Calendar – Special Occasion Quilts LLC

I am available for both in person and online. I can lecture and teach in-person, within 200 miles of Leesburg VA; otherwise I require a minimum of 2 consecutive days of workshops (3 days if I must fly). I give in-person lectures (without a class) only if an overnight stay is not required (within 50 miles of Leesburg VA).

If you are interested in attending, contact me at juliagraves82@gmail.com and I’ll put you in touch with the Program Chair. Classes with a link are Open Enrollment – open to everyone via Zoom and no guild needed!

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2023 Schedule of Lectures and Classes (see Lecture and Class pages for description)

Jan 10, (being held virtually), Color Magic lecture – Lakeside Quilting Guild, Chicago IL
Jan 19 (being held virtually), Community and Faith In Fiber lecture – Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild, Arlington Heights IL
Jan 21, (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild, Arlington Heights IL
Jan 23/30, (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Israel Quilters Association, Israel
Feb 2, (being held virtually), Color Magic lecture – Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild, Tulsa OK
Feb 15, (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey lecture, Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa CA
Feb 18, (being held virtually) Amazing Abstracts Class, Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa CA
Mar 6, (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Macomb County Quilt Guild, Clinton Township MI
Mar 11, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Blue Hen Quilt Shop, Newark DE Open to All
Mar 12, Luscious Luster Class – Blue Hen Quilt Shop, Newark DE Open to All
Mar 15, (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture, Space Coast Modern Quilt Guild, Cocoa FL
Mar 21, My Quilting Journey lecture – Olde Kent Quilters, Earleville MD
Mar 22, Rainbow Drops Class- Olde Kent Quilters, Earleville MD
Mar 25, (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually) – Amazing Abstracts Class, register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
April 7, (OPEN TO ALL and FREE, being held virtually) Memory and Personalizing Quilts, Grace Company’s Spring Fling featured speaker – register at https://events.graceframe.com/landing/spring-fling-quilt-festival-2023?k=spring-fling-quilt-festival-2023–36
April 12, (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey lecture, Glendale Quilt Guild, Glendale CA
April 15, (being held virtually) – Amazing Abstracts Class, Glendale Quilt Guild, Glendale CA
April 21-26, (OPEN TO ALL) – Amazing Abstracts Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA, register at https://www.emptyspoolsseminars.com/
May 9, Color Magic lecture – Baltimore Heritage Quilt Guild, Towson MD
May 16, (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey Lecture – Nimble Thimbles Quilt Guild, Chandler AZ
May 23, (being held virtually) Community and Faith in Fiber Lecture – River Country Quilt Guild, Gloucester VA
June 5, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Ocean Waves Quilt Guild, Dewes DE
June 6, Shimmering Triangles class – Ocean Waves Quilt Guild, Dewes DE
July 5, (being held virtually) Amazing Abstracts class – Quilting Guild of the Villages, The Villages FL
July 14, (OPEN TO ALL) Custom Quilting for Everyone, Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettsyburg PA – register at maqonline.org
July 15, (OPEN TO ALL) Amazing Abstracts, Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettsyburg PA – register at maqonline.org
July 16, (OPEN TO ALL) Season of Houses, Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Gettsyburg PA – register at maqonline.org
July 17, (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey lecture – Friendship Knot Quilter’s Guild, Osprey FL
July 22, (being held virtually) Amazing Abstracts class – Friendship Knot Quilter’s Guild, Osprey FL
Aug 12, (being held virtually) Make It Your Own lecture, Westside Quilters, Los Angeles CA
Aug 19, (being held virtually) Amazing Abstracts Class, Westside Quilters, Los Angeles CA
Sept 2, Memory and Personalizing Quilts Lecture, Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Williamsburg VA
Sept 2, Ruler Mania Class, Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Williamsburg VA
Oct 10, My Quilting Journey lecture – Village Piecemakers, Poolesville MD
Nov 8, Memory and Personalizing Quilts Lecture, Calico Cutters Quilt Guild, Exton PA
Nov 9, Amazing Abstracts Class, Calico Cutters Quilt Guild, Exton PA
Nov 15, TBD lecture, Concord Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Concord MA

2024 Schedule of Lectures and Classes (see Lecture and Class pages for description)

Feb 9, (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – Homemaker’s Country Quilters, Collegeville PA
Feb 9, (being held virtually), Tricks with Transparency Class – Homemaker’s Country Quilters, Collegeville PA
Feb 10, (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Quinobequin Quilt Guild, Needham MA
Feb 13, (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Quinobequin Quilt Guild, Needham MA
Feb 26, (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey lecture -Mohawk Valley Quilt Club, NY
March 12-19, (OPEN TO ALL) – Classes TBD – American Quilt Society (AQS) Show in Branson MO
April 14-19, (OPEN TO ALL) – Shimmering Triangles Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA, register at https://www.emptyspoolsseminars.com/
Sept 10, (being held virtually) Memory and Personalizing Quilts lecture, Quilters Anonymous Quilt Guild, Shoreline WA
Sept 11, (being held virtually) No Scrap Left Behind lecture, Quilters Anonymous Quilt Guild, Shoreline WA
Sept 10, (being held virtually) Amazing Abstracts workshop, Quilters Anonymous Quilt Guild, Shoreline WA

I am available for both in person and online.

