We warmly invite members of the quilting community to attend our program meetings. All visitors will be required to pay a fee of $5 at the door. The guest fee may be applied towards a membership fee that day. We normally meet the 2nd Wednesday each month, coffee at 9:30, meeting from 10 AM - 12:30, at the North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kensington Parkway, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. (Click here for directions.) With the pandemic, however, we are currently meeting remotely. Workshops require registration in advance of the event.
| Winter Weather Policy. NeedleChasers follows the lead of the Montgomery County Public Schools: if school is cancelled, our NeedleChasers meeting for that day is also cancelled. If the schools have a delayed opening, our NeedleChasers meeting will take place at its regular time. |
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June 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM |
A virtual Field Trip to the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska with Meg Cox
Meg will give us a behind-the-scenes tour, opening the vaults and revealing the treasures of this astounding place. She will share masterpiece quilts and break down the steps in mounting an exhibition. IQM boasts a broad and unique collection of American quilts, including the red and white quilts from the 2011 exhibition at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory and quilts from 55 countries. |
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July 14, 2021 at 10:00 AM |
A virtual presentation, Digital Beyond Photos by Susie Monday Susie Monday is an artist and teacher whose work is inspired by the colors, textures and images of the rich landscape -- physical, historical and cultural - of her home near the Texas Mexican border. She makes contemporary textile paintings, surface-designed art cloth and mixed media art. In this presentation she will share digital tricks of the trade. She writes, “Many quilters have seen the amazing digital reproductions of photos created by art quilters around the world. But with the use of an iPad, computer or other tablet (even a phone) quilt artists can move beyond photographic reproduction into artistic filters, drawing and painting and amazing patterns.” |
| August 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM
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Christina Cameli, our workshop presenter from earlier this spring, is an enthusiastic quilting teacher and nurse-midwife from Portland, Oregon. After being introduced to quilting by her grandmother, she learned free-motion quilting and over the next decade has taught classes and written books on quilting. She will begin her talk with a quick exploration of the concepts she thinks about when deciding how to quilt a quilt top. Prior to the meeting, eight guild members may submit photos of unfinished tops. Christina will discuss the tops and offer visual and verbal suggestions for possible quilt designs through screen sharing.
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About Our Other Programs........
"Wee Bees"- 1st Wednesday of each month benefiting various not-for-profit organizations.
- See Community Service page for further details
"Sit-and-Sew Bees"
- Generally held the 4th Wednesday of each month
- Meet in the community room at NCCC Church from 9:30 am to 2 pm.
- Sit and Sew - Members come to work on a project of their own or Community Service Projects or just join in for some caffeine and calories!
- “Boutique Bees” specialty meetings where techniques or projects for the Artisan Boutique are constructed. Members wanting to sit and sew on their own projects are ALWAYS welcome!