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How can I join the Omaha Quilters' Guild?
You can attend a
monthly meeting and join at the membership table when you first come in or
you can go to the
membership page on this
website and get an application there to mail in.
I want to get more involved
with OQG – maybe volunteer at the Quilt Show. Who can I talk to about
this?
If you have some
idea what committee you would like to serve on, you can contact the
committee chairman directly. If
you just want to help out, let the
membership
committee know.
When is the Quilt Show?
The annual quilt show is the first weekend in June. In
2008, it will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 6, 7 and 8th. Show
site to be announced. Check the
Quilt Show page for updates about the show.
What exactly is the Quilt
Show Challenge?
Each year, a member of the guild volunteers to "Challenge"
the rest of the guild to create a quilt or quilted item based on a set of
rules. The finished "Challenge" quilts are displayed at the quilt show
and creative ribbons are awarded by the Challenge Committee.
Does the Guild support
local charities?
Do we ever! We supported Breast Cancer Research with the
Tickled Pink Cruise, we support children who are
removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect with our
Children's Emergency Fund Project and we support
Hospice as well as donation of quilts through our
Helping Hands program and
Community
program.
When did
the OQG start and who was the first president?
The Guild was started in September 1975 and a history,
including a list of past presidents, can be found on the
History page.
Do we have a goal?
The
Omaha Quilters' Guild is dedicated to the appreciation of the art and the
craft of quiltmaking through education and participation.
I keep hearing about the Children’s Emergency Fund. What’s that all about?
The Guild's December meeting is dedicated to raising funds
and awareness of children who have been removed from their homes due to
abuse or neglect. Over a potluck dinner, we come together to give back
some of the blessings that we have received during the year. Funds and
donations from this event are delivered to Nebraska Children's Services the
day after our meeting. The events are covered in detail on the
Children's Relief Fund page.
What is a Rising Star
and when do they meet?
A Rising Star is anyone - new or old member - who wants to
know more about the Guild and about quilting techniques. They meet at
6:00 pm, just prior to the regularly scheduled Guild Meeting.
Want to know more?, click here.
I’m new to the guild and I’d like to find some friends, can you help me?
The Small Groups Committee
sounds like the answer for you. With over 400 members, we could never
ALL get together and quilt so there are lots of "small groups" of quilters
who meet to quilt and build friendships.
Who picks the vendors at
the quilt show?
Vendors send in applications for the booths we have available
(the application is available after the first of the year on the
Quilt Show page) and the Quilt Show Chairs and
Vendor Chairman select vendors based on type and variety of merchandise.
They try very hard to get as much variety as possible for show attendees.
Our show is highly regarded among the vendors and competition is great.
A final list of participating vendors will be posted on the
Quilt Show page once the contracts are finalized.
Why is
being tall so important to our Guild?
Well, frankly, because most of us are so short.
Every month we have a Show and Tell program that involves
displaying our newly finished quilts for the entire guild to
oooo and ahhhhh over. How can we see them if our "holders
and folders" are 5'2" tall? If you are 5'8" or taller, you
will find people smiling at you and offering you a seat up
front, close to the stage. Don't be bashful! The
"holders and folders" get a close up look at the quilts that
most of us will never have. Volunteer and we will be
forever in your debt.
How can I volunteer
for a OQG Board position?
Contact our
President.
She'll be glad to hear from you.
Why don’t we have
a ‘boutique’ at the Quilt Show?
We have had boutique's in the past but that pesky SALES TAX
problem made accounting difficult and profit was very small. It was
decided that we could make more money from the space if we rented it to a
vendor.
What is the online digest?
OQG200102 is a Yahoo Group. If
you are a member of the Guild, you can get membership to this group.
You can post messages on line and receive them via email as they come in or
as a daily "digest" that is delivered to your email once a day. It's a
great form of communication because it is immediate.
Does the Guild ever sponsor
bus trips?
OQG has sponsored bus trips the past
several year. They are usually in the early fall. Check
the website for upcoming trips.
I just want to
quilt. Do I have to do anything else?
Absolutely not. Each member gets as involved as they
want to be. At a minimum, if you attend the meetings you will get to
see a mini-quilt show each month with our
SHOW &
TELL and see speakers demonstrate quilting
techniques.
What is an “Opportunity Quilt”?
It's our annual Raffle Quilt but don't call it that.
Raffