CJMQG Retreat - 3 spots left

Our retreat is this weekend at the Hyatt House in Bridgewater, NJ. Come, relax, and sew with us! The sewing room has refrigerators as well as ample space to baste, cut, and use design boards. If you would like to come, please email the account and let us know, and we'll let you know where to send a check.

CJMQG members pay $50 for use of the large sewing room for the whole weekend.
Non guild members pay $70 for the same.

We are also offering day passes  - $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers.

Dates: Friday Nov. 14 (10 am) to Sunday Nov. 16 (8 pm).

Lodging may still be available at the hotel but there's no guarantee at this point. Feel free to call the hotel at (908) 725-0800.

There are only 3 spots left! First come, first served, so email us! :)

You do NOT have to stay at the hotel to be at the retreat! If you choose this option, you would pay $50 for use of the conference room for the weekend.

On Saturday, we are offering short, free lessons for making quick gifts to anyone who wants to learn. If you sign up, I'll send you a schedule in case you want to attend!

-Jess S.

Reminder: November Meeting

Hi all,
Please remember that our November meeting is tomorrow night! Hope to see you then!

When: Tue Nov 11, 2014, 7-9:30 pm (6:30 optional social/shop time)
Where: Pennington Quilt Works, Pennington, NJ

Members, please RSVP here. 

Guests welcome! Please email us to RSVP so we know you are coming! Feel free to read the guest policy in the "About" tab.

Activity: Fabric and color play with Jessica Levitt

Discussion: Scraps and scrap sewing/storage - how do you store them? What are your favorite solutions for sewing with scraps?

Challenge: Charity Block for QuiltCon (due that day) - 8" square (fabric already given out)

-Discuss officer positions for next year (elections in December - please start thinking about running!)

-Discuss Secret Santa (for January)

-Share bee blocks and guild quilt a long blocks (Modern Mondays, 42quilts.com)

-Show and Tell


-Jess S.

Outdoor Quilt Exhibit

On Saturday, October 25, our guild set up an outdoor exhibit at the Pennington Farmer's Market. It was wonderful to interact with the community, answer (many!) questions about quilting, such as:

1. What's the difference between traditional and modern quilting? (Definitions varied, as they should! There's no real "definition" of modern quilting, though there are characteristics.)
2. Do I need a longarm to quilt? (No! :) )
3. How do you get fabric? (Pennington Quilt Works, other stores in the area, online, hand dying, etc.)
4. How long does this take you? (It's hard to say)
5. Are these for sale? (Only a couple were, but that's okay!)



Thank you so much to the ladies who came out, brought their quilts, and spent the morning hanging out chatting. It was a fun day! Thanks to the Farmer's Market for having us and letting us spread the joy of our craft.

 

-Jess S.

Congrats, Robin!

Congrats to Robin Buscemi, a longtime member of our guild, whose red and white quilt was recently exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. Her quilt, which is the one in the middle hanging down on the right, is a tribute to the Chicago Board of Trade. It's beautiful, Robin!!

-Jess S.

October Meeting Recap

We hosted an explosion of old members, new members, and guests at our October meeting! It was so nice to see everyone.

Upcoming Events:

• Charity Quilt Drop off and Starbucks Meet up - Somerset, NJ
• Thurs. Nov. 6, 11 am 
• Member RSVP 
• CJMQG Early Bird Mid Atlantic Mod Retreat Registration
• Nov. 9, 7 pm EST
•  Check your email for information (if you didn't get an email, email me!)
• Website
• November Meeting 
• Tues., Nov. 11, 2014, 7-9:30 (6:30 optional shop/social time), Pennington Quilt Works
• {blog post} {member RSVP} {email us if you want to attend as a guest!}
•  CJMQG Retreat
• 8 spots left!
• $50 for CJMQG members for the weekend (not including hotel or food), $70 for non-CJMQG members
• 3 workshops - TBA this weekend
• Email us if you want to come and need to send a check
• Member RSVP
•  Cloud 9 Fabrics Lecture and Trunk Show 
• Sat., January 31, 2015, 1-2 pm, Pennington Quilt Works
• Member RSVP 

Meeting:

-We gifted Lee a mini quilt in honor of her recent retirement. Thanks to all those who contributed and Krishma and Lori S. for putting it all together. She loved it! Congrats, Lee!

- Our outdoor exhibit at the Pennington Farmer's Market was so fun! See the blog post soon for pictures. Thank you so much to everyone who came to help spread the joy of modern quilting. :)
 
-Jessica Levitt's Cascade fabric challenge has been moved. We will distribute fabric in January to all those who signed up.

-Thanks to all those who volunteered to make a modern 8" block for the QuiltCon Charity Quilt! They are due at the Nov. meeting. All received fabric.

-This year, our guild made over 30 charity baby quilts! Many of them will be donated to the Center for Great Expectations in Somerset! We way surpassed our goals. Thanks to Krishma for her fearless leadership as philanthropy chair! Here she is showing us all the fruits of our labor:

-"The Great Fabric Trade" - This was the first time we bartered, traded and sold fabric and notions amongst ourselves. Members brought in anything they wanted to get rid of or "destash."We will do another trade in the spring so set aside your destash items. It was a success for all who participated. We hope to see even more participation next time!

-2nd Round of the CJMQG Bee: Janneke's house blocks were due. Here are a couple!

Carol explained plans for her bee quilt: wonky stars.

 -Challenge: Scraps - bring in a quilt using 30 or more fabrics

-Show and Tell:

Thanks to Laura B. for the pictures and Kathleen for the minutes! You can see more pictures from the meeting on Laura's Flickr stream.

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November CJMQG Meeting

When: Tue Nov 11, 2014

 7-9:30 pm (6:30 optional social/shop time)
Where: Pennington Quilt Works, Pennington, NJ

Members, please RSVP here.

Guests welcome! Please email us to RSVP so we know you are coming! Feel free to read the guest policy in the "About" tab.

Activity: Fabric and color play with Jessica Levitt

Discussion: Scraps and scrap sewing/storage - how do you store them? What are your favorite solutions for sewing with scraps?

Challenge: Charity Block for QuiltCon (due that day) - 8" square (fabric already given out)

-Discuss officer positions for next year (elections in December - please start thinking about running!)
-Discuss Secret Santa (for January)
-Share bee blocks and guild quilt a long blocks (Modern Mondays, 42quilts.com)
-Show and Tell
+ more!

Hope to see you then!
Jess S.