On Saturday November 15th, we hosted 39 members & 3 guests.
Guild Business
December Holiday Party will start at 11 am!
Holiday Party – December 6 11a – 3p
Holiday Tote Bag blind swap – Sam sent out general instructions to make a tote bag for the blind swap. There are no specific dimensions required, but the idea is to be large enough to hold a finished quilt.
Be sure to put your name inside your wrapped swap tote so the recipient will know who made it!
We have loads of other fun activities and games planned!
Members are asked to bring a dessert, snack or beverage.
And remember your name tag!
Wishing Well –
In the spirit of the holiday season, NJMQG members are invited to share a wish. It could be a service or item, approximate value $20-25. We gathered the wishes and created a Sign Up form. To grant a wish, please visit the link below. If you have a wish to add, please email Ann.
NJMQG Wishing Well
Samantha will be collecting little First-Aid pouches for her son’s Eagle Scout project at the December meeting.
MQG Business
QuiltCon 2026 February 19-22 Raleigh, NC.
Registration opened at 10 am EDT on Wednesday August 20th. All the information is on the QuiltCon website.
Community Outreach Challenge QuiltCon 2026 – blocks collected
The top is finished and now being quilted! Hope to see it done at the December meeting.
April 23-26, 2026 at the Doubletree Resort in Lancaster, PA
Sponsoring MQG’s: Central Jersey, North Jersey, Philly, DC & Baltimore
General Registration opens November 3rd at 7 pm, $365
These go fast but there is a waitlist which is very fluid.
Miguel was our raffle winner!
Minimalist Challenge
Eight members completed their challenge quilts based on the concept of minimalism as we learned from Nicole Neblett’s video in the MQG video library.
Such different ideas! Thanks and congrats to the winners: 3rd place Sue, 2nd place Betsy V, 1st place Gretchen!
Winner – Gretchen
A Very Big Surprise!
Kelly purchased and washed over 70 quilts from an estate sale in Manhattan. She brought them to the November meeting and invited members to purchase, with the remainders to be donated to a local food bank or animal shelter depending on condition.
We expect to see some fabulous quilted garments and other creative items in the future! What will you make with yours?
Programs
Sneaker Workshop – was held November 15th 1-4p after the general meeting.
Betsy V. and Ann led us through the steps to complete our own fabulous quilted sneakers. We had a blast!
Wear your sneaks to the holiday party!!
The programs team has put together an Applique Skills Lab which will take place during our January 17th meeting followed by a Reverse Applique Workshop with Jamie Orland from 1p – 4p. Sign ups will go out soon!
More announcements for exciting workshops and lectures in 2026 are coming soon!
Show & Tell
We had no Show & Tell to allow the Sneaker Class to start on time.
Happenings
Montclair Art Museam
From colorful, inventive sculptures to handmade toys, lyrical paper cuts, and design objects, the exhibition brings together more than 80 works that reflect Nussbaum’s boundless creativity and ingenuity.
Margy is hosting a holiday craft sale in her home December 6-7, 10a – 4:30p. Contact Margy for details!
Know about other happenings? Email secretary (at) njmqg.com.
Next Meetings
In-person at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair ,153 Park Street, Montclair NJ 07042.
- Saturday December 6 Holiday Party 11 am to 3 pm
- Saturday January 17 – 10a – 1p, plus Jamie Orland Reverse Applique workshop 1-4p
- Thursday February 26th – on Zoom at 7p (this is the 4th Thursday due to QuiltCon Feb 18-22)
Apologies for posting so late! See you in December!
xo,
Kathy
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