November 2024 Meeting Recap

Our November in-person meeting was held on Saturday November 16th, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair with 29 members and 3 guests.

Charity Quilts

Kelly collected a dozen finished quilts and still has a few tops that need to be finished. If you can help, please contact Kelly, and if you’re still working on a charity quilt, please bring it to the December 7th meeting.

Here are the 12 collected on Saturday:

Upcoming Holiday Party

Our annual Holiday Party will be on Saturday December 7th, 11a-3p.

Thanks to Emily, Paula, and Rochelle good food and fun activities are planned, including

Boxy Pouch blind swap – it’s a cute little zipper pouch from a free pattern. Ann sent out an email with the deets – check your Inbox!
Upcycle blind swap – shop your stash and sewing room for a non-handmade item in good condition that you no longer need, want, or use to “gift” to someone else. Bring your wrapped item to the December 7th party.
Pincushion activity – bring a fabric scrap (about 8×8″) and small Mason jar with its ring and lid, or a teacup or small bowl that you will transform into a pincushion! (Some extra jars and cups will be available if you forget or don’t have one.) Other materials will be provided by the guild.
Members are asked to bring non-alcoholic drinks or desserts labeled with a list of its ingredients.
Entrees, sides, plates, cups, and cutlery will provided by the guild.

Programs

Survey – Programs would like feedback about the kinds and formats of classes people would like to attend in 2025. Holly emailed a link to a survey to get members’ input. Please take a few minutes to answer it thoughtfully so we can develop meaningful programming for 2025.

Bee Block-Party – Bee Block members exchanged their finished blocks. A new bee round will be announced in the new year.

Pleating Workshop led by Miguel took place after the General meeting. Everyone stretched their stitching muscles!

Show & Tell

Thanks to everyone for sharing their beautiful work – Casey (#1, 2), guest Gretchen (3, 4), Corey (5, 6), Carol (7, 8), Debbie (9), Paula (10, 11, 12), Rachel (13, 14, 15), Blake (16, 17, 18), Janet (19), Kathy (20), Blanca (21), Jo Ann (22), guest Carol (23, 24), Miguel (25, 26), and Betsy (27).

…and Carol returned to us this month with her gorgeous Kawandi jacket, so I was able to get a couple of pics!

Other Good Stuff Happening

Montclair Fiber Arts Club – register through Lifelong Montclair to join this group with your needlework at Edgemont Park House 290 Valley Road every other Wednesday 10a-12p.

Hunterdon Art Museum – 7 Lower Center Street Clinton, NJ 08809, Unblocked: Improvisation and Identity in Contemporary Quilts, now through January 12th, 2025.

Featuring Elizabeth Brandt, Zak Foster, Coulter Fussell, Chawne Kimber, Basil Kincaid, Kwesi O. Kwarteng, Krystle Lemonias, Sarah Nishiura, our own Melanie Tuazon, and Sherri Lynn Wood.

Unblocked brings together a diverse group of artists whose quilts tell stories, express identity, celebrate community, further social justice, and engage in formal design and color investigations. Comfortable with improvisation, these artists use materials that are readily available—often discarded or donated clothing and domestic textiles—and work intuitively, without a structured plan.