The Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center

| November 13, 2011

I LOVE OLD BUILDINGS…..in fact historical buildings are on my list of FAVORITE THINGS.    The Virginia Methodist Assembly Center is NOW on my list of favorite things!   If you are ever in Blackstone, VA you should really visit! The Virginia Consortium of Quilters met in Blackstone, VA this weekend and we stayed at […]

296 Pillowcases – OH MY

| November 13, 2011

Friday and Saturday the Virginia Consortium of Quilters met in Blackstone, VA to make pillowcases for Foster Children.  We became ONE HUMONGOUS PILLOWCASE MAKING CONGLOMERATE.  Thirty-one VCQ quilters completed 186 pillowcase and had another 110 in various stages of completion *some of the VCQ members took them home to finish – for a GRAND TOTAL […]

My First Meeting of VCQ, May 2011

| May 16, 2011

The Virginia Consortium of Quilters met in Midlothian, VA in May.   I joined and thoroughly enjoyed my first meeting.  We had great food and wonderful favors  from our host guild – the Country Piecemakers in Powhatan, VA! I was excited to FINALLY MEET Bonnie Stapleton – my goodness, I have communicated with her in […]

VCQ May, 2011 Richmond (Show and Tell)

| May 16, 2011

At the end of the VCQ day – we all gathered to share what we had done during the day (or previously!)  The workshop presentations were especially fun because since we could only participate in ONE, we got to see what the other folks were doing! The quilts of  valor were fabulous and the cause […]