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Previous Engagements – 2022

Jan 10 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Jan 12 Luscious Luster Class – Waterford Quilt Guild, Waterford VA
Jan 22, (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Jan 26 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually with in person option), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Jan 29, (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Sarnia Quilt Guild, Sarnia, Ontario Canada
Feb 10 (being held virtually), Memory Quilts Lecture – Great Lakes Heritage Quilters, Bloomfield Hills MI
Feb 11 (being held virtually), Tricks with Transparency Class – Great Lakes Heritage Quilters, Bloomfield Hills MI
Feb 18 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Mainline Quilters, PA
Feb 26-27 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – East Bay Heritage Quilters
Feb 28 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – East Bay Heritage Quilters
Mar 8 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey lecture – Mt Vernon Chapter of Quilters Unlimited, Mt Vernon VA
Mar 8 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Brandywine Valley Quilters, PA
Mar 10, 17 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Mt Battie Modern Quilt Guild, Camden ME
Mar 16 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually with in person option), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Mar 21, Machine Quilting Lecture – Hill Country Quilt Guild, Kerrville TX
Mar 22, Modern & Geometric Class – Hill Country Quilt Guild, Kerrville TX
Mar 22, Fantastic Feathers Class – Hill Country Quilt Guild, Kerrville TX
April 10-15, (OPEN TO ALL) Amazing Abstracts Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA, register at https://www.emptyspoolsseminars.com/
April 23, Tricks with Transparency Class – Reston Quilters Unlimited, Reston VA
May 6, 7 (attend both mornings), (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
May 12, Color Exploration Lecture – Clustered Spires Quilt Guild, Frederick MD
May 14, Amazing Abstracts Class – Shenandoah Piecemakers, Berryville VA
May 18 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Start Your Own Quilting Business class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Sep 19, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Flying Geese Quilt Guild, Bel Air MD
Sep 20, Shimmering Triangles Class – Flying Geese Quilt Guild, Bel Air MD
Sep 23 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 8 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 13 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Start Your Own Quilting Business class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 15 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – South Florida Modern Quilt Guild, Boca Raton FL
Oct 18 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Quilt Company East Quilt Guild, Pittsburgh PA
Nov 2 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles Class – QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #3, register at https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-3/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/julia-graves-modern-piecing/
Nov 3 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #3, register at https://www.quiltfest.com/register/quiltfest-virtual-schoolhouse-series-3/workshops-lectures-by-instructor/julia-graves-modern-piecing/
Nov 12 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – South Florida Modern Quilt Guild, Boca Raton FL
Nov 18 (being held virtually), Rainbow and Raindrops Class – Haymarket Quilt Guild, Haymarket VA

