On March 8, 2020, the Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild had a full house to witness veterans receive a Quilts of Valor. We were blessed with three men who served in WWII, three men from the Korean conflict, 12 men and one woman who served during the Vietnam conflict, and two …
A Featherweight Kind of Day
The little Singer Featherweight is one popular machine with many OPQG members. The pictures below were taken during the December 2019 Featherweight meeting. The room is packed with members, machines, and fun! The show-and-tell was simply amazing. For more information about the Featherweight group, click HERE.
2019 Christmas Party
Food, fun, and a fabulously good time is what the 2019 OPQG Christmas party was all about. A big thank you goes to members at large Janis Goetz, Wanda Coffelt, Vicki Brunk, and Janice Woodring, as their organization and enthusiasm created a wonderful time for everyone. They collected numerous door …
December Education
Joanne Simonson was our instructor for December’s education class—Four-Patch Posies. Joanne made it easy to turn yardage (some fabric was not very pretty) into fabulous blocks. Wow is all that can be said about the wonderful creations made by quilters in her class. This technique is a great way to …
Sizzlin’ Sixties Class
When you take a class from one of our program speakers, finishing a class project can be truly rewarding. Here is Janis Goetz’s version of the Merry Go ‘Round quilt. This quilt is based on projects from the Sizzlin’ Sixties book by Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka’s Treasures. Our speaker, …
Dorothy Fann’s Trunk Show
Our own OPQG member, Dorothy Fann, gave a trunk show of feed sack quilts for our September 2019 meeting. Those old sacks can truly become some charming quilts! If you are unsure what feed sacks are, below is a little history. Initially, farm and food products were shipped in barrels. …
Baby Quilt Sew-In
The Baby Quilt Group Chairs Sandy Sutton and Bobbi Thorne had been busy cutting and organizing baby quilt kits for the Sew-In held on January 10, 2020. Fourteen sewing machines were humming along for the day-long event. Some members stopped by and picked up kits to be sewn at home. …