December 19 Holiday Party Recap

Welcome to the Holiday Party!

We had a little over 30 people join us for our festive night.

Such a wonderful spread of amazing food! Thanks Barb and Terri!

Guild Business We had a woman contact us offering up long arm quilting services. Paula Stoia, from Brownstone Quilters Guild, who resides in Rockaway. Please see Rachel for contact information.

Membership Dues It’s that time again! Membership renewal forms have been sent out and dues are $60 for the 2020 calendar year. You can pay online, send a check or pay at our January meeting 1/16.

January Member Meeting Reminder: This will be a special meeting with mini workshops on different quilt finishing techniques being taught by members. You won’t want to miss it. Plus, we will be getting our postcard swaps back!

**January Member Lead Workshop/ Saturday 1/25 Sign ups will be going out the beginning of January for these fun events. Check your email!

Next, we got to see the Quiltcon Charity quiltop.

Isn’t that a stunner!

Then, it was time for the Holiday Swap! First up, Mug Rugs!

And then there were Totes!

What lovely totes they were!

Meanwhile, we kept our creative juices flowing by crafting gingerbread house centerpieces as we enjoyed the festivities.

And what would a guild meeting be without Show N Tell!

MJ with a baby quilt for friend’s first grand child!

Debby with a matching pillow of leftover squares.

Sue with a ‘Quilt of all Stripes’.

Annette with a quilt donation for charity.

Kathy with ‘Wee Braw Bags’.

Betsy with Beaded Curtain quilt.

And finally Sarah aka ‘Yo Rebel Woman’, with a beautiful assortment.

As we close the door on 2019 and enter into a new year of quilting possibilities, I wish you never ending bobbins and uninterrupted quilting time!

Happy New Year!

Jennifer – Secretary

Party ON!!

Reminder – Guild meeting & holiday party this THURSDAY Dec 19

Where: LDS Church – 209 Mountain Ave, North Caldwell NJ, 07006

When: 7pm

Our fantastic Party Committee (Barbara & Terri) will be taking care of the food again this year.

If you are able to contribute please bring a dessert – with a tag to say what ingredients are included. We have a variety of dietary restrictions & allergies – so safety first! We also welcome drinks, including water.

Remember to wrap your swap gift so we can all be surprised.

We’ll have a bit of guild business to take care of but we’ll go quick so we can spend more time socializing, swapping & show & telling!

If you’d rather not bring items to show – snap some pictures of your makes you’ll be gifting and we can share them in the slide show in January since there will be no slide show this month.

Have a great week and see you soon!!

EXCELLENT!!

Reminder! – Guild meeting Thursday

Reminder: Guild Meeting – this week

WHEN: Thursday, November 21, 2019

LOCATION: We will be at our usual meeting place – Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove.

Time: Doors open at 7pm, get there early to visit with friends! – meeting starts at 7:15 pm

Please sign in at the registration table

THIS MONTH: 

Mystery Quilt reveal! – Bring your finished (or in progress) top to show us

Ask the Guild is this month – have a question our smart group can help answer?

Show us your project from JoAnn’s workshop

QuiltCon Charity black & white string quilt blocks due for our Group Sew Day this Saturday

Trunk Show with Carol Mann

REMEMBER:

  • Refreshments – especially if it’s your birthday month, let’s celebrate!!
  • Name Tag – & new members, we’ll arrange a swap with a guildmate if you need one
  • Charity items – quilt blocks, tops, or pillowcases that you’ve completed
  • Items for the FREE table: Bring in the quilty items you no longer use and drop them on our FREE table at the beginning of the meeting. If your items are not taken, please take them home with you
  • Info for our Member Corner: Many members have their own creative businesses & services to offer. A designated table is provided for members to leave their business cards, class/workshop lists, postcards, etc. This is a great way to get the word out about what you have to offer!
  • Library items: books or rulers to return or check out!
  • Show & Tell items to share!

UPCOMING:

Saturday Nov 23 – Group Sew Day for QuiltCon 2020 charity quilt join us at the LDS Church 9-4

Hope you had a great month – see you soon!…at our regular spot.