Commonwealth of Virginia
The Old Dominion State

State flower: American Dogwood
State tree: Dogwood
State capital: Richmond
State bird: Cardinal
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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 have national teachers/lectures, classes, lunch, merchants mall, and a short business meeting. Every other year we have a 4-day Celebration of Quilting up in the mountains with classes and good fun. Contact person: VIQUILT@aol.com or webmistress@vcq.org

Quilters Unlimited of Northern Virginia was founded in 1972 and has 11 local chapters which meet monthly or biweekly. Our parent organization (QU) has over 1,600 members and meets four times a year. The guild is proud of its large yearly quilt show in the spring which draws quilters from all over the world. There are hundreds of vendors at the show as well as classes and lectures. In addition, many top-notch teachers are invited to lecture and teach throughout the year at our chapter meetings and at QU's Fall Seminar and Annual Meeting. 

	Abingdon Wolfhills Quilters meet second saturday of the month at The Methodist Church on Main Street, Abingdon, Va Meeting time is 10am to 2pm. Contact person, Robin Storie, 276-944-4947 Dues $10.00 per year
	Alexandria Cardinal Quilters. Dues - $10.00 per year. We meet from 10-noon on the second Friday of the month at Trinity United Methodist Church in Alexandria. Contact tbsghthf@msn.com for more information.
	Annandale QUILTERS UNLIMITED -Visit QU'S website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Appomattox Appomattox Courthouse Quilt Guild, we meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Our dues are $12 per year, due in January. Pro rated for anyone joining during the year. Our activities include quilt projects, BOM's, demonstrations, workshops, show and tell, and much more. Currently we have about 40 active members. Contact achqg@jetbroadband.com for more information.
	Arlington QUILTERS UNLIMITED -Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org   Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild - Contact Juanita Slocum, 103 Lyon Lane, Forest, VA 24551. (804) 525-9826. Meets second Monday at 7 p.m. at Raintree East, 720 Blue Ridge Avenue, Bedford 24523.
	Bedford Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild - Meets second Monday at 7 PM at Raintree East, 720 Blue Ridge Avenue, Bedford 24523
	Bristol, TN The Holston Quilters Guild meets third Saturday of each month at 1000 am at the First United Methodist Church, 322 Vance Drive, Bristol, TN. Our members are from both VA & TN. Visitors or new members are welcome. Dues are $12.00 per year. Contact wanda.c@juno.com
	Burke QUILTERS UNLIMITED - Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Centreville QUILTERS UNLIMITED -Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild  Seminole Square Quilters -Contact Judy Wood (804) 971-5711. Meets first  Wednesday 6:30 p.m. at Quilters Fare, Seminole Square Shopping  Center, Rt. 29N. Crozet Quilters Contact is Joanne Cuoghi (804)263-7750.. Meets second and fourth Mondays at Meadows Community Center.  Moonlight Quilters - Contact Mary Beth Bellah (804) 974-7513. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays at 7-9 p.m. at Real Estate III office on Rt. 29N. Charlottesville Quilters - Contact Linda Powley (804) 973-4532. Meets every Tuesday from 10-noon at Aldersgate United Methodist on Rio Road. Courthouse Steps - Palmyra - Meets first and third Tuesdays from 2-4 p.m. at Cottonwood. Contact Mary Humphrey, P.O. Box 302, Palmyra  22963. (804) 589-1319. Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild.  We have about 110 members in 4 chapters. As a guild, we meet twice a year, in June and December, with a workshop, speaker, raffles, and show and tell. We have four chapters meeting on a regular basis. See our webpage for meeting times and places. We offer workshops with nationally known teachers every fall and spring in non-show (even-numbered) years. Virginia Reel, our raffle quilt, is a blue and white stunner. We raffle a quilt for charity at each show, and have several ongoing community service sewing and quilting projects. Visit our web site for more information, or emailto caqg@avenue.org
	Chesterfield The Persian Pickle Girls. We meet at 7PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Chesterfield County Library, Main Branch on Lori Road. We have fat quarter swaps and block exchanges. There are no dues. Contact Cheryl Dale-Hodges at meryhart@yahoo.com for more info.
	Clintwood Crooked Road Quilters Guild meets alternate Tuesdays. We meet at 10:00 a.m. at J.B. Deel Library in Clintwood. We just formed in Jan. 2007. Our dues are $25 year.  Connie S. Edwards sewnsew@optidynamic.com
	Danville WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN QUILTERS. We meet the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3090 North Main Street, Danville. We have about 43 members.
	Deltaville Stingwray Stitchers. Aprox.75 members, dues $20 per year; meets first mondays,6:30PM at Phillipi church hall,rt.33 east. We have block-of-the-month, winner-take-all, charm square exchange, fat quarter drawing, also winner-take-all, monthly workshops and programs. Many of our members contribute small quilts and pillows to the Linus program. Melissa Holland, pres.
