Monthly Meetings

CMQ meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. (unless noted otherwise below). Social time begins at 6:30p.m.  In addition to the scheduled program, there is a brief business meeting, show and tell, and more. Meetings usually last until 9:00 p.m.  Any changes to meeting locations or cancellations will be announced through the group’s FaceBook page, Columbus Metropolitan Quilters.

CMQ meetings are held at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse Road, Columbus, OH 43229. (East of I-71 between Maize and Karl).  Click here for directions.

Join us at one of our monthly meetings — guests are always welcome! We hope you will join after attending two meetings.

More details about meetings and programs can be found in our monthly newsletter distributed to members by email.

Programs

May 20, 2025 – Meet Me At the Fair!
Penelope Mishne from the Franklin County Fair will help us prepare to enter quilts in this summer’s event (July 14-20)

June 17, 2025 – Ice Dyed Inspiration
Led by guest presenter Stephanie Sprinkle, this demonstration and trunk show will inspire you to consider adding ice-dyed fabrics to your quilting repertoire. Wonderful fabrics also will be available for purchase.

July 15. 2025 – Annual Picnic
Information to be announced

Monthly Sew-Ins

Calling all Quilters!  Want to have some fun hanging out and sewing with fellow Quilters?  Come join us on the second Saturday of the month for a sewing day. Bring your project and supplies plus a lunch or snack.  You can come all day or just a few hours, or just stop in to say Hi!  Ironing board and iron provided.  The hours are 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.  Check our Facebook page for last minute changes.

May 10, 2025
Whitehall Library
4445 E. Broad St.
Whitehall, OH 43213
Rooms 4-5, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

June 14,2025
Dublin Library
75 N. High St.
Dublin, OH 43017
Room 1, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

July 12, 2025
Hilliard Library
4500 Hickory Chase Way
Hilliard, OH  43026
Room 2A, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Quilt Shows

Quilt Spectacular 2026

March 13 – 14, 2026

Franklin County Fairgrounds
Edwards Building
5035 Northwest Parkway
Hilliard, OH 43026

Admission $6

This is our biennial show which includes:

• over 100 quilts made by our members (vote for your favorites)
• silent auction of little quilts and quilted items
• opportunity quilt
• vendors
• quilters’ boutique garage sale
• refreshments available

For more information, see our Quilt Shows page.
See photos of Quilt Spectacular 2024 on our Facebook Page

Inclement Weather

In the event of a meeting cancellation due to inclement weather, members will receive an e-mail or a phone call. Please call one of the CMQ officers if you have not been contacted and you have questions about whether the meeting is cancelled.

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