Schedule of Meetings & Events
The CDMQG meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7pm.
Our 2025 meeting location is Menands Manor: 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
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*
Six Mile Waterworks Park, 135 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY 12205 (no zoom available)
Jun 14th (Saturday) Open Sew Day TBD
JULY
Jul 8th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Jul 13th (Sunday) Open Sew Day TBD
AUGUST
Aug 12th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Aug 16th (Saturday) Open Sew Day TBD
SEPTEMBER
Sep 9th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)Sep 14th (Sunday) Open Sew Day TBD
OCTOBER
Oct 14th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Oct 18th (Saturday) Open Sew Day TBD
NOVEMBER
Nov 8-9th CDMQG+QUILT Inc Delmar’s Harvest Quilt Show!!!
Blessed Sacrament School in Albany
More Info Coming Soon!
Nov 11th Monthly Guild Meeting at 7pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Nov 16th (Sunday) Open Sew Day TBD
ASSEMBLY OF QUILTCON 2026 CHARITY CHALLENGE
DECEMBER
Dec 9th Monthly Guild Meeting and Annual Holiday Potluck Party at 6pm
Menands Manor + Zoom (Program: TBD)
Dec 13th (Saturday) Open Sew Day TBD
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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
2023 Calendar
January 10th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Laura Loewen of Quilt Fort Company)
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February & March 2023 @ Sand Lake Town Library
***PATCHWORK & PROSE SHOW***
An exhibit of mini quilts inspired by book cover art!
8428 Miller Hill Road, Sand Lake, NY
Scavenger hunt available for young ones, and the young-at-heart!
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---> Saturday, February 4th @ Brunswick Community Library, 12:00-4:00pm
Beginner Quilting Workshop + Open Sew Day
(Learn to sew a simple heart mug rug with a CDMQG Buddy)
>> SIGN UP HERE! <<
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February 14th @ Bethlehem Public Library (Program: Sashiko Stitching and Japanese Textiles)
Bring your own supplies for a special stitching workshop! More information will be sent via email.
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March 14th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Rachel Rose’s QuiltCon 2023 Experience + DESTASH)
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---> Saturday April 1st @ Sand Lake Town Library, 10am - 2pm
***PATCHWORK & PROSE SHOW***
Closing Reception & Open Sew Day Event
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April 11th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Usha Berlin of Handloom Batik in Hudson)
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May 9th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Walking Foot Quilting and Free Motion Quilting)
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---> Saturday, May 20th @ Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library, 11:30am-4:30pm
Walking Foot Quilting & Free Motion Quilting Workshop + Open Sew Day
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June 3rd from 9am-1pm: Visit our tent during
GARDEN DAY at the Brunswick Community Library
4118 NY Route 2, Troy
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June 13th (Summer Picnic) @ 6pm, Six Mile Waterworks in Albany
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July 11th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Laura Scott’s Quilt Trunk Show)
Presentation corresponds with her exhibit in the Bethlehem Library Gallery!
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---> Saturday, July 22nd @ Bethlehem Public Library, 12:30pm-4:30pm
Foundation Paper Piecing Workshop + Open Sew Day + EQF projects
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August 8th OVER ZOOM or @Brunswick Community Library (Program: Amy Friend of “During Quiet Time” on the modern quilting aesthetic)
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September 12th @Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Preparation for Empire Quilt Fest 2024)
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---> Sunday, September 24th @ Bethlehem Public Library, noon-4:30pm
Open Sew Day + EQF projects
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---> Saturday September 30th @ Heermance Public Library in Coxsackie, 10am - 2pm
***PATCHWORK & PROSE SHOW***
Closing Reception & B.Y.O. Hand Sewing Event
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October 10th @ Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Linda Warren on successful fabric selection for more dynamic quilts)
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---> Saturday, November 11th @ Bethlehem Public Library, 12:30pm-4:30pm
QuiltCon Charity Challenge Assembly + Open Sew Day
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November 14th OVER ZOOM or @Brunswick Community Library (Program: Ruth deVos on her quiltmaker’s journey)
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December 12th (Holiday Party) @ 6pm, Bethlehem Public Library
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2022 Calendar
January 11th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: English Paper Piecing)
February 8th @ Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Curved Piecing)
March 8th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Scrappy Trip Around The World)
April 12th @ Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Long Arm Quilting and Edge-to-Edge Designs)
May 10th @ Brunswick Community Library + Zoom (Program: Pattern Design for EPP, FPP and Traditional Piecing)
--> Saturday, June 4th @ Brunswick Community Library (9am-1pm GARDEN DAY)
June 14th @ home over Zoom or @ Brunswick Community Library (Timna Tarr Virtual Trunk Show)
July 12th (Summer Picnic) @ 6pm at The Crossings of Colonie or Bethlehem Public Library if raining
--> Sunday, August 7th @ Brunswick Community Library (2-6pm SUMMER OPEN SEW DAY)
August 9th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Program: Color Wheel Basics for Quilters Webinar by Erika Mulvenna)
September 13th @ home over Zoom or @ Brunswick Community Library (Sarah Ruiz: 100 Days to Creative Bliss)
--> Saturday, September 24th @ home over Zoom: “Drafting Complex Curves” workshop with Audrey Esarey
(Registration is open to non-members! Click here to sign up.)
--> Sunday, October 2nd @ Brunswick Community Library (2-6pm AUTUMN OPEN SEW DAY)
October 11th @ Bethlehem Public Library + Zoom (Bloom Quilts Presentation & Pop Up)
--> Sunday, November 6th @ 4H Training Classroom in Ballston Spa (10am-4pm QuiltCon Submission Assembly & OPEN SEW DAY)
November 8th @ home over Zoom or @ Brunswick Community Library (Teresa Duryea Wong: Hello Modern Art, Meet Antique Quilts)
December 13th at 6:00pm @ Bethlehem Public Library (Holiday party! Menu and games were announced over email.)
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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
© 2024 Capital District MQG
Email address:
CapitalDistrictMQG@gmail.com
Postal address:
340 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054