NJMQG March Events Canceled

Hello fellow guild members and friends,

Under CDC guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Board has decided to cancel our 2 March events: the regular meeting on Thursday March 19, and Janet Van Treuren’s  bag-making workshop on Saturday March 28. Full refunds will be issued to all those who signed up for the workshop.

The medical community recommends minimizing social contact, which means limiting all social engagements including intimate gatherings among friends. While no one seems to know how bad the pandemic will be or how long it will last, everyone seems to agree that it will get worse before it gets better. We hope that warmer weather will work in our favor. 

Meanwhile, as we individually practice “social distancing”, we want no one to feel isolated, so the Board is working to find safe ways to stay in contact and share our guild spirit. 

On Thursday March 19th, instead of meeting in person, we’re gonna s-t-r-e-t-c-h those technical skills and host a live online meeting from 7:15 to about 9.

Crista is spearheading this and will send detailed information about joining the meeting using your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Please send pictures of your UFO project and any items you planned on bringing to Show and Tell to programs@njmqg.com. Block Lotto is postponed until next month – so you have extra time!!

We urge all members to take appropriate precautions to stay safe and healthy.

For more information, here’s a link to information from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html

Your Executive Board,

Rachel, Kathy, Lenny, Jenn, Crista & Janet

February 2020 Guild Meeting – this week!

Reminder: THURSDAY Feb 20

Where: Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road – our “regular” spot

When: 7pm

It’s time for a meeting! Let’s get together, do some crafty stuff, catch up & we’ll talk about some upcoming programs!!

We’ve got a crafty project planned so if you can, please bring a pair of PAPER scissors with you

Show us what you made in our January member led workshops with Sue & Betsy

UFO’s!!?? Did you work on your January project? SHOW US EVERYTHING!! Or if you can’t be with us, send Crista a picture so she can add it to our slide show and you’ll be entered into the prize drawing

For our Ongoing Block Lotto: keep making more! The Double Plus Block is due at the MARCH 19 meeting

Wear your name tag, if you need one – ask a board member and we’ll match you with a partner; make each other one!

Snacks – can’t stop/won’t stop and we all love them, especially if you’ve got something to celebrate, let us know so we can all cheer you on.

We’ve got our show and tell planned, BRING IT! And please tell us what you learned along the way.

Have a great week and see you soon!!

-Rachel

January 2020 Block Lotto

Over the course of the year, we’ll “assign” blocks and give parameters with specific block sizes and colors (if applicable).  Those who want to participate should make as many of the assigned block as they wish and bring them to the meeting at which they’re due (March 19).  Each finished block is worth one ticket. All of the tickets will be put into a drawing, and the person with the winning ticket wins all of the blocks!  Depending on the number of blocks we receive, we may choose to split them among multiple people (for instance, if we have enough blocks to make two throw quilts, they’ll be split between two winners).

Jan block loto

Block Parameters:

  • Choose your favorite fabrics for the plus signs
  • Please use white or low volume white background fabrics for the background fabrics
  • The block should measure 12.5” x 12.5” which includes a ¼” seam allowance 
  • Instructions for making the block can be found at  Instructions for Block

The more blocks you make, the more tickets you receive and therefore the more chances you have to win all of the blocks that have been contributed.  Please consider participating to make this a fun and successful activity for our guild.  

You can email programs@NJMQG.com if you have any questions.