Schedule of Meetings & Events
The CDMQG meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7pm.
Our 2026 meetings will be held at Menands Manor (NYCON Offices):
272 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204
Please contact us if you would like to present a lecture or workshop to our guild:
Email capitaldistrictmqg@gmail.com
2026 Calendar
JANUARY
Jan 13th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Charm Pack Flowers - hands-on activity!)
Jan 16-18th, CDMQG retreat at Silver Bay on Lake George!
No Open Sew Day in January
FEBRUARY
Feb 10th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Guest Speaker Jack Edson - Portrait Quilts)
Feb 15th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5:00pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
Feb 18-22nd: QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh, NC!
MARCH
Mar 10th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Deep Dive into QuiltCon 2026 - Recap of the event!)
Mar 14th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5:00pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
APRIL
Apr 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Apr 19th (Sunday) Open Sew Day noon-5:00pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
MAY
May 12th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
May 16th (Saturday) Open Sew Day noon-5:00pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
JUNE
Jun 9th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Summer Potluck Picnic at *6pm*
Menands Manor on the porch! Rain or shine! (No Zoom during this meeting)
Jun 14th (Sunday) Open Sew Day noon-5:00pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
JULY
Jul 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Jul 18th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
AUGUST
Aug 11th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)Aug 16th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
SEPTEMBER
Sep 8th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)Sep 12th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
OCTOBER
Oct 13th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Oct 18th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
NOVEMBER
Nov 10th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Nov 14th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 10am-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
ASSEMBLY OF QUILTCON 2027 CHARITY CHALLENGE
DECEMBER
Dec 8th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Holiday Potluck Party at 6pm
Menands Manor (No Zoom during this meeting)
Dec 13th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
Archived…
2025 Calendar
JANUARY
Jan 10-12th, CDMQG retreat at Silver Bay on Lake George!
Jan 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Retreat recap, Salley Mavor’s Exhibit discussion, "American Seams" documentary)
Jan 18th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 1:15-5:00pm
East Greenbush Community Library (Meeting Room AB)
10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
Finish your retreat UFOs!
Baste or layout a quilt in the ample floor space!
Make a simple heart block… two patterns will be provided! Use provided scraps, or bring your own. Keep the block for a future project, or donate it to be used in a charity quit!
FEBRUARY
Feb 11th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Diane Wespiser, modern quilter in-person trunk show)
Feb 15th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 1:15-5:00pm
East Greenbush Community Library (Meeting Room AB)
10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
MARCH
Mar 11th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Deep Dive into QuiltCon2025 - Recap of the event!)
Mar 16th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 1:15-5:00pm
East Greenbush Community Library (Meeting Room AB)
10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
*** Make a soup bowl cozy for our booth at the Harvest Quilt Show! We’ll have instructions and wrap-n-zap. You just need to bring two 10” squares of 100% cotton and 100% cotton thread!
APRIL
Apr 8th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Virtual Program: Brittany Kuhl - apparel fabric design, Spoonflower overview)
Apr 12th (Saturday) Open Sew Day 1:15-5:00pm
East Greenbush Community Library (Meeting Room AB)
10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
MAY
May 10th (Saturday)
Fabric Swap! noon-2pmCollaboration with the Brunswick Community Library (4118 NY Route 2, Troy)
Followed by… Open Sew Day! 2-6pm
May 13th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Virtual Program: Carson Converse’s trunk show presentation of her recent works)
JUNE
Jun 10th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Summer Potluck Picnic at *6pm*
Menands Manor on the porch! Rain or shine! (No Zoom during this meeting)
Jun 14th (Saturday) Open Sew Day 12:00-5:00pm
Brunswick Community Library
4118 Highway 2, Troy, NY 12180
JULY
Jul 8th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: How to MODERNIZE your T-Shirt Quilts!)
Jul 13th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
Help us make Award Ribbons for Harvest Quilt Show (or work on any other personal projects)
AUGUST
Aug 12th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: The Atlanta Olympic Quilt Project! Presentation by Lauren Rose)
Aug 16th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
NEW LOCATION: MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)Help us make Award Ribbons for Harvest Quilt Show (or work on any other personal projects)
>>> QUILT Inc. of Delmar members are welcome to join us!
SEPTEMBER
Sep 9th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Book & Bookmark Swap!)Sep 14th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
Help us make Award Ribbons, Thread Catchers & Postcards for Harvest Quilt Show (or work on any other personal projects)
Sep 17th (Wednesday) CDMQG Board Meeting Over Zoom at 7pm
OCTOBER
Oct 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Special Presenter: Julius Rempe-Night of ‘Julius Handmade’ https://www.juliushandmade.com/)
Oct 18th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
Help us make Thread Catchers & Postcards for Harvest Quilt Show (or work on any other personal projects)
NOVEMBER
Nov 8-9th CDMQG+QUILT Inc Delmar’s Harvest Quilt Show!!!
