March Member Led Workshop

Not Your Basic Blue Bag

We are excited to host Janet for our member led workshop: Not Your Basic Blue Bag

Not Your Basic Blue BagWe’ve all been there. The big blue and yellow home store that has those huge blue bags at their register that you can purchase to carry all your treasures home. We love it’s size. We love it’s practicality. But we’ve always been a fan of beautiful things that function. The Not Your Basic Blue Bag is an alternative bag that delivers all the practicality of the original but all the style of a one of a kind bag. A quick and easy sew, it also offers three sizes for when you don’t necessarily need a HUGE bag but you still want to carry your treasures in style.  This bag is a great “gateway” bag in that it includes a few basic bag making skills. You get to choose the size. Pattern is included in the cost of the class

When: March 28th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Cedar Grove Community Church: 65 Bowden Rd. Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

Cost: $55 member or $65 for nonmember (plus $2 paypal fee)

Please complete the registration and pay through the paypal button or by mailing a check to: NJMQG 41 Watchung Plaza Montclair, NJ 07042.

Registration

Member class fee

Not Your Basic Blue Bag

$57.00

Non Member class fee

Not Your Basic Blue Bag

$67.00

Janet Van Treuren has been sewing since she was very young and started quilting about 28 years ago. Originally from St. Louis, Janet has lived in NJ for almost as long as she has been quilting. During the day, Janet has a small business sewing window treatments and soft furnishing for a couple interior designers. Janet has a personal philosophy to do one fun thing each day. Come to the workshop and have some fun!

QuiltCon Refugee Mardi Gras Open Sew this weekend!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

WHEN: TOMORROW! Saturday February 22nd from 10 am to 4 pm

WHERE: the Community Church of Cedar Grove 65 Bowden Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

Why should QuiltCon2020 attendees have all the fun?
Join us for a lightly Mardi Gras-themed Sew Day!

Wear green, yellow, or purple if you can. Or beads. Or a crown. Anything goes. We’ll have a give-away because what’s a get-together without a give-away?! And rumor has it there might be King Cake…

  • Bring a UFO or pick a Charity project to work on from our stash of well uh, charity projects.
  • Lunch-wise you’re on your own…bring something or order in.
  • Sarah F. will be on hand with her 25,000 Stitches project and would love your contribution to it!
  • The Notan materials from Thursday’s meeting will be there if you’d like to continue your exploration of dark-light. Bring your own paper scissors.
  • Or just come and hang out!

See you there!

February 2020 Guild Meeting – this week!

Reminder: THURSDAY Feb 20

Where: Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road – our “regular” spot

When: 7pm

It’s time for a meeting! Let’s get together, do some crafty stuff, catch up & we’ll talk about some upcoming programs!!

We’ve got a crafty project planned so if you can, please bring a pair of PAPER scissors with you

Show us what you made in our January member led workshops with Sue & Betsy

UFO’s!!?? Did you work on your January project? SHOW US EVERYTHING!! Or if you can’t be with us, send Crista a picture so she can add it to our slide show and you’ll be entered into the prize drawing

For our Ongoing Block Lotto: keep making more! The Double Plus Block is due at the MARCH 19 meeting

Wear your name tag, if you need one – ask a board member and we’ll match you with a partner; make each other one!

Snacks – can’t stop/won’t stop and we all love them, especially if you’ve got something to celebrate, let us know so we can all cheer you on.

We’ve got our show and tell planned, BRING IT! And please tell us what you learned along the way.

Have a great week and see you soon!!

-Rachel