September 2016 Happenings!

Hello everyone!

Here are some announcements/reminders:

• September OPEN SEW:
When: This Saturday
, September 17, 2016 from 10am – 2pm
Where: Community Church of Cedar Grove, 65 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove, NJ


November Cross Roads Retreat:
When: Wednesday, November 9th – Sunday, November 13th
Where: Cross Roads Retreat Center, 29 Pleasant Grove Road, Port Murray, NJ 07865
Click here for more info. Diane F. will also be at the meeting Thursday night to answer any questions.


The Modern Quilt Guild Calls for Submissions:
The MQG has many opportunities going on right now! They are writing a book and asking for submissions, looking for Quilt of the Month designers, Block of the Month designers, QuiltCon Magazine submissions, Michael Miller Challenge entries, Nine-Patch Challenge entries, QuiltCon Entries, Faculty for MQG Webinars, QuiltCon 2018 Teachers and Lecturers. Click here for more information and deadlines.

NJMQG QuiltCon Charity Quilt Survey

NJMQG Members Only:

Please click here or on the Members Only tab above to participate in the NJMQG QuiltCon Charity Quilt Survey. It is a quick, one question survey! We are collecting this information to incorporate into the design of the quilt. Please take the survey by Tuesday, August 16th Saturday, August 20th.

The Members Only section is password protected. If you need the password, have forgotten it, etc., please email njmqginfo at gmail dot com.

Thank you!

July 2016 Happenings!

Hello, everyone! Hope you are all having a nice summer!

On behalf of the new board, we thank you for trusting us to lead the way for our fabulous guild this year. We met for the first time this week and we are planning on making this our best year yet!

Here are some announcements/updates:

Denyse Schmidt visits New Jersey!

Denyse will be teaching a Free Wheeling Single Girl Quilt Workshop on Saturday, July 23, 2016! Please contact Rock Paper Scissors for details!


Kaffe Fassett visits New Jersey!

Kaffe will be giving an Inspiration Lecture on Sunday, September 25th. Please click here for information and click here to register for the lecture.

Kaffe Fassett Mini Quilt Challenge: Pennington Quilt Works is hosting a Summer Mini Quilt Challenge showcasing his fabrics. Please click here for information.


Update on Pulse Charity Quilts:

The blocks for the Pulse Quilts will be collected at the July 2016 Meeting. Thank you to all who are able to contribute. We still need one person to assemble the back of one quilt. Please email njmqginfo at gmail dot com to help out. All volunteer spots filled. Thank you!


July 2016 Meeting: Do you have a quick quilting/sewing related tip to share with our group? If so, please come prepared to share about it at our July guild meeting!