Meetings, Programs, and Workshops
Officers 2022-2023
President: | Kathy Gray |
Vice President: | Dora Lockwood |
Secretary: | Judy Seltz |
Treasurer: | Mary Ansoff |
Nominations: | Kathy O’Leary |
Currently the business meetings (1st Thursday, 10:00 am) will be at the church and on Zoom. Program meetings (3rd Thursday, 10:00 am) are usually via Zoom for the time being.
Burke Presbyterian Church
5690 Oak Leather Drive
Burke, Virginia 22015
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Fairfax Activities
AUCTION
Our annual auction is scheduled for November 17. Please see the event calendar for November 17 for more information.
PROGRAMS
Please check 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: Janet Palfey
Quiltalong Bee: 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: Anne Argentieri
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Fairfax QU makes and donates quilts to the American Red Cross at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Bethany House, the Butterfly Unit Pediatric Oncology, Operation Homefront, and quilts and 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 “Toss the Die.” Toss one die and create a quilted object based on the number you roll. Further information is in the monthly newsletter. The reveal will be held at the January 5 business meeting .
Members can also participate in the FQU Quiltalongs held by Donna DeSoto. Contact Donna for more information.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS
To see a listing of the books in Fairfax QU’s library, please click HERE.
LUNCHEONS
Winter Luncheon will be December 1, 2022.
Spring Luncheon will be June 8, 2023
MEMBERSHIP
Membership chairperson is Susan Swett.
RETREATS
Fall Retreat 2022 has been cancelled.
Spring Retreat 2023 is scheduled for March 23-26 at a hotel in Martinsburg, WV. For more information contact Nancy Adams.
WEATHER INFORMATION
We follow the closing information from Fairfax County Public Schools. If the school system announces a delayed opening we will start on time at 10:00 a.m.
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.