Quilters Unlimited upcoming events

SQU - Sit and Sew (September 08, 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT

SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out! Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat! Need help with a project? There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

SQU All You Never Knew About Threads program (September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Our own Diane Henry, long time QU member, will teach us about thread in a fascinating presentation. There are all kinds of thread (what do I use? and where?). If you are new to quilting (and even if you aren’t!), she will teach you tips, tricks, and hazards in using thread...something so basic, but so critical.

Diane's web site is: /reallifequilting.com:

The program is free to SQU members and associate members.

SQU Thread Painting from a Photograph with Nancy Prince (September 16, 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

This is a VIRTUAL workshop.

Who: SQU Members Nancy Prince Virtual Workshop

What: Thread Painting from a Photograph

Cost: Workshop Fee—$66, includes partial kit for you to pickup from SQU VP prior to class

Date: WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Where: VIRTUAL—-Zoom in from your own computer

Host: Linda Heller, VP Program Implementation

We have been profoundly blessed with several teachers who have taught us how to make pet portraits, ocean scenes, and landscapes. I suspect, for many of us, it is like the old “Draw Timmy Turtle,” where you get something that approaches Timmy and then they say, “Just add shading.” (The rest is left as an exercise for the student?). That is the hard part! Nancy is going to give us the tools so that we can take our cats, dogs, landscapes, seascapes, etc. and give them the thread painting they deserve. If it is like my Trixie and it is what she deserves, I suspect PETA will show up. ;) Thread and hoop required, not included. There is homework ahead of the workshop.

See supply list on website. https://nancyprince.com/

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Workshop Project From, NancyPrince.com: Nancy Prince is an award-winning quilt artist from Orlando, Florida, specializing in thread painting. Her anyone-can-do-it approach to thread painting is fun, easy, and a new way for quilters to broaden their quilting experience.

SQU -Quilters Olympics Sit and Sew (September 22, 2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Quilters Olympics will take place September 22 - get ready for a Good time! SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!

SQU - Sit and Sew Community Service day (September 29, 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT

SQU's Sit & Sew, Community Service day, our meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out! Community Service to be updated at a later date. Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat! Need help with a project? There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

SQU Business meeting (October 06, 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Springfield QU Business Meeting is usually the first Tuesday of the month. Weather permitting, we follow Fairfax County's school schedule. We review the upcoming programs, show and tell, healthy snacks and turn in our community sewing for others. At this time, unpaid members will be removed from SQU rosters and FB. Please go to the QU web site and pay your dues, or go to the Wild Apricot app. Please contact the membership volunteers with any questions. New Members are welcome!

AnQU Fabric Sale (October 10, 2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Annandale QU is having a fabric sale October 10 thanks to the generous donation of a long time member. Fabric will be $7 per pound (approximately 3 yards). We'll also have a boutique with items made by Annandale members.

Easy parking behind the church.

Springfield QU Fall Retreat (October 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

SQU Fall Retreat at the Claggett Center in Adamstown MD. Cost includes room and meals, plus a well-lit sewing center. Spaces are sold out, but SQU members are welcome to sign up for the waitlist. There are times that quilter's schedules will change and spaces could be come available.

SQU - Sit and Sew (October 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

SQU Catherine Redford VIRTUAL: trunk show The Language of Flowers (October 20, 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

SQU is hosting Catherine Redford on October 20, 2026. From catherineredford.com: My lecture, The Language of Flowers,...includes a wide variety of quilts featuring flowers, many of which are beaded and em bellished. Learn the meanings our ancestors ascribed to different blooms and consider why the giving and receiving of quilts is so special to many of us. Quilting is a choice and as such I think that all quilters have the right to choose the elements of their craft that bring joy to them. There are always parts of our lives that we just “have to do” in pursuit of our long-term goals. It’s the same when we quilt. I al ways encouraged my children to try a new vegetable but could accept that there were some that they would never learn to love. I encourage my students to try all the processes involved in finishing a quilt but accept that there will be some people that find their joy in making tops by machine whilst others enjoy handwork and still others love to machine quilt. That’s OK! That’s where teamwork comes in and there’s a whole community of quilters out there willing to help.

For more information, please visit Catherine's web site. https://catherineredford.com/

QU Board Meeting (Zoom) (October 22, 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT

QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link.

These meetings are not open to non-members.

SQU - Sit and Sew Making a Quilted Clock (October 27, 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out! Our pop-up class will be making a Quilted Clock hosted by Bee! Supply list to be published at a later date. Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat! Need help with a project? There is always someone at Sit and Sew to advise!

SQU Business meeting (November 03, 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

SQU Business meeting (December 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Springfield QU Business Meeting is usually the first Tuesday of the month. Weather permitting, we follow Fairfax County's school schedule. We don't meet when Fairfax County schools are closed for inclement weather. Safety first. We review the upcoming programs, show and tell, healthy snacks and turn in our community sewing for others. Please wear your name tags! Quilting visitors are welcome!

QU Board Meeting (Zoom) (January 28, 2027)

Fri, 29 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT

QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link.

These meetings are not open to non-members.

QU Board Meeting (Zoom) (March 25, 2027)

Thu, 25 Mar 2027 23:00:00 GMT

QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link.

These meetings are not open to non-members.

QU Board Meeting (In Person) (June 02, 2027)

Wed, 02 Jun 2027 17:00:00 GMT

QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link.

These meetings are not open to non-members.