Meeting/Program Information
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 2021 – 2022
| President: | Judy Bell |
| Vice President: | Joan Mayer |
| Secretary: | Janette Doucette |
| Treasurer: | Lois Slade |
| Nominating: | Michelle Stolte |
| Programs (in-house): | Linda Heller |
| Newsletter: | Arla Albers |
| Web Page Contact: | Julia Renken |
| Membership: | Nancy Moore |
Upcoming Events
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Newsletters
Quilting for Others
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 Linda Moggio),
- Quilts for Main Street Child Development Center, from 40″ to 60″ on a side (contact Lisa Langlais),
- Quilts of Valor – see QOV website for sizes (contact Tonda Hunsinger),
- Military Appreciation Quilts – delivered to American Red Cross at Fort Belvoir – lap to twin size (contact Julia Renken)
- Hopes and Dreams Quilts for ALS – delivered to Quilters Dream Batting Company for ALS patients (contact Julia Renken or 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.