her favorite fabric company, P&B Textiles. Pat also loves working with the great people at Leisure Arts, with whom she has done more than 15 books. My newest project is my Radio show and she is now partnered with American Patchwork & Quilting Radio!
Keep up with everything Pat is doing on Facebook, her blog, website, and radio show!
Lecture – Monday, September 12, 2011
October 2011
Sally Schneider
http://www.sallyschneider.comSally has been quilting since 1971, and has made several hundred quilts since then, mostly by machine, although she has two completely hand-made quilts to her credit.
A specialist in scrap quilts and built-in borders, she is the author of a total of ten books, three of which are still in print.
Sally has been active in the quiltmaking field as a teacher since 1980, as a quilt book editor from 1995-1998, and in 1999, she served as a selection panelist for the 20th Century's 100 Best American Quilts. She was nominated as one of the American Quilter's Society's All American Teachers, and in 2007 and 2010 she was a nominee for Professional Quilter magazine's Professional Teacher of the Year.
Lecture – Monday, October 10, 2011
Confessions of a ScrapManiac
We all have scrap bags, or boxes, or barrels full of bits and pieces. But what are we doing with these fabrics? You'll see how I purchase fabrics, prepare my scraps so they are ready to use when I want to make a scrap quilt, and choose good designs. We'll also explore the elements of a good scrap quilt .
November 2011
Heidi Kaisand
http://heidikaisand.com/Heidi Kaisand is a native Iowan. She attended Iowa State University graduating in 1990 with a B.S. in Consumer Food Science-Food and Nutrition. She was fortunate to land a job at Meredith Corporation in the cookbook division where she wrote and edited several cookbooks, as well as children’s craft titles and cross-stitch books. In 1992 she had the opportunity to meet the woman who’s idea it was to create Better Homes & Gardens American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Having been a quilter for years, it was exciting to Heidi to be able to translate her how-to writing skills to a new medium. Officially in 1993, Heidi joined the first American Patchwork & Quilting magazine staff. In September 2007, Heidi took a new direction in the quilting world by taking the position of National Sales Manager at APQS. After years of getting people started quilting, now she is helping them finish their projects on a long-arm machine.
Lecture – Monday, November 14, 2011
My Family Jewels
Learn how my grandmother Maurine Moore set me on a course for a life filled with quilting--both personally and professionally. This heart-warming presentation will bring alive the rich quilting history and creativity in my family, showcasing the 165 quilts that Maurine made for her family. A dozen of Maurine's quilts will be shown in person. I will walk you through my own quilt making experiences, including my 14-year career as editor of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine.
January 2012
Roxann O’Hare
Lecture – Monday, January 9, 2012
From Traditional to Pack Rat Quilter
February 2012
Alice Cruz
http://dellajane.com/Lecture – Monday, February 13, 2012
What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been
A humorous and entertaining look at my quilting journey. You will see a wide range of my quilts, from the beginning to the present.
March 2012
Linda Thielfoldt
http://www.thequiltedgoose.com/index.htmlLecture – Monday, March 12, 2012
Linda Thielfoldt has a National Award Winning collection of Wearable Art and Quilts and loves to share her stories in a fun and energetic presentation. Linda learned to sew early on and made her first skirt at age 9. She has been quilting for over 35 years and brings a wealth of experience to her audience. She has won many blue ribbons at national shows (Paducah, Road2CA, PA National, MQX, MQS, Lowell Quilt Festival, Vermont Quilt Festival, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, HMQS, plus local and guild quilt shows) for her machine quilting artistry and wearable art and her machine quilting skills are in demand by quilters from all over the United States. She has been teaching quilting for over 15 years and loves to share her knowledge in a fun, lively, no-rules style that will provide inspiration and new ideas.
April 2012
Linda Carlson
http://www.lindacarlsonquilts.com/Since the early 1980s, Linda has taught all areas of quilting, specializing in hand appliqué, machine piecing, serpentine vines and feather borders, and Scherenschnitte techniques. She is an authority on the history and techniques of the large four block quilt style. Linda and her twin sister, Diana Henage, combined their creative sides to design three collections of fabrics for Benartex that are not only scientifically sound in color and concept, but speak to all ages of sewers and non-sewers alike, from toddlers to 'tweens, teens, and art quilt fabric lovers! Linda has had four books published including: Roots, Feathers & Blooms: Four-Block Quilts, Their History & Patterns; Four-Blocks Continued…; and Quilting to Soothe the Soul: Create Memories for Today, Tomorrow & Forever.
Linda's philosophy is, "As I continue to teach around the country, I am always inspired by my students' undiscovered talents. I've learned so much from them and hope I have opened their eyes to their own creativity."
Lecture – Monday, April 9, 2012
Roots of the Large 4-Block Quilt
This presentation explains the history and significance of the large 4-block quilt resulting from a research project I did involving 30 state quilt search projects and 108 museum collections. Antique and modern-made quilts are studied in the trunk show.
May 2012
Gail Garber
http://gailgarber.com/For Gail, quilting began as a whim, when friends convinced her to take a hand-quilting class. Quiltmaking quickly became a passion. Gail’s early quilts are traditional with conservative fabric choices. By 1984, she began exploring original design. Bold, colorful, and stunning geometric designs with flying geese galore – that’s how you know you’re looking at one of Gail’s quilts! Her style has become immediately recognizable because of her talent for combing vivid colors with intricate piecework. Today, Gail lectures and conducts workshops to quilters throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her classes for novices include instruction in color and composition, introduction to paper piecing, and drafting, drawing and design.
Lecture – Monday, May 14, 2012
Liberalism in Quilting: Free-form Art Quilts
Never one to adhere to rules, I began breaking the quilting edicts soon after I learned the basics necessary to create an original design. Problems with bindings on corners? Just leave the corners off! It’s fun and easy to be your own designer, and to break away from the tedium of repetitive block design. Gail will lead you on a journey of exploration, from the valley of tradition, along the rocky road of great ideas gone wrong, to the rainbow peaks of increased creativity in quilts!