Meetings
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. |
LOOKING AHEAD.... NeedleChasers' meeting line-up for 2020
| February 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM |
A virtual presentation, Sylvia Schaefer - Designing with Negative Space. Sylvia Schaefer from Flying Parrots Quilts will talk to us about quilt design using modern quilting aesthetics. In addition to being a quilt pattern designer and award winning quilter, she is the author of "The Quilter's Negative Space Handbook." Her background is as Ph.D marine scientist, and her science background often inspires her quilts. Click her to view her Website |
| March 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM |
A virtual presentation by three Needlechasers members: Lynne McKay-Atha, Sandra Smith and Dianne Miller Wolman. Each member will show us selected quilts and talk about their inspirations for quilting. Lynne makes pieced, colorful quilts often as part of quiltalongs and blocks of the month, and she will share her quilting adventures. Sandra is a art quilter who designs both geometric and story quilts using fabrics from around the world. Dianne is also an art quilter known for her quilts that incorporate lace, neckties, old needlework and other fibers in them. |
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!