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!

January 2020!!! meeting recap

We began our meeting with thank you gifts for our outgoing co-presidents Jamee and Janneke. Thank you so much for two years of your hard work!

We followed with beginning to distribute another round of donated stuff from our friends at Drop (f/k/a MassDrop). So many cool notions and tools!

Lori told the story of how our 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, Mod-Bot, was sold at silent auction for FIVE. THOUSAND. DOLLARS. Truly amazing. 

This month's raffle prize was potholders, won by Lee!

The Guild Bee made improv stripe blocks for Christine.

We had some more discussion about the Do 52 project and members showed their progress.

Show and Tell!