Welcome!
Garden State Quilters (GSQ) is a nonprofit volunteer organization for people who enjoy the art and craft of quilting.
We meet at the Chatham United Methodist
Church, 460 Main Street, Chatham, NJ., on the second Monday of each month, with
the exception of October when we meet on the third Monday of the month. Our
meetings begin at 6:45 p.m. For more
information, please check us out on Facebook and perhaps join us at a meeting at
the church.
Interested in joining? Membership Information
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The next meeting is Monday, May 14, 2012 at 6:45pm.
Speaker: Bethany Morelli
Topic: "It's All About the Journey (And the Things You Learn Along the Way)"
GSQ invites Brownstone & Empire Quilt Guild members as we present one of your very own members, Bethany Morelli in her Lecture debut.
The May 15, 2012 workshop has been canceled.
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Sunshine Stashbusters Bees have been scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 2012 and Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 9:30am to 1pm at the Basking Ridge Library. Please email sunshine@gardenstatequilters.com or contact Judy Mason for additional information or to signup.
Programming Survey: Thanks for participating. The results are available on the Member Information Page.
Mark you calendars! October 22 & 23, 2012
Garden State Quilters presents international quilter Michele Hill, author of the book "William Morris in Applique" and the just published "More William Morris in Applique". Check out her blog.
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Girl’s Dresses for Malawi
At the February meeting, Mary Browning extended an invitation to the guild to participate in the second annual sew'in day for making dresses for girls in Malawi. A project sponsored by the Liberty Corner and Basking Ridge Presbyterian churches. This year's sew'in will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9:30am to 2:30pm in the Westminster Hall of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Several of the guild members came last year and had such a good time they wanted to be included this year. Guild members who are unable to attend but would like to contribute can make the dresses at home.
The directions are here:
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| A Passion for Quilts: The Story of Florence Peto
Barbara Schaffer, Natalie Hart, Rita Erickson, and Rachel Cochran are pleased to announce the publication of their new book A Passion for Quilts: The Story of Florence Peto. The book is 174 pages with more than 150 illustrations including Peto family photos and previously unpublished quilts. In addition, there are articles written by noted quilt historians Virginia Avery, Cuesta Benberry, Bets Ramsey, and Merikay Waldvogel. Autographed copies are available on The Heritage Quilt Project of NJ website www.newjerseyquilts.org.
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The quilt in the banner image is Happy Hexagon by Barbara Vanderfleet-Martin.
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