North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild will be hosting quilt designer, author and workshop teacher Carole Lyles Shaw on June 18th. Carole will be discussing “What Makes a Modern Quilt” and showing her work.
NJMQG members have all received an email with the log in information for the virtual meeting. If you are not a member of the guild and would like to join the meeting as a guest, please send an email to programs at njmqg.com and we will provide the meeting information.
Time for another recap of our virtual meeting. Another well attended meeting with 47 members logged on.
We are met with heartfelt sadness in learning of the death of Michelle Reiter’s husband. Our deepest condolences to her and her family.
We were informed Sallie Rosal is growing stronger each day! We wish her continual healing.
We wished a virtual ‘Happy Birthday’ to our May babies! The free fat quarter list keeps growing.
We sent out a warm welcome to our newest members Paul Daniels and Marie Cloutier.
Guild Business
Board Elections We thank you all for participating in our email solicitation form. Our current nominee for Programs is Samantha Linehan. She may be joined by one or more nominees to run Programs. The official slate of officers will be presented at the June meeting.
Quiltcon 2021 – To Be virtual. Due to all the changes of social gatherings this event will take on a new appearance for 2021. We will bring you details of classes and quilt submission deadlines as they are clarified and communicated to us.
Here are the guidelines for what was previously known as the Quiltcon Charity Quilt. Now is the time to start to generating ideas. We will be organizing a committee for a guild wide quilt submission. You may also form your own group and submit your own quilt. Find more details at this link Outreach Quilt Challenge
If you happened to miss it, Melanie Tuazon was featured recently on the MQG website for her Character Improv Quilt Piecing Tutorial. Head over to the MQG website and download her PDF from the members resources and try your hand at improv piecing.
Programs
Next up we had our first virtual lecture with Berene Campbell fromHappy Sew Lucky. She is a modern quilter, pattern designer and community project instigator who lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Berene provided a very fascinating talk with slide show. We are so excited to start working with her on the following project.
In place of a workshop we will be participating in a collaborative quilting project designed by Berene. Sign ups are open through Friday, May 29th. Details of this program have been emailed to all members.
The entire fee for participation will be donated to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
In June Carole Lyles Shaw will be joining our meeting to present her lecture. Her workshop later in the month is completely sold out.
Swaps and Block Lotto
Storage Pod Swap Assignments have been sent and items will be swapped at our next in person meeting
Block Lotto Please send your March Plus block to Crista. We will draw a winner(s) at our June meeting. Hold on to your Wonky Churn Dash for now.
May UFO Challenge
And the winner was Sarah! She won the Noodle Head Crescent Tote pattern.
The UFO for June is item #10 on your list. The prize will be a mini charm pack and a Block Loc Mini ruler.
Show & Tell
Julia
Kathy Morganroth
Rachel
Ann
Siobhan
Elaine
Margy
Betsy Fabricant
Thanks for joining us, it was so wonderful so see your faces.
Come back June 18th for our next virtual meeting with guest lecturer Carol Lyles Shaw.
We are thrilled to have Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky joining us during our virtual guild meeting on Thursday May 21st.
Berene Campbell is a modern quilter, pattern designer and community project instigator who lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada. In her talk “Cracks of Light” Berene openly discusses her struggles with anxiety and depression, and how she has learned to harness the blessings that come with these challenges. Her quilt designs are fueled by the fire in her belly ignited by the hate and negativity in the world. She works to find a positive balance by leaning into fear, and putting light and love out into the universe. Berene’s collaborative projects have brought quilters from around the world together to heal communities, and to fund women’s rights organizations. Her goal is to put quilts to work to do good in the world. She sums up her quilt designs on her website with these words:
“Quilts hold the spirit of their makers, and the secrets of their thoughts pondered while stitching. They are beautiful treasures that provide us with warmth & comfort, but they can do more for us if we so choose. Quilts can be posters for our ideas, messengers of our messages, and uniters of our communities. They hold great power.”
If you would like to join the meeting as a guest, please email programs at njmqg.com for the Zoom meeting information.
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