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| January 14, 2026 |
Andrea Finch Arriving with a carload of art, Andrea will take you on a journey from the start creating traditional quilts through the 3-dimensional Art Quilts she makes now. Color and texture permeate all the work. You will get the chance to touch the work you may have only seen online or in exhibitions. |
| January 28, 2026 |
Community Service “Town Hall” Join us for coffee and calories (some baked treats etc.) to discuss what organizations we want to support in the coming year as well as what project pique our interest to create. |
| February 11, 2026 |
Demo day Fran Kushner- Bento Bags, Sue Wilchins- T-Shirt Quilts, Helen Blumen- using your phone to photograph at quilt shows Pam Matthews from Del Ray Fabrics will be selling her fabrics Right after the meeting NeedleChasers who are interested in forming a Committee to plan and execute our very first NeedleChasers Quilting Retreat should stay and discuss the survey results as well as options for venues and next steps. Please bring a brown bag lunch – cookies will be provided! |
| February 25, 2026 |
Cut A Thon 10 am – 1 pm (lunch provided) Our Annual Community Service Mega prep day. Once we have decided at the January 28th meeting what projects we will embark upon this coming year this is the time to begin to prepare kits that will see us through lots of fun sewing sessions. We do ask that you sign up for this activity in advance if at all possible since we want to be sure there is enough planned work for everyone AND that we know how many people are going to have lunch. You can sign up at the January Sit and Sew, the February meeting or by contacting Debbie Lamb-Mechanick. Please bring your favorite rotary cutter and acrylic ruler to cut right through this task! Featherweight Clinic Concurrently, a special “clinic” conducted by Tobi Greenblatt our resident featherweight expert. The session (which she plans to hold quarterly) will be limited to 5 participants so that everyone can get all their questions personally addressed by Tobi. Sign up with Tobi directly via email and you will hear from her that you are signed up (wait list will also be complied; or, you will first on the list for the next session on May 27.) |
| March 11, 2026 |
Jenn Worthen Jenn's lecture of the path she took from childhood sewing all the way to designing Slightly Biased Quilts, and lots of tips and tricks that she learned along the way! slightlybiasedquilts Faithful Circle will bring their raffle quilt. |
| April 08, 2026 |
Anika Feher From Basement Quilter to Portrait Artist facebook.com/aniko.feher Friendship Star will bring their raffle quilt. |
| May 13, 2026 |
Nancy Hershberger Nancy talks about her journey from traditional pieced bed quilts to landscape artwork. She also touches on her work at various national parks and displays several of her pieces inspired by them. nancyhershberger |
| June 10, 2026 |
We take a trip to WebFabrics webfabrics.net/ in Purcellville and lunch at Magnolia magnoliasmill.com/ |
| July 08, 2026 |
TBD |
| August 12, 2026 |
Summer Camp |
| September 09, 2026 |
Quiltathon |
| October 14, 2026 | Erin Grogan lovesewmodern |
| October 15, 2026 | Erin Grogan Workshop |
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November 11, 2026 |
TBD |
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November 12, 2026 |
TBD Workshop |
| December 09, 2026 |
Winter Party |
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 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 may meet remotely as conditions indicate. Workshops require registration in advance of the event.
To sign up for the Bees you can use the Google Form in the Members Only section of our Website under the pull-down tab “Workshop Sign Ups;” OR you can sign up with Johnette Roberts at a regular meeting; OR you can contact Debbie Lamb-Mechanick at lambmechanick@verizon.net Hope we see you there!
| 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. |
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 Harlow Hall at NCCC Church from 10:00 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 the camaraderie!
- “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!