Previous Engagements – 2021

Jan 16 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Jan 30 and Feb 6 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Feb 17 Color Exploration lecture – Virginia Star Quilt Guild, Fredericksburg VA
Feb 17 Tricks with Transparency Class – Virginia Star Quilt Guild, Fredericksburg VA
Feb 20 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – New Braunfels Quilt Guild, New Braunfels TX
Feb 21 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Turtle Creek Quilt Guild, Clarksburg NJ
Feb 23 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – Quilt Company East Guild, Pittsburgh PA
Mar 1 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – Annapolis Quilt Guild, Annapolis MD
Mar 1 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Annapolis Quilt Guild, Annapolis MD
Mar 2 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Lake Oconee Quilt Guild, Greensboro, GA
Mar 2 (being held virtually), Color Exploration workshop – Lake Oconee Quilt Guild, Greensboro, GA
Mar 13, 20 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Northampton Modern Quilt Guild, Florence MA
Mar 16 (being held virtually), Color Exploration workshop – Maple Leaf Quilters, Rutland VT
Mar 17 (being held virtually), Memory Quilts Lecture – Peninsula Quilt Guild, Redwood City CA
Mar 18 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Covington Quilters Guild, Maple Valley WA
Mar 24 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Mar 27 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class – Takoma Modern Quilt Guild, Takoma WA
April 3 (being held virtually with in person option), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
April 16-21 (cancelled for virus) Amazing Abstracts Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA
April 28 (being held virtually), Landscape Quilts Lecture – Southern Comforters, Bowie MD
May 4 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – Bethesda Quilters, Bethesda MD
May 8 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
May 11 (being held virtually), Landscape Quilts Lecture – Red Rock Quilters, AZ
May 11, 14 (being held virtually), Landscape Quilt Workshop – Red Rock Quilters, AZ
June 4 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
June 9, Landscape Quilts Lecture – Waterford Quilt Guild, Waterford VA
June 12 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Virginia Quilt Guild
June 14 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – Patuxent River Quilt Guild, California MD
June 20 (being held virtually), Community and Faith In Fiber lecture – Vermont Quilt Festival – register at https://www.vqf.org/home/
June 22 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Vermont Quilt Festival – register at https://www.vqf.org/home/
June 24-25 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts Class Sold out! – Vermont Quilt Festival – register at https://www.vqf.org/home/
July 31 (OPEN TO ALL – being held in person and virtually), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – Register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Aug 14 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – Virginia Quilt Guild
Aug 20 (OPEN TO ALL – being held in person and virtually), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – Register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Aug 21 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Aug 27, Color Exploration lecture – Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild, Charlottesville VA
Aug 28 Amazing Abstracts Class – Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild, Charlottesville VA
Sept 28 (being held virtually), My Quilting Journey Lecture – Reston Quilters Unlimited, Reston VA
Oct 2 (being held virtually), Make It Your Own – Design Guidelines for Quilters lecture – Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild, Norge VA
Oct 2 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – Oakland County Quilt Guild, MI
Oct 7 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Oakland County Quilt Guild, MI
Oct 13, Make It Your Own – Design Guidelines for Quilters lecture – Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore – Easton MD
Oct 16 (OPEN TO ALL – being held in person and virtually), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA – Register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 18 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 21, Color Exploration Lecture – Capital Quilters, Raleigh NC
Oct 22, Tricks with Transparency Class – Capital Quilters, Raleigh NC
Oct 23, Gemstone Bling Class – Capital Quilters, Raleigh NC
Oct 26, (being held virtually), Color Exploration Lecture – Lakeview Quilters, Shoreview MN
Oct 27, (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild, Norge VA
Nov 4, (being held virtually), Memory Quilts Lecture – Palmer Divide Quilt Guild, Monument CO
Nov 13 (OPEN TO ALL – being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts 1-day Class – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Nov 19, Color Exploration Lecture – Sisters Quilt Guild, Falls Church VA
Dec 6, (being held virtually), Color Exploration Lecture – Sarnia Quilt Guild, Sarnia, Ontario Canada
Dec 8 (being held virtually), Make It Your Own – Design Guidelines for Quilters lecture – Northern Lights Quilt Guild, Lebanon NH

