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 2020 – 2021
| President: | Michelle Stolte |
| Vice President: | Linda Heller |
| Secretary: | Tonda Hunsinger |
| Treasurer: | Cheryl Blum |
| Nominating: | Lisa Langlais |
| Programs (in-house): | Joan Mayer |
| Newsletter: | Arla Albers |
| Web Page Contact: | Julia Renken |
| Membership: | Lois Slade |
A copy of the Springfield bylaws is available HERE.
Upcoming Events
Please visit our calendar to learn about upcoming meetings, programs, workshops and other events.
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).
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.