Berry Basket Quilters, Inc.

BBQ January Meeting
2026-01-14 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at the VFW Post (see below). If there is a change of venue, that will be noted on this page.The first hour of our meeting is usually some type of program. We may have a guest speaker or a special event like our December Holiday Party.

VFW Post 7677, 317 Church Rd, Medford, NJ 08055

Don’t forget to sign in!

Sign up for Show and Tell with Chris McCoy at the door.

Wear a name tag (ideas for making name tags can be found on Pinterest)

Workshop - Scrappy Heart & Love Note
2026-02-14 09:00 - 14:00
***Holly Room at Medford Leas, One Medford Leas Way, Medford, NJ ***

Join us on Valentine’s Day to sew one or both of the heart patterns linked below. For the Scrappy Heart Block, I upsized the measurements by 1/2″ and added borders to make a wall hanging finishing at 23″ square. Or, make blocks as is and create a quilt, pillow, or table runner!

We have confirmed we can bring in food. Hoagies will be available.

Feel free to come to sit and sew as well.

Scrappy HeartLove Note

Washington Twp. HS Craft Fair
2026-03-07 09:00 - 15:00
Location:519 Hurffville-Crosskeys RoadSewell, New JerseyOur BBQ Boutique will be there.The craft fair will be in the gyms and the cafeteria – 9-10 wingOur location is site C33

Come and enjoy and bring family & friends!

For more information contact:Susan Satkofskyteachersmr47@yahoo.com

Program - Kelly Reynolds
2026-03-11 18:30 - 19:30
Coming to us from Birdland Boutique is Kelly Reynolds. She is a Studio 180 Design Certified instructor, a long arm quilter, avid bag maker, and general sewing enthusiast. Kelly will give a one-hour lecture that encompasses all aspects of Studio 180 Design. She will talk about Deb Tucker’s tools and what technique sheets are, what they do, and how they make quilting so much easier, more accurate, and why she loves them. As a demonstration of the tools and techniques, she will present a vast trunk show of quilts made using these processes. Kelly will also bring a “Pop-Up Shop” of Studio 180 Design products. Available for sale are tools and patterns for the quilts presented during this lecture.

BBQ March Meeting
2026-03-11 18:30 - 21:00

Workshop - Quilt As You Go
2026-03-14 09:00 - 14:00
*** Friends Meeting House, 14 Union St., Medford***Hoagies will be available.

Carolyn Clark will be teaching us how to “Quilt As You Go”.

If you don’t have a longarm quilting machine or aren’t a hand quilter, getting your quilt top actually quilted and ready for binding is becoming more and more expensive. This “Quilt as You Go” method is one of several where you can quilt each block together with batting and backing individually. Quilted blocks can then be joined together into rows, and rows joined together to complete a full-size quilt. Only one block or one row of blocks will need to pass through the throat of your sewing machine. This method works best for sampler-type quilts or quilts which would include sashing where each block is independent of other blocks and is not part of a larger quilt-top pattern.

Requirements for workshop:

4 sampler blocks (for the workshop you can use panels or simple blocks of fabric since we are learning the method, not necessarily completing a finished project)NOTE: Blocks should be the same size, 8 ½ x 8 ½ will work well

Batting cut to the same size as blocks (or just a bit larger to be trimmed to square up block after quilting)

Backing fabric at least 1 ½” larger than blocks, ex. 10″ x 10″ for 8 ½ ” blocks OTE: Backing will form the sashing around each block so should coordinate or complement the blocks

Zipper foot for joining quilted blocks together (if available)

The usual sewing notions: rotary cutter, rulers, cutting mat, scissors, pins, thread, etc.NOTE 1: Match thread to backing as it will show on the front of the quilt NOTE 2: Clips will NOT work well to hold sashing in place because blocks will be spread side by side when sewing them together.

Sign Up

We’re using SignUp to organize our upcoming activity.Please sign up for March Workshop – Quilt as You Go!Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/NXmiELD2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp)3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me (Sharon Natale) and I can sign you up manually.

Hoagies will be available.

Feel free to come to sit and sew as well.

Program - What Was She Thinking?
2026-04-08 18:30 - 19:30
Merry May will be with us presenting a program called “What Was She Thinking?”

This will be a unique Show and Tell of UFO’S. Usually, Quilters share their best quilts and this collection is — a bit different. I know many times as we are creating quilts the plans, seams, and life have a way of changing what we thought it was going to be. Some of these samples are Works in Progress, Designs in Progress, and some are just things she has no recollection of how they came to be in her UFO Collection.

Look her up and see what we will be in for!!!

merrymayhem.com

BBQ April Meeting
2026-04-08 18:30 - 21:00

Spring Quilt Camp
2026-04-17 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-19 10:00 - 18:00
It’s time to sign up for Spring Camp: Friday April 17, Saturday April 18, and Sunday April 19 from 10-6 at Gibson House Community Center, 535 East Main Street, Evesham.

The cost for all three days remains $65. The breakdown is $15 for Friday, $25 for Saturday, and $25 for Sunday. You may sign up for one, two, or all three days.

Please submit payment by March 15, 2026. You can send a check made out to Berry Basket Quilters to PO Box 1614, Medford, NJ or pay by debit or credit card at upcoming guild meetings – see our Treasurer Cherie Casey. Cherie will let us know which members have signed up and paid.

We hope to include some mini-workshops on various topics at this camp. If you are interested in teaching a quilting-related technique or to help in this endeavor, please let us know!

We were able to purchase lunch at past camps because attendee numbers were high enough, and we hope to do so at this upcoming camp – we will keep you posted. Remember to bring your own snacks to share, and drinks. Watch for more information!

Thanks,

Blair and Helen

bwallacemahan@mac.com

helen726@comcast.net

Spring Quilt Camp
2026-04-18 10:00 - 18:00
It’s time to sign up for Spring Camp: Friday April 17, Saturday April 18, and Sunday April 19 from 10-6 at Gibson House Community Center, 535 East Main Street, Evesham.

The cost for all three days remains $65. The breakdown is $15 for Friday, $25 for Saturday, and $25 for Sunday. You may sign up for one, two, or all three days.

Please submit payment by March 15, 2026. You can send a check made out to Berry Basket Quilters to PO Box 1614, Medford, NJ or pay by debit or credit card at upcoming guild meetings – see our Treasurer Cherie Casey. Cherie will let us know which members have signed up and paid.

We hope to include some mini-workshops on various topics at this camp. If you are interested in teaching a quilting-related technique or to help in this endeavor, please let us know!

We were able to purchase lunch at past camps because attendee numbers were high enough, and we hope to do so at this upcoming camp – we will keep you posted. Remember to bring your own snacks to share, and drinks. Watch for more information!

Thanks,

Blair and Helen

bwallacemahan@mac.com

helen726@comcast.net

Hope to see you there!
