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. Save the Date! 8/27/2024 Piecing Skill-Builder Class - Tips and Tools to Increase Your Accuracy For: All levels of experience. If you have struggled with making your blocks finish at the size intended, your points don't match or the tips are cut off, this class is for YOU!! Whether a beginner or one who has quilted for years, join us if you want to learn tips and tools to improve your piecing and ways to troubleshoot problems. We will explore the techniques while making at least two blocks of the pattern 2M. Watch for more details in the next Prairie Piecemakers newsletter. Techniques: Required: Fabric quality/preparation 2M Pattern: $2.50 Pattern Reading Cutting Sewing 1/4" seams Pressing Prairie Piecemakers P.O. Box 1202 Fremont, NE 68026-1202 Facebook - Prairiepiecemakersfremont |
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