May 2016 Meeting Recap!

Hey all!!

A few important announcements:

QuiltCon:  Call for submissions for the QuiltCon magazine are out. Quiltcon East Charity Quilt was announced: Details coming soon!!!:)

Do you have a business or talent to share? We have a new table set up at the meetings where you can place your business cards, postcards, list of classes you’re teaching, and/or services you provide! Be sure to be on the lookout at the June meeting for these!

Board Elections will be held in June. Any member in good standing can self-nominate to get on the ballot for our meeting on June 16. An email with more info was sent to members. If you did not receive the email, please email us at njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

Open Sew- Saturday June 4th!  Where: Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. When: 10AM-2PM  ***  At this open sew we will be working on a modern Quilts of Valor. More details to come shortly!!! *** 

So this past meeting was great with the Slow Stitch Demos! Tracy taught us visible mending, Stephanie taught us hand quilting and Stella taught us embroidery. What did you all think?

 

Thanks everyone who participated in our infinity scarf swap!! They all were super awesome!

 

And now… Show & Tell!!

See you all at the open sew, and/or next meeting!!

April 2016 Meeting Recap!!

Hey all!!! For those who couldn’t be there, here are a few announcements to remember and things to look out for:

QuiltCon:  Call for submissions for the QuiltCon magazine are out. Quiltcon East Charity Quilt was announced: Details coming soon!!! 🙂

Do you have a business or talent to share? We have a new table set up at the meetings where you can place your business cards, postcards, list of classes you’re teaching, and/or services you provide! Be sure to be on the lookout at the May meeting for these!

Board Elections will be held in June. Any member in good standing can self-nominate to get on the ballot for our meeting on June 16. An email with more info was sent to members. If you did not receive the email, please email us at njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

Don’t forget at the May meeting to bring your infinity scarf for those participating in the swap, and supplies for our slow stitching demos!! Tracy will be doing visible mending, Stella will be doing embroidery and Stephanie will be doing hand quilting.

Charity news: We received a thank you letter from the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Essex County for donating 27 quilts! How wonderful is that!? 27 quilts!! Let’s keep going!

And now for the mini quilt swap! Thank you everyone for participating!! They turned out BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

 Show and Tell!! 🙂

See you all at the next meeting!

March 2016 Meeting Recap!!!

 

Hey all!!! March was such a fun meeting!  Thanks to all who participated in the Pin cushion Swap, and also thank you to Diane Fama for a BEAUTIFUL trunk show!!!

For those who couldn’t be there, here are a few announcements to remember and things to look out for:

Mini Quilts for the Paper Bag Mini Swap will be due at our next meeting which is now Thursday, April 28th at 7:15PM. Please note the date and time change.

Melissa Averinos will be coming to lecture and teach a workshop!!! We are VERY excited 🙂 ! The lecture will be held Friday, May 13th in the evening, and the Workshop, Making Faces, will be Saturday, May 14th, 10-5PM. More information to come on sign ups and all that good stuff! Go and check out her work at her website to see what she’s all about!

Wishing everyone attending the Cross Roads Retreat and the Mid Atlantic MOD retreat a fantastic time!!

Also, the New Jersey Shop Hop will be starting soon and the theme is Earth day! There are projects located at various stores around NJ that you can collect and make and drumroll please……. there are tons of really awesome fun PRIZES!!! WOOO!!! It’s a great way to visit and support a whole bunch of other LQS’s around NJ, and the road trips are fun too 🙂

Here is Rock Paper Scissors’s sneak peek of their Shop Hop project: a quilted rug!

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 BRING ON THE PIN CUSHIONS for the Swap! Green for St. Patrick’s Day! 

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Here is a peek into Diane’s amazing trunk show!!! 

 

 

and of course… show & tell!!!!

and lucky me!!! I received my Mini early!! made by Stella Singleton! :):):):):) 

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See you all April 28th at 7:15PM!!!