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    • September 07, 2024
    • June 07, 2025
    • 10 sessions
    • Zoom


    • September 15, 2024
    • May 15, 2025
    • 9 sessions
    • Your Sewing Room!
    Registration is closed

    Sew together with Estelle!

    Mystery Sew Along 2024-2025

    Are you ready for a new adventure! RQU is hosing a mystery Sew Along! We are so excited and can't wait for you to join us!

    We are working with a famous quilt designer, published author, and fabric designer. But that's as much information as you will get from us, because we want to the quilt design to be a surprise at the end!

    Because the pattern is the intellectual property of the designer, it costs $5.00 to join up. Once you join, you will receive the fabric requirements, as well as the monthly mystery clues. At the end of the mystery, you will receive a paper pattern for the entire quilt. 

    Clues will be released by email on the 15th of each month. Fabric requirements will be sent out Sept. 15, and our first clue will come out October 15th! 

    This is a medallion style quilt with many borders. 

    Just so you know, Estelle is our name for the pattern, and has nothing to do with the actual quilt, or any other quilt that might be named Estelle. 

    • March 24, 2025
    • March 31, 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • Zoom
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    Workshop Limit = 20 people

    Open to Big QU: Feb 14, 2025, same price

    Signup Deadline: Mar 12, 2025


    Cost = $35 (no extra taxes or credit card fees)


    Workshop: Explore eight design guides that get the creative juices flowing. Look at examples of captivating compositions from fine art and the quilt world. Create a “sketch” for each of the design guides using fused fabrics. Learn to edit, audition and improvise using a super helpful design checklist. Consider adding details with machine and hand stitching. Your completed set of fabric sketches can be used for reference and inspiration for future art quilts.

    Skill Level: Appropriate for all levels.


    Kit: Recommended (but you can use your own fabric if you want).

    Kits must be ordered by 03/08/2025 (2 full weeks before the date of your workshop).  Kits can only be sent to US addresses.
    Each person orders their own kit - Kits are ordered directly from her website! 


    More details, Supply Lists, Kit info: https://www.deborahsstudio.com/captivating-compositions-workshop

    Video: Short video workshop description



    • March 31, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • April 01, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's monthly business meeting

    • April 01, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150
    SQU will be hosting a fundraiser!  We will have fabric by the pound for $7.00, there is a second hand sewing store and we are raffling off three sewing machines!  
    • April 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

                          

    Bring your hand work, questions, or just enjoy
    visiting with other members at this home Bee. 

    Details will be shared in our Monday BLAST. 

    Bring recently finished projects to share
    during Show & Tell, and enjoy some refreshments!


    • April 03, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Burke Presbyterian Church, 5690 Oak Leather Drive, Burke, VA

    Please join us for our business meeting where you can learn about all the fun things we do - assorted challenges, block exchange, community service, mystery quilts, retreats, show and tell, and more. 

    Parking is available in the main lot and on the street.  Please do not use the lower parking level as that is for the pre-school. 

    • April 03, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom

    This monthly program is for HQU members only. It is on Zoom and is NOT recorded. Members will receive an email a day or two before the program with the Zoom link. 

    • April 04, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • April 04, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Signups will begin February 3, 2025 at 9:00 am.

    The workshop is limited to HQU members. An email will be sent to HQU members with signup instructions, including a code to be used when signing up. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. The Zoom link will be sent to workshop participants a day or two prior to the workshop. 

    Sample of her technique:


    • April 05, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Artistic Artifacts, 4750 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304
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    Workshop Limit: 21 people

    Signups Open: 9/10/2025 at noon ET

    Open to Big QU: 02/14/2025

    Signup Deadline for all: 03/01/2025


    Cost: = $120 (no extra taxes or credit card fees) (Cost of Workshop is $35 and the Kit fee is $85).


    In-Person Workshop: Happy Feet! Sneakers Class

    Let's have Happy Feet all year 'round!  Make a fun pair of hi-tops or classic sneakers from your favorite fabrics.  There is some pre-class homework to prepare for this workshop.  The class fee includes a kit that has your sneaker soles, padded insoles, sneaker pattern, waxed thread, needle, eyelets and the Happy Feet! book.  

