Miles of Smiles

Below are some pictures taken at last Saturday’s "Miles of Smiles" sew in to benefit Konker Cancer.   We accomplished a lot!  We sewed just over 100 pillow cases.  If you were unable to make it but would still like to support this very important community service project, please see Gloria Stewart for kits.  Gloria will bring them to the next business meeting and you can take as many as you can sew.

Our guild is blessed to be able to participate in so many outreach projects for our neighboring communities and as individuals it’s difficult to support them all.  But if you have limited time, don’t be shy about asking for just one kit if that’s all you can manage, it all adds up and it’s all appreciated.

We sure have fun when we get together!

SJQG Retreat in Lancaster, Pa.

Whew!  It’s Monday morning and all the South Jersey Quilters who went on the SJQG retreat this past weekend are recovering from one of the most fun things a quilter can ever dream of—a long weekend at a quilter’s mecca—Lancaster, Pa. 

This retreat is planned a year in advance and is packed with activities we love.  We have been having our retreat at the Continental Inn (next to Dutch Wonderland) for several years now, and they treat us like queens.  We rent the Grand Ballroom for the weekend and set up our sewing stations in it.  Each quilter has a large banquet table to herself to 

s—p—r—e—a--d  her gear out on.  Nice.  There is lots of room for sewing machines, fabric, tools, iron and board, and all of our other sewing gadgets too. 

This year was a little different in that the hotel treated us to a wine and cheese party which was very nice.  Some of the other things we did were a Mystery Quilt, a “Make and Take” project, Fat Quarter drawings (with four winners of 20 FQs each), games, and Show & Tell.  And when we weren’t sewing, we were visiting and catching up on news with our friends.

We’re glad the Continental includes our breakfast in the morning, because some of us will lock ourselves in the ballroom with our sewing machines, fabric and a mountain of snacks and never consider for a moment to stop sewing and eat a nourishing morsel of sustenance!  (Okay, I’m guilty…)

Many, many thanks go out to Sue, Pat, Kim, Doris and all the other gals who worked so hard to make our retreat one to enjoy and remember.  Well wishes go out to our friend Philomena whom we missed very much.  

All in all, a great time was had by all. 

I’m giving the SJQG Retreat a 5 star internet review.  (I can do that, can’t I?)

--Nancy Tiver

 The Wine and Cheese Party

2014 Mystery Quilt

"Make and Take" thread catcher

 

Show and Tell

Catching up with friends

WELCOME TO THE SOUTH JERSEY QUILTERS GUILD

Do you enjoy quilting and other fiber arts?  Do you enjoy sharing ideas about fabrics and quilting with other quilters?  If you do, then we're the quilt guild for you.  South Jersey Quilters Guild is a community of kindred souls who enjoy working with fabric and being in the company of other quilters.  The members of the South Jersey Quilters Guild would like to extend to you an invitation to visit, socialize, sew with us and join our guild.

The South Jersey Quilters Guild seeks to promote the work and accomplishments of our quilters and to preserve the tradition, culture, and history of quilting.  The guild welcomes all who are interested in quilting.  We have classes, workshops, activities and events planned for the entire year.

Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Franklinville Community Center.  Each meeting includes show and tell, thimble and postcard prizes, workshops and lively discussion of issues relevant to the quilt world in general and South Jersey quilters in particular.  Beginners are welcome too, as we have members of all levels of quilting experience.   Come, learn, share, enjoy.  

SJQG Calendar 2014

Calendar 2014
Month	Date	Day	Event
Feb	22	Sat	Sew In 9 am -3 pm
Feb	26	Wed	Workshop
Mar	12	Wed	Business Meeting
Mar	22	Sat	Sew In--Make an easy table runer
Mar	26	Wed	Workshop
April	9	Wed	Business Meeting
April	23	Wed	Workshop
April	26	Sat	Sew in 9 am - 3 pm
May	7	Wed	Business Meeting
May	15-17	F-S-S	Lancaster Retreat - Contact Pat Hemsley
May	28	Wed	Workshop
June	11	Wed	Business Meeting
June	21	Sat	Sew In 9 am - 3 pm
June	25	Wed	Workshop
July	9	Wed	Business Meeting
July	19	Sat	Sew In - "Christmas in July"
July	23	Wed	Workshop
Future dates to be posted later……Stay tuned