	Eastern Shore A new quilt guild in Northampton and Accomack counties. Meets the second Monday of each month (September-May) at Weirwood Station Quilts. Call 757-442-9007 for information, or email  kitty@weirwoodstation.com
	Fairfax QUILTERS UNLIMITED -  Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Falls Church QUILTERS UNLIMITED -  Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org   OLD DOMINION APPLIQUE SOCIETY, Falls Church, VA.  We meet at 10am at the Falls Church G Street Fabrics. Mission: Support the preservation of quilts in museums and historical society collections, which includes quilts made as fundraisers. We also promote the art of applique with classes and challenges. Contact Ribbonsand@aol.com
	Floyd Old Church Gallery Quilt Guild Day Group meets 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00. Evening grooup meets at 7:00 P.M. on the 2nd Monday and 4th Tuesday. Contact No. Pauline Hodges 540-789-7561 Meets first and third Mondays at 10 a.m. in Bank of Floyd Community Room.
	Fredericksburg Virginia Star Quilters. Meets the third Wednesday of the month at the Harrison Road Community Center of every month at 7pm. Membership dues are $20 annually. Activities include monthly programs and/or speakers, as well as mini-retreats, friendship block swaps, quilt raffles, workshops/classes, and trips. Our guild also makes quilts for the local hospital's NICU, and for the elderly. Contact Carol Young, President at summitsewing@aol.com for more information.
	Gettysburg PA Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals' Network meets twice a year at the Gettysburg Quilting Center 523 Baltimore St., Gettysburg, PA 17325.  For more information, contact Ann Holte 717-338-0665 or 800-676-2658 holted@cvn.net     Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals' Network is an organization that supports, promotes, and encourages quality professional quilt services, goods, and programs and acts as a resource for members to market their talents.
	Hampton Peninsula Piecemakers Quilt Guild. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Northampton Community Center, located behind Jeff Davis Middle School on Todd's Lane in Hampton, Va. A day chapter meets the second Friday of each month at 10 a.m at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church on Rt. 17 in York County, Va. Total membership has grown to over 300 members in this very active and diverse group. All skill levels are represented and anyone interested is welcome to attend a meeting as a visitor. Membership dues are $20 per year and are paid in September. For more information please write: Peninsula Piecemakers Quilt Guild, P.O. Box 1295, Newport News, VA 23601-0295, or email Carol Richardson, guild president at quiltva@aol.com "Just Friends Who Sit and Quilt", Hampton, VA meet 2nd Sat. each month at the Northampton Community Center on Todd's Lane, Hampton, VA from 12 noon until 4:00 pm. Promoting African American Quilting, membership open to any one 12yrs and older, $25/yr. 54-40 African-American Quilters Guild of Hampton Va.Our dues are $25.00 a year. We meet every third Sat from 10am to 3pm at the Northhampton Community Center,Todds Lane Hampton. Person to contact for more information is JoAnne Cramatie@(757)723-2236 or black.quilter@verizon.net  Please check out our web site  guild history and activities are listed. We have an ongoing Block of the month,show and tell and a quilt workshop at every meeting. Come bring a dish and quilt with us.
	Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley Quilters Guild (P.O. Box 913, Harrisonburg VA 22801). Meets third Saturday at Sunnyside Retirement Community Highland Building.
	King George. King George Village Quilters. We are a new Quilt Guild that is open to all levels of quilters. We meet at 6pm on the second Friday of each month at the King George Citizen Center. We have a block of the month swap, charm square swap, secret sister, charity quilts, and classes. Contact scsokol@yahoo.com for more information.
	Lexington Rockbridge Piecemakers -  -Contact person is either Elise Bick elken@rockbridge.net or Kerry Vansant at vansantk@cfw.com.  Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Rockbridge Regional Library on Main Street in Lexington.
	Linthicum.  Friendship Quilters. We have about 100 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 7 pm on the second Thursday of the month (Sept. through June) at St. John's Lutheran Church, 200 W. Maple Road, Linthicum, MD. We have nationally known speakers, retreats, a biannual quilt show and charity projects. Contact rabachmann@toad.net for more information or see our web site:
	Lynchburg Sandi Corlett, President.  Meets 9:30 on 2nd and 4th Fridays each month except in Jan. &Feb. at St. Thomas More Church off Timberlake Road (Rt.460) at 3015 Roundelay Rd., Lynchburg, Va. 24502 UFO TIME. 2nd Tuesday of month, except July/August. We meet at Sandusky Middle School, 5-8 pm. Charge $5, light refreshements served. Bring UFO and all supplies needed to get that project DONE! Contact Rose Hall, 434-582-1120 or hallre@lcsedu.net Patches & Pieces Quilt Club - Lynchburg - Contact Sandra Corlett, 105 Harwood Court, Forest 24551. (804) 525-8128. Meets second and fourth Fridays except during the summer at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
	Madison Madison County Quilter's Guild Meet 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the Madison Presbyterian Church from 7pm-9pm Approx. 30 members. 1st meeting of the month is a business meeting (with refreshments...2nd monthly meeting is a program. Dues are $15 annually. Contact colleen@courtyneyhollow.com for additional info Novum Quilt Guild. We meet every Tuesday from 11:00 to 2:00 at the Lady of the Blue Ridge church north of the town of Madison on US 29. We do a variety of things, included classes and field trips. Contact Joy Sloane at sloane@crosslink.net, phone 540-987-8859 for more information.
