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November 8, 2016

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Early Registration Opens THIS SUNDAY for Mid Atlantic MOD: A Modern Quilting Retreat

The NJMQG is an official Mid Atlantic MOD sponsor again this year!

This retreat is planned by Central Jersey MQG and the Philadelphia MQG with surrounding guilds also participating. It’s a fantastic retreat filled with SO much to do!

Being a sponsor for the retreat guarantees our guild first access to 10 spots during early registration and a $25/person discount for our members that attend.

* Early Registration begins this Sunday, November 13th at 6pm and will be available only until November 26th. It’s first come, first served!

Here is the registration info you have been waiting for! WOO HOO!!

If you would like to attend, and are a current NJMQG member, please email Stella S. for the access code and the link to register: stellasingleton at gmail dot com

Mid-Atlantic Mod Retreat Dates and Location:
Thursday, April 27-30, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Lancaster, PA. It’s a beautiful hotel in a great location!

Cost to Sponsoring Guild Members (that’s us!): $130

Workshops: $15 each. Click here for list of workshops. Page will be finalized with photos soon. You can choose to take workshops or not.

Lodging: Room rate is TBD + tax per night for single or double occupancy (last year it was $124/night + tax per night for single or double occupancy). We will update here on the blog when we have the info or check the MOD site.

General registration for very limited spots will open to the public in late November. NJMQG members will still pay the discounted price. Non-Member cost: $155.

The 2016 retreat had the following (some info copied from MOD’s site):

Plenty of social sewing time with the sewing room accessible from morning until very late at night
Various short hands-on workshops
Progressive quilts – where those who participated had a chance to win the completed top at the end of the retreat (!!!)
Secret and regular swaps
Charity sewing
Cocktail mixer
Local shop hops (nothing formal but there were carpooled trips to the many area shops)
Discounts to fabric shops
Swag bag filled with goodies (patterns, fabric, etc.)
Great giveaways
Some attendees chose not to participate in any of those options and sewed to their heart’s content (some people even sewed in their pjs).
Great location and beautiful hotel
And more!!

If you are on Instagram, check out the hashtag #midatlanticmod to see what everyone was up to at the last retreat!

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October 24, 2016

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2016 Elfster Holiday Swap Sign Ups are Open!

NJMQG Members should have received an invitation to join the Elfster Holiday Swap via email.

The deadline to sign up is Monday, October 31, 2016. Swap Partner assignments go out on Tuesday, November 1st.

What is the Elfster Swap?

The Elfster Swap is a holiday swap that takes place at our December meeting which is a Holiday Potluck Party!

Sign up via the Elfster email to participate. Elfster will match everyone with a partner. On November 1st, you will receive an email with the name of the person you are making/buying the gift for. Keep your assigned partner a secret! You can anonymously ask your swap partner about their preferences via the Elfster site.

You are encouraged to make a wish list on the Elfster site with your own fabric preferences, style, favorite fabric designers, etc. so the participant that is making/buying a gift for you has some guidance.

Make or buy something special for your swap partner. Keep it at $15.

When: Thursday, December 15, 2016

Where: NJMQG Holiday Potluck Party at the LDS Church, 209 Mountain Avenue in Caldwell, NJ 07006

If you are a member and you did not receive an invitation, please send an email asap to njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

Thank you!

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October 18, 2016

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Reminder: October 2016 Meeting this Thursday!

• Our October meeting is this Thursday, October 20th, 2016 at 7:15pm at the Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Parking is located in the large lot in the back – use the side entrance to come in. Feel free to arrive about 15 minutes early.

• Important: Check in at the registration table to sign in and pick up a raffle ticket for door prizes before finding a seat.

• 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 bring them home with you.

• Member Corner: Many of our members have their own creative businesses and services to offer. A designated table is provided for members to leave their business cards, class/workshop lists, postcards, etc. This is a great way to get the word out about what you have to offer!

• Library: Have you borrowed a book from the NJMQG library? Books can be checked out for one month. Please see Margy S. If you borrowed a book at the last meeting, remember to return it at this meeting.

• Zippered Pouch Swap with the DCMQG: Bring the pouch for your DCMQG swap partner to this meeting!

• Refreshments: Consider bringing a light refreshment to share. If you are able to do so, please comment below.

• Remember to bring your name tag. If you do not have a name tag, we can arrange a partner swap- ask any of the NJMQG Executive Board Officers (Daniela, Amy, Annette, Kourtney, or Stella). As always, please bring anything you may have for Show and Tell!

See you on Thursday!