Norrisville ES & Quilting on the Line Barn Quilt
Quilting on the Line & Norissville Elementary School are working for our students. QOL donated $350 from the 2025 Quilt Show to inspire students to be creative & show their art talents! 
Stitched in History: Quilts, Codes & Conversation
Stitched in History: Quilts, Codes & Conversation
https://www.thebookbutler.com/event-details/stitchedtea
As part of the upcoming BLK Author Expo at the historic Harriet Tubman Cultural Center in Columbia, Maryland, we will be hosting a featured afternoon experience titled:
“Afternoon Tea with Edith Younger Edmonds, 100-Year-Old Quilter & Best-Selling Author”
Time & Location
Aug 01, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, 8045 Harriet Tubman Ln, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
This unique ticketed event will explore the history and hidden messages of quilts connected to the Underground Railroad through conversation, storytelling, and presentation from Ms. Edmonds herself.
Guests will enjoy tea, coffee, and light refreshments in an intimate setting while engaging with an incredible living legacy in quilting and African American history.
Barn Quilts of Harford County Trail
Check out the Barn Quilts of Harford County Trail.
If you enjoy quilting & painting, check out the barn quilt designs!
“Sew for Vets” Community Sew Day
Sew For Vets is a volunteer organization that sews personal care items which are then given to veterans. It operates out of at the Delta Senior Center and meets twice monthly from January to June and from September to November. Members are dedicated to helping veterans.
Quilting On the Line was well represented at Sew for Vets’ annual Community Sew Day which was held on May 18th at the Delta Senior Center. Participants worked together making 25 reversible fleece hats. The hats are made from two layers of fleece, and they will be distributed to veterans.
QOL members Anita Lowe, Virginia Buckingham, Debby Nelson, Sandra Johnson, Susan Kern, and Mary Banister sewed on the project. Sew For Vets was very pleased to have such capable hands helping
Respectfully,
Mary Banister
Sew For Vets Organizer
Pieced Brain Demystified
Take the guesswork out of making panel quilts!
Pieced Brain by Denise Russell!
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I share examples throughout, so quilters can clearly see what works (and why). It’s a lively, engaging presentation, and audiences often wish we had more time!
I also offer a hands-on workshop. We begin by reviewing a wide range of panel quilt examples, then move into an interactive design session using participants’ own panels and fabrics.
By the end, quilters feel prepared to approach any panel—regardless of style or size.
The lecture can be in-person or via Zoom. The workshop is presented in-person only.
Contact Denise Russell @
QOL Barn Quilt Workshop
The QOL ladies are quilting with a twist!
If you have seen Barn Quilts on houses & barns, check out the barn quilt blocks created during the QOL
workshop!
Friends & Fabric Retreat
Great News Quilters! Another retreat opportunity!
https://www.centrepiecesguild.org/2026/01/update-friends-fabric-quilt-retreat.html
QOL Stars & Stripes Quilt Donation
Quilting on the Line members are celebrating the 250th anniversary of our great nation!
They are giving back to the community at the Paul Smith Library of Southern York County!
Our members showed their skill & creativity by donating a beautiful patriotic quilt & pillow to support the Shrewsbury Library!
Thanks to Penny Swoyer, Alice Steele, Barb Hoff, Darlene Vocke, Juanita Hurley & Susan Kern for their dedication to the community.
Barb Wilkie Supplies Preferances
Barb Wilkie Appliqué Tips:
Barb was our guest speaker at the QOL Guild Meeting April 2026:
Barb shared Appliqué Tips:
Here are her preferences for Appliqué Supplies:
- Hobbs 80/20 Batting (Cheapest Barb has found is from Linda’s)
- Bohin 10 Crew/Embroidery or Tulip 10 Big Eye Needles
- Wonderfil Invisafil 100 wt or Aurifil 80 wt Thread
- Sewline Glue Sticks to glue edges of fabric to freezer paper
- Roxanne Glue Baste for stems
- Clover Bias Makers w/Plastic Handles
- Lite Steam-a-Seam2 for holding the bias stems together
- Paper Punches for circle Appliqué (come in a variety of sizes & best if cutting 4 at once)
