2026 Meeting Schedule

Salem Church Library, our meeting place

Our meetings are held at the Salem Church Library on the second Thursday of the month, usually in Meeting Room 2 , from 5:45-8:00. Doors open at 5:45 for social time, and the business meeting starts at 6:15.

Not yet a member? You’re welcome to drop in and find out what we’re up to! Or you can join us here.

Mark your calendars for the following meeting dates:

2026

January 8

February 12

March 12

April 9

May 2 – Sew-in at Salem Church Library, Saturday 9:00-4:00, Room 2

May 14

June 11

June 20 – Sew-in at Fredericksburg Library, 1201 Caroline Street 22401 (note different location!), Saturday 10:00-4:00, Room 3 (downstairs)

July 9

August 13

September 10

September 12 – Sew-in at Salem Church Library, 9:00-4:00

September 24-26 – Original Sewing and Quilt Expo at the Fredericksburg Convention Center

October 8

November 12

December 10 – holiday dinner, location TBD

Raffle Quilt and More

At the August meeting, we shared the quilt that we’ll be raffling at the Expo show. Thanks to everyone who made this happen: guild members who voted for the Eudaimonia quilt pattern, everyone who helped put it together, Karen for the gorgeous quilting and Carolyn for binding it and creating the beautiful label.

We’ll be selling raffle tickets at our September meeting and then at the Expo show. Tell your friends!

We had some beautiful quilts (as always) at the August meeting. Take a look:

We also enjoyed seeing everyone’s versions of the Art Deco project. Thanks again to Linda for pulling it all together for us. Don’t they look great?!

There are a few more Art Deco pieces in the works, so be sure to join us at the September meeting to see them all (Thursday, 9/11, at the Salem Church Library, doors open at 5:45, meeting begins at 6:00). See you there!

Show and Tell for April

At our March in-person sew-in, several people worked on putting the blocks together for our raffle quilt, and it looks great! Linda found some backing fabric that picks up all the colors, Karen has kindly agreed to longarm it, and Carolyn will attach the binding. Well done, all!

Linda showed us the next two Art Deco blocks in our modern Block of the Month. Check your email for the patterns.

Last month’s blocks look great! It will be interesting to see how they develop over the next several months.

Carolyn presented ideas for threadwork, based on the Jane Davila book. Sharon used sashiko on this pillow.

Another piece by Sharon, filled with color and beautiful stitching.

Caroline’s improv nine patch, featuring hand- and machine stitching.

Our show and tell was wonderful, as always! This is Jan’s Blue Jay from the Legit Kits company:

Bev’s Christmas wreath

Karilyn’s minions quilt for Linus

Bev’s Batik sampler

Makenzie’s “Shine” quilt from Suzy Quilts

Karilyn’s Twisted Hexagons with gnome fabric

Karilyn’s Spinney quilt for Linus

Anna’s Judy Niemeyer quilt

Caroline’s Star of Hope quilt by Bonnie Hunter

See you all at our May meeting!

March Madness

We had a great turnout, with lots of colorful quilts. Let me know if I missed anybody!

Alice in Wonderland inspiration for lots of little blocks!

Bev’s beautiful creations

Laura’s Bargello-like quilt

Foundation paper piecing with a twist

Carolyn’s bright colors

Karilyn has been busy

Linda used a piece of fabric as her inspiration

An ALS quilt from Karilyn

Well done, everyone! See you in April back at the Salem Church Library!

Show and Tell for February

The snow had melted enough that we met at our regular time and place, and the show and tell was great! Below are the pictures from our evening.

Tesselating Cats, a pattern by Jinny Beyer, made by Pat P.

Two Linus quilts by Linda, both free motion quilted on her new Cutie quilt frame.

Sydney and her daughter Makenzie in the vests they made to wear to the Hampton show

Sydney’s baby quilt and Kaffe mystery quilt

Pat’s tree skirt, finished in time for Christmas!

Bohemian Rapsody by Renee

Starry quilt and baby quilt by Makenzie

Karilyn’s baby quilt with a Minky back

Caroline’s medallion quilt for her niece

Thanks, everyone! See you next month at the Howell Library.

January’s Show and Tell

Our Zoom meeting was great, even though we could not see everyone’s creations in person. Here’s what we saw and loved:

Karilyn’s Spinning Dogwood Blooms Quilt (VCQ sew-in on New Year’s Day) and her mini sewing tree with ornament from Makenzie

Sakura – Kimono pattern with Japanese flair by Linda (paper pieced)

…and another version by Renee

Quilty Love – Star Pop by Makenzie (quiltyloveshop.com)

Bigfoot by Sharon

Pillows with William Morris prints, Foxes and Hares by Gloria

Art painting challenge with fabric and acrylic paints by Anna

Jenn’s foam cone Christmas tree from scraps, and Christmas squares

Thursday’s meeting will be on Zoom

Hello, everyone!  Given the iciness and freezing temperatures, we’ve decided to hold our monthly meeting on Zoom this time.  We’ll open the Zoom link at 5:45 and the meeting will start at 6:15.  
The Zoom link  is here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82118440840?pwd=LzBBeFBkKzlNd2R6T1NoVGVrYyttdz09#success
Give it a try before the meeting to be sure it works for you.

