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Dates and program

 

1st TUESDAY EVENING 

Meetings will be hybrid

(both in-person and via Zoom)

Join us from everywhere!

In-person:

Blacksburg Community Center

725 Patrick Henry Drive, Blacksburg

For virtual link click here

6.30pm socializing and program from 7pm - ~8.30 pm

If not otherwise noted guest fee is $5

Programs are free for members of TQP​ 

  

Meeting cancellation policy

In the event that the in-person portion of our monthly meeting cannot be held due to weather and/or parking lot conditions, the meeting will still be held -- via Zoom only. The decision will be made by the Board of Directors by noon the day of the scheduled meeting. Notice of this change will be sent via email to all members of TheQuiltingParty Google group

* Mark your calendars for a fun and exciting year of events provided by program committee members Paula and Marsha    

Color coding of calendar

* listing in red = tentative

* Regular meeting, take place once a month, mostly on the first Tuesday

* Chat Bee, additional meeting mostly on the third Tuesday and held via zoom. These more informal chat club meetings invite open discussions and conversations.

Meeting starts at 7 pm

* Additional activities:  additional optional activities that might be of interest to the guild member

 

2023 Programs:

OCTOBER

October 3

Things that go Bump in the Night with Polly Mellow

Prepare yourself for a walk down the dark side of quilting, with quilts and ephemera from the infamous collection of Polly Mello. You will see Mourning quilts, Coffin Drapes, Quilts of Presidential Demise and Assassination, quilts with Creepy Critters: spiders, snakes, alligators etc., Tragic Events from the headlines (the Lindbergh Kidnapping, the sinking of the Titanic), Celestial Phenomenon (Haley’s Comet), and Polly’s favorite, Creepy Crib Quilts.

Visitor fee $5

 

October 17

 

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

NOVEMBER

 

November  1      

TQP Annual Meeting

Join us to elect the directors and officers who are responsible for the oversight of our organization and learn all that has happened during the past year.

and

Making Your Mark, Techniques for adding Details to Your Quilts by Arlene Blackburn

Arlene introduces the art and intention of "Mark Making" on your quilts.  She covers the use of different supplies and techniques that will work for use in both traditional and contemporary quilting.  These little tricks can take your quilt from "Oh, how pretty" to "WOW!"

Visitor fee $5

 

November 21

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

DECEMBER

December 5          

Holiday Party and Pot Luck (read more here...) 

Our evening in December features a “Pincushion Exchange”: create or buy (~$10) a pincushion, wrap it in true

Christmas style and add your name to the outside. Be prepared for some fun game to get the parcels rotating!

Christmas potluck: bring your favorite appetizer, snack, dessert or any other "just perfect" potluck item.

The guild provides the paper products and cups. There will be plenty of time to laugh, share stories, and socialize.

And let’s not forget CHOCOLATE!

December  19

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

2024 Programs

JANUARY

 

January

January

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

FEBRUARY

February

February

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

MARCH

March

March 

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

APRIL

April

April 

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

MAY

May

 

May

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

 

JUNE

June   

NOTE: In-Person ONLY, no virtual option              

New River Valley Fiber Groups Picnic

The Quilting Party cordially invites you and your fiber art friends to this annual event

Takes place at Nellie's Cave Picnic shelter

June

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

JULY

July 

July 

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

 

 AUGUST 

 

August        

August

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

SEPTEMBER

September   

                                 

September 

Chat Bee will meet via ZOOM

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