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New Jersey
The Garden State

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New Jersey, the Garden state
State flower: Violet
State tree: Red Oak
State capital: Trenton
State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
To do the tourist thing, call 1-800-JERSEY-7
To order the State History book, click on the title New
Jersey Quilts
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The State Guild of NJ, Inc
- Meets (usually) the first Sat. in March and Oct. in central NJ. See our web site for details about the
meetings. Annual dues are $20 per person, or $30 per guild; you do NOT need to be a resident of NJ to join! We have an annual Quilt Convention in June at the Edison Convention & Expo Center in Edison.
Allan W. Hahn President - 24 Eliot Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726 732-792-1187
quiltpolice@optonline.net
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- Basto
Batsto
Quilters Group of quilters form southern NJ dedicated to preserving
and reproducing historic quilts from the region.
- Belvidere.
Evening Star Quilt
Guild. We have approx 90 members who pay $20/yr dues. We meet at the Belvidere HS cafeteria; 6:30 pm social and 7:00 pm formal meeting. We have a well participated block of the month, fat quarter swaps, community quilts, raffle quilt, and we do a
show every other even year in October. Visit our website for more info
- Bridgewater
Pieced Together quilters meet September thru June on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Green Knoll Rescue Squad Building on North Bridge Street, Bridgewater. Contact:
PTQ, PO Box 8097, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 or Fatqrter@aol.com.
- Chatham
Garden State Quilters Guild, PO Box 424, Chatham, NJ 07928-0424. Members: over 250. Meets monthly September through June. Meetings are held at 7:30pm (hospitality begins at 7:00pm) on the 2nd Monday of the month (3rd Monday in October) at the Chatham United Methodist Church, 460 Main Street (Route 124), Chatham. The Guild produces a bi-monthly newsletter and holds a quilt show ever other year in early October. Dues: $40. For futher information, visit our website
or phone (973)665-9003 .
- Cherry Hill
Love Apple Quilters PO Box 3734 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month. Meetings are held at St. Andrews Methodist Church on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Meetings are held from 7:30PM until 9:30 PM.
For more information visit our website.
- Cinnaminson
Moorestown Area Quilters c/o Kay Lukasco 17 Hartford Dr. Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 (609)
235-7540 day (609) 786-8762 eve. Meetings: 3rd Wednesday 7-10 pm
Cinnaminson Quilters. We meet at 9:30 on the first and third Monday of the month at the Grace Bible Church in Mount Laurel. Information call Jean Robinson 856-829-3454 mail 111 Wayne Drive Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
- Clifton
Clifton Quilter's Guild c/o Ruth Wilson 156 E.7th St. Clifton, NJ 07011
We meet the last Wednesday of the month (except November & December) at
7:00 p.m. Our meetings are held in the Senior Citizens Center on the grounds
of the Municipal Complex. Contact Ruth at Quiltnorm@Yahoo.com for more
information.
- Egg Harbor City
Lafayette Quilt Guild meets every second Saturday of the month at 9:30 am in the Senior Nutrition Center. Our Members work together to encourage the preservation of the cultural and historical value of quilts as an American Folk Art and support present day quilting as tomorrow's heirlooms - and we have a heck of a lot of fun and laughter in doing so. Guests are always welcome. Visit our website to learn more about us or email us at
lafayettequilters@comcast.net
- Franklinville
We have approximately 70 members,who pay $15.00 a year in dues. We meet at Franklinville Community Center at 7 pm on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month.Day Quilting on the 1st Thursday of every month at the Glassboro Library, Glassboro,NJ. We have BOM, day trips to quilt stores, many charity events and workshops for all levels of quilters.
Contact: SJQG PO Box 336 Franklinville,NJ 08322 Vicki Cooper RCooper57@comcast.net
- Frenchtown
Courthouse Quilters Guild meets the second Sunday of every month from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at
the Orion Lodge in Frenchtown. Monthly workshops are
usually held the same day as the meeting. Dues are $20 per year; guests are
welcome - $3 at the door. For more information, e-mail Babzu@aol.com.
- Greater Plainfield
Harvest Quilters of Central Jersey meets first Monday of most months at
Fabricland, Rt. 22, North Plainfield. Holds annual show. No dues just must love quilting. Contact: Ann Eelman-908-755-7653 or email:
aeelman@gmail.com.
- Groveville
Turtle Creek Quilters Guild. We have about 60 members who pay $30/year in dues. We meet at 1:30 pm on the third Sunday of the month, off July and August. We have speakers, a block of the month, workshops, charity projects, a monthly silent auction, show & tell, a library, snacks, occasional trips, a newsletter, and monthly UFO workshops at a local library. Come early to catch up with old friends and meet new! Contact M. Pemberton, 732-651-0067 or
m.e.pemberton@att.net, for directions.
- Hamilton
Birds of A Feather Quilt Guild. We are a new guild that meets on the Third
Sunday of each month at 1:30 pm in the Hamilton Township Recreation Building
on Olden Avenue. Our motto is For the love of Quilting, The thrill of
learning , and the joy of friendship. Dues are $20. a year.
