FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPRINGFIELD, MO, USA— Marcia Clark, board chair of Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild, announces a first-of-its-kind, Quilter’s Bazaar. The event will take place at the OPQG facility located at 2738 S Campbell Ave., Springfield, Mo, 65807, in the Village Shopping Center, on September 25-26, 2020, from 9:00 am …
Janet Brandt
Janet Brandt learned about beautiful things from her mother. Everything from fashion to furniture, her mother taught her a classic and elegant approach. From her father, she learned the value of good craftsmanship. From her Gramma, she learned to hook rugs. As a teen, Janet started in fashion display and …
Ricky Tims
Born in a North Central Texas prairie town, Ricky Tims is often asked, “What in the world made you start quilting?” His quilt story begins before he was born with his Granny and a brand new Sears Kenmore sewing machine. Ricky spent a lot of time with his grandparents growing …
July Baby Quilt Sew-In
After being on hiatus for many weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was wonderful to get back together to sew at the guild. It was a smaller group than normal, only nine. However, everyone wore a mask, kept social distance guidelines in mind, and still created some beautiful quilts during …
Alex Anderson
June Featured Author Many members of our guild credit Alex Anderson for getting them hooked on quilting. Her inspiration and love of quilting began in 1978 when she completed her Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. Alex Anderson has an art degree from San Francisco State University, is the host of HGTV’s …
Amazon Smile
OPQG is now part of AmazonSmile! Your prices on Amazon stay the same but OPQG will receive a donation of every qualified purchase. How does AmazonSmile work? When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from over one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or …
AQS Guild Buzz with Bonnie
We were excited to be part of Guild Buzz with Bonnie, a Facebook live event that featuring Bonnie Browning from the American Quilters Society interviewing our own Mary Loker. Here’s the video from that event.
Gwen Marston
Like many of us, Gwen Marston became inspired to make quilts while viewing an exhibit of antique quilts in a museum (sometime in the 1970s). As most quilters do, she started learning the art of quilting by making quilts from traditional patterns passed down through generations. In 1990, Gwen began …
Barbara Brackman
April Featured Author Barbara Brackman has been crazy about fabric since she was a child. During the 1950s, she spent a lot of time watching old movies on television, and while watching, she kept her hands busy by embroidering dishtowels. Barbara became interested in quilt patterns in the 1960s while …
Karla Alexander
Our OPQG library includes five titles from author Karla Alexander. Make plans to check them out at the next guild meeting! Dynamic Quilts with Easy Curves (the topic is curved piecing) published 2012 New Cut for New Quilts (the topic is patchwork quilting) published in 2006 Stack a New Deck …