November Meeting Recap

 We met virtually online in order to welcome the Northampton (MA) MQG to share with us. We were invited to join their virtual meeting on the previous Sunday, too. We'd like to thank them for welcoming us and sharing a presentation on their guild history. During our meeting, Jamee gave a presentation on our guild history. Thank you, Jamee!

October meeting recap

We met at Pennington Quilt Works on October 12.

Members, please check your email for information about joining the Northampton MQG's meeting on Zoom on Sunday, November 6.

Our meeting on November 9 will also be virtual, so be on the lookout for the link in your email.

Jaimie distributed crayons for a crayon color quilt challenge due in February 2023.

We saw the progress on our QuiltCon Charity Quilt!

More below!

September meeting recap

We met online via Zoom this month in order to host a lecture from Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession in Melbourne, Australia: shop owner, quilter, and fabric designer for Free Spirit and FIGO. Please visit the Material Obsession website for more about Kathy and her work.

Reminder: our next meeting is in person at PQW on October 12.

Pictures under the cut!

July Meeting Recap

 We met on zoom on July 13.

Reminder: there is no meeting in August, but please go to Groupworks to see an invitation from Mary Ellen. :)

We met virtually in order to host a lecture from modern quilter-teacher extraordinaire Carol Lyles Shaw. She requested her images and other content not be shared, but you can see her work at her website!

June Meeting Recap

We held another in-person meeting on June 8 at Pennington Quilt Works!

Remember our July meeting will be held on the 13th via Zoom, and there is no meeting scheduled for August. If you have pillowcases made from the Star Wars fabric that was given out, please bring them in September.

Sandy is coordinating our QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt and is still looking for a volunteer to do the quilting. Please get in touch with her on Groupworks.

Read more for pictures!

May Meeting Recap

 We met on May 11 at Pennington Quilt Works and online via zoom. This was our first time having an in-person meeting since March of 2020. Attendance was about half and half for in-person and online.

Our meeting in June will also be at PQW, and we are looking for a volunteer to run the zoom for that date. Please email us or comment on Groupworks if you would like to do this! Reminder that your 2021 Block Studies sewalong quilts are due at this meeting (must be finished and bound!) for a chance to win a prize.

There are still openings for our July 16th online workshop on Walk 2.0 with Jacquie Gering. On June 1, the workshop will be opened to non-members.

This month we played a quilty themed game of Never Have I Ever, and Mada and Christine won fat quarters.

Pictures below the jump!

April 2022 Meeting Recap

On April 13, we had another meeting online via zoom.

First, some announcements for members to note:

2021's Block Study Sewalong finished quilts are due at the June meeting, and there will be a prize drawing!

Signups for our workshop with Jacquie Gering will open soon. We will also be sending out a survey about workshops/lectures in the 2023 year soon.

Our next meeting will be held in person at Pennington Quilt Works on May 11th.

For our May meeting:

Polaroid Block Swap: check Groupworks for the instructions on how to make this block! Get a ticket for every block you bring for a chance to win a bundle of blocks to take home with you.

Walk/Walk 2.0 QAL: Marked Curves from Walk.

We had a guest lecture from Cindy Grisdela on the Anatomy of an Improv Quilt. She spoke about her process for creating cohesive quilts without a pattern and showed many examples. You can view her website at CindyGrisdela.com and follow her on Instagram @cindygrisdelaquilts. 

Guild member work below the cut!

March 2022 Meeting Recap

This month we announced some upcoming sewcial dates, guest speakers, and a workshop.

This month's walking foot QAL assignment was lines.

Members who attended QuiltCon shared some photos from the show and told us about their experiences in workshops.

The topic in our breakout discussion was sewing space organization.

Show and Tell pictures after the jump!

February 2022 Meeting Recap

 Hello friends! We have been meeting online via zoom since early 2020. It has been difficult to write meeting recap posts, but we think we have a method now :)

In February, we welcomed our new board: co-presidents Gay and Mary-Ellen, secretary Kathleen, and treasurer Jenny. Thank you for volunteering to keep our guild going!

Some announcements:

• Please contact the guild if you'd like to do a "meet the quilter" presentation about your quilting journey. We love to see everyone's work!
• Rose has two quilts in Philadelphia's City Hall through March 31 as part of an exhibition celebrating Harriet Tubman. Visit the website to learn more about Dreams of Freedom: The Threads that Hold Us Together.
• The Sankofa Stitchers have quilts on display in an exhibit titled HER STORY IN STITCHES through March 30 on the second floor of the Princeton Public Library.

In breakout rooms, we discussed our favorite pattern designers. Everybody agrees that there's nothing like a really well-written pattern!