- Jamestown
Turtle Creek Quilters, 27 West Churchg ST, Jamesburg 08831
- Jersey City
Jersey City Quilters' Guild The JCQG meets on the first Saturday of
every month from September to June at 10:00 a.m., in the rectory of St.
Aloysius Church at 691 West Side Ave., in Jersey City. The yearly dues are
$30. We always welcome new members and invite interested quilters to come to
a meeting to see what we are all about. For more information, please contact
Ellen at emkelly11@aol.com.
- Lakehurst
Pine Needles Quilters c/o Toni Altier 628A Stamford Ct Lakehurst, NJ 08733
- Manahawkin
Pieceful Shores Quilters Guild, 449 E Bay Avenue, Manahawkin 08050 or PO Box 351
Manahawkin, NJ 08050 (609) 587-1750 day (609) 361-9679 eve
- Manalapan
Quilt Professionals Network (formerly Tri State Quiltmaking
Teachers), 24 Eliot Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726
- Manasquan.
Circle of Friends. We have about 25 members and meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Manasquan Recreation Annex on Atlantic Avenue. We have had group swaps, challenges, and mystery quilts, make items for charity, have informal lessons & classes, and hold an annual summer party and holiday party. Dues are minimal and collected when the treasury runs out. Guests and new members are always welcome! Gail McLaughlin
gailm@macevents.com
- Marmora
South Shores Stitchers, PO Box 1103, Marmora 108223. NQA Chapter # NJ 326
Members: 75 . Meetings: 2nd Monday each month, year-round, 7:30 PM
Location: Tuckahoe United Methodist Church, 118 St. Hwy. 49, Tuckahoe
Other info: Programs every month. Annual dues (payable in January) are $15 a year,
and include a monthly newsletter, discounts on workshops, and our annual bus trip to the
Quilter's Heritage Celebration in Lancaster, PA. Visitors are always welcome.
Contact: Merry May gridgees@algorithms.com
Phone: 609-628-2231 or Jean Tribulski (609) 368-8028
- Medford
Berry Basket Quilters PO Box 1614 Medford, NJ 08055-1614 (609) 324-0349
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday 7:30-10 pm
- Middletown
Rebbeca's Reel Quilters of Poricy Park meet once a month. We are an active group that donates much time and energy to community based projects. New members are always welcomed. Log onto our website for information about our Guild and its meeting, workshops, programs and
events.
Poricy Park, PO Box 36, Middletown, NJ 07748
(732)842-9566
- Millville
Garden Patch Quilters 27 Caloris Ave. Millville, NJ 08322
Meetings 3rd Wednesday 7-9:30 pm
- Montclair
Nubian Heritage Quilters
African American Guild
- Moorestown
Moorestown Area Quilters. Our guild meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except July and August), at the Mt. Laurel Fire Dept., 69 Elbo Lane, Mt. Laurel, at 7:00 pm. We have 70+ members from many areas in and around South Jersey. Annual dues are $25.00, payable in June. We have an extensive lending library for members, a yearly guild challenge, educational workshops, guest speakers, as well as an annual bus trip to a quilt show. Barbara Hanley
bhanley23@comcast.net
- Mullica Hill
Afr/Amer Ebony Rainbow Quilt Guild-We are currently a 30 member guild paying $20 a year for dues.We meet the 3rd Saturday at the Gloucester County Library in Mullica Hill NJ 10:00am-4:oopm. We welcome guest @1:00pm--we swap birthday fat 1/4's,we share an annual picnic & Xmas brunch-we travel several X's a yr,we have reg schd classes-we do a 1/4ly outreach-& many exhibits of our diverse talents.
- Newton
Skyland Stitchers 27 Longview Rd. Newton, NJ 07860 (973) 383-7757
- Newfoundland
West Milford Heritage Quilters 361West Union Valley Rd. Newfoundland, NJ 07435
Meetings: 3rd Friday 7-11 pm at the First Presbyterian Church
- North Plainfield
Harvest Quilters meets on the 1st Monday of most months at Fabricland
on Rt. 22 in Harvest Quilters of Central Jersey. North Plainfield. No dues.
Everyone welcome. For more information visit our website or email: aeelman@gmail.com
- Northville
Pieceful Valley Quilters c/o M.Piehler 423 Briarwood Ln.
Northvale, NJ 07647
- Pennington
Hopewell Valley Quilters. We meet the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Hopewell Township branch of Mercer County Library.
This is an informal group of about 35 active quiltmakers. There are no dues and no formal membership. Meetings typically consist of
announcements, show and tell, and informal conversation. All are welcome! For more information, contact Nancy Breland at
nbreland@tcnj.edu
- Pitman
Good Shepherd Quilters. We have @45 friendly quilters who meet in the Parish
Hall of The Church of the Good Shepherd from 6:30-8pm on the 3rd Wednesday
from September thru June. Each year we have a special project and guest
speakers. We make quilts for NICU preemies, veterans, pillowcases for teens in hospitals, and other charitible causes. Contact maharris1@comcast.net for more information.
