Forty-four of us met on Saturday April 26th, in-person, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair.

Guild Business

• Board Elections – Nominees will be announced in May and voted into office at the June meeting. The new board will transition prior to the July meeting.
  The positions we’ll be voting for in June are President (2-year term), Vice President, Secretary, and 2 Programs Co-chairs. Unless otherwise noted all terms are 1 year.
• 2026 Quilt Showcase Committee – we have a few volunteers and are still open for more to join in the fun! All the logistical groundwork laid by the 2023 committee will be available so you don’t have to start from scratch. Sign up here.
• Name Tag Swap – Contact Ann if you need to be paired.
• Charity projects – were collected by Kelly. Many thanks to everyone who participated!

MQG Open Call

In partnership with The Dairy Barn Arts Center, the MQG is calling for submissions for an exhibit of modern quilts to be on display September – December 2025.

Submissions are open April 21, 2025 to June 16, 2025. There is no submission fee. Submit here.

• The entries will be juried by MQG staff. Any MQG member may submit up to 2 quilts to the call.
• A limit of 1 quilt per maker will be chosen with a final exhibit of approximately 20 quilts.
• Submitted quilts may be in any modern style and may or may not have been exhibited at QuiltCon in the past.
• Quilts must have been completed within the last 3 years (2023, 2024, 2025).
• Quilts must be available to ship to arrive in Athens, Ohio by September 5, 2025.
• There is no minimum size for quilt submissions, but the maximum size will be 90″ on any side.

Ongoing

• Mystery Quilt – Step 3 was emailed April 15th. The reveal will be in October.
• Bee Block Party – 2nd quarter sign ups opened April 15 with an email sent to members.
• Mini-Quilt “Initial” Challenge – open to all members. Finished quilts are due at the June 21st meeting. (Remember to keep it secret until then – no posting on social media!)
  • The basic parameters are:
    • Make a mini-quilt, Min 12″ Max 24″ per side. (Does not have to be square.)
    • Choose a main color based on the initial of your first name.
    • Choose an inspiration block based on the initial of your last name.
    • Bring your finished mini to the June meeting (wrapped, to maintain anonymity) where we’ll display them all and vote for Viewers Choice. The winner will receive a prize!

Programs

Carolyn McKibben Trunk Show at the May 17th meeting

Kawandi Workshop – was taught by Ellaree Pray after our general meeting April 26th. What fun we had using up our scrappy stashes!

Show & Tell

Thanks for sharing your beautiful work – Ann T. (1), Debby (2), Sue A. (3), Sue M. (4, 5), Wannetta (6), Caroline (7, 8), Cindy (9, 10), Pat (11), Tracy (12, 13), Carol S.(14), Samantha (15), Annette (16), Jackie (17, 18), Ginny (19), Rachel (20), Jennifer(21).

Next Meetings

Saturday May 17, 2025 In-person 11a-1p

• Trunk show with Carolyn McKibben

Saturday June 21, 2025 In-person 11a-1p

• Board election
• Initial Challenge mini-quilts due & vote for Viewers Choice!

Thursday July 17, 2025 Zoom meeting 7-9p

See you in April!

xo,
Kathy

We met on Saturday March 22nd, in-person, at the First Lutheran Church in Montclair.

Happy Spring everyone!

Guild Business

• 2025 new memberships – Ann sent the 2025 Welcome email to new and renewing members which includes the new password for the Members Only section of this website.
• New members receive one NJMQG pin. More may be purchased for $5 each. Contact Ann.
• Name Tag Swap – members have been matched up and Ann emailed all participants. Due at the April 26th meeting. Check your inbox and contact Ann with any questions.

• Kawandi workshop with Ellaree – after our April 26th meeting. Sign-up here!

• QuiltCon 2025 Community Outreach Challenge Quilt was purchased by our member Julia and the proceeds will be donated to a local charity TBD.

• Mystery Quilt – has almost 40 participants! Steps 1 (fabric requirements) & 2 (cutting instructions) have been emailed, but you can still join in; you’ll just have to play a little catch up! Step 3 will go out at the end of March April 15th, and reveal is planned for October.
• Charity projects – zippered pouch and journal cover will be collected at the April meeting. Some members worked on these during the March open sew session after the meeting. Zippers, elastic, and patterns are available if you need notions to complete your projects. Contact Kelly or Ann for info.
• Bee Block Party – 1st quarter bees exchanged their blocks! New bee parties will form (swarm?) in April.

Announcements

• Board Elections – Nominees will be announced in May and voted into office at the June meeting. The new board will transition prior to the July meeting.
  The positions we’ll be voting for in June are:
  • President (2 yr term), Vice President, Secretary, and 2 Programs Co-coordinators.
  • If you are interested in being on the arm-twisting nominating committee and/or learning more about the positions reach out to Rachel or any of the current or former directors.
• 2026 Quilt Showcase – looking for folks to form a committee to bring this to fruition. Most importantly, space and dates need to be secured. Watch for an email from Ann soon with a link to the sign-up form. All the logistical groundwork laid by the 2023 committee will be available so you don’t have to start from scratch.
• Mini-Quilt Challenge – Samantha announced a new “Initial Challenge” open to all members. Finished quilts are due at the June 21st meeting. Watch your inbox for all the details. The basic parameters are:
  • Make a mini-quilt, Min 12″ Max 24″ per side.
  • Choose a main color based on the initial of your first name.
  • Choose an inspiration block based on the initial of your last name.
  • Bring your finished mini to the June meeting (wrapped, to maintain anonymity) where we’ll display them all and vote for Viewers Choice. The winner will receive a prize!

Programs

Kawandi Workshop – taught by Ellaree Pray April 26th 1-4 (after the general meeting) at the First Lutheran Church of Montclair. $35 for members.

Paula Fleischer Trunk Show at the May 17th meeting

Show & Tell

Thanks for sharing your beautiful work – Corey (1), Carolyn (2, 3, 4), Annette (5), Michelle (6), Betsy V (7, 8, 9), Jackie (10, 11), Carol (12), Margy (13, 14), Ann (15*, 16, 17).

Next Meetings

Saturday April 26, 2025 In-person 11a-1p

• Charity sew projects due (also collecting unused travel-size toiletries to add to pouches)
• Name tag swap
• Kawandi Workshop with Ellaree 1-4p $35 (sign up here)

Saturday May 17, 2025 In-person 11a-1p featuring Paula Fleischer trunk show

Saturday June 21, 2025 In-person 11a-1p

• Board election
• Initial Challenge mini-quilts due

Thursday July 17, 2025 Zoom meeting 7-9p

See you in April!

xo,
Kathy