May Meeting – Thursday 5/18/23!
Our Guild Zoom meeting is this Thursday & we want to see what you’ve been working on!
Spring has sprung & the pollen is out – have you finished any fun makes you can share with us?
Our Zoom will open at 7pm and begin at 7:15 as usual.
We have guild info and business to share and a big ol’ show & tell – so send those pics to Programs@njmqg.com
See you soon!
-Rachel
Our Guild Zoom meeting is this Thursday & we’ve got a guest speaker!!
When/ Where: This Thursday – via Zoom, link to come via email
We’ll start a bit early so we can hand over our meeting to our guest:
Lisa Shepard Stewart!
Zoom opens at 7pm – we’ll go through some quick business updates at the top so Lisa can begin as soon as possible
There will not be a show & tell this month – please hold your photos.
We’re looking forward to seeing you and sharing time with our exciting guest!
Lisa Shepard Stewart is a writer and designer based in New Jersey. In her books, African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home and Global Expressions: Decorating with Fabrics from Around the World, Lisa encourages others to express themselves creatively through culturally relevant techniques and materials.
Her third book, African Accents On The Go! Designing Accessories with Cultural Style was published in 2007, and in 2011 began publishing FABRIGASM magazine, for Lovers of African Textiles.
Lisa offers classes and events internationally, and travels to Ghana to source artists, fabrics and materials. She also organizes and hosts SewJourns to Ghana, Colorado, New Mexico and other fun destinations.
Lisa has written for various web sites, and trade and consumer publications. and has demonstrated several projects & techniques on HGTV, and DIY, along with Discovery Channel and sewing & quilting programs on PBS. For four years (2001 to 2004), she was the craft columnist for the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, serving a readership of over 450,000 at the time.
She opened CE’s first studio location in downtown Rahway, NJ in 2017. The space combines retail and event space for classes and private parties.
See you later this week!
-Rachel
OOoooooooooohh – we’re meeting in PERSON!!
This Saturday for our annual Tea Party Meeting! & we’ve combined it with an Open Sew directly afterwards!
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
10am-4pm – we’ll have our usual meeting business up front 10-12, then switch over to an open sew set up
Cedar Grove location
Reminder – Bring with you:
Favorite tea cup or mug
Fancy hat – if you’re feeling fancy
Dessert or snack for sharing – (it’s a tea party after all!) with a label if it’s home made
Items for the FREE table! – these must leave with you if not taken
Show & tell items
Needle Book if you are participating in the swap
Fabric requirements if you are participating in Sam’s bag how-to (email with details was sent from Programs)
Sewing machine, cords, project stuff etc – all the fun stuff for sewing with FRIENDS!!
Lunch or lunch money – there is a fridge & microwave & food in the area if you go out
See you there & reach out if you have any questions.
YAY!!
-Rachel
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