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Giving Back

Quilters, as a whole, are generous people. All of our supporting quilt groups believe in giving back to the communities in which we live. We support several local organizations by donating quilts and other handmade items. These organizations support the elderly, those fighting cancer, foster children, victims of abuse, low-income families, animal shelters, those who are homeless, dialysis centers, and military veterans. The following is a partial list of the organizations that received over 170 quilts and handmade items in 2021 from our groups.

  • Evan’s Home for Children

  • Fauquier City Shelter

  • Froggy’s Closet

  • Healthy Families

  • It’s a Small Hand

  • Quilts of Valor

  • Salvation Army

  • Winchester Rescue Mission

  • Quilt blocks for Ukraine

  • Kentucky Tornado Relief

  • Stitcher’s Station

  • The Laurel Center

  • Winchester Medical Center Baby Drive

  • Winchester Medical Center Radiation Oncology

  • Petfinder Foundation

  • Boulder Crest

  • Stonewall District Rurian

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Quilts of Valor

The Quilts of Valor Foundation’s mission is to cover service members and veterans, touched by war, with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Every month, the Shenandoah North QOV Group gather to work together to create quilts to award to service members and veterans. Members generally work on their own projects but some quilt block kits are available. Please bring your sewing machine, a cutting mat, cutter, and any other tools you need. We have fabric for you to get started on making a quilt top, or you can bring your own. Our group is fortunate to have several longarm quilters who donate their time and talent to quilting our tops.

The Quilts of Valor Group meets at the Clarke County Parks & Rec community center the second Tuesday of each month from 10 AM - 3 PM. Bring a lunch and $2.50 to help cover the cost of the room.

For more information and directions, email Diane at ladylucke@comcast.net or Renelda at r.peldunas@comcast.net.

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Virginia Quilt Museum

The NSVQS fully supports the Virginia Quilt Museum and everything that they do to preserve our quilt history and promote our art. At every show, a representative from the museum is present with a quilt on display that they raffle off to raise funds for the museum, as it is a privately funded museum.

 

The Virginia Quilt Museum, founded in 1995, is the Official Quilt Museum of the Commonwealth of Virginia. VQM aims to cultivate and preserve the quilting arts in Virginia. The Virginia Quilt Museum’s goal is to inspire and engage a diverse community by building and preserving quilt collections, sharing historical and contemporary exhibitions, and providing education opportunities for all ages.  In 2024 VQM moved to a new location in the historic Silver Lake Mill in Dayton, Virginia. This move has allowed VQM to be fully accessible to visitors and offers better gallery space and climate controls to care for our collection. VQM collects quilts made in Virginia and currently has almost 300 quilts in their permanent collection, including a scenic quilt of downtown Winchester made and donated to the museum by Winchester Modern Quilters. Exhibitions change seasonally and include historic, contemporary, art, and traditional quilts from the VQM collections, traveling exhibitions, solo shows, and guild and group shows. This allows our visitors to see the extreme variety of styles, techniques, and themes present in each quilt style.  Museum volunteers add to the experience of visiting the VQM - their dedication is what makes the museum special. They are always looking for more volunteers. To learn more about the VQM and volunteering opportunities visit vaquiltmuseum.org. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram at vaquiltmuseum. 

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