​October 10th is World Mental Health Day, which is a great day to celebrate Mental Well-being and also to take special note of mental health in our own lives and of those in our community.  A day to specially reach out to others and ask “Are you ok?”. 

Jane Bernauer, a member of the LSMQG, recently share a great project that she has been working on related to mental health.  The project itself is the Remembrance Project through Social Justice Sewing Academy in California. Volunteers are given the names of people whose lives were taken by community violence, race-based violence, law enforcement, and gender or sexuality based violence. Quilt blocks are then created based on these individuals.  The blocks will be displayed throughout the country during community activism events to remind the world that their lives mattered.

Jane was given the name of Alfred “Abuka” Sanders because he was from Minneapolis, MN. She researched him online and also spoke to his son now 27, who was only 7 when his father was killed.  Here is Jane’s block and Abuka’s story as it relates to mental illness. 

The green ribbon as shown on the quilt block represents mental health, however mental health issues were just one small part of who Alfred “Abuka” Sanders was. A 29-year-old father of four young children, Abuka was well-loved in his neighborhood where he was legendary for helping his elderly neighbors. He was an entrepreneur, a local musician, and a community leader with a warm and positive presence. However, on the morning of November 1, 2000, police accused him of driving erratically and confronted him in the alley near his home. In spite of the fact that the officers had been advised that Sanders was a possible crisis candidate, thirty-three shots were fired at Abuka who was unarmed and had committed no crime. He died at the scene. Sanders’ death was one of a cluster of deaths that prompted the Minneapolis Police Department to pursue mental health crisis training for officers.  Mental health training for officers and members of the community is crucial to ensure that we all can take care of our community in the best way and safest way possible.

Remember to reach out to family, friends or community member if they don’t look themselves. And don’t forget to reach out to others if you need help.  Asking for help is very courageous and very important.

September Agenda!
*Demonstration:  Bindings!
*Announce a Guild Retreat for Members in January 2020 at the "Crafters Sanctuary"
*October Rummage Sale Details; LSMQG members only.
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Below is a recap of our inspiring August LSMQG Meeting!

*Upcoming Fabric Challenges: Riley Blake, our guild modified for LSMQG; and a Summer PHOTO Challenge for a modern rendition. Prizes!
*Charity Quilt activities: very generous people in our guild!
*Demonstration on sewing fabric Bag Handles with ease and style!
*Show-n-Tell Wonders!
*Sew In: Sat., May 18th....
*Wear your Fabric Nametag! Drawings!

Well, Folks … Mother Nature's 'April Fool's' joke came a bit late, but she wins... QUILT GUILD MTG CANCELLED for Thursday, April 11, 2019.
 I recommend we Sew and bring the project to Show at the May 9th Meeting... just hunker down and think 'it's pretty.'  (gag) … or be inspired by the Snow Quilt!

“Quilts Are Magic” Quilt Show at Kruk Gallery University of Wisconsin-Superior Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center.  2144 Catlin Ave. and 19th St. Superior WI 54880

        Exhibit dates:                  April 4 - April 26, 2019
        Opening Reception:   Thursday, April 4, 2019 5 - 7 p.m.
        Gallery Talk:                   Friday, April 5, 2019   Noon - 1:00 p.m.  

Scott Lunt aka 'Starfire' has been a fixture and founder of the flourishing music scene in Duluth. In 2014 he visited McTavish Quilt Studio with his mother and ended up getting hooked himself. Since that visit he has made nearly a quilt a month. He draws from the fabric of Duluth-both figuratively and literally. Taking inspiration from the built environment and music scene in which he is enmeshed. Lunt sees the process of cutting, piecing, working with color and texture is something akin to conjuring spells and the quilts produced as evidence of his magic.

Hosted by Scott Lunt.  “Join me at the UWS Kruk Gallery for the opening of my solo quilt show featuring works spanning 20 years. The opening reception is April 4th from 5-7PM and the show will hang through the month.”   …   “I’m pleased to announce that The Hopper Shuttle will be running between The Cedar Lounge and the Kruk Gallery from 5-7:30 on the day of the show.”
**This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from The McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

​Alane Davis, “Lu-pine” designer
#igquiltfest Today’s prompt is Solid Love ...I totally recognize that I rarely work with only solids. But this quilt holds a special place in my heart. Based on the lupine flowers that grow wild in the woods and along the roadsides in northern Minnesota, my design was chosen by my local guild to be our #charityquilt for #quiltcon2019. The color palette was determined by the Modern Quilt Guild as well as the theme which was tiny piecing. Through the making of this quilt I became even closer to all the guild members who participated in its construction. The amazing quilting was done by @mctavishio at McTavish Quilting Studio 💜 It is a very special quilt indeed filled with great people and great memories.
I was so thrilled to visit our guild’s charity quilt at #quiltcon ! This quilt is very special to all of us because it was a true group effort. The piecing of this quilt was done by many hands and it was directed in large part by a very dear friend and guild member who recently passed away. This quilt embodies her spirit. Beautiful, complicated, full of life, and representative of so much rugged, natural beauty that each of us who lives here in the Northland hold so dear. For me anyway, our quilt, Lu-pine, will always be a clear, beautiful memory of her. And it was made even more special by the unique, artistic quilting of the one and only @mctavishio resulting in the perfect symbiosis of piecing and quilting. We are all very grateful that our quilt was included in the current issue of #quiltconmagazine . You can learn more about the inspiration behind it’s design there. 💚💙💜