Blessed Sacrament School in Albany
Harvest Quilt Show Website: https://www.harvestquiltshowny.com/
Nov 11th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Special Presenter: Shannon Fraser Trunk Show https://shannonfraserdesigns.ca/)
Nov 16th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 10am-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
ASSEMBLY OF QUILTCON 2026 CHARITY CHALLENGE
DECEMBER
Dec 9th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Holiday Potluck Party at 6pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: Annual Party!)
Dec 13th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from noon-5pm
MillionAir Conference Room at 16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY (at the airport)
2024 Calendar
JANUARY
Jan 9th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Quilts in the Movies! with Rachel Rose)
Jan 14th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
Jan 20th (Saturday) from 10am‐3pm
SHAKER HERITAGE SOCIETY MINI QUILT WORKSHOP$30 for CDMQG/SHS members, $45 for the public, $20 materials fee, lunch included.
SIGN UP HERE: https://home.shakerheritage.org/event/cozy-mug-rug-quilting-workshop/
FEBRUARY
Feb 13th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Discussion and examples of Quilt Judging)
Feb 17th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
NEW LOCATION:
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
MARCH
Mar 12th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Deep Dive into QuiltCon2024 - Recap of the event!)
Mar 17th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
APRIL
Apr 9th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
New Location: Clifton Park Library + Zoom (in-person Guest Speaker: Angela Pachal’s trunk show)
Apr 13th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
April 27-28 @ Fulton Montgomery Community College
EMPIRE QUILTFEST
CDMQG will be a participating guild in this regional quilt show!
MAY
May 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
OVER ZOOM + at Brunswick Community Library (online Guest Speaker: David Owen Hastings “Exploring Nature with Paper + Stitch”)
>>> Guests may join this Zoom meeting by purchasing a digital pass here: https://py.pl/31ovz
NO OPEN SEW DAY THIS MONTH.
JUNE
Jun 11th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Summer Potluck Picnic at *6pm*
Six Mile Waterworks Park, 135 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY 12205 (no zoom available)
Jun 15th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
JULY
Jul 9th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program “FEARLESS” PAPER PIECING! Learn a special method that will make FPP easy!)
Jul 14th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
SPECIAL FPP WORKSHOP - “FEARLESS” PAPER PIECING!
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
AUGUST
Aug 13th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
OVER ZOOM + at Bethlehem Public Library (Program: Ben Millett Trunk Show)
>>> Guests may join this Zoom meeting by purchasing a digital pass here: https://py.pl/5rcXtFbNiDB
Aug 17th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 12:30-4:30pm
Pike Construction Services Offices
20 Loudonville Road, Albany, NY 12204
SEPTEMBER
Sep 10th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Joan Johnsen from Up-Stitch )
Sep 14-15 CDMQG will be a vendor at BENNINGTON QUILTFEST
Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Mount Anthony Union Middle School
747 East Road, Bennington, VT 05201
OCTOBER
Oct 8th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
OVER ZOOM + at Brunswick Community Library (Program: Heidi Parkes Webinar)
Oct 12th (Saturday) Open Sew Day from 12pm-4pm
Bring a few fat quarters to make heating pads for breast cancer chemo patients… or bring any project you’d like!East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
NOVEMBER
Nov 12th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
LOCATION CHANGED to Brunswick Community Library (Program: Making no-sew fabric ornaments!)
Nov 17th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 10am-4pm
Assemble our “Morse Code” 2025 QuiltCon Charity Challenge quilt!
Million Air Conference Room16 Jetway Drive, Albany, NY 12211
Lunch will be provided!
DECEMBER
Dec 10th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Holiday Potluck Party at 6pm
NEW LOCATION: Menands Manor / NYCON Offices at 272 Broadway, Menands (Albany), NY 12204
Guild meeting will be broadcast over Zoom.
Dec 15th (Sunday) Open Sew Day from 1:00-5:00pm
Join us for some hot chocolate, socializing, and sewing! Finish last-minute holiday gifts, make a no-sew ornament (strips will
be provided or bring your own), baste or layout a quilt in the ample floor space.
East Greenbush Community Library10 Community Way - East Greenbush, NY 12061
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*** Please let us know if you would like to present a lecture or workshop to our guild! Contact capitaldistrictmqg@gmail.com
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Email address:
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Postal address:
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Delmar, NY 12054