Community Outreach

Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild


Harmony House

In 1997, OPQG accepted a request from the Family Violence Center to decorate a room at Harmony House, (a newly-acquired building at that time). Harmony House provides a safe environment for abused women and their children. After decorating our assigned room, our members chose Harmony House as a priority recipient of the guild’s ongoing community outreach efforts. Throughout the year, guild members generously donate money and numerous other items to meet the needs of the women and children who reside at Harmony House.

Newborns in Need

Donation quilts are a huge part of what we do at OPQG.  Our Baby Quilts effort is under the Community Quilts umbrella. Quilts are made and donated to the Springfield, Mo., chapter of Newborns in Need. The quilts are baby-themed, approximately 36″ square and are a fast, fun project for anyone who has even just a little time to sew.


Quilts of Valor

The Patriotic Piecemakers have Quilt of Valor Award Ceremonies several times a year.  Veterans are nominated for these awards by family and friends through the QOVF.org website or by contacting qov@ozarkpiecemakers.com.  Members of the Patriotic Piecemakers and OPQG make Quilts of Valor based on the standards established by the Quilts of Valor Foundation.  These quilts are then awarded to veterans during one of the ceremonies held during the year.  Each quilt is made with love and respect for a Veteran or Active-Duty Service Man or Woman to say “Thank You” for the service they have unselfishly provided to our country.

Operation Squad Car

We partner with local law enforcement agencies by making child-size quilts for children who are taken into protective custody. This program provides officers with a quilt that’s made with loving care that they can give a child to keep for their own. Quilts are typically packaged with a small plush toy and include a note from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department explaining the quilt was made with love by the Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild and toy and protective care are from the officers.


Doll Quilts for Crosslines

Each year, between 300 and 500 small quilts (15” to 30” square or rectangular) are made and donated by OPQG members.  These quilts are paired with a doll or plush toy by Crosslines Community Outreach volunteers and distributed through the Crosslines Holiday Toy Store.