- Point Pleasant
Jersey Shore Quilters of St. Peter's Church. We meet Tues. 7 pm - 9pm and Thurs. 10 am - 2 pm (bring lunch). Kolbe Hall, 406 altantic
ave, Pt. Pleasant Beach. Send correspondence c/o Laine Myklebust 1424 Northstram Pkwy, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 (732)
899-7326.
We have 40+ members, no dues, no officers, no business meetings. We just get together to chat and quilt, 52 weeks a year. New members are always welcome to join us on Tues. 7 pm - 9 pm and/or Thurs. 10 am - 2 pm. Have fun, meet new quilting friends, share tips, techniques, ideas and lots of laughs. Members are asked to assist with bi-annual quilt show, work on charity raffle quilt, sell raffle tickets and participate in
occasional charity projects.
Bi-annual quilt show in odd years. For show information or directions contact our show coordinator, Laura
Kushner, 732-370-8092 or kushner@optonline.net.
Betty Riehl spud@cybercomm.net
- Readington
Hunterdon County Quilting Guild. We have about 50 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We meet at 9:30AM on the third Friday of the month (except for June and December) at the Readington Reformed Church in
Readington. We do not meet in July and August. We have a block of the month, lecture and workshops. Contact
hcqgnews@verizon.net for more information.
- Ringoes
Hunterdon County
Courthouse Quilters Guild, PO Box 20, Ringoes, NJ. We are having our third show this
October 5-6 at the Prallsville Mills, Stockton NJ. Will have over 200 quilts in a historic
site. Second time we've held our show there, and the
accommodations, local scenery (just a couple of miles from New Hope and
Lambertville) and ease of viewing and hanging are miraculous! Please join us.
- Scotch Plains
The HArvest Quilters of Central New Jersey meet on the first Monday of most months and have a casual format for meetings which are concentrated entirely on quilting. There is no structure, officers or dues. To join you need only love quilting. All are welcome. Call 908-755-7653 to learn where next meeting is or to find out more.
aeelman@gmail.com
- Secaucus
Meadowlands Piecemakers Quilt Guild. We meet 1st Tuesday of month 7 to 9 p.m
at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 800 Roosevelt Ave, Secaucus, NJ. Dues
$20.00 for Jan-Dec. Guest free 1st meeting, $2.00 thereafter. Block
exchange, fat quarter swap, shop hop, informal classes on different
techniques. 4th Tuesday of month informal meetings to work on charity
quilts.
- Somers Point
Wind Rose Quilt Guild. 16 South View Dr.,
Somers Point, NJ 08244
- Southampton
Berry Basket Quilters, 509 Paige Dr, Southampton 08088
- Swedesboro
Quilting Diva's We meet generally the 3rd Sunday of each month at Needles & Pins, 1438 Kings Highway, Swedesboro NJ. Contact Linda Victor at
lindavictor@verizon.net for more information
- Tennent
Molly Pitcher Stitchers. Meetings the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00PM at the Old Tennent Church,
Tennent, NJ. Visit our web site for more info at
- Toms river
Beachplum Quilters of the Jersey Shore. We are celebrating our 23rd year & have about 100 members who pay $25 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30 pm on the third Friday of the month, September to June, at the Presbyterian Church of Toms River, Hooper Ave. at Chestnut St. We have Show & Tell, block of the month swap, charity quilts, classes, luncheons, a recipe book for sale, & we do a show every other year. Contact
lvschnitzer@comcast.net for more information.
- Tuckahoe
South Shore Stitchers, South Shore Stitchers. Meets on the 2nd Monday
each month at the Tuckahoe United Methodist Church; doors open @ 6:30 PM, mtg.
starts @ 7. Dues are $20 per year, and there is usually a waiting list to
join. We currently have 116 members. Biennial show on odd-numbered years.
- Waldwick
Brownstone Quilters PO Box 228 Waldwick, NJ 07463 (201) 670-4856.
Meetings: 2nd Friday 12 noon and 7:30 pm
- West Milford
West Milford Heritage Quilters. We meet @ 7:15 on the third Friday of the month at the Macopin Middle School on Highlander Drive. Supportive group from beginner to professional. Promote
quilting, its place in history and as an art form. Contact QILTDEB@AOL.COM from more information.
- Willingboro
Willingboro-3Q's (Queens of Quality Quilting). We
have around 58 members who pay$5 dues monthly. We meet the first Saturday of
each month except July and August. We meet at the Kennedy Center in
Willingboro, NJ from 12:00-3:30pm. We have a focus fabric block each month
,Round Robin and Quarterly projects. We donate no less than 12 Quilts to an
Organization yearly. We have a yearly Retreat. For more info, please contact Joyce A. Grace-Brown at
jagb12000@yahoo.com . All level Quilters are welcome including newbies.
- Woodbridge
Woodbridge Heritage Quilters. We have about 35 members ranging from beginners to expert.
We meet at 7:30 pm on the third Monday of the month at the Main Library in Woodbridge. We
have a block of the month, challenge quilts, workshops, guest lecturers, and do community
service quilts for women and children in need.We are always eager to meet and greet new
faces and share our love of quilting.
- Yardville
Turtle Creek Quilters 45 Elton Ave. Yardville, NJ 08620 (609) 585-6119 Meetings: 3rd Sunday 1:30-4 pm
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