June 2016 Happenings!

:: June Happenings! ::


Antique/Vintage Quilts for June 2016 meeting

Members! Do you have any antique or vintage quilts you can share with our lovely group for our June 2016 meeting? Please be ready to share information about the quilt(s) if you have it. Do you know the history behind it? How did you acquire it? Do you use it? etc.


Executive Board Elections

Please check out the Members Only section of our blog for the nominees. Election will be held at the June 2016 guild meeting. If you are a paid guild member and need the password  to log on, please email njmqginfo at gmail dot com.


Common Heritage | Uncommon Quilts: A Joint Program by the Montclair Historical Society and the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild

When: June 11 – July 31, 2016 (on display from June 11 thru July 31, Sundays from 1-4pm and by appointment)
Where: The Crane House and Historic YWCA, 110 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ

Check out the Montclair Historical Society’s Events page for Opening Weekend Events.

*** On June 11 & 12 from 1-5pm there will be a Digital Preservation Event. You may bring
up to three quilts and have them professionally photographed and digitally preserved. Registration is required. Click here.***


International Quilt Festival presents Modern Quilt Guild Showcase

Deadline: June 17, 2016

From the MQG site: International Quilt Festival will feature quilts in a special exhibit, Modern Quilt Guild Showcase. This exhibit will premiere at International Quilt Market and Festival, November 3 – 6, 2016. Learn more.


QuiltCon East 2017 Catalog is available! Registration opens June 25th!


 

Field Trip: Montclair Art Museum – Quilt Exhibit

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As promised, we gathered some dates for a get together to check out the Quilt Exhibit at the Montclair Art Exhibit before it closes on January 4th. If you would like to join Stella and view the exhibit together, check out the link here to see what dates/times are available and be sure to cast your vote.

We’ll close the poll on December 23rd and announce the meet up date and time on December 24th.

To read more about the quilt exhibit, click here.

Hope to see you there!