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- Southern New Jersey Fabric Shops
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- Other "out of state" Quilt Shops (Recommendations by members)
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14 June 2008

Update
- Postcard quilts - June meeting photos posted.

Gee's Bend Quilts - Sept. 16th thru Dec. 14th at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
> Read more ...

01 June 2008

Autism Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

The Charity Quilts, shown above, for autistic children.
> See Charity Quilts Page ... .

2009 Quilt Show Dates Set
Show Notes:

The Guild has initiated planning for the next Quilt Show for Oct. 2009.
The Show title will be Quilting Memories ... Connecting the Past with the Present and Future.
The 2009 Quilt Show location will be the Upper Twp. Community Center on Route 50.
Mark your calendars! - Oct. 16, 17 & 18, 2009.

Save the Dates

July 14th - Regular monthly meeting - Yard Sale.
(Note: Location is the Upper Twp. Community Center.)

August 11th - Annual summer picnic

Sept. 8th - Surprise lecture from Merry May.
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Appliqué Society
"Nimble Fingers" -a group of South Shore Stitchers members who are devoted to working with and learning about different appliqué techniques.
- The group meets every third Monday of the month at the Upper Twp. Library meeting room @ 6:30 p.m.
- For information contact Kathy at 889-9523.
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Charity Quilts
Fourth Wednesday of each month. Read more .
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13 May 2008

Update
- Postcard quilts - May meeting photos posted.

- The May membership meeting with Karen Kay Buckley's lecture “To Border or Not…” was held Friday evening the Upper Twp Community Center. The follow-on Workshop took place on Saturday.
> See workshop photos ...

25 April 2008

Update
- Postcard quilts - April meeting photos posted.

07 April 2008

Shows
National Art Quilt Show at Wayne Art Center (PA)
Show Link - ArtQuilt Elements 2008 (thru May 10th)

Batsto Quilters Guild Show, New Gretna, NJ
- May 18th (no link)

New Jersey State Guild Show
- June 14th - Edison, NJ

Vermont Quilt Festival
- June 27-29 - Essex Junction, VT

18 March 2008

SSS Winners at 2008 Garden Patch Quilt Show
Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ

Here is the list of the winners at the Garden Patch Quilt Show - from our guild:
Bed Quilts - Appliqué - Hand Quilted
     2nd - Eunice Williamson
     HM - Phyllis Marshall

Bed Quilts - Pieced - Hand Quilted
      3rd - Betty Berenotto

Bed Quilts - Pieced - Machine Quilted
      2nd - Ruth Roesberg

Large Wall Hanging - Mixed - Machine Quilted
      1st - Ginny Cooper

Small Wall Hanging - Appliqué - Machine Quilted
      3rd - Debbie Lombardozzi

Small Wall Hanging - Mixed - Machine Quilted
      1st - Elizabeth Ohlson

Small Wall Hanging - Pieced - Machine Quilted
      HM - Debbie Lombardozzi

Many Congratulations to all our guild member winners!!

17 March 2008

Merry May's One Woman Show

The current exhibit at the Down Jersey Folklife Center at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center at Wheaton Arts (Village) in Millville features South Shore Stitchers Guild member, Merry May.

Show Title - "Folk Art Collections II: Mysteries and Histories: Quilts from the Collection of Merry May."

Some pieces in the exhibition are antique blocks and quilts from Merry's collection and others in the exhibition are pieced and quilted by Merry.

Merry is shown here with just three of the quilts she made that are exhibited in the Folklife Center's exhibition. The show runs through March 31, 2008.

10 March 2008 Update
- Postcard quilts - March meeting photos posted.
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18 Feb. 2008 Update
- Postcard quilts - Feb. meeting photos posted.
- New update on Gallery Page (Member's Showcase)
Quilts by Ruth Roesberg
- New Quilt Store Linked - Lady Fingers Sewing
PA store recommended by Nancy Turnbull.
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10 Feb. 2008 Update
Debbie Maddy's Shining Star Workshop
Friday, April 11, 2008 from 10 am to 5 pm. at the Trinity Methodist Church, Route 9, north of Roosevelt Blvd. Marmora, NJ. Bring a bag lunch or we can do Dutch Treat. Cost is $25. per person (limit 20). See newsletter for more information.) Sign-up at Feb. meeting or call Irene 609-522-3348.
D. Maddy's Web Site: www.calicocarriage.com

Maddy's Lecture - We have been invited to attend Debbie's lecture and truck show as guests of Camaco Quilters, on Wed., April 9th at 6;30 pm. The location is the Millman Center, 209 Bayshore Road, Villas. The cost for non-Cameco members will be $10/person. (We are sharing some of Debbie's expenses with Cameco Quilts.)

19 Jan. 2008

Updates
- Postcard Gallery
- Meeting information
- See unique Nevada quilt tours / show

Ten Quilt Show Demonstrations Scheduled

Show Weekend
Oct. 19-20-21 - South Shore Stitchers Quilt Show

07 Oct. 2007

The 7th Annual AppleFest 2007, held at the John Wesley Gandy Farmstead in Upper Twp., Cape May Co., was held Sunday, Oct.7th. South Shore Stitchers member Joyce Bashew was on hand to promote the Quilt Guild's hand quilted raffle quilt "Stars Over The Oregon Trail."

26 Sept. 2007

Show Promo
Quilting items displayed at the Upper Twp. Library to help promote our quit show.
The cases are full of many quilting projects, quilting tools, books and fabrics.
The items were loaned by Guild members.

Quilting Display - Upper Twp. Library - Promoting Quilting and the South Shore Stitchers 2007 Quilt Show

Click photos to open larger images.
Mouse-over photos for descriptions.

09 Sept. 2007

Quilt For Sale - Guild members Faye Wasleski and Doris Foglio have made a special children's (I Spy) quilt that will be on sale at the Quilt Show. Proceeds will benefit the Guild’s Charity Workshop.
Read more ...

Gallery Page Updated: Two new photos of quilts by Faye Wasleski
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25 Aug. 2007

Gallery Page Updated

South Shore Stitchers - 2007 Raffle Quilt

Cape May County Historical Society - Clam Bake at the Cape May County 4-H Fair Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 18th. Ann Lovell and Kathy Tweed staffed the South Shore Stitchers Raffle Quilt table.

19 June 2007

"Stained Glass" Queen Size Quilt_By the Saint Katharine Drexel Quilters

"Stained Glass" Queen Size Quilt
Church of Saint Katharine Drexel
Egg Harbor Twp. NJ

Holiday Craft Bazaar - Oct. 19-20, 2007
Parish Life Center, 6077 West Jersey Ave., EHT., NJ

Quilted by the Saint Katharine Drexel Quilters
Contact Linda Dowd for Quilt tickets @ $1.00 each
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02 June 2007 See SAVE The DATE update (below) for June 16 - Workshop - Cathedral Windows by Guild member Elizabeth Ohlson
. Future Local - Lectures / Workshops
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May 9-10, 2008 - Karen Kay Buckley
www.karenkaybuckley.com
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04 May 2007

Quilt Guild Library Now Indexed for Easy Reference
- See listing of 237 publications currently in the South Shore Stitchers Library.
- Two types of files: Excel ~ PDF
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20 Mar. 2007

The Quilt Guild participated in the 2007 Habitation of the 8th home for Habitat For Humanity Cape May County with the presentation of two quilts made by the Guild members. Read more ...

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07 Mar. 2007

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