The Nimble Fingers Quilters, Inc. is an active, diverse group of dedicated quilters who come together to promote the study, practice and sharing of quilting arts.   Our work ranges from traditional hand-pieced, hand-quilted bed quilts to machine-pieced, machine-quilted contemporary art quilts.   Our skills range from experienced masters to enthusiastic beginners.
​I love our tagline, Fiber Artists of the Nation's Capital. It still stirs my spirit /soul to think we are so lucky, so fortunate, to live here in the Washington DC metro area.  I loved Washington DC when I arrived here in 1965 (from Chicago, IL via Gary, Indiana)  -- AND -- I still love living here  in the Washington DC metro area.  Now, I'm among my new quilter friends !!  -- Nancy Sharp
Join Us
Nimble Fingers Quilters meets the first Wednesday of the month, September through June, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Until further notice, all future meetings will be via zoom.  Meetings will start 30 minutes early to allow social time.  Our next meeting is:
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

The Glorious “Blooming Kaleidoscopes" Raffle Quilt

DONATION TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 
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     Nimble Fingers’ Executive Board has approved a $1000.00 donation to Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity from the proceeds of the 2020 raffle quilt's ticket sales.  
 
     The Razzle Dazzle mini-group members — Liz Adams, Kathy Barden, Helena Cunningham, Evelyn Gross, Annette Montone, Christine Petersen, Nancy Sharp, and Ann McNulty (until she moved to Washington State) — were the quilters behind the effort to create the very attractive, queen-size, one-block wonder bed quilt. 
 
     At the very beginning of the project, every NF member took home kits to sew the initial one-block wonder blocks together.  The Razzle Dazzle mini-group then met to create the design, cut and sew all the blocks together. Finally, the long arm quilting was done by Maria O’Haver, of Ellicott City, MD.
 
     The next step was for NF members to fan out across the metropolitan area, visiting quilt guilds and other venues in Maryland and Virginia to sell raffle tickets.  
 
     Finally, on June 3, 2020, the winning raffle quilt ticket was drawn; and the winner was Liz Brigham, a long-time quilter and NF member from Silver Spring, MD.  Congratulations to Liz !!

Donations

​ If you would like to make a donation to our guild, please send  your check to Nimble Fingers Quilters, Inc., PO Box 8101, Gaithersburg, MD 20898.  We are a 501c3 organization, so contributions are tax deductible.  Include your return address, if you would like an acknowledgement of your gift for tax purposes.
 
Thank you for supporting our educational and charitable quilting efforts.

JUNE

Join us on June 2nd to listen to a lecture with  Meg Cox on Behind the Scenes at the Greatest Quilt Museum in the World.  Meg will "open the vaults and reveal the treasures of the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Her powerpoint lecture will show you masterpiece quilts, introduce you to curators 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 that dazzled the quilt world when hung in Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory in 2011.  But it has also collected quilts from more than 55 countries."    Meg donates her fee for this lecture to the IQM.  For more information about Meg and her work, see https://megcox.com/about-meg/

WORKSHOP June 9th: Jacquie Gering Workshop - Quilting with your Walking Foot.   Only 7 slots remain for her workshop.  Want to quilt your quilts on your home machine and maybe free motion quilting isn't for you?  Come discover the joy and creative possibilities of quilting with your walking foot.  Straight-line quilting has a long history and is making a comeback in both modern and traditional quilts.  Learn tips and tricks for successful quilting with your walking foot along with creative quilting designs that can be accomplished on your home machine.   Check out Jacquie's blog at http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com.

-Workshop date:  Wednesday June 9
-10:00 am - 4:30 pm via Zoom
-Maximum 20 students
-Cost is $60
-If you want to attend, send an email to nfpres@nimblefingers.org and put "6/9 Workshop" in the subject line.  She will confirm your enrollment and provide information on where to mail/drop off your fee as well as send you a supply list.  
-Any spaces no filled and paid for by Friday May 7 at 5pm will be open to non-guild members on a first come first serve basis.
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Contact Newsletter@nimblefingers.org for an invite to our monthly meeting.  You must renew your membership.  Contact membership@nimblefingers.org for instructions on renewing.

2021 Guild Challenge

Make a Happy Quilt.   After dealing with 2020, we are all craving more joy and happiness in our lives, so let's start 2021 by making a quilt, or other stitched item, that makes us smile, and brings us joy.

Think about:
  1. Using your favorite colors & that fabric you've been holding for that perfect project.  Time to use it.
  2. A technique or pattern that has "special" meaning to you.
  3. Who is this project for?  You, grandchild, or other loved one?
  4. A favorite UFO that's been waiting for you to finish?

Use whatever technique & size that you wish.  Limit to 2 entries per member.  Due date is the June 2, 2021 meeting.   Please provide a brief narrative with your entry to share what your inspiration was & how it brings you joy & happiness.  Please send your entries to Kim.

Have fun with this challenge.  Don't hold back anything.   There is NO limit to your creativity.  Let it loose.  We can't wait to see your finished projects.  And, every completed entry will give you a chance to win a fabulous prize basket.

Meeting Location

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville
100 Welsh Park Drive
​Rockville, MD 20850
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