    Supply List (updated Jan 29, 2025): Quilted Sneaker Class Supply List Updated v3 2025 (2025.01.29).pdf


    Kit: Required and the $85 kit cost is already included in the $120. 

    Kits must be ordered by 03/01/2025.  QU will order the kit, so the QU Registration Form will request size in European Unisex size (between 36 and 47), and sole color of black or white.  There is no need to size up.  These shoes fit most similarly to Birkenstock or Dansko.  Converting from US sizing to EU sizes is not an exact science.

    Sizing:

    Please note that soles are not available for sizes under 36, and above 47.  For women’s sizes over 41, please check the extended size conversion chart at the Happy Feet! Kit listing at bucklebeebags.com. 


    Shoelaces: available for purchase at workshop





    • April 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • Zoom

    Join other quilters from CQU as you sew from the comfort of your own home.  A Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting date.  Sit-n-Sew begins at 9:30 and continues throughout the day.  Stay and visit for as long as your schedule allows.

    • April 07, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Lecture: The Art of the Landscape

    Speaker: Nancy Hershberger

    Flyer: Nancy Hershberger 042025.pdf

    Nancy is an award-winning fiber artist / art quilter from Breezewood, Pennsylvania.  She loves to create with fabric, thread and with a little bit of ink.

    Website: https://www.nancyhershberger.com/



    • April 08, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • April 08, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207

     

    Join members with your handwork or just come to socialize!  Don't forget any projects to share during  Show & Tell!

    • April 08, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Buzz Aldrin Elementary

    RQU Business Meeting! 

     In addition to our in-person meeting at Aldrin Elementary, we will have a Zoom meeting. A link will be sent out to members that day. 

    Bring your name tag and quilts to Show and Tell!!

    • April 09, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Quilters Studio, Unit L, Fair City Mall, 9600 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

    This bee usually includes a short demonstration of a tool or technique.  It's a great opportunity to get to meet and chat with many of our members.  Bring a covered drink and some hand work or just come for conversation.

    We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax.

    • April 09, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Lake Braddock Secondary School Library


    • April 10, 2025
    • April 13, 2025
    • Cacapon Resort State Lodge, Berkley Springs, WV
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    Our spring retreat is a great time to focus on a project or three, spend some time at the beautiful Cacapon State Park, and get to know some your sister members.  The lodge was recently remodeled and is truly beautiful.  The park has great hiking trails and wonderful views.  It is less than two hours from the Fairfax area.  The restaurant is quite good, but it's not far to drive into Berkley Springs if you want something different.  There is also a spa if you want a massage or facial.

    You can make your $150 deposit here or you can ask for an invoice and send a check to Carla Lounsbury.  You'll be notified about the remainder once we know how many members are registered.  The total amount includes lodging (not food).    

    Double rooms have a refrigerator and microwave.  Single rooms only have a refrigerator.

    • April 10, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Join us as we visit with fellow quilters and learn a new skill!  This month's Early Bird Demo begins at 6:40 and features Memory Shirt Pillows presented by Helga Hill!

    • April 10, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Monthly business meeting and show and tell (bring your latest project!)

    Program: Quilting with Paper Not Just the Obvious presented by Julie Belin

    • April 11, 2025
    • TBD
    Register

    Love Links by Julie Belin - more details to come

    • April 11, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • April 14, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • April 15, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Church, 4250 Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
    Register


    An Embroidered Rose Needle Book 

    We could all use some calm these days.  Join us for a relaxing and satisfying hand embroidery workshop.

    Stephanie Franke will be teaching two types of ribbon work (one with wire, one without), and 6-7 embroidery stitches all while creating a lovely needle book.


    After the class, you can use these techniques to make your quilts or quilty items really pop!

    Registration will open on March 17th for McLean QU members and on March 26th for all QU members.  The pass code is Book.

