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May 18, 2016

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April 2016 Meeting Recap!!

Hey all!!! For those who couldn’t be there, here are a few announcements to remember and things to look out for:

QuiltCon: Call for submissions for the QuiltCon magazine are out. Quiltcon East Charity Quilt was announced: Details coming soon!!! 🙂

Do you have a business or talent to share? We have a new table set up at the meetings where you can place your business cards, postcards, list of classes you’re teaching, and/or services you provide! Be sure to be on the lookout at the May meeting for these!

Board Elections will be held in June. Any member in good standing can self-nominate to get on the ballot for our meeting on June 16. An email with more info was sent to members. If you did not receive the email, please email us at njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

Don’t forget at the May meeting to bring your infinity scarf for those participating in the swap, and supplies for our slow stitching demos!! Tracy will be doing visible mending, Stella will be doing embroidery and Stephanie will be doing hand quilting.

Charity news: We received a thank you letter from the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Essex County for donating 27 quilts! How wonderful is that!? 27 quilts!! Let’s keep going!

And now for the mini quilt swap! Thank you everyone for participating!! They turned out BEAUTIFUL!!!

Show and Tell!! 🙂

See you all at the next meeting!

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May 17, 2016

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Reminder: May 2016 Meeting this Thursday!

May 2016 Meeting This Thursday!

• Our May meeting is this Thursday, May 19th, 2016 at 7:15pm (note the time change) at our new location:

• Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

• Please park in the large lot in the back and use the side entrance to come in.

• Feel free to arrive about 15 minutes early.

• Please remember, you do not have to bring a chair.

• Important: Please check in first at the Check-In table before going into the main area where the meeting takes place.

• NEW!: Many of our members have their own creative businesses and services to offer. There will be a table at each meeting designated for members to leave their business cards, class/workshop lists, postcards, etc. This is a great way to get the word out about what you have to offer!

• FREE table: Please bring in quilty / sewing related items you are no longer using/would like to pass along (books, fabric, thread, patterns, notions, etc). If it does not get taken by the end of the meeting, please take it home with you.

• Library: Consider borrowing from our NJMQG Library. If you have borrowed a book from our library, please remember to return it to Kelly C. at this meeting.

• MAY 2016 Infinity Scarf Swap: Infinity Scarves are due at this meeting. If you signed up for this swap, please bring the scarf to the meeting!

• NJMQG Board Nominations: An email went out to members about the election in June. If you did not receive the email, please email njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

• Slow Stitching Demos: Please remember to bring in supplies to take part in the demos at this meeting. Please click here for supply list.

• Open Sew Date: We will announce a June Open Sew date at this meeting!

• Refreshments: Please consider bringing a light refreshment to share at the meeting. If you are able to do so, please let us know by commenting on this blog post.

• Please bring your name tag to the meeting. If you were paired up at the last meeting and you chose to swap at this meeting, please remember to bring the name tag. If you do not have a name tag, we can arrange a partner swap- please see any one of the NJMQG Executive Board Officers (Daniela, Amy, Tracy, Annette, or Kourtney). As always, please bring anything you may have for Show and Tell! If you took the Melissa Averinos Making Faces Workshop this past Saturday, we encourage you to share your pieces from the class!

See you on Thursday!

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May 15, 2016

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May 2016 Meeting: Slow Stiching Demos

Hello everyone!

So excited to have three Slow Stitching Demos at the May meeting (Thursday, May 19)!

Tracy B. will show us Visible Mending
Stephanie M. will show us Hand Quilting
Stella S. will show us Embroidery

We will break off into smaller groups so we can watch/participate in each Slow Stitching topic.

Here is a list of supplies for each Slow Stitching topic if you would like to participate during each demo:

Visible Mending:
Please bring:
– something that either needs mending or could use a little stitchy patch embellishment
– scrap fabric for patching – if it’s for heavier fabric like jeans it’s a good idea to use a similar fabric weight for the patch
– heavier thread: embroidery, Sashiko, even heavier sewing thread like button thread
– needles that can accommodate the thicker strands

Hand Quilting:
Please bring:
– fat quarter size quilt sandwich
– embroidery hoop
– thimble that would fit on your middle finger (right or left handed) if you have one

Embroidery:
Please bring:
– Embroidery Needle
– small sharp scissors
– a scrap or piece of patterned fabric with bold lines/design
– 1-2 skeins of DMC floss that matches the fabric
– a hoop sized appropriately to hold the fabric scrap securely (wood or plastic is ok)

Please use the Comments section of this blog post for any questions. Thanks!