	Manassas The Stone House Quilter's Guild  We have about 60 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the second Monday of the month at the Tabernacle Baptist Church (8275 Barrett Drive) in Manassas. We have a block of the month drawing, birthday drawing, workshops and do charity quilts. We have recently started working with another guild in putting on a yearly show. We also have a morning and evening bee. Contact derkseng@comcast.net for more information.
	Martinsville Virginia Foothills Quilt Guild  Meets second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Piedmont Arts Association, 215 Starling Avenue.
	Mathews. Bay Quilters. We have about 25 members who pay $10 a year dues. We meet on the second Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Kingston Parish on Main Street. Currently we are swapping 6 inch squares on a different theme every month. We are making quilts which social services gives to children in crises, and are working on our second quilt to give to a Habitat for Humanity family when they move into their new home. We have a program every month (either presented by a member or a guest), have "show and tell" every month, and take field trips. Marian Williams marianwilliams@verizon.net
	McLean QUILTERS UNLIMITED -  Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Middletown Top Of Virginia Quilters. Top Of Virginia Quilters (TOVA). We have about 40 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet the first Thursday of each month at 1:00pm at Cedar Creek Visitor's Center for our business meeting, and the  third Thursday of each month at 1:00pm at the Cedar Creek Visitor's Center for our "Bee". Contact topofvirginiaquilters@hotmail.com  for moreinformation.
	Moneta Lake Quilters Guild has 162 members that pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 1:00 on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Trinity Ecumenical Parish at 40 Lakemount Drive, Moneta, VA. Quilt in a Year meets at 12:00 each month. We donate teddy bears and baby/lay quilts to various charities in the area. We have a quilt show every other year with our next quilt show in 2008. Check our website for more information.
	Mt. Vernon QUILTERS UNLIMITED - Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Norfolk The Tidewater Quilters Guild, Inc., PO Box 62635, Virginia Beach, VA  23462-2635. All meetings are held at the Azalea Baptist Church at the  intersection of Little Creek Road and Camellia Road, Norfolk, VA the  first Monday of each month. The Day Chapter meets at 10:00 a.m.  (social time begins at 9:30 a.m.) and the Night Chapter meets at 7:00 p.m. (social time begins at 6:30 p.m.). Guests are invited to attend the  first meeting for free and are encouraged to join at their second meeting. Annual dues are $20. No children are admitted. For more information email President, Eleanor Baumann at abaumannsr@juno.com  or  call her at 757-587-5316.
	Orange Dolley Madison Quilt Guild - - 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Prospect Heights Middle School Media Center in the town of Orange. The contact people are Becky Grymes (540) 672-4623 or Bett Herndon (540) 672-4892.
	Palmyra Bits and Piecers - - Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cottonwood Quilt Shop. Contact Mary Humphrey, (804) 589-1319
	Pearisburg.  Giles County Quilt Guild. This is a newly formed guild in Giles County. We meet the first Thursday of each month at 10:00 for business, programs and classes. The third Thursday of the month we meet to work on projects. Contact Phyllis Thompson at (540) 921-2738 for more information.
	Powhattan Country Piecemakers meet at 9am on the 2nd Saturday each month at the Powhatan Library, 2270 Mann Rd. Ongoing activities: Block of the Month, Brown Bag projects, making baby quilts for the NICU at J-W Hospital, field trips, speakers, workshops, classes, monthly sit-and-stich, raffle quilts, 1-day retreat in March, 4-day retreat in October, and annual holiday brunch. Dues: $20 per year. Info: Sandie Terrien at 804-922-6201 or visit our website.