    • April 15, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Thoreau Middle School

    The Secret Life of Machine Embroidery Machines

    Ballahoo Creations

    BallyhooCreations.com

    Custom program created for VQU including a short basic overview of domestic embroidery machine capabilities (e.g., $400 machine vice $12K machine like you explain in one of your UTube videos), how thread makes a difference, embroidery machine quilting (blocks and E2E), making lace (those long strips you can use on clothing, etc) and lace things (ornaments and other cool things), embroidery in the hoop projects (what that’s all about), quilt labels, and whatever else Luci can squeeze in that would be useful for a quilter to know.


    • April 16, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Sleepy Hollow Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA 22044

    This meeting lasts about two hours with an approximately 30-minute business meeting, show and tell, refreshment break, and a 60-minute program

    All are welcome to join us.  We have a lot of fun together celebrating the art of quilt making.  There are a many ways you can get involved.  

    Our April program will be a presentation by our own Carla Lounsbury about her experience with and techniques for making t-shirt quilts. 


    • April 16, 2025
    • 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Falls Church, VA
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    Nancy Firestone will show us how to make a Dresden Neighborhood wall hanging.  Participants must get a copy of the pattern.  It is available on several shops on Etsy.  Search for 'Dresden Neighborhood quilt pattern'.  See the pattern for items needed for class.  You should have your fabric cut before you arrive.

    Please register by March 19.  After that, we will open registrations to other chapters.

    • April 17, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • zoom

    Ruth Ann Berry - 3-D Quilts - via Zoom

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    Ruth Ann Berry is a designer of stunning 3-D and bargello quilts. She has also published four books featuring her designs and techniques. See the trunk show of these intricate and amazing designs.

    www.quiltersclinic.com


    • April 17, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom

    The Zoom link will be sent to members a day or so prior to the event. 

    • April 18, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • April 21, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • April 22, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • April 22, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington VA 22207 And via ZOOM

    Our guest speaker this month via ZOOM is Cathy Perlmutter.
    Though Cathy loved crafts as a child, she spent her career in journalism writing about health for Rodale Press.  A visit in 1991 to a quilt show inspired her to try quilting. Needless to say, she fully embraced making quilts and writing about them in her blog! Her quilts have been juried into national shows, shown in museum venues in the US and abroad, and featured in national quilt magazines.  For more information about Cathy and her quilts, check out her website: https://cathyperlmutter.com/

    Lecture: Scrap Cities 
    Cathy has made quilts inspired by the most famous US cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.  Her lecture will cover her process starting with photos of real buildings then progressing to her fun, whimsical, mostly pieced fabric versions. Click on this link to see examples.  Gallery 3, Scrap Cities

    • April 22, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    RQU Program - TBD

    • April 23, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • April 25, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Warrenton Presbyterian Church, Warrenton, VA

    HQU Members and their guests are welcome to join our monthly Sit & Sew at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. Bring your handwork or sewing machine (be sure and bring extension cords) and visit, share and enjoy stitching together. Bring a lunch or enjoy one of the local food options just a few steps away. This is a great way to get to know other HQU members!

    Note: This is the new version of "Third Friday" 

    • April 25, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • April 26, 2025

    Discover the past and protect our future! This Fairfax city event will combine living history presenters and music with learning and exploratory activities celebrating both Fairfax history and Earth Day. 



    • April 26, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • April 28, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Art Room


    • April 29, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • May 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Burke Presbyterian Church, 5690 Oak Leather Drive, Burke, VA

    Please join us for our business meeting where you can learn about all the fun things we do - assorted challenges, block exchange, community service, mystery quilts, retreats, show and tell, and more. 

    Parking is available in the main lot and on the street.  Please do not use the lower parking level as that is for the pre-school. 

    • May 01, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Alvey Elementary School, Haymarket

    This monthly program is for HQU members only. It is an in-person program held at Alvey Elementary School. We will also have our annual visit from the Scissors Sharpener. 

    • May 02, 2025
    • May 16, 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • Zoom
    • 1
    Register

    Signups will begin March 3, 2025 at 9:00 am.

    The workshop is limited to HQU members. This is a two session workshop (Friday May 2 and Friday May 16 - both from 10 am - 2 pm). This workshop will be recorded for use by workshop participants for a limited period of time following the workshop. 

    An email will be sent to HQU members with signup instructions, including a code to be used when signing up. The workshop is limited to 20 participants. The Zoom link will be sent to workshop participants a day or two prior to the workshop. 


