Elfster holiday swap sign ups open

Members should have received an invitation to join the Elfster holiday swap via email. Sign ups will close on Tuesday, October 21.

If you are a member and you didn’t get an invitation (there were some technical glitches with a few addresses), send an email to njmqginfo at gmail.com.

Thank you!

September Meeting Recap

What an amazing fun meeting we had in September. It was so lovely to get to meet Amy Butler and hear her talk to us and be a part of our meeting. What a wonderful treat.

Just a recap of some of the things that occurred that night and then we will get on to the fabulous show and tell.

October meeting will take place Saturday,  October 18th at the LDS Church 209 Mountain Avenue  North Caldwell, NJ. It will be an Open Sew. We want to encourage Charity Sewing at this event.

November Retreat Will be November 12 -16 at Crossroads in North Jersey. The swag bags are going to AMAZING… so excited for all the gals who will be going to this.

November meeting will be on November 20th at Rock Paper Scissors.

upcoming classes

Betsy Vinegrad will be teaching a Paper Peicing class Nov 8th at 12 PM at Montclair Art Museum

Diane Fama will be teaching a strip pricing , Nov 9th and Hawaiian Appliqué October 26

Mid Atlantic Mod  April 23-25 in Lancaster, PA Registration will begin Nov 1 and we are one of the sponsors.

and the fabulous Show and tell.

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Reminders and Announcements: fall meetings, holiday swap, and webinars

Hello all! Hope you’re enjoying this gorgeous fall we’re having in North Jersey. A few reminders and notes:

  • Our October meeting is next Saturday, October 18, from 10AM-2PM at the LDS Church at 209 Mountain Ave, Caldwell, NJ. It’s an Open Sew meeting, so bring your machines, extension cords and WIPs. We’ll also have charity quilt tops and batting for anyone who wants to help with our donation efforts.
  • Our November meeting will be Thursday, November 20 at Rock Paper Scissors at 7PM.
  • It’s almost time to swap names for our annual holiday swap! We’ll be using Elfster again to keep it anonymous. We’ll post about it here and you’ll also receive emails from Elfster.
  • If you have anything you’d like to address or discuss with the board, please don’t hesitate to email njmqginfo at gmail.com.
  • In that vein, one of our members emailed after our last meeting because she was made ill by someone’s fragrance. If possible, when we get together– especially on nights where we’ll be up close and personal with one another– please refrain from wearing perfume, cologne or fragrant products. We want everyone to be able to participate and enjoy.
  • We have started a Facebook group for NJMQG members attending Quiltcon in Austin in February! Links and information are in the members-only group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NJMQG/
  • There are also links there to recent MQG webinars, including a very inclusive and inspiring one by Jacquie Gehring from last week: Modern Quilting: Know it when you see it. All you need to do is log in to the Community site.