Guiseppe Ribaudo (Giucy Giuce) will be hosting his Controlled Chaos: A Paper Piecer’s Guide to Improv Workshop on Saturday, November 14, 2026 from 9:00 to 5:00 pm at the Community Church of Cedar Grove. The class is $90 per member ($125 Non-Member), which includes the patterns and a roll of the piecing paper used for the class.
Part improv workshop, part foundation paper piecing, part mystery! Students will learn a different approach to improv sewing, utilizing improvisational design to draw their own foundation paper patterns. Motifs are pulled at random from a mystery bag.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class materials list to follow.
Registration for this class ends on October 30, 2026 or when we reach a capacity of 20 students.
On Saturday September 19th, we hosted our first in-person meeting after the summer Zoom break with 39 members and 3 guests in attendance.
MQG Business
QuiltCon 2027 Atlanta – February 25 – 28
Community OutreachQuilt
The theme is Half Square Triangles
We selected the Bold palette
Dimensions: min 60”x80” & max 65”x85”
Block kits were distributed at the September meeting.
Blocks are due back at the October meeting – DO NOT TRIM! Volunteers will stay after the October meeting to trim.
Please return any scraps with your blocks.
Charity Quilting
Holy cow!
NJMQG members were busy this this summer making charity quilt tops from our extensive stash.
Well done and keep ’em comin’!
Show & Tell
Left to right, top to bottom: (1) Karen; (2, 3, 4) Blanca; (5, 6) Arlene; (7, 8) Carolyn; (9) Zephie; (10, 11) Jo Ann; (12, 13) Aubrey; (14) Margy; (15) Pam; (16) Jane; (17) Pam; (18) Getchen; (19) Joseph; (20) Sue A.; (21) Kath N.; (22, 23) Kaitlin.
Thanks everyone for sharing your inspiring work!
Jelly Roll Race
After our regular meeting we celebrated National Jelly Roll day with a Jelly Roll Race and here are our 4 finishers – Gretchen, Sue A., Kathy, and in 1st place — Karen (just look those impressive miters!)
1st Place Finisher Karen
Gretchen
Sue A.
Kathy M.
Programs
We have exciting programming coming up!
October
Sew Along – put your blocks together with Samantha on Zoom on October 15th
1p – 4p: Project Bag class with Emily (this will be our Holiday swap item in January)
Murmuration blocks due
Giucy Giuce Controlled Chaos workshop in-person on Nov 14th, 9a – 5p
December
Meeting date: Sat Dec 5th
Show & Tell
Mini quilt challenge due
Murmuration quilt top construction 1p – 4p. Bring your machine.
New Meeting Space Needed–still looking!
Sadly, the First Lutheran Church closed after our June meeting and we are actively looking for another local space in which to hold our meetings, workshops and holiday party within our budget. Any ideas or contacts, please contact Ann.
Good lighting, sufficient outlets, storage space and parking are on our wish list of nice-to-haves.
Until we have secured a new spot, we are meeting at the Community Church of Cedar Grove at 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove.
Happenings
Two local-ish quilts shows in October! (Same weekend as our October meeting.)
(Please note the November and December meetings are on the FIRST Saturday, not the usual third.)
Location: Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Time: 10a – 12p in-person (plus additional post-meeting activities 1p-4p) Guests welcome!
On Saturday June 20th, we hosted 39 members and 3 guests.
Board Election Results
The 2026-2027 Board members are:
President: (2025-2027) Ann Marston
Vice President: Kathy Morganroth
Treasurer: (2026-2028) Sue Adams
Secretary: Holly Finneran
Programs Co-chairs: Aubrey Cece & Kaitlyn Fritsch
Welcome our new board at the July Zoom meeting on the 16th at 7pm!
MQG Business
QuiltCon 2027 Atlanta – February 25 – 28
Community OutreachQuilt
The theme is Half Square Triangles, quilt design are submissions due to NJMQG’s Board in July
There are so many great ways to use half-square triangles to experiment with different repeating shapes and secondary patterns.
Choose ONE of the provided color palettes below and use it in its entirety.
Dimensions: min 60”x80” & max 65”x85”.
If you have a design you would like to have be considered, submit your idea(s) to the Board asap before the July Board meeting.
New Meeting Space Needed!
Sadly, the First Lutheran Church is closing its doors after our June 20th meeting and we have to find another local space in which to hold our meetings, workshops and holiday party. If you have any ideas or contacts, please contact Ann with any information that might be helpful in securing a new venue.
Good lighting, sufficient outlets, storage space and parking are on our wish list of nice-to-haves.
Fortunately our July and August meetings are already scheduled for Zoom. The first meeting we’ll need a new space for is on September 19th.
And a BIG THANK YOU..!
to everyone who helped after the meeting to box, bag, transport and store our guild stuff until we find a new space.
CHARITY
And more thank-yous to everyone who picked up a charity kit, top, batting or fabric!
We look forward to seeing a big pile of donations when we meet again in person in the fall.
Mini Quilt Challenge
Members were challenged to make a mini inspired by a music memory. Here are the dazzling results!
Tanya – Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield aka Wendy Carlos
Katilyn – Drops of Jupiter by Train
MJ – Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater
Jane – Sweet Home Alabama
Ciel – It’s Raining Men by the Weathergirls
Pat – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?, Sung by Jimmy Ruffin, one of the Temptations
Show & Tell
Thanks everyone for sharing your wonderful work!
Margy (1, 2), Gretchen (3, 4) SAL blocks & bag; Julia (5); Ruth (6); Kathy (7); Jo Ann (8) Stars & Stripes; MJ (9); Jane (10); Lore(11); Betsy V (12); Aubrey (13, 14); Juandamarie (15); Ellaree (16, 17, 18); Michelle (19); Wannetta (20).
OF SPECIAL NOTE:
Juandamarie Gikandi (seen above showing us the image on her phone) created the Wonky Star on the blue background for the quilt, ““A Constellation,” with the Uhuru Quilt Guild.
The quilt is one of three commemorative artwork pieces made for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating the 250th.
AND…her quilt was chosen for the image that is printed on Smithsonian Folklife souvenir water bottles.
Programs
We have some exciting programming coming up!
July 11, 10a-4p – Stitch Resist Shibori workshop
July 16th, 7p on Zoom – YLI Thread Lecture AND Berene Campbell joins us to announce a special NJMQG community project!
August 20th, 7p on Zoom – Giucy Giuce Color Theory lecture
September 19th, in-person 1-4p after our regular meeting we celebrate National Jelly Roll day with a Jelly Roll Race. Bring your machine and a jelly roll for a fun afternoon of sewing and silliness!
