JAXMQG March Meeting Recap

We had a full house at our March meeting! Welcome to our guests – Donna, Carolyn, Tiffany, and Lisa.

Meeting Winners! Linda and Carolyn split the the 50/50 drawing and Shirley won the door prize.
Congratulations to all!

Committee Updates

Community Outreach: The committee has settled on two charities we’re supporting this year: Hospice and Family Support Services. See the Community Outreach page for more details.

St. Johns County Schools Project: The guild is partnering with a special needs class for young adults and a group of residents at a senior center to create a simple quilt. This will be on display at the senior center following its completion. The project will be done on either a Monday or Friday in late April or early June – depending on our volunteers’ availability.

Volunteers are needed to help with this project.
Send an email to jaxmqg@gmail.com if you can help.

Challenges: No new challenges this month. There are two ongoing challenges – the recycled bags block and the scrap bag challenge. The recycled bags block is due at the April meeting and the scrap bag is due in May. More details on each of these is on the Challenges webpage.

Clay County Library Project: We saw a few quilts for this project at the March meeting. All completed quilts are due at the April meeting. Please add a Jax MQG label to the back of each quilt. If you need a label, we’ll have some at the April meeting. Bring a needle and thread to sew it onto the back.

QuiltFest Guild Quilt: Blocks were due back at the March meeting. If you still have not completed your block, contact Candi L. or Laura B. to arrange for a time to return your block. The committee needs them before April 5th.

Snack Table: Thanks to those who signed up for bringing snacks. We had a yummy selection this month! If you liked the snack mix, Gale shared the link to the recipe: https://www.realfoodwithjessica.com/party-snack-mix/. If you want to contribute snacks for a future meeting, see the sign up sheet on the snack table at each meeting.

Upcoming Events

June No Frills Retreat: The June No Frills retreat will be from June 5-8 at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Orange Park. This retreat has no catered meals, no games, and no planned group projects. It is an opportunity to sit and sew for four days with your friends. The cost for Jax MQG members will be $140 and $170 for nonmembers. Registration for members will open March 29 and May 1 for nonmembers (pending availability). If you want to book a room at the hotel, use code MODS for a discounted rate. Contact the hotel directly to book your room.

Maria Shell Game of Improv Workshop: The Maria Shell has a couple of open spots still. More information and registration can be found here: https://jaxmqg.com/2025/02/15/maria-shell-game-of-improv-workshop/workshop-events/.

Quiltfest: Quiltfest is selling Friends of Quiltfest spots for the program. This is a short message (maximum of 52 characters) for $5. See Bonnie T. for more information.

Canlendar of Events Taking Place by the April Meeting
3/29: June No Frills Retreat registration opens
4/5: Sew Saturday at Fleming Island Library 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
4/8: Cummer Museum class
4/10: Virtual sew-in 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
4/13: March Jax MQG meeting
See the calendar for a full list of events for the year.