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Forty-four of us met on Saturday April 26th, in-person, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair.

Guild Business

Board Elections – Nominees will be announced in May and voted into office at the June meeting. The new board will transition prior to the July meeting.
The positions we’ll be voting for in June are President (2-year term), Vice President, Secretary, and 2 Programs Co-chairs. Unless otherwise noted all terms are 1 year.
2026 Quilt Showcase Committee – we have a few volunteers and are still open for more to join in the fun! All the logistical groundwork laid by the 2023 committee will be available so you don’t have to start from scratch. Sign up here.
Name Tag Swap – Contact Ann if you need to be paired.
Charity projects – were collected by Kelly. Many thanks to everyone who participated!

MQG Open Call

In partnership with The Dairy Barn Arts Center, the MQG is calling for submissions for an exhibit of modern quilts to be on display September – December 2025.

Submissions are open April 21, 2025 to June 16, 2025. There is no submission fee. Submit here.

The entries will be juried by MQG staff. Any MQG member may submit up to 2 quilts to the call.
A limit of 1 quilt per maker will be chosen with a final exhibit of approximately 20 quilts.
Submitted quilts may be in any modern style and may or may not have been exhibited at QuiltCon in the past.
Quilts must have been completed within the last 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025).
Quilts must be available to ship to arrive in Athens, Ohio by September 5, 2025.
There is no minimum size for quilt submissions, but the maximum size will be 90″ on any side.

Ongoing

Mystery Quilt – Step 3 was emailed April 15th. The reveal will be in October.
Bee Block Party – 2nd quarter sign ups opened April 15 with an email sent to members.
Mini-Quilt “Initial” Challenge – open to all members. Finished quilts are due at the June 21st meeting. (Remember to keep it secret until then – no posting on social media!)
- The basic parameters are:
  - Make a mini-quilt, Min 12″ Max 24″ per side. (Does not have to be square.)
  - Choose a main color based on the initial of your first name.
  - Choose an inspiration block based on the initial of your last name.
  - Bring your finished mini to the June meeting (wrapped, to maintain anonymity) where we’ll display them all and vote for Viewers Choice. The winner will receive a prize!

Programs

Carolyn McKibben Trunk Show at the May 17th meeting

Kawandi Workshop – was taught by Ellaree Pray after our general meeting April 26th. What fun we had using up our scrappy stashes!

Show & Tell

Thanks for sharing your beautiful work – Ann T. (1), Debby (2), Sue A. (3), Sue M. (4, 5), Wannetta (6), Caroline (7, 8), Cindy (9, 10), Pat (11), Tracy (12, 13), Carol S.(14), Samantha (15), Annette (16), Jackie (17, 18), Ginny (19), Rachel (20), Jennifer(21).