	Reston QUILTERS UNLIMITED - Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Richmond Richmond Quilters' Guild.  A very large guild consisting of six chapters and having approx 300 members. Mailing address:  P.O. Box 11164, Richmond, VA 23230-1164 or contact Sew Special Quilt Shop at (804)379-7727.Richmond Quilter's Guild.     Richmond Quilters' Guild, James River Heritage Quilters chapter - Meets first Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bon Air Christian Church on Buford Road. Richmond Quilters' Guild, Country School Quilters chapter - Meets second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Montpelier Community Center, Rt. 33. Contact Joyce Hartley, 3019 Putney Rd., Richmond, VA 23228,  Richmond Quilters' Guild, Piecemakers Quilters chapter - Meets second Wednesday at 10 a.m. (social time 9:30) at Walnut Grove Baptist Church on Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.Contact Edith Fensom (804)746-7291 Richmond Quilters' Guild, Friendship Circle Quilters chapter - Meets third Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Glen Allen Baptist Church, Mountain Road, Glen Allen. Richmond Quilters' Guild, Bits & Pieces Quilters chapter - Meets second Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Laurel Hill United Methodist Church, New Market Road, Varina. Richmond Quilters' Guild, Hospitality Quilters chapter - Meets first Wednesday at 10 a.m. (social time 9:30) in Christ the King Lutheran Church, Huguenot Road. Church Mice Contact Augusta Cole, 405 Berwickshire Drive, 23229. (804) 740-4227. Meets second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in St. Andrews United Methodist Church.
	Roanoke Star Quilters, PO Box 21286, Roanoke 24018. President: Sallie Powers.  Meets 1st Monday of each month at colonial Presbyterian Church, 3550 Popular Drive,SW, Roanoke, Virginia.  6-7:00 P.M. demonstration or workshop - 7:00 P.M. Program
	Springfield QUILTERS UNLIMITED - Visit QU website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	Stafford: Stafford Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month year round at 7:00 p.m. at the Porter Library. Dues are $15.00 a year. For more info. contact the library at (540) 659-4909
	Sterling Countryside Quilters. The annual dues are $15. We have 65 members. We meet the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Community Lutheran Church in Sterling. It is located next to the Eastern Loudoun Library.
	Stephens City.  The Top of Virginia Quilt Guild meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 1:00pm at Faith Baptist Church in Stephens City. We currently have over 40 members and are constantly growing! We have a Block of the Quarter, President's Challenge, monthly quilt related programs, and trips to Quilt shows. Please come join us if you can! For more information, contact us at tovaquiltguild@hotmail.com
	Strasburg Skyline Quilt Guild Meets 2nd thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. We have programs, refreshments, a monthly raffle, challenges, classes and a yearly quilt show.  Linda Hammond  ljh2@adelphia.net
	Suffolk Suffolk Quilters Guild Approximately 75 friendly members meet the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm at the Suffolk museum on bosley avenue in suffolk, va annual membership fee is $15.00 if you need further information please contact froggylady26@juno.com Suffolk Quilters Guild - Suffolk - Meets the first Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Suffolk Museum, 118 Bosley Avenue, Suffolk. Contact Vicki M. Dyson (757)686-1217 or email dysonv@bellatlantic.net  for information.
	Toano (Williamsburg) Colonial Piecemakers Guild meets the first Saturday of each month at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 7479 Richmond Road, Norge, VA, from 9-12 noon. Dues $15, approx. 120+ members. Very laid back group - no established routine of shows or exhibits (yet), excellent programs. For additional information, contact lesfisch@aol.com
	Vienna Visit QU's website at http://www.quiltersunlimited.org
	West Point Tri-Rivers Quilt Guild - Meets the 3rd Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the West Point Christian Church. Contact Rachel Wills, President (wills@crosslink.net ) for more information.
	Vienna Quilters Unlimited of Northern Virginia
	Virginia Beach
	Warrenton Fauquier County Quilters with about 30 members who pay $30 per year dues. The group meets first and third Tues. at 7 PM and the following Wednesdays at 10 AM. Location of meeting is Our Saviour Lutheran Church. In addition to meeting mini  lessons and donation quilts the group takes an annual retreat for a complete weekend of quilting, socializing and pampering. Contact at 540-349-8473 Piedmont Quilters Meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 10:00 A.M. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA. Currently 30 members. For further information: 540-347-3631.
	Williamsburg Colonial Piecemakers Guild  We meet the first Saturday of each month at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 7479 Richmond Rd., Norge, VA.Meetings start at 9:30 but doors open around 9 a.m. when you are welcome to peruse the door prizes, white elephants, and to greet friends & newcomers.
	Woodbridge Cabin Branch Quilters a non-profit organization located in Woodbridge, Virginia, meets the 4th Monday of every month. Meetings are held at 7:30pm. at Bethel United Methodist Church in Woodbridge. Dues are $15.00 a year. We have over 200 members from beginners to teachers of quilting.  We have blocks of the month, classes, retreats, an annual show, raffle quilts, programs, and we participate in various community service projects, including donation of children's quilts to children in need. Come visit our website to learn more about us and what we can do for you! www.cabinbranch.org
	Wytheville Contact: Chime Saltz, 176 3rd St. NW, Pulaski, VA 24301 (540) 980-3474 Meets 1st Tuesday at 7:00 at the Wytheville Community Library.

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