07 | July | 2026

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 Outreach Quilt
- 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!