    • May 02, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • May 03, 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • Zoom

    Join other quilters from CQU as you sew from the comfort of your own home.  A Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting date.  Sit-n-Sew begins at 9:30 and continues throughout the day.  Stay and visit for as long as your schedule allows.

    • May 04, 2025
    • 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia
    Register

     The Registration Code for this event was sent to all QU Members.

        Learn more about the event!

        Note - If you are using the Wild Apricot App, hold down the above link and select OPEN LINK to get to the flyer. 

    • May 05, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • May 06, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU Business Meeting

    • May 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Will be shared in our MCL's BLAST


       
    Join members at this Home Bee hosted by one of our members.  Details and directions will be shared in our MCL BLAST. 

    Bring your hand work or just come to visit with other members, enjoy refreshments, and share any of your new projects!

    • May 08, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Join us as we visit with fellow quilters and learn a new skill!  This month's Early Bird Demo begins at 6:40 and features Know Your Deb Tucker Ruler presented by Maria Spetalnik!  Bring your Deb Tucker rulers to this meeting, and Maria will unlock the mystery.  Be sure to label them with your name.

    • May 08, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Monthly business meeting and show and tell (bring your latest project!)

    Program: Quilts of Valor Presentation 

    • May 09, 2025
    • TBD
    Register

    Order and Chaos by Maria Spetalnik - more details to come

    • May 09, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • May 12, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • May 13, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    Timna Tarr is coming to us via ZOOM for her "Flying Colors" Lecture (starting at 10am) and Trunk Show, followed by a workshop in the afternoon.  A link will be sent out to all members before the lecture.

    Timna is known for making fun, colorful, award-winning quilts. Join us for a trunk show of her quilting journey. 

    She will talk about her design and color choices, as well as the personal stories behind the quilts.


    • May 13, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207

    Join members with your handwork or just come to socialize!  Don't forget any projects to share during  Show & Tell!

    • May 13, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Springfield
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    Registration is closed

    Learn how to make a very happy quilt while also having a great time!  Timna will teach five (or more!) techniques on how to make perfect circles, using both hand and machine techniques.  Come prepared to play, experiment and have fun!

    This Zoom Workshop is from 12pm to 3pm.  The link will be sent to all participants prior to the workshop along with the supply list.

    SQU Members Only - Registration Code Required.

    • May 13, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Buzz Aldrin Elementary

    RQU Business Meeting! 

     In addition to our in-person meeting at Aldrin Elementary, we will have a Zoom meeting. A link will be sent out to members that day. 

    Bring your name tag and quilts to Show and Tell!!

    • May 14, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Quilters Studio, Unit L, Fair City Mall, 9600 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

    This bee usually includes a short demonstration of a tool or technique.  It's a great opportunity to get to meet and chat with many of our members.  Bring a covered drink and some hand work or just come for conversation.

    We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax.

    • May 14, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Lake Braddock Secondary School Library


    • May 15, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Burke Presbyterian Church, 5690 Oak Leather Drive, Burke, VA

    Carly Mul - Trunk Show - In-person and Zoom

    Mul Trunk.jpg

    Carly Mul was the original owner of Web Fabrics in Purcellville. Since selling the store and “retiring” she has focused on teaching, particularly her wonderful collage quilts.

    www.carlymul.com

    Parking is available in the main lot and on the street.  Please do not use the lower parking level as that is for the pre-school. 

    • May 15, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Zoom/Recorded

    Early Bird Demos will be on Zoom and recorded. The Zoom link will be sent to all members along with the handout for that month's Early Bird. The recording will be posted on the HQU Members Only Facebook page. 

    We will have samples at the 3rd Thursday night Monthly Meeting and at the Sit & Sew on the 4th Friday of the month so you can see them in person and ask any questions you might have about the Early Bird Demo.  

