Meetings, Programs, and Workshops
Officers 2021-2022
President: | Kathy Gray |
Vice President: | Beth Shafer |
Secretary: | Kristen Merrigan |
Treasurer: | Mary Ansoff |
Nominations: | Nancy Karst |
Currently the business meetings (1st Thursday, 10:00 a.m.) will be at the church. Masks are required at the church. Program meetings are via Zoom (3rd Thursday, 10:00 a.m.) for the time being.
St. Peters in the Woods Episcopal Church
5911 Fairview Woods Drive
Fairfax Station, Virginia
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Programs and Workshops for 2020-2021:
September 16 What I did in Quarantine
October 21 Suzi Parron: Barn Quilts
November 18 Maria Shell: Improv quilts (special time of 1:00 p.m.)
December 2 Holiday Dinner
January 20 Kelley Willey: Little Quilts – No Big Deal
February 17 Julie Silver: Show Me!
March 17 Kathryn Pellman: Word Salad, Fashionistas, & Girlfriends
March 18 Kellie Willey workshop: Mini Quilt
April 21 Auction
May 19 Linda Hahn: New York Beauty Simplified
May 19 Linda Hahn workshop: Beach Bums
Fairfax Activities
AUCTION
Our annual auction is tentatively planned for April.
PROGRAMS
Please check above or the event calendar for upcoming programs.
BEES
Fairfax has a bee for everyone! If there is a Bee that interests you, please get in touch with the contact person to see if they are adding members.
Applique Bee – Contact: Linda Moore
Embellishment Bee – Contact: Willa Downes
Outside the Block/Playgroup – Contact: Donna DeSoto
Red Bee/Redwork Bee – Contact: Sandra Rees
Sew Happy Bee – Contact: Kathy Gray
Scrap Bag Ladies – Contact: Nancy Adams
Sew Bee It – Contact: Lynn Gayer
Tangled Threads – Contact: Kathy O’Leary
To Bee or Not To Bee – Contact: Roz Johnson
Wannabees – Contact: Kathy Nagle
Worker Bees – Contact: Marlene Rosen
For general information about Bees, contact: Kath Heslep
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Fairfax QU made and donated 14 quilts to Fort Belvoir, 10 quilts to Bethany House, 33 quilts to the Butterfly Unit Pediatric Oncology, 8 baby quilts to Operation Home Front, and 40 quilts and 150 pillowcases to CoolKids Campaign. Many more are being held until other facilities are allowed to receive them.
For additional information about Community Service, contact Dottie Dane.
FAIRFAX QU CHALLENGES
The current challenge is to think Fall and appliance colors of the 70s: Harvest Gold, Poppy Red, Avocado, Almond, Coppertone Brown and Teal. The reveal will be held at the December luncheon.
Members can also participate in the Boho Heart Quilt along. The pattern was made by Jen Kingwell. It will start in late October and go until February. Email Donna Desoto at desotomailbox@cox.net if you want to participate. Tips and discussion will be on the Fairfax QU Quiltalong 2021/22 Facebook page. It is a private page so you have to request to be admitted.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS
To see a listing of the books in Fairfax QU’s library, please click HERE.
LUNCHEONS
Winter Luncheon is scheduled for December 2nd at the Springfield Golf and Country Club.
Spring Luncheon is June 2nd.
RETREATS
Fall Retreat is November 5-8. Contact Leslie Pfeifer to see if there is still room.
Spring Retreat is scheduled for March 31 through April 4. For more information call Nancy Adams at 703-323-4454.
WEATHER INFORMATION
We following the closing info from Fairfax County Public Schools. If it is just a delayed opening we will start on time at 10:00 a.m. Please note that all meetings in January and February will be on Zoom.
Newsletters
Newsletters are available for members and are chock full of great news and activities.
Monthly newsletters are distributed to members in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.