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October 3, 2023

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August 2023 Guild Meeting

Remember back to August…we had 33 members joining us on Zoom. Special welcome to Lorraine and Corey. Annette gave us the treasurer’s report, then we moved on to more announcements.

We had two submissions for ideas for the MQG community quilt. Voting through a Google form went to members in email.

Quiltfolk is visiting New Jersey and is looking for stories. Peters Valley was contacted by someone who was inspired by our “Used to be a Shirt” challenge/show we had and wants to use the idea, with a credit to us of course. We are continuing the discussion of more in person meetings. September meeting is in person and will feature a lecture and trunk show by Karen Fricke. We ended the night with some ‘sew’cial time.

Until next time. Keep getting your quilt on.

-A

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July 2023 Guild Meeting

Hello friends! I am woefully behind in updating you all on our comings and goings. I will be better going forward. Here’s a quick recap of what happened in July.

July welcomed our new board members for the 2023/24 year. Ann Marston, president. Jeanine Bowin, vice president, Betsy Fabricant and Margy Schilling, programs. Annette Aponte, treasurer. Aubrey A Cece, secretary. We are excited to be working on some fantastic things for the future. We had 33 people join in our July meeting. A special welcome to Ginger S!

Once again the NJMQG is taking part in Mid Atlantic MOD. Don’t know what that is? Check out more here.

We are SUPER excited to bring you our very first quilt show!

Once again we will be participating in the MQG’s Community Outreach Quilt.

We had a lovely lecture and slide show by Sarah Ruiz. Sarah started quilting in 2010/11. She is not only a talented quilter, she is also an aerospace engineer! In 2020 she challenged herself to a 100 day project, making and sending postcards. Since then she has sent over 200 postcards to about 34 states. Read more about her here.

All of this lead us into our next swap.

Some announcements included- An exhibit at the Folk Art Museum, Garden State Quilters exhibit at the Chatham Library, Ellaree and Wanetta had an pieces at Morris County Library and Morristown Museum.

Thanks to all who joined us! Stay quilty!

-A

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May 23, 2023

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May 2023 Guild Meeting

Hello Folx! We had a nice meeting for May. We had 43 people join us and got to do some show and tell again, yay!

As always we start with our business stuff. We postponed our treasurer’s report until next month, so Annette can give us the overview. Another Mid Atlantic Mod was successful and from what everyone says, sounds like everyone should try to enter that lottery!

We have our board election next month and Kathy gave us the overview of the candidates. Our treasurer position will be starting the 2nd year of term, so is not up for reelection.

Some announcements…

Check out the Bisa Butler show at the Jeffrey Dietch Gallery at 18 Wooster St, NYC. Until June 30. Her work is so unbelievably gorgeous! (I saw her show in Chicago and it made me cry) Check out more here

Show and Tell!

Started in 2018 finished during covid- Kaffe stripes- Made for self!!

Scraps from quilt made for husband. Finishing up things started- pillowcases

Everbloom For Friend’s babies Low and behold

Class with Melanie- improv curved piecing Eye of the Tiger

Madison Montessori group project and fundraiser-combined felting and quilting

Next month’s meeting will be IN PERSON at our usual location. 10-4 Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove. We will have our meeting and then you can stay for the open sew! There is a fridge and a microwave if you bring lunch and plenty of places to order or run out to if you want to order. Of course we always appreciate when people bring snacks/drinks to share. If you are staying for the open sew, don’t forget to bring all the tools you need, including things like your power cords, glasses and extension cords!!

Hope you all stay well and keep getting crafty! Can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on!

-A