Calendar

I’ve moved online!  I’ve already done many lectures and classes virtually and have lots more scheduled.  Join the fun!

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 – no guild needed!

2021 Schedule of Lectures and Classes  (see Lecture and Class pages for description)

  • 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 16 (being held virtually), Shimmering Triangles class – Quilt Company East Guild, Pittsburgh PA
  • 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
  • Mar 1 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – 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 17 (being held virtually), Memory Quilts Lecture – Peninsula Quilt Guild, Redwood City CA
  • 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 16-21, Amazing Abstracts Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA
  • Oct 7 (being held virtually), Color Exploration lecture – Oakland County Quilt Guild, MI
  • Oct 9 (being held virtually), Gemstone Bling Class – Oakland County Quilt Guild, MI
  • Oct 18, Gemstone Bling Class – Quilters by the Sea, Wilmington NC
  • Oct 19, Color Exploration Lecture – Quilters by the Sea, Wilmington NC

2022 Schedule of Lectures and Classes  (see Lecture and Class pages for description)

  • Jan 12 Luscious Luster Class – Waterford Quilt Guild, Waterford VA
  • 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
  • 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 5-10, Amazing Abstracts Class – Empty Spools Seminars, Pacific Grove CA

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