Brownstone Quilters Guild
PO Box 228, Waldwick NJ 07463

We are a Quilter's Guild meeting in Paramus NJ.

Our meetings are open to guests and we welcome new members,,,

Meeting location:
Central Unitarian Church in Paramus
156 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652.
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Our guest fee is $5.00 per meeting

Upcoming schedule:

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February will feature Anna Faustino
February 12 at noon and 7:30PM

Anna Faustino was born and raised in St. Petersburg Russia. While there she earned two
Bachelor Degrees specializing in teaching, art history and culture, painting, engineering,
drawing, and textile art. She has won numerous awards for her innovative quilts and in 2008
published her book, “Simply Stunning Woven Quilts.”

Lectures and Trunk Show: “Shredded Blocks”.
Anna will share information on many of the techniques she uses to create her award‐winning quilts. You can visit Anna's website at www.newtechquilts.com

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March meeting will feature Barbara Lenox
March 12 at noon and 7:30PM

Barbara is a quilt maker who teaches classic, traditional pieced patterns. She has been making
quilts for over 20 years. Her students credit her detailed handouts and her enthusiastic,
patient teaching technique with their success. She provides the tip, tools and techniques thatmake the seemingly difficult – doable!

Noon Lecture and Trunk Show:
“When You Work with a Plaid, the Plaid Works with You!”
Exploring the use of plaid fabrics, with a little humor tossed in.

Evening Lecture and Trunk Show:
“Working with Large‐Scale Fabrics”
What is a large‐scale fabric and how do I know one when I see it?
What are the characteristics of large‐scale fabrics?
What are the types of large‐scale fabrics?
How do I shop for large‐scale fabrics?
How do I use them?

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April will feature Gyleen Fitzgerald
April 9 at noon and 7:30PM

Gyleen’s quilts blend color, pattern and texture to provide a contemporary essence to
traditional quilting. She shares her enthusiasm for quilting through interactive lectures and
high energy workshops. Gyleen has a degree in Chemical Engineering, is the author of five
books and has a passion for creating exciting, colorful quilts.

Friday Noon Lecture: “Bits and Pieces”
Explore the finer points of quilt construction. Discussion of design, balance, flatness,
bindings in the art of quilting. Learn the unpublished tricks of the trade.

Friday Evening Lecture: “Quilts: Unfinished Stories with New Endings”
A visual transformation of 1930's through 1950's unfinished tops and blocks to finished quilts with unpredictable endings using fabrics of today.