VCQ - Virginia Consortium of Quilters

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Welcome!

Join us for a class or Come Quilt With Me!

Watch for exciting classes this year (in person and online) in the right column under Highlights!

Our online Come Quilt With Me Zoom sessions are a lot of fun! We offer Come Quilt With Me on

every Sunday from 2pm to 5pm
third Saturday from 9am to noon (except in months with meetings or virtual teachers)
first Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm

Join your VCQ friends from your own studio! Sew blocks for ALS charity quilts, and bassinet covers. Or work on your own projects and chat with quilting friends. Or just stop in to chat!
Open to VCQ members only. Check our Members Only section for the Zoom link.

If you can, we invite you to make a donation to VCQ.

To join VCQ or renew your membership today,

Join or renew ONLINE now!, OR
fill out and mail in this application.

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 times a year in various parts of the state. Since 2020, we offer a mix of in person meetings and online classes. 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 in-person meeting, we usually have a choice of 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

Newsletters

January 2025 Newsletter - Read our most recent newsletter, packed with all the latest, including our next in-person meeting on March 15 in Fredericksburg, and more details about our exciting online class with MJ Kinman!
Newsletter Archive - Read past newsletters.

Online Classes
with MJ Kinman
Saturday, February 8

These classes are filling fast. Click here to register today to save your spot!

Part I Lecture: 10AM-12PM "Color Play: Beyond Color Theory"
MJ's 90-minute lecture will help you increase your color confidence. She will take you on a deep dive into the magic of color interaction, the subject of her next book. You will learn the 4 rules that predict how color changes when paired with other colors.
Part II Class: 1PM-5PM "Improv Gems Class"
Learn MJ's fast & fun technique to make sparkling gem blocks using the power of improvisational piecing techniques. Use the concepts you learned in the morning session to create blocks that sparkle and glow. This class requires the use of freezer paper and includes cutting/sewing.

Member's Registration fees are $30.00 for Part I or Part II, $50.00 for both parts.
Non-Member's Registration will open January 20th, if space is available. Non-Member fees are $35.00 for Part I or Part II, $60.00 for both parts.
MJ will post a summary document (Part I) and pattern/instructions (Part II) on her website as downloadable PDF files on Monday, February 3rd. There is no charge for these PDFs. You may download both documents if you register for at least one session. Visit MJ Kinman's website at https://mjkinman.com
Click here to watch a YouTube video introducing this special pair of classes.
Don't delay! Members can register today in our Members Only section.

VCQ Online Classes

Please get the word out to Virginia teachers that VCQ is now both online and in person, and is looking for teachers who live in our state to offer their classes virtually or in person. Ask them to contact Kathleen Hippeli at VirtualPrograms@vcq.org.

Join VCQ or renew your membership ONLINE now!

At long last, you can pay online to join VCQ or renew your membership!

Charity Quilts

Have you finished all your UFO's? Would you like to make a charity quilt?
Instructions are available here for bassinet covers for Children's Hospitals, or for Rail Fence Pinwheel blocks for ALS Charity quilts.

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 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!

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!