On May 1, NJMQG welcomed Heather Jones for a lecture and workshop.

During her color theory lecture, she talked about Josef Albers and theories about how colors interact. There were pictures of her quilts, and the Q&A was a definite highlight.

On Saturday, May 2, it was workshop time! Heather showed guild members how to make improv pineapples, and everyone had fun. Most attendees made at least two blocks.

Heather’s samples.

Demonstration time.

Student blocks.

Stella made a teeny tiny pincushion pineapple.

We had the perfect design wall in the LDS church gym. Huge thanks to Stephanie and Colleen for being our hosts.

At the end of class, Heather concluded with some observations and discussion.

It’s a little blurry, but here’s the whole group!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this event a success.

Just a friendly reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow, April 16 at 7PM at Rock Paper Scissors. We have door prizes, a bunting swap (you can still make one– check it out here) and show and tell.

Be sure to bring a chair, a name tag, your bunting and something to show and tell!

See you then.

• Our next meeting is next Thursday, April 16 at 7PM at Rock Paper Scissors in Montclair.
• Entries for the Garden State Quilters’ Show close on April 17. Contact Betsy Vinegrad with questions and see our previous email for details and forms.
• New Jersey shop hop is April 24-30. http://www.njshophop.com/
• Our May meeting will be on Thursday, May 21. We will meet our board candidates, swap mini-bee blocks and share impressions of our Heather Jones program. The June meeting, with elections and our summer swap (TBD) will be on June 18.
• Heather Jones comes May 1! Join us for her lecture at the Church of Latter Day Saints at 7PM. She’ll be talking about color theory and sharing her quilts. Her sold-out Improv Pineapple workshop is the following day, May 2.
• Denyse Schmidt is coming to Rock Paper Scissors Wednesday June 17 for an evening workshop. Signups will happen soon. Details will come from RPS.
• Entries for the NJ State Fair (thanks to Kelli for reminding us) are due on July 25 and 26. The fair opens July 31st. Information about craft and hobby competitions are at http://www.njsfcahh.com/