It’s dues renewal time!  Go to the form to update or create your membership, and pay your dues for 2025: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqKvkS2HAYU0NU2fmBuAEl4FcuwZRgRl3y-QasLm6NVuTmPA/viewform?embedded=true

We will postpone the January BOM (modern block of the month) till February.  Procrastinators, rejoice!  😉  Linda will answer any questions you may have about it, and she will also preview the next BOM, which will be due in March.

Show and tell!  We will hold up our creations so everyone can see and discuss.  Jan asks that we then post photos of our show and tell to the guild email, fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com, so that she can then post them to FB and Instagram.  

See you Thursday evening from the comfort of your home!

All the projects

We had another great show and tell this month. Thanks to Jan for the photos, and thanks to our members for doing such beauful work!

Jan’s and Karilyn’s Galaxy of Stars

Renee’s Garden Party and Rabbit Hole

Pat’s Winky stars, a playful portrait, a funky chicken and a gift for a fellow teacher

Mckenzie’s little ghost (more to come!) and SEW from Giucy Giuce’s class in mini alphabets

Little treasures

Karen’s quilts for ALS

Welcome, new member Kathie!

Linda’s Back to Nature

Thanks to everyone for their creativity. Looking forward to next month’s work!

Trunk show and Expo news

This month’s meeting (Thursday 9/12) is a busy one!

Local quilt artist Lorie McCown will be presenting a trunk show of her art quilts. If you saw her quilt exhibit at the Fredericksburg Library last year, or follow her online, you know we’re in for a treat! Here are just a few pieces to whet your appetites. Her use of color and the way she incorporates recycled fabrics into her pieces make for some powerful work.

The Block of the Month, led by Linda, is due at the meeting. This is our first paper-pieced block. It’s always fun to see the different colorways people use, and one lucky winner will get to take home all the entries.

We have a booth at the Expo at the end of the month, where we will spread the word about our guild, raffle off our lovely quilt (a fundraiser for our guild), and display members’ modern quilts. If you haven’t yet signed up for a shift at the booth, there are still a few openings, and volunteers get free admission to the show! Sign up here.

The raffle quilt is here:

If you’re planning to have a quilt in our exhibit, remember to include an artist’s statement (short and sweet is fine) and a hanging sleeve. We can’t wait to see all the quilts you’ve created over the last year or two. You can drop them off at this week’s meeting or at the sew-in on Saturday, or contact us at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com to make other arrangements.

Finally, we have reserved the library on Saturday, September 14, from 9:00 to 4:00, for a sew-in. Drop in and out as your schedule allows, bring your sewing machine, handwork, or whatever you’d like to work on, and meet and greet other members. See you there!

Lots of Guild news

A few updates as we look forward to our June meeting on the 13th!

First, did you know that the Guild hosts virtual sew-ins twice a week? They are scheduled for Mondays from 1-3 and Thursdays from 6:30 -8:30. Log on and join the discussion for advice, feedback, quilty news, and anything else that comes to mind. You can work on whatever you like, handwork or machine. Drop in and out as your schedule allows. All members are welcome. Members, check your email for the link.

Second, don’t forget to bring your first Art Block of the month (BOM) to the meeting. This is the project that Carolyn is leading for us, based on Jane Davila’s The Art Quilt Workbook (available at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library). The Art BOM should be 9 x 12 using your choice of theme and color palette. You may make more than one piece if you desire. We would like to display your creations at the quilt expo this September.

Attached are examples made by Carolyn using the theme of flowers and colors found in nature.

Finally, we have plans afoot to create a modern quilt to raffle off at the expo. This is a fundraiser for the guild as well as a fun group project. We are basing it on this design by SwirlyGirl Quilts, but with our own color palette. We plan to start working on it at our in-person sew-in on Saturday, June 22, from 9:00-4:00 at the Salem Church Library. You can work on whatever you’d like at the sew-in, but we would love you to join us in creating it. More details at the meeting and at the sew-in!

April meeting

Quilt by Andi Cullins from the exhibit Code Switch at the Virginia Quilt Museum

Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 11. (Reminder that the room will open at 5:45, and the meeting begins at 6:15.) The agenda includes:

Art quilt block of the month: Carolyn is leading us in this exploration, based on Art Quilt Workbook by Jane Davila and Erin Waterston, available at the library. The quilt size is 9 x 12, the lesson is color theory, and we will start choosing color palettes at the meeting.

Reminder about trunk shows at upcoming meetings and our fall workshop with the amazing Lyric Kinard!

We had talked about setting up some visits to local quilt shops and museums, so here is a propsal for our first venture, a road trip to the Virginia Quilt Museum on Saturday, May 4th or 11th. It’s about a two-hour drive through beautiful country to Harrisonburg, where the museum is located. We could meet at the Salem Church Library at 9:00, visit the museum, have lunch nearby and perhaps do a bit of shopping at one of the amazing quilt shops in the area (Patchwork Plus is 15 minutes away), arriving back in Fredericksburg around 5:00. Other ideas? We’ll discuss further at the meeting.

Calling all longarmers! There is interest in compiling a list of guild members who are also longarmers. If this is you, please email the guild at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com with details (location, price, contact info, and anything else you’d like to include). We can then send the list out to members.

Show and Tell!

Anything else? Let us know at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com!