Springfield

1st Tuesday, 9:30 am – Business meeting
3rd Tuesday, 9:30 am – Program meeting
2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 9:30 am – Sit & Sew and Special Groups
5th Tuesdays, 9:30 am – Quilting for Others
Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Community Hall
7011 Backlick Road
Springfield, VA
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Volunteers 2020 – 2021

A copy of the Springfield bylaws is available HERE.

Please visit our calendar to learn about upcoming meetings, programs, workshops and other events.

Springfield has an extensive library of quilt-related books.  To view the list click HERE.

During 2020-2021 Springfield QU members are making quilts for several organizations as part of our Community Service outreach program.  For members’ reference the organizations and suggested quilt sizes are below:

• Quilts for Operation Homefront baby showers, from 30″ to 50″ on a side (contact Julia Renken),
• Pillowcases for ECHO – standard bed pillow size (contact Loretta Shinol),
• Military Appreciation Quilts – delivered to American Red Cross at Fort Belvoir – lap to twin size (contact Julia Renken),
• Quilts for Foster Children in Alexandria, strip pieced blocks (contact Robin Wilson-Proctor),
• Quilts for Main Street Child Development Center, from 40″ to 60″ on a side (contact Lisa Langlais).

FAREWELL BLOCKS
We make Farewell blocks for our members who move away from our area.  Please make nine-patch blocks that complete to 8 inches using 3 inch cut squares, either 5 blue squares and 4 unbleached muslin squares, or 4 blue squares and 5 muslin squares.  Please sign your name on one square and heat set using a hot iron.