Psychedelic Baby Quilt Workshop with Katie Pedersen

 Psychedelic Baby Quilt Workshop with Katie Pedersen of Sew Katie Did

April 5^th was the long awaited visit from Katie Pederson of “Sew Katie Did” to the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild.  A workshop “Psychedelic Baby” was led by Katie with 22 participants.  Katie merges improvisational techniques with modern and traditional designs to create unique quilts.  By merging one construction method with multiple string piecing techniques, we simultaneously created large string blocks and mitered log cabin blocks that appear both chaotic and controlled.  Katie had multiple inspiring examples of how these quilt blocks can play together. Katie took time with each of us to look at all options for layout of our modern blocks for an unlimited design potential to make a finished original quilt. I can’t wait to see all the finished quilts!

 

April Meeting Recap

 April Meeting Recap

    We had such a wonderful meeting this month! We met on April 5th at the Westside Community Center! Our presentation speaker was Katie Pedersen from Sew Katie Did! She flew in from Seattle to teach a workshop on her Psychedelic Baby Quilt and then joined us at the meeting for a very informative slide show and truck show! It was such a blast to learn about her quilting process as well as see her beautiful works of art!

Other Guild News and Info

Buyer for Community Quilt

Our quilt was purchased by a MQG member from Iowa, who also purchased several other Community Outreach Quilts

Sew Day with Lincoln Guild - future date

Blogspot: OMQG.BLOGSPOT.COM   

This is our ‘primary spot for information’.  You do not need to be on Social Media to access.  We will use e-mail to send out Member Only communications or notifications.  Please save the link as a favorite.

Facebook will continue to be a site for sharing photos, events, and other quilty things.

OMQG Merchandise is now Available!!

We have a new logo for 2022 created for us by Shauna Smith!

We are working with MJ Sewing Supply and have so many different items to choose from! Please see the order form HERE for more pictures and prices!

OMQG Backpacks for Boys Town

We are still collecting drawstring bags for Boys Town. The instructions for the bags and donations are listed HERE!

Upcoming Quilt Retreats

Spring 2022

  Saturday, April 23rd   

  8am – 8pm at the Westside Community Center

  Sign-ups still open here!

  Cost: $35 for members and $45 for non-members

Fall 2022 - More info to come

  Oct 14th – 16th     More Pieces Quilt Retreat Center  (Winterset, IA)

  Cost will include retreat space – Food & Lodging to be handled individually

 Spring 2023 - More info to come

  April 21 – 23rd Hazel Dillon Lodge (Ashland, NE)

  Cost will include lodging and food 

Block Lotto - Due at June meeting

Block Info Here

2nd Quarter Challenge

Challenge Info Here

April BOM

Pattern Info Here

Virtual Sew Days - April 8th @ 7pm

Quilt Bee Blocks - ALL BLOCKS DUE by May Meeting

May Meeting - Cindy Erickson

June Workshop with Jacquie Gering

Jacquie Gering WALK 2.0 Expanding Your Quilting Design Toolbox Workshop

    Join author Jacquie Gering for WALK 2.0 Expanding your Quilting Design Toolbox Workshop. This class does NOT cover the basics that are taught in the CQWWF class. Students jump right into more advanced designs that are in the WALK 2.0 book. This class is NOT for beginning walking foot quilters. Designs include a sampling from each of the chapters in the new book including rotational designs, sashiko inspired designs, designs based on the 60 degree grid as well as variations of designs from WALK. Designs taught in this class are more complex, intricate and challenging.

June 8, 2022 (Wednesday) Time - 9:30am-4:00pm Place - Celtic Quilter - 5080 S. 108th Street Cost - $75 OMQG Members, $95 non members (non members also can come to OMQG meeting for the trunk show on June 7th) **Lunch is NOT included**

******Link to sign up will be emailed to members first. The link will be available to non members on May 4th.

Phew, that was a lot of info! Hopefully having all of this in one place will make everything easier to find for our members! If you have any questions regarding anything guild related please do not hesitate to reach out to us at board@omahamqg.com. This email is sent to all 4 of the board members but if you need to reach any of us specifically here are our emails.

Susie Bonder - President - susiebonder@omahamqg.com

Jill Straight - Vice President - jill@omahamqg.com

Beth Salistean - Treasurer - beth@omahamqg.com

Ashley Lundgren - Secretary - ashley@omahamqg.com

Show & Tell

See you next month!

2nd Quarter Challenge - Monochromatic

2nd Quarter Challenge 

Monochromatic

     Due June 7th - Any size of completed quilt using only 1 color. This will be an exercise in using value, texture, shape and composition. You may add 1 neutral but it must be less than 10% of your entire quilt. If you are struggling with using different shades of the same color, using an ombre fabric is very helpful!

      

      

There will be a special category for Monochromatic Quilts in our Summer Exhibtion!!!

Examples of Neutral colors include beige, taupe, gray, cream, brown, black & white.  While neutral colors are not on the color wheel, they complement primary and secondary colors.

Here are two examples of a quilt using purples fabrics. The quilt on the left is not monochromatic because the white added is more than 10% of the quilt. The quilt on the right is monochromatic.