    • May 15, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Alvey Elementary School


    • May 16, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Burke Presbyterian Church 5690 Oak Leather Dr Burke VA
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    Carly Mul - Scissors Collage - Workshop - In-person - 10am to 2pm

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    Learn how to make Carly’s Scissors Collage. The 20” x 20” collage is perfect for a wall hanging or the centerpiece of a quilt.  See the following link for details and supplies Scissors Class v2024 details - supplies.pdf

    This class is an exploration of color, texture, and composition through fabric collage. The primary goal is to create smooth, flowing lines with color, seamlessly integrating various fabric pieces so that they appear as one cohesive fabric. The process is both free and intuitive, allowing for creative expression, while requiring a keen eye for detail. Many students often comment that the class changes the way they see the world, helping them appreciate the subtle beauty in color, shape, and texture in new and exciting ways.

    This is an entry level class. Perfect for scrappy quilters, the collage uses up to 50 scraps, some as small as ½”.  The scissors collage will finish to 20 inches. 

    The registration fee is $35 paid at the time of registration via credit card.  There is a mandatory kit fee of $17.50 (for Steam a Seam 2 and Pattern Ease) that is paid to the instructor at the class. Cash, credit, or check are accepted for this fee.

    An optional fabric kit can be purchased for $28.00 if you want Carly to provide fabric for the project.  You must send an email to Mollie Weinert, weinertm@verizon.net, by 29 April saying that you want the kit and explaining what two colors you want to use.  The fabric kit fee will be paid to the instructor at the class.

    Parking is available in the main lot and on the street.  Please do not use the lower parking level as that is for the pre-school. 

    • May 16, 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • May 18, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center
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    Please join us at the Reston QU Annual Spring Retreat - A Scottish Fling

    Dates: May 16, 2025 through May 18, 2025 (Friday to Sunday)

    An optional extra night, Thursday, May 15th after 6pm will be available to those signed up for the retreat

    Retreat to be held at:

    Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

    1525 Marriottsville Rd Marriottsville, Md. 21104

    Cost: $415.00 - This includes sewing room use Friday through Sunday until 5pm (Friday and Saturday nights stay), an individual bedroom per person and the following meals: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch and access to the hospitality rooms.

    $150 deposit to be paid via credit card on Wild Apricot (quilters unlimited.org) at signup with the remaining balance to be paid on or before Feb 1, 2025. Payment will be made on Wild Apricot by credit card this year.  If you have questions, please contact Lynn Barr at 703-622-6464.

    There will be no refunds if you cancel after Feb 1, 2025 unless there is a wait listed person who opts to attend or if there is no one waiting to sign up you can line someone up to take your place.

    If the retreat is full, your name will be placed on a waiting list. 

    All the necessary retreat information will be distributed in advance of the retreat.

    Sign up will be on a first come-first served basis. Signup to commence on Nov 12, 2024 after 4 PM, registration opens when a LINK to register for the Spring Retreat will be EMAILED to members of Reston QU with the code for the event.  

    Please note you must be an RQU member to attend.

    Any questions about the retreat please contact Lynn Barr or Jennifer Eccleston. 


    • May 16, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • May 17, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • TBA


    • May 19, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    Program Flyer: TBD

    Lecture: The Dresden Reimagined

    My journey with the Dresden block into the Modern quilt world, art quilts and publishing. How do you go from a quilt you made to a pattern to a book? I will also include a trunk show. 

    Bio: I have been fascinated with fabric, sewing, and quilting since the age of nine, when I took my first sewing class and won a prize for my corduroy jumper and print shirt with a necktie. When I saw an ancestor’s quilt in the Smithsonian at age thirteen, I was hooked. I taught myself to quilt from books and used cardboard templates and scissors to make my first quilt, a Log Cabin. It has been a love affair ever since.  

    I love using fabrics, themes, and colors from nature, although I lean more to bright fabrics with a lot of prints. Many of my works have a “tradition-with-a-twist” quality, and although I rely on inspirations from generations gone by, they also have a contemporary feel. I have dabbled in fiber art, challenges, traditional quilting, and modern quilting, and I love it all.  

    I have taught quilting for more than thirty years and love teaching and exploring with students as much as creating. I have been lucky to have quilts and fiber art pieces juried into shows with Missouri Fiber Artists, the American Quilter’s Society in Kentucky, the International Quilt Association in Houston, and the National Quilt Association in Ohio, as well as into many local and regional shows and displays.  