Previous Engagements – 2020

Jan 14, Color Lecture – Calvert County QG, Prince Frederick MD
Jan 18, Gemstone Bling Class – Calvert County, Prince Frederick MD
Jan 31, Intro to Custom and Ruler Work – Leesburg VA
Jan 31, Modern and Geometric Quilting – Leesburg VA
Feb 12, Gemstone Bling Class – Waterford Quilt Guild, Waterford VA
Mar 9, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Stone House Quilters, Manassass VA
Mar 10, Color Exploration Lecture, 4 County Quilters Guild, Mt Airy MD
Mar 12, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Apple Valley Needle Threaders, Berryville VA
Mar 14 (reschedule for virus), Amazing Abstracts Class – Countryside Quilters, Sterling VA
Mar 20-22 (cancelled for virus), Southern Comforters Quilt Show, Bowie MD
Apr 13 (reschedule for virus), Color Exploration 201 Lecture, Shenandoah Piecemakers, Berryville VA
May 7 (reschedule for virus), TBD Lecture – Heartland Quilters, Denton MD
May 18 (being held virtually), Beyond the Basics Longarm Owners class, Leesburg VA. Contact Julia to join.
May 29-31 (cancelled for virus), Quilter’s Unlimited of Northern Virginia Show, Chantilly VA
June 5 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – Haymarket QU Chapter, Haymarket VA. Open to others – $15. Contact Julia to join. Supplies
June 10 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Needlechasers Guild, Chevy Chase MD
June 13 (being held virtually), Start Your Own Business class, Leesburg VA – $50. Contact Julia to join – juliagraves82@gmail.com.
July 7 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture, register at https://liveonlinequiltclass.com/
July 13 (being held virtually), Color Exploration class, register at https://liveonlinequiltclass.com/
July 10 (cancelled for virus), Custom Machine Quilting – Mid-Appalachian Quilters (MAQ), Gettysburg PA
July 11 (cancelled for virus), Gemstone Bling – Mid-Appalachian Quilters (MAQ), Gettysburg PA
July 12 (cancelled for virus), Rainbow Drops – Mid-Appalachian Quilters (MAQ), Gettysburg PA
July 27 and Aug 3 (being held virtually), Amazing Abstracts (2 sessions) register at https://liveonlinequiltclass.com/
July 30 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class, Needlechasers Guild, Chevy Chase MD
Aug 2 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture and class, Rebecca’s Reel Quilter’s of Middletown, NJ
Aug 20, 27 (being held virtually), Tricks with Transparency class (2 parts), register at https://liveonlinequiltclass.com/
Sep 9 (reschedule for virus), My Quilting Journey Lecture – Bayside Quilters, Oxford MD
Sep 10 (reschedule for virus), Gemstone Bling Class – Bayside Quilters, Oxford MD
Sept 10 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class, $50 – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Sep 28 (being held virtually), Memory Quilts Lecture – Stafford Piecemakers, Fredericksburg VA
Oct 8 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling class, $35 – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Oct 13 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Riverwalk Quilters Guild, Naperville IL
Oct 20 (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey Lecture – Vienna QU, Vienna VA
Oct 21 (being held virtually) Color Exploration Lecture – Annandale QU, Falls Church VA
Oct 21 (being held virtually) Rainbow Drops Class – Annandale QU, Falls Church VA
Oct 27 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – McLean QU, McLean VA
Oct 31 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class, $50 – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Nov 5 (being held virtually), Start Your Own Business class, $50 – register at https://soquilts.square.site/shop/classes-/5
Nov 11 (being held virtually), Quick Make and Take sessions, register at https://liveonlinequiltclass.com/
Nov 11 (being held virtually), Community and Faith in Fiber lecture – Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie MD
Nov 19 (being held virtually) My Quilting Journey Lecture – Fairfax QU, Fairfax VA
Dec 9 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Burke QU, VA

Previous Engagements – 2019:

Feb 5 – Comprehensive Longarm Owner Class, Leesburg VA
Feb 21 – All Over Quilting and Pantographs, Leesburg VA
Feb 21 – Custom Quilting for Everyone, Leesburg VA
Mar 5 – Modern and Geometric Quilting, Leesburg VA
Mar 5 – Fantastic Feathers, Leesburg VA
March 22-23, Southern Comforters Show, Bowie MD
March 30, Gemstone Bling Class – Countryside Quilters, Sterling VA
April 2, My Quilting Journey Lecture – Bethesda Quilters, Kensington MD
April 10, Color Exploration Lecture – Southern Comforters, Bowie MD
April 11, Color Exploration Lecture – Friendship Quilters, Linthicum MD
April 11, Color Exploration Lecture – Eternal Quilters, Millersville MD
April 12, Shimmering Triangles Class – Southern Comforters, Bowie MD
April 28-May 3, Artist in Residence – Empty Spools, Pacific Grove CA
May 30-June 2, Quilters Unlimited Show – Dulles Expo Center CA
June 7-9, Annapolis Quilt Show – Annapolis MD
June 11, Landscape Lecture – Peninsula Piecemakers, Newport News VA
June 15, All Over Quilting and Intro to Custom – Leesburg VA
June 18, Comprehensive Longarm Class – Leesburg VA
June 20, All Over Quilting and Pantographs – Leesburg VA
June 16, Comprehensive Longarm Class – Leesburg VA
July 25, Color Exploration Lecture – York Quilters Guild, York PA
Sept 4, My Quilting Journey lecture, Gemstone Bling Class – Hospitality Chapter of Richmond Quilters, Richmond VA
Sept 7, My Quilting Journey lecture and Gemstone Bling Class – Colonial Piecemakers, Williamsburg VA
Sept 8, Color Exploration Lecture, Shenandoah Piecemakers, Berryville VA
Sept 18, Memory Quilts Lecture, Quilt Guild of Southern Maryland, Waldorf MD
Oct 7, Color Exploration Lecture – Friendship Star, Gaithersburg MD
Oct 9, Color Exploration Class – Waterford Quilt Guild, Waterford VA
Nov 11, Memory Quilts Lecture, Milltown Quilt Guild, Columbia MD
Nov 19, My Quilting Journey Lecture and Gemstone Bling Class – Newton Quilt Guild, Yardley PA
Dec 7, Comprehensive Longarm Class – Leesburg VA