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June 2025 Meeting Recap

35 members and 1 guest were at our meeting on Saturday June 21st at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair. Happy first full day of Summer!

Guild Business

Board Election

We elected our 2025-2026 Board members. Thanks to Rachel for facilitating the vote! Our new Board begins its term in July.

  • President: Ann Marston (2 year term)
  • Vice President: Emily Chwazik
  • Secretary: Kathy Morganroth
  • Programs Co-chairs: Holly Finneran & Samantha Linehan

and

  • Treasurer: Annette Aponte (2nd year of her 2 year term)

NJMQG MERCH

We now have NJMQG merch! You can have our logo printed on all kinds of stuff from stickers, phone cases and mugs, to tees, hoodies and hats. NJMQG receives a small commission on all products sold which we have earmarked to fund our Showcase.

Click here to go directly to our store at teepublic [dot] com.
From there, scroll down and click the “View More by this Artist” button. Then Sort & Filter to see all the options.

We are putting in a group order to save on shipping. If you’d like to join this group order, please fill out this form by Mon June 30th. You can choose to pick up either in Montclair or Woodcliff Lake.

YLI Thread Survey

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. At least half our members responded so the guild earned $200 worth of store credits.

MQG Business

QuiltCon 2026 February 19-22 Raleigh, NC.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Registration opens at 10 am EDT on Wednesday August 20th.

Pricing has changed this year!
A 4-day pass is now $50 or free when purchased with $50 or more of workshops, lectures, or special events in first purchase (in other words, when you register). After Nov 1st, the price increases to $60 for both members and non-members.

All the information is on the QuiltCon website.

Community Outreach Challenge QuiltCon 2026

  • We want your ideas!
    Put your thinking cap on and submit a design to the Board for our guild to create using one of these palettes.
  • If you have an idea but don’t know quite how to execute it, submit it anyway. We have many talented members to help make your vision a reality!
  • The theme is Medallion quilts, a fun way to work as a group and experiment with different repeating shapes and secondary patterns.
  • Size constraints of a maximum of 65”x85” and a minimum of 60”x80” must be adhered to.
    More info on the MQG’s website.
  • Bear in mind that entire color palette must be used, with no additional colors allowed, and broad participation by as many NJMQG members as possible is an essential feature of this challenge.
Palette #1: Brights
Palette #2: Blues

Programs

Ongoing

  • Mystery Quilt – Step 5 was emailed June 15th. (More Flying Geese!) The reveal will be in October.

Upcoming

  • Felting Workshop with Josie Dakers-Brathwaite on Saturday July 19th at First Lutheran Church of Montclair, 10a-2p. Sign up here.
  • Becca Fenstermaker will talk about UFOs (the earth-bound kind) at our July 17th Zoom meeting at 7pm.

The Initial Challenge

WOW.

Really, W.O.W.

The display of creativity by our members was overwhelming! What a talented bunch. You ignite my imagination with your fantastic work!

The challenge: create a mini quilt no larger than 24×24″ using your first name initial as your main color and your last name initial as the block inspiration.

  • While Ann updated us on all the guild-y things going on, Emily quietly numbered and pinned up the 20 entries on the display wall behind us.
  • During the break, everyone got 3 pom-poms to toss into the numbered paper bag(s) for their top 3 favorites.

The Entries

See if you can guess the makers and their inspirations.

The Winners

3rd place was a 3-way tie so we went into an overtime runoff, with #17 by Debbie Coats snagging the bronze. Debbie’s color is Denim and her block inspo is Circles.

2nd place honors went to #7 by Ellaree Pray. Ellaree’s color is Ebony and her block inspo is Piano Keys.

And 1st place went to #19 by Betsy Vinegrad. Betsy’s colors are Blue and Black and her block is Variable Star.

Honorable mentions: #20 by Ann Marston (Aqua, Artichoke, Azalea et al & Mariner’s Compass) and #19 by Rachel Bond-Baron (Red, Rose, Rust, et al & Bear Paw).

Congrats to the all our winners!

The Reveal – Who Made What?

Can you guess the maker’s colors and blocks?

In numerical order:

Kathy M
Jackie L
Gretchen S
Ginny M
Paula F
Margy S
Casey O
Sue A
Jo Ann L
Carol S
Kaityn F
Pat B
Ciel Z
Karen J
Mary Jane K
Rachel B
Ann M

(Apologies to Margy, Casey, and Rachel—I was so caught up in the moment that I forgot to snap photos of you with your quilts!)

Bee Block Party

The latest round of Bee Blocks was swapped while the pom-poms were tallied.

Show & Tell

Thanks for sharing this month! (1, 2) Judy, (3) Sue M, (4) Ellaree.

Happenings

Atrium Gallery – Ellaree Pray has a quilt in the current exhibit, “Another Slice of Sweet Potato Pie”. 10 Court St, Morristown, NJ 07960, through September 19th.

Reeves-Reed Arboretum – Carolyn McKibben’s work is on display in a solo exhibit “Nature’s Tapestry” through October 31st.

Jane Lombard Gallery – Soft Structures 10 artists exhibit textile art, June 27th – Aug 8th, at 58 White Street, NYC, Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-6.

Vintage Quilts as Inspiration – Lecture with Arlan and Pat Christ at Clifton Senior Center, Sat June 28 at 1pm (non-member suggested donation $5)

Next Meetings

  • Thursday July 17, 2025 Zoom meeting 7-9p
  • Thursday August 21, 2025 Zoom meeting 7-9p
  • Saturday September 20, 2025 in-person starting at 10 or 11 am tbd, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair

Have a great Independence Day weekend!
See you online!

xo,
Kathy