Hi Everyone! Hope you’re all finding ways to stay cool and sew.
Due to summer heat and lack of A/C at our regular meeting place, we held our July meeting on Zoom on July 18th (and the August meeting will be on Zoom too). I forgot to make a note of how many people attended, but I think it was about 25-30 (not to self: pay attention as Secretary, not as a member!)
QuiltCon Member Registration Opens July 31, 2024
First up, Ann reminded us of that QuiltCon registration opens at 10 am EDT on Wednesday July 31st. That’s less than a week away, so now’s a good time to check and make sure that you’re able to log into the MQG website. Contact register@themodernquiltguild.com if you have any issues.
The MQG has a great downloadable guide to the entire registration process, including what’s different this year, on the quiltcon page where you can also review the schedule and view the first-timers guide.
The theme for the 2025 QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt is “Lines and Bars”. Paula Fleischer is collecting design ideas before the August meeting.
Guidelines:
- Geometric Theme – Lines and Bars
- Size: 60” x 80” minimum, 65” x 85” maximum
- Color Palette – must use at least 4 – 8 of the colors provided. Do not have to use all 8.
- Email your ideas to Paula at pvfleischer [at] gmail [dot] com before August 15.
Pockets-To-Go Swap
Due at the September meeting. This is a blind swap. To participate, you must purchase the pattern (contact Ann or Annette). We are making the small version.
Programs
On July 13th, Margy hosted a Shibori dyeing class with Miriam Jacobs. It was HOT but lots of fun for the 11 attendees who got to play with water all afternoon.
Treasurer’s Report
Annette presented the Treasurer’s report for 2nd quarter. You can view it on the members-only page. Any questions, reach out to treasurer [at] njmqg [dot] com.
Annette also announced that the guild has been approved for a NJ gaming license, which means that we’ll be able to hold fundraising raffles at public events. Yay!
Upcoming Events
Next meeting: Thursday August 15 at 7pm on Zoom. No show & tell–save up all your hard work for September!
September meeting: in person! Saturday the 15th at 11 am at the First Lutheran Church of Montclair.
- Sign up for Bee Blocks
- Hand in finished Charity Quilts to Kelly
- Pockets-to-Go swap
- New name tag if you’re working on a swap with someone.
- After the meeting: Free-Motion-Quilting workshop with Jackie Laba and Samantha Linehan. If you have questions or suggestions, please email them.
Other Stuff
Rachel received a friend’s stash of traditional sewing/quilting books which, once she’s had a chance to go through them, she’ll share with us if they look interesting!
Long arm rental – there was a question to the group asking for any local places that rent long arm time, besides Sew Jersey. If you know of any, let us know and we’ll included that information at our next meeting.
And lastly, Annette shared a Brother video featuring 3 delightful NJMQG members: Annette, Ellary, Wannetta and some of their quilts!
That’s all for now! See you online in August!
Happy (and cool) sewing!
xo, Kathy
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