The Washington DC Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2010. A small group at first, we now have approximately 200+ members from the District and surrounding states. We rotate our meetings across DC, Maryland, and Virginia to accommodate our geographically dispersed membership. We strive to be an inclusive guild and welcome all members, and hope you feel welcome when you join.

We meet monthly, right now with a mix of virtual and in person meetings. At meetings, members can socialize, be inspired by one another's work, or just get some serious sewing done without the distractions of home. We also have a strong charity focus, and provide resources for members to get inspired in their quilting journey.

We also take advantage of the (free!) cultural activities in the DC area including museum trips to gather inspiration for future quilts, and hand sewing on the Mall.

As a local guild of the Modern Quilt Guild, all of our guild’s members receive the following MQG benefits:

• Regular Educational Programming

• Access to the online MQG Community, a dedicated space for our 18,000 worldwide members to connect

• Access to the MQG Resource Library, featuring quilt patterns, block studies, on-demand videos, and articles

• Ability to participate in various member activities, like the MQG Mini Swap, and MQG Sew Along

• Ability to submit quilts to the Make-A-Difference Challenge,  or modern for Modern quilt auction, and QuiltCon challenges

• Ability to join the MQG Makers, a year-long creative community designed exclusively for Modern Quilt Guild members to foster skill-building and meaningful connection (enrollment is open each summer)

• Opportunity to submit quilts to QuiltCon, the largest modern quilt show in the world 

• Early bird access to QuiltCon registration, featuring hundreds of workshops, lectures, and special events

• Member-only QuiltCon discount perks

• Digital membership cards