    I published my first pattern on the Dresden quilt (of course!) in 2015 and my second in 2018. My book Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined was published in 2019. I live with my husband, Tom, in both rural Missouri and urban St. Louis with our Golden rescue, Bella. I have two sons who as adults have followed in their father’s footsteps, and we could not be prouder. They are wonderful partners, and I hope I will get to pass on some of my love of quilting in their direction.

    Website: https://icandyfiberart.com/teaching/ 

    Speaker Bio: Bio Candyce Grisham Dresden Reimagined book.docx


    • May 20, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • May 20, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207


    Check back later for full details!

    • May 20, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Thoreau Middle School

    Quilts of Valor Talk

    http://www.QOVF.org

    IQoV presentation (~30 min) followed by an award presentation (~20 min) to a nominee (someone VQU can nominate and/or Madonna has nominee’s in the area that are awaiting their awards). The ceremony last about 15 – 20 minutes.


    • May 21, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Sleepy Hollow Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA 22044

    This meeting lasts about two hours with an approximately 30-minute business meeting, show and tell, refreshment break, and a 60-minute program

    All are welcome to join us.  We have a lot of fun together celebrating the art of quilt making.  There are a many ways you can get involved.  

    Our May program will be by Judy Gula of Artistic Artifacts.  Her subject is yet to be decided, but she is a fascinating speaker, and I know we will enjoy her talk.


    • May 23, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • May 23, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Warrenton Presbyterian Church, Warrenton, VA

    HQU Members and their guests are welcome to join our monthly Sit & Sew at the Warrenton Presbyterian Church. Bring your handwork or sewing machine (be sure and bring extension cords) and visit, share and enjoy stitching together. Bring a lunch or enjoy one of the local food options just a few steps away. This is a great way to get to know other HQU members!

    Note: This is the new version of "Third Friday" 

    • May 24, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
    • Zoom
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    Register

    Workshop Limit: 20 people (open to all of QU on April 30, 2025)


    Cost: $35 (no extra taxes or credit card fees)


    Workshop: Dresden Springtime


    These Dresden plates have always reminded me of flowers, or stars or fireworks but mostly flowers. In this class we will make just a few plates, learn some different edge and piecing techniques, explore colors and layout, learn to make bias stems and create our own “gardens”. Ideal for making just a few. Use your favorite “flower” fabrics whether in prints or solids.


    Use a solid background or piece one.  Applique by hand or by machine.  Lots of choices but unique and fun.


    Skill Level: Confident Beginner and Beyond


    Supply List: Springtime supply list v2.pdf




    Speaker Bio: Bio Candyce Grisham Dresden Reimagined book.docx
    • May 24, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • May 26, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Art Room


    • May 27, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • May 27, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    RQU Program - TBD

    • May 30, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • June 02, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • June 03, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's monthly business meeting

    • June 05, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Burke Presbyterian Church

    To be determined.

    • June 05, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Alvey Elementary School, Haymarket


    • June 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • June 07, 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • Zoom

    Join other quilters from CQU as you sew from the comfort of your own home.  A Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting date.  Sit-n-Sew begins at 9:30 and continues throughout the day.  Stay and visit for as long as your schedule allows.

    • June 09, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • TBD


    • June 10, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207

    Join members with your handwork or just come to socialize!  Don't forget any projects to share during  Show & Tell!

    • June 10, 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • June 12, 2025
    • 3:30 PM
    • GSVFD 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Summer Camp is open to SQU Members Only.  It is a 3 day "stay-retreat" where we sew for the day and go home in the evening!  Details will be provided to SQU members!

    • June 10, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Buzz Aldrin Elementary

    RQU End of the Year Potluck!! 

    Bring your name tag and quilts to Show and Tell!!

    Information on food sign-ups will be coming out in May!


    • June 11, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Quilters Studio, Unit L, Fair City Mall, 9600 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

    This bee usually includes a short demonstration of a tool or technique.  It's a great opportunity to get to meet and chat with many of our members.  Bring a covered drink and some hand work or just come for conversation.

    We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax.

