Our December Holiday Party/”in-person meeting” was held on Saturday December 7th, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair with 33 members and 2 guests.
Guild Business
- 2025 new memberships and renewals will open in January, with annual dues set at $70. At that time, an email reminder will be sent out to current members with a link to the payment and renewal forms. Members who do not renew by the end of Feb will be removed from the roster and email list.
New members, please visit the Join page in January. - Name Tag Swap in 2025 – contact Ann if you want to participate.
- January Meeting – will be in-person on Saturday Jan 18th at 11 am.
Our own Jo Ann Lepore will present a trunk show and book-signing after the meeting. - Due to the concurrence of QuiltCon and our regular meeting schedule, the February meeting is shifted to the Saturday after QuiltCon:
- February Meeting – Thursday Feb 27th at 7 pm, on Zoom.
- Plus, for QC refugees, we’ll host a Virtual Open Sew in the comfort of your own space, Saturday Feb 22nd 10a-2p, on Zoom.
- QuiltCon Outreach Charity Quilt – Betsy V. finished quilting it and now it’s off to be bound and shipped to QuiltCon! Thanks to everyone who participated in making this year’s entry and especially to Paula for herding the cats!
Holiday Party
Many thanks to Emily, Paula, and Rochelle for doing such a fabulous job! We loved all the good food, music, and fun activities!
- “Find A Quilter Who…” Scavenger Hunt was a great mixer and a fun way to learn more about or meet for the first time other guild members!
- Each table played Right/Left/Center and nearly everyone got to leave with fabric, a plant, or holiday decoration!
- Giveaway prizes were raffled off!
- Judy won the 50/50 Raffle and we added over $70 to our Showcase fund.
- The Teacup/Mason Jar-Pincushion craft was a hit!
- Amazing items were exchanged in the Upcycle Swap – who knew there was so much treasure in your closets!
Tari picked up her Block-Party bee blocks.
(Bring yours to the January meeting so I can get pictures of everyone’s blocks!)
A new bee will be announced next year.
Show & Tell
Thanks for sharing your beautiful work – Cindy (#1), Sue A. (2), Carol (3), Karen (4, 5), Janet (6), Rochelle (7), Paula (apologies, the picture didn’t come out!).
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.
Next Meetings
Saturday January 18, 2025, In-person 11a-1p
Thursday February 27, 2025 Zoom 7-9p** (this is the 4th Thurs)
Saturday March 22, 2025 In-person 11a-1p
May your holidays be filled with good things!
See you next year!
xo,
Kathy
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