May Meeting
AGENDA
The May 9th Guild Meeting will be the last date to turn in completed 12 1/2" square 250th Anniversary blocks.Programing will be working on a layout of all blocks at the May meeting.
Bookmark Gift Exchange is happening at the May Social. Bookmarks can be wrapped. Please add a tag with your name and the recipient's name.
2025 Round Robin Block Reveal is scheduled for the May Meeting.
Spring Guild Retreat
SCTMQG is hosting its 2nd Annual Spring - Weekend Sleepover Retreat!
Georgetown Day Festival 2026
Georgetown Day is a free, family-friendly street fair that features a diverse selection of live music, merchant vendors, food, beer, games, and much more! - DATE is pending per website
Admission: free
Address: 28 Main Street, Redding, CT 06896
Entertainment: 1 stage - R,L Entertainment: Variety
Other Activities: kids' activites, raffles, artisan vendors, beer tent
Attendance: 5,000
# Food Booths: 10# of Exhibitors: 70
Juried: no
Prize Money: naDeadlines: Art & Craft: May 2026
Music: until full
Food: May 2026Promoter: Georgetown Village Restoration, Inc.
Show Dir.: Ralph Bosch
June Meeting
Summer Fun
Fat Quarter Raffle- Get a ticket for each fat quarter you bring. A number will be drawn at the end of the meeting to see who wins all the Fat Quarters.
Something in the Air Challenge Reveal
New Challenge Art in Nature
July Meeting
Summer Fun
Fat Quarter Raffle- Get a ticket for each fat quarter you bring. A number will be drawn at the end of the meeting to see who wins all the Fat Quarters.
Fall Retreat sign up
August Meeting
Summer Fun
Fat Quarter Raffle- Get a ticket for each fat quarter you bring. A number will be drawn at the end of the meeting to see who wins all the Fat Quarters.
MapMaking with Timna Tarr
More Details to come - Date and Supplies
Mapmaking" (also called Map Making with Fabrics) is a popular quilting workshop taught by Timna Tarr, an award-winning art quilter from South Hadley, Massachusetts. Timna is well-known for her colorful, improvisational quilts, including a series of map quilts inspired by real places like her hometown, historic canal systems, and personal locations. She also designs fabrics and authored the book Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting.
September Meeting
Extended Sew
Fall Retreat info
Art in Nature Reveal during Show and Share
New Challenge: Music
Holiday Gift Exchange info
Sew-A-thon for the Sew Powerful organization (after the general meeting)
There will be Prizes
Fall Guild Retreat Day 1
Join our Fall Retreat - This is a non-sleepover weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Members to get first option. Will open to Non-Members if spaces are not filled
Fall Guild Retreat Day 2
Join our Fall Retreat - This is a non-sleepover weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Members to get first option. Will open to Non-Members if spaces are not filled
October Meeting
Programming Survey
Nominating Committee
SCTMQG Will be holding their Annual Meeting on Saturday December 12. 2026 from 10:00AM to 3:00 PM
End off Year Potluck Sign up
December Holiday Gathering
SCTMQG Annual Meeting
Elect Board of Directors
Music Challenge Reveal
Gift Exchange and Possible Yankee White Elephant
Don’t Forget our
Pot Luck and AMAZING Swap Table
April Meeting
AGENDA
Kicks off with a special guest, Scott Fortunoff, president of Jaftex Fabrics. Scott will be interviewed by our new member Amy at the beginning of the meeting.
We will have a board check in.
We will be passing around a sign up sheet for the May Potluck next month.
Hear from the Fall Retreat Committee
Suzanne McG has something to share.
Programming will discuss the Something in the Air Challenge due in June and the The Up-cycle Round Robin starting in June. Looking to gauge interest in a zoom workshop with Rachel Derstine, Keep It Simple, but Pack a Punch a class that will involve mostly improv quilting without a ruler.
Programming also want to remind us -
The May 9th Guild Meeting will be the last date to turn in completed 12 1/2" square 250th Anniversary blocks. Programing will be working on a layout of all blocks at the May meeting.
Bookmark Gift Exchange is happening at the May Social. Bookmarks can be wrapped. Please add a tag with your name and the recipient's name.
2025 Round Robin Block Reveal is scheduled for the May Meeting.
Terrie Langer will not be at the meeting but wants you to know,
Quilts that hung in the Westport Library show will be at the meeting for pick up.
Charity is planning a delivery to Columbus house before the May meeting so please bring in any completed charity quilts you may have out there.
The Spring Retreat is all set. If you are attending, please watch your emails.
Sit and Stitch Meet Up
Monday, March 30, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Weston Public Library 56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT 06883
March Meeting
EXTENDED SEW!!!
Guest Speaker Caroline Mason to talk about Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
Quilt Con Review
Discuss Quilt Week meet Up in Hartford
May Social Potluck Sign Up Sheet
250th Block Due during Show and Share
New Challenge: Something in the Air Due in June
February Meeting
Review Westport Library Show and the Sarah Goer Class
New Charity Project to be Announced - Sew Powerful
Sign-Ups for Spring Retreat and May Gift Exchange
Wrapping up 2025 Round-Robin
Quilt Con Prep
Remember
Spring Retreat Deposit Due
Gees Bend Artist Reception & Quilt Sale
Artist Reception & Quilt Sale: ‘A Traveling Legacy: From Gee's Bend to the Nutmeg State'
color & stitch Foundations by Brenda Phelps
Verso University Presents: Color and Stitch: Foundations for Quilters and Sewing Enthusiasts - Join SCTMQG’s expert Quilter and Costumer Designer Brenda Phelps this Friday!
color & stitch Foundations Class by Brenda Phelps
Join expert Quilter and Costumer Designer Brenda Phelps for a two-part course on the Essentials of Quilting Color Theory and Sewing Techniques! Ideal for beginners or those returning to the craft!!
November Meeting
Bring a lunch, bring a project
A demonstration of how to put in a zipper
Columbus House will be at the meeting to speak about their organization
2026 dues will be due at the December meeting, $60.00
Corded Bowl Class
Corded Bowl class
Taught by: Mary Cannizzaro of Cannizzaro Creations$15 Deposit in July to hold your space – $30 for class and $25 for the kit needed
May Meeting
REMEMBER - WE HAVE THE SPRING FLING FOOD SOCIAL
Please bring your gift exchange item in a nondescript paper bag for the exchange. No fancy wrapping.
If you are part of the Block Party RR, don’t forget to bring the box you currently have.
Pot Luck food social - No Pineapple please
Attend a Meeting
All are welcome! Come to a meeting and meet a diverse group of quilters interested in the modern aesthetic.