VCQ - Virginia Consortium of Quilters

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Welcome!

VCQ Classes are Online!

Our first online Come Quilt With Me was a lot of fun! Come join us on Saturday, September 19, from 9am to Noon. Open to VCQ members only. If you can't make this one, watch for future CQWM Zoom sessions on the third Saturday of every month. Our next online quilting class will be "Oh Snow Happy Snowmen," taught by Joy Duke on Saturday, October 9. You can register and pay online starting in a few days.

To join VCQ, fill out and mail in this application today!

We hope you enjoy our website. You may send general inquiries to info@vcq.org. If you have membership questions, please contact our membership chair at membership@vcq.org. Please send any web-related suggestions or corrections to: webmistress@vcq.org.

The Virginia Consortium of Quilters is a state-wide organization of quilters which meets three to four times a year in various parts of the state. We are a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote quilting, provide community service and document quilting in Virginia. Our organization is open to everyone interested in quilting, and members come from surrounding states as well as Virginia. At each quarterly meeting held in March, May, August and November we have a choice of 4-5 workshops, lunch, and a short business meeting. In even numbered years we have a 4-day "Celebration of Quilting" retreat with national teachers at Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Center. Come join us to meet new quilting friends, learn new techniques and see the beautiful countryside of Virginia.

The Virginia Quilt Museum was founded in 1995 by VCQ members. It grew out of VCQ's documentation project of the early 1990's, which also led to publication of our book, Quilts of Virginia, 1607 - 1899.

Contents

About Us	How to Join, Newsletter, Celebration, Thinking of You, Contact Us
Calendar	Find out about upcoming events!
Guilds	Find a Virginia quilt guild near you!
Marketplace	Shops, Museums, Retreats, Services
Teachers	Virginia Teachers by Name or Location, All Teachers by Name or Location
Gallery	View pictures of members' quilts!

Highlights

VCQ Online Come Quilt With Me

Please join us for our members-only free Zoom Come Quilt With Me meetings on the third Saturday of every month, from 9AM to Noon: September 19, October 17, January 16, February 20, and March 20 are scheduled so far. You will find the Zoom link for these meetings in the Members Only pages.

VCQ Online Classes

Register here now for our online class, Oh Snow Happy Snowman with Joy Duke.
We have plans for more online course offerings. Please get the word out to Virginia teachers that VCQ is going online and is looking for teachers who live in our state to offer their classes virtually. Ask them to contact Elizabeth Gibson at programs@vcq.org.

Newsletters

June 2020 Newsletter - Read our most recent newsletter.
Newsletter Archive - Read past newsletters.

Charity Quilts

Have you finished all your UFO's? Would you like to make a charity quilt while you are sheltering at home? Susan Price has 12 quilt kits cut for our charity project that are ready to be sewn, all that needs to be added is batting. She is willing to mail you a kit if you are interested. Contact her at vicepresident@vcq.org to provide contact information.

Virginia Quilt Museum

The Virginia Quilt Museum is looking for donated face masks to sell in their shop. If your guild is making Face masks and would like to make a donation to the museum, please contact the museum's Executive Director Susan Farmer at director@vaquiltmuseum.org.

Please consider a donation to the Virginia Quilt Museum to help ensure its survival through this challenging time. Click here to make a donation now!

Celebration 2020

Our amazing Celebration scheduled for April 23 - 26, 2020 at Smith Mountain Lake is cancelled. We are hopeful that much of the work done for 2020 can be transferred to our next Celebration, now set for April 28 - May 1, 2022.

VCQ has a Facebook Group! Sign up for a Facebook account if you don't have one, and join our group. It's so easy and fun! Share pictures, ask for help, and more! Read our easy step by step instructions.

Quilts of Virginia: 1607-1899
The book is the result of VCQ's quilt documentation project of the 1980's. Purchase from local quilt shops, Co-author Paula Golden, Publisher Schiffer Books, Amazon, Borders, or Barnes & Noble.
Read more about this wonderful book!