March 30, 1982 was the founding meeting for the Prairie Piecemakers Quilt and Needlework Guild in Fremont. We are an active quilt guild with 97 members from Fremont, Arlington, Cedar Bluffs, Omaha, Elkhorn, Blair, Bennington, North Bend, Valley, Yutan, Ashland, Hooper, Ames, Union and West Point.
Upcoming Events and Programs
Prairie Piecemakers to Show 15 Quilts at Aldrich House May through August The Aldrich House Quilt Exhibit runs Wednesday, May 22 through Sunday, August 25, 2024, at 204 East F Street in Elmwood, Nebraska. The theme is a Mother Nature’s Quilt Show. The house is open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. Quilts in the Garden Monday, June 24, 2023, 6:30pm Louis E. May Museum 1643 N Nye Avenue, Fremont The program will begin at 7:00 pm and will feature beautiful quilts made by our guild members. We will take the quilts off the bed and hold them up like we do for show & tell during guild. We will read a story about the quilt as it is shown. The Quilts in the Garden event is open to Prairie Piecemakers members. Tickets are $5.00 and limited to 100. After the first 60 tickets are sold, we will open the event to friends and guests. Proceeds go to the May Museum. April Salad Supper, Garage Sale & Challenge Project Monday, April 29, First Lutheran Church Fremont 6:30 PM to For the Salad Supper members are to bring one food item based on the first letter of their last names. Salads should serve 8 to 10 people.
For the Garage Sale, please package up and price your items. Package fabrics into clear plastic bags to make it easier for picking up during the sale. Items can include, yardage, fat quarters, cakes, charms, etc. as well as books and patterns. You may also consider sewing notions, thread or any other items used in quilting or any type of needlework. Please price everything in $.25 increments for ease in making change. If the items do not sell, please make sure you pick them up and take them home!!! Proceeds will be used by the guild at the discretion of the steering committee. Gentle Reminder – April is the Challenge Project If you haven’t completed your fabric postcard, please do so and bring it to the April meeting for your recipient. If you've received a fabric postcard please bring it to the April guild meeting. The postcards will be judged with prizes for first and second place. Prairie Piecemakers P.O. Box 1202 Fremont, NE 68026-1202 Facebook - Prairiepiecemakersfremont |
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