July 2019 Guild Meeting Recap

Reminder: The meeting location for the August meeting!!

**August 15th  LDS Church 209 Mountain Ave Caldwell NJ**

Greetings fellow guild members! Here’s the recap of our July meeting.

Our meeting this month was held at the Wayne Public Library. We had a great turn out  of 50 attendees,  30 members and 20 guests joining us!

Rachel BondBaron took over the reigns of president for her first NJMGQ meeting and did a wonderful job.

We started the meeting with a presentation from Linda Seward, a former NJ resident, now residing in England.

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The lecture was on how to distinguish between a contemporary quilt and a modern quilt.

She then gave us a sampling of her work.

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Regular meeting business was conducted after the lecture.

The finished quilt for Michele’s Husband was shared.

Programs

Thanks went out to Rachel BondBaron and Sarah Fader for leading the Improv with Rules/Open-Sew on July 13th. We had a good size gathering and many strips were sewn together. Also, we were able to process much of the charity fabric for future projects.

For the September Post Card swap with the Cambridge, Mass MQG, we suggest taking a look at Diane Fama’s Instagram @njquiltlover . She has some examples of post cards she has made. We encourage you to sign up for this swap challenge. The theme is your favorite place.

The Block Printing Workshop is light on sign ups. We need to have 10 participants by 8/1, or we will need to cancel.

Crista of Mystery Quilt fame will be on vacation in Oregon on the first of the month, but promised we will have our clue #4 sometime during the day.

Charity

During the open sew, members took the collected log cabin block and grouped them in kits for quilt top assembly. If you are interested in a block assembling kit, talk with Rachel.

Look forward to seeing you at the August meeting!

Jennifer.

 

Reminder: Guild Meeting – this Thursday

Reminder: Guild Meeting – this Thursday night

WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2019

LOCATION: LDS Church – 209 Mountain Ave, Caldwell, NJ

Time: Doors open at 7pm, get there early to visit with friends! – meeting starts at 7:15 pm

Please sign in at the registration table

 

THIS MONTH: 

♦ We’ll talk about our last Open Sew – want to show what you made?

♦ Photo shoot with our New Wave charity quilts & tops

♦ Postcard Swap details & demo

♦ Mystery Quilt progress

 

REMEMBER:

  • Refreshments – especially if it’s your birthday month, let’s celebrate!!
  • Name Tag – we’ll arrange a swap if you don’t have one
  • Charity items – quilt blocks, tops, or pillowcases that you’ve completed
  • Items for the FREE table: Bring in the quilty items you no longer use and drop them on our FREE table at the beginning of the meeting. If your items are not taken, please take them home with you
  • Info for our Members Corner: Many members have their own creative businesses & services to offer. A designated table is provided for you to leave your business cards, class/workshop lists, postcards, etc. This is a great way to get the word out about what you have to offer!
  • Library items: books or rulers to return or check out!
  • Show & Tell items to share!

 

UPCOMING:

Mystery Quilt – Ongoing – Bring your tips or questions to the Mystery Quilt Boss Ladies

Postcard Swap – demo this meeting, sign ups, & we’ll swap with CMQG next month!

Sept 27 –  Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Lecture: Content, Concepts & Quilt: Approaching Quilting as a Graphic Designer

Sept 28 – Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill Workshop: Double Friendship Knots: Combining Foundation Paper Piecing with needle turn applique   **sign ups will go out August 17th at 10am

 

Hope you had a great month – see you soon!…at the LDS

Reminder: Guild Meeting – NEW LOCATION & Guest speaker

Reminder: Guild Meeting – NEW LOCATION & Guest speaker

WHEN: Thursday, JULY 18th, 2019

LOCATION: Wayne Public Library – Meeting Room B; 461 Valley Rd. Wayne, NJ 07470

Time: 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm

  • Interested in joining board members and Linda for dinner before the lecture? We’ll be treating our guest, the rest of us are on our own, but we’d love your company in welcoming her…WHEN/WHERE: 5:15pm @ Taste of Tuscany, 315 Valley Rd, Wayne NJ 07470. Then we’ll head over to set up at 6:30

Lecture From Linda Seward: MODERN VS. CONTEMPORARY QUILTS

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This talk features the work of over 35 textile artists who are making exciting Contemporary and Modern art quilts. Linda will define what a Modern quilt is, and illustrate how it differs from a Contemporary quilt by comparing examples of similar styles/designs. By the end of the talk you’ll be able to differentiate between them quite easily. Photographs and detailed close-ups will explore the diversity of work being created today by both types of quilters.

Lecture Cost: Free for members and non-members


THIS MONTH: We’ll have a quick welcome before the lecture which will last about 45min with a Q&A afterwards, and then a bit of guild housekeeping before we leave.

**if you own a copy of one of Linda’s books make sure to bring them for her to sign

There will be NO show and tell this month & the lecture is open to the public since we will be at the library…see you THURSDAY!!

REMEMBER TO BRING:

  • Refreshments
  • Name Tag

UPCOMING:

August 10th – Block Printing – Sign ups OPEN

For August Meeting Thursday 8/15 – Show & Tell, send photos to programs@njmqg.com for the slide show a week beforehand if you are gifting an item that you won’t be able to show at this months meeting. **We will be back at the LDS church

September Meeting:

  • Postcard Swap w/ CMQG DUESign ups OPEN: please sign up if you are interested – we need a certain number to participate
  • Forget Me Not foundation items DUE – Kelly has asked for help in making/collecting items. Please contact her directly for info.

November 6-10: Diane’s retreat, Sign ups OPEN. Contact her directly with questions.

Hope you had a great month – see you soon!