U p c o m i n g E v e n t s:
Guild meeting, every third Thursday of the month, unless noted!
2023
January 19: Guild meeting over Zoom with Special Guest lecture Heather Kojan
January 21: Intro to Interleave workshop over Zoom with Heather Kojan
February 16: Guild meeting over Zoom
February 25: Quiltcon Open sew
March 18: Guild meeting IN PERSON- Tea party and Open sew
April 20: Guild meeting over Zoom with special guest lecture Lisa Shepard Stewart
April 23: Workshop with Lisa Shepard Stewart
May 18: Guild meeting over Zoom
May 20: Member Led Tie Dying with Kelly C
June 17: Guild meeting IN PERSON and Open sew
July 20: Guild meeting over Zoom with Guest speaker Sarah Ruiz
August 17: Guild meeting over Zoom
September 23: Guild meeting IN PERSON with Special guest lecture/trunk show and Open sew
October 19: Guild meeting over Zoom
October TBD: Open sew for Quiltcon
November 4: Workshop IN PERSON
November 16: Guild meeting over Zoom
December TBD: Holiday Party
P a s t E v e n t s
2022
December 10: Holiday Party!
November 17: Guild meeting over Zoom
November 5: Walking Foot Workshop over Zoom with Jacquie Gering
October 29: Quiltcon Outreach Community quilt Open Sew IN PERSON
October 22: Guild meeting IN PERSON
October 1- November 4: I Used to be a Shirt show at Peters Vallery Gallery
October 1: I Used to be a Shirt Opening Reception at Peters Valley Gallery
September 15: Guild meeting over Zoom
September 10: Open Sew in person
August 20: Ottoman Rings Workshop with Tighe Flanagan
August 18: Guild meeting over Zoom with Special Guest lecture Tighe Flanagan
July 21: Guild meeting over Zoom
June 25: Guild meeting IN PERSON
May 19: Special Guest lecture Mel Beach
April 2: Ultraviolet Radial Workshop with Audrey Esarey/Cotton and Bourbon
March 18: Special Guest lecture Audrey Esarey
February 5: Patchwork Chore Coat with Danieal Di Iorio
2021
December 17: Pajama Party Sew in via Zoom
December 8: Meet and Greet “Tailgate” Holiday Party in person at Infinite Scenic
November 18: Special Guest lecture Cindy Grisdela
October 9: Maria Shell Kitchen Sink Workshop
September 25: Open Sew for Afghan refugees
July 17: Tie dye with member Kelly Chladil
May 20: Special Guest lecture Silly Moon quilting
March 20: Inspired by Architecture Workshop David Owen Hastings
March 18: Special Guest lecture David Owen Hastings
February 27: Virtual Sew in
February 18: Special Guest Berene Campbell mini mod block swap
2020
December 29: Open sew via zoom
December 17: General Meeting via Zoom. Holiday party, Elfster swap
November 10,14,22 & 27: MQG Community Outreach Sew-in via Zoom
October 15: General Meeting via Zoom. Special Guest lecturer Sarah Trail from SJSA
August 22: Twice cut Drunkards Path with Jenny Haynes/Pappersaxten workshop via Zoom
August 20: General Meeting via Zoom. Special Guest lecturer Clara Nartey
August 13: Connected Project party via Zoom
June 27: Mid-century Modern Curves class with Carol Lyles-Shaw via Zoom
June 18: General Meeting via Zoom. Special Guest lecturer Carol Lyles-Shaw!
May 21: General Meeting via Zoom. Special Gueset lecturer Berene Campbell (@happysewlucky)
March 28th: Member Led Workshop ‘Not Your Basic Blue Bag’ with Janet 10a-4p.
February 22: Open Sew for QuiltCon Refugees 10a-4p Community Church-Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
January 25: Member-led workshops – 9a-12:30p Paper-piecing, Betsy Vinegrad; 12:30-4p Color Theory & Improv, Sue Erdreich
2019
December 19: Holiday Party LDS Church 209 Mountain Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006 7:00pm
November 23: Quiltcon Charity Open Sew LDS Church 209 Mountain Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006 from 9a-4p
September 28: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Workshop Mixing Machine and Hand Piecing. Community Church-Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, USA
September 27: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Trunk show.
July 13: Open Sew. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 209 Mountain Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006, USA
June 1, 2019: Sarah Bond Workshop – Playing with Color and Greyscale. (Sold Out) Community Church-Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, USA
May 4: Cinco de Mayo Mid-Atlantic Mod Refugee Open Sew
March 30: Member-led Workshops: Betsy Vinegrad: Ruler work
Kathy Morganroth: Upcycled Apron
February 23: QuiltCon Refugee Open Sew
January 26: Member-led Workshops: Melanie Tuazon: Walking Foot
Amy Rehbein: Boxy Clear Pouch
2018
December 13: Holiday Party/Meeting
November 17: Beginning Machine Quilting Workshop with Jackie Laba
October 5-6: Rayna Gilman Workshops & Lecture
September 15: Sashiko Workshop
August 11: Screen Printing Workshop with Aleeda Crawley
Newark Print Shop, 54 Halsey Street, 2nd Floor (Inside Rutgers Express) Newark
July 21: Open Sew
Montclair Public Library, Auditorium, 50 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Chawne Kimber Workshops
January 26 & 27, 2018: Amy Friend Workshops & Lecture
November 2017 Nuno Felted Scarf Workshop with NJMQG Member Josie Dakers
October 21, 2017 Trill Workshop with NJMQG Member Melanie Tuazon
September 23, 2017: Noodlehead Market Tote with NJMQG Member Michelle Reiter
October 7, 2017 10AM-4PM: Open Sew Charity Sewing Quilts for Florida and Houston.
Saturday February 4 Betty Bowler Bag Workshop with Member Amy Rehbein
November 19, 2016 Member Workshop :: Diane Fama :: Hawaiian Appliqué
OCTOBER 22, 2016 OPEN SEW :: We will work on our QuiltCon Charity Quilt!
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 OPEN SEW
JUNE 4, 2016 OPEN SEW
• MELISSA AVERINOS LECTURE & WORKSHOP!
Friday, May 13 & Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Trunk Show and Talk on May 13th will be open to the public (Free to NJMQG Members and $5 for non-NJMQG members)
:: Full Day Workshop: ‘Making Faces’ ::
WHEN: Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Melissa’s signature class on raw edge appliqué faces! This class was recently taught at QuiltCon 2016! Includes comprehensive lesson on drawing and understanding facial features, instruction and inspiration for creating the face in fabric, short contour drawing lesson to inform the thread sketching experience. All levels. No drawing experience necessary.
• MID ATLANTIC MOD! April 21-24, 2016
An NJMQG sponsored modern quilting retreat in April 2016! Read about it here.
• QUILT FEST! March 3-6, 2016
The NJMQG will have a special exhibit called Modern Quilts at the Quilt and Sewing Fest in March 2016!
• MARCH CROSS ROADS RETREAT! March 31-April 3
March 2016 Cross Roads Retreat! Read about it here.
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