    • June 11, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Westwood Baptist Church


    • June 12, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Join us as we visit with fellow quilters and learn a new skill!  This month's Early Bird Demo begins at 6:40 and features Key Chains presented by Nancy Seymour!  

    • June 12, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Drive, Centreville

    Join us as we celebrate the start of summer with our Summer Fling!  Look for more details in the monthly newsletter.

    • June 13, 2025
    • TBD
    Registration is closed

    Web Shawls by Martha Thompson - more details to come

    • June 13, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • June 16, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • June 17, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • June 17, 2025
    • 7:00 PM
    • Thoreau Middle School

    End of Quilt Year Dinner


    • June 18, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Sleepy Hollow Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA 22044

    Our June meeting is our end-of-year social.  We'll talk, play a game or two, and share a nice lunch.   We hope to see you there!


    • June 20, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • June 23, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Art Room


    • June 24, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • June 24, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150
    • June 24, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • St. Peter's Episcopal Church 4250 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207

    Join members with your handwork or just come to socialize!  Don't forget any projects to share during  Show & Tell!

    • June 26, 2025
    • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    • Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, Virginia
    Join waitlist

    ROAD TO VIRGINIA BUS OPEN TO ALL QU MEMBERS!

    Join your fellow quilters for a day of quilting fun at this amazing show (www.road2va.com).

    We will depart Saratoga Park and Ride on Barta Road, Springfield, VA promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2025, arriving at Richmond Convention Center by 9:45 a.m.

    We will be greeted by a show hostess who will have entry ID for us.

    Bus tickets will be sold through April 15th for $45.00 (including discounted admission ticket - good for all 3 days!).  After April 15th, the bus ticket price remains $45, but you will need to purchase your show entrance ticket at the door.


    • June 27, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Herndon Fortnightly Library, Center St, Herndon VA

    Weekly Quilting Bee at the Herndon Fortnightly Library Makers Space - every Friday.  Open to the public.  Tables, tools, sewing machines and friendly advice always available.

    • June 28, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • June 30, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • July 01, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • July 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • Zoom

    Join other quilters from CQU as you sew from the comfort of your own home.  A Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting date.  Sit-n-Sew begins at 9:30 and continues throughout the day.  Stay and visit for as long as your schedule allows.

    • July 07, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • July 08, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150
    Come and join SQU's Sit & Sew summer meetings every Tuesday!  Sit & Sew is open to SQU members, but anyone is welcome to stop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at sit and sew who can help!  
    • July 09, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Quilters Studio, Unit L, Fair City Mall, 9600 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

    This bee usually includes a short demonstration of a tool or technique.  It's a great opportunity to get to meet and chat with many of our members.  Bring a covered drink and some hand work or just come for conversation.

    We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax.

    • July 14, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • July 21, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • July 26, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • July 28, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Art Room


    • August 02, 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • Zoom

    Join other quilters from CQU as you sew from the comfort of your own home.  A Zoom link will be sent prior to the meeting date.  Sit-n-Sew begins at 9:30 and continues throughout the day.  Stay and visit for as long as your schedule allows.

    • August 04, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom


    • August 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150
    Come and join SQU's Sit & Sew summer meetings every Tuesday!  Sit & Sew is open to SQU members, but anyone is welcome to stop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at sit and sew who can help!  
    • August 12, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150
    Come and join SQU's Sit & Sew summer meetings every Tuesday!  Sit & Sew is open to SQU members, but anyone is welcome to stop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at sit and sew who can help!  
    • August 13, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Quilters Studio, Unit L, Fair City Mall, 9600 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031

    This bee usually includes a short demonstration of a tool or technique.  It's a great opportunity to get to meet and chat with many of our members.  Bring a covered drink and some hand work or just come for conversation.

    We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at The Quilter's Studio in Fairfax.

    • August 19, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!

    • September 02, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's monthly business meeting.

    • September 08, 2025
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Goodwin House Auditorium


    • September 09, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand!



    • September 16, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    Details for this 2025 Program Day will be posted as soon as they are available.  Rest assured, it will be something fun!

Contact us at

qutt@quiltersunlimited.org

Address:
PO Box 216 
Merrifield, VA 22116

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