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• Zoom Sew-In!

  • Start
    January 06, 2022
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  • End
    December 15, 2022
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  • Schedule
    50 sessions
  • Location
    on Zoom

  Join your NMQA friends for Thursday's Zoom Sew-In!  Come and go as you please.  Bring your own project or something you're working on for the Guild.

  Time: Every Thursday, 10 AM - 2 PM

  See you there!

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• January 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    January 24, 2022
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    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

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  This is our first business meeting of the year.  After the business part of the meeting, Ilene will give a presentation on the History of the Balloon Fiesta Quilts.

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting.

  
  

  After the meeting (from noon to 3:00 PM), there will be a Workshop on how to make bargello balloons.  Register under the separate event at www.NMQA.org

  
  

  
  

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• How To Make a Bargello Balloon Workshop

  • When
    January 24, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 7550 Eubank
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  NMQA's first Workshop in 2022 will be held following the January Membership Meeting.  There will be a $5.00 class fee to cover the cost of the fabric.  If you return the completed balloon to the committee for use with the crafts, the $5.00 will be returned.

  Bring your own lunch and eat while you listen to a short presentation on making bargello, appliqué and special shapes balloons for our 2023 Balloon Quilt and other crafts.  After the presentation, you will learn the techniques for making bargello balloons, such as the one pictured below.

  
  

  WHAT TO BRING:

  • Sewing Machine and whatever accessories you use for piecing
    
  • Cutting tools for fabric and a small cutting mat  (A large mat will be available at the class.)
    
  • Scissors for cutting paper
    
  • 'Add-a-quarter' ruler if you have one, if not, a small square ruler will work
    
  • Wooden or other type of hand pressing tool
    
  • A piece of scrap batting, flannel, felt or a bath towel - approximately 2-foot x 2-foot or larger
    
  • Sharpie Marker – fine tip 
    
  • Elmer’s Glue 
    
  • Sewing Thread - neutral colors for piecing
  • Task lighting - if you have a portable one, such as an Ott Light

  
  

  

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• February 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    February 28, 2022
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

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  At this evening meeting, Karen Armstrong will give a presentation and trunk show of Temperance Quilts.

  
  

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• March 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    March 28, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• Fiber Arts Fiesta 2022

  • Start
    April 14, 2022
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  • End
    April 16, 2022
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Expo New Mexico

  This biennial event will showcase a wide variety of fiber art exhibits, classes, vendors, and special events as represented by the consortium of guilds that participate with the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council -- of which NMQA is one! 

  All artists, non-members and members of participating guilds of the council, working in fiber, may enter a wide variety of fiber related categories including crochet, dolls, embroidery, felting, hand knitting, machine knitting, lace, mixed media textile art, quilting, rug hooking, sewing, weaving and beads.

  No registration required -- pay at the door or volunteer with NMQA!

  See https://abqfiberartscouncil.org for more information.

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• April 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    April 25, 2022
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• May 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    May 23, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• June 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    June 27, 2022
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• July 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    July 25, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• August 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    August 22, 2022
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• September 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    September 26, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• October 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    October 24, 2022
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• November 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    November 28, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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• December 2022 Membership Meeting

  • When
    December 12, 2022
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    On ZOOM and IN PERSON at Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (7550 Eubank Blvd. NE, ABQ)

  Register

  
  

   

  We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting!  If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting
  

  
  

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