Meeting/Program Information
1st Tuesday, 9:30 am – Business meeting – currently in person and via Zoom
3rd Tuesday, 9:30 am – Program meeting – currently via Zoom or in person, depending upon speaker
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 2022 – 2023
| President: | Nancy Moore |
| Vice President of Planning: | Jill Redding |
| Vice President for Implementation: | Joan Mayer |
| Secretary: | Janette Doucette |
| Treasurer: | Lois Slade |
| Nominating: | Judy Bell |
| Programs (in-house): | Rachel Childress and team |
| Newsletter: | Kelley Davis |
| Web Page Contact: | Julia Renken |
| Membership: | Kelley Davis |
Upcoming Events
Please visit our calendar to learn about upcoming meetings, programs, workshops and other events.
Newsletters
Quilting for Others
During 2021-2022 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, minimum 36″ per side (contact Julia Renken),
- Pillowcases for ECHO – standard bed pillow size (contact Linda Moggio),
- Quilts for Main Street Child Development Center, from 40″ to 60″ on a side (contact Lisa Langlais),
- Quilts of Valor – minimum 55″ by 65″, maximum 60″ by 80″ (contact Tonda Hunsinger),
- Hopes and Dreams Quilts for ALS – delivered to Quilters Dream Batting Company for ALS patients – minimum 35″ by 44″ (contact Julia Renken).
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 with a Pigma Micron pen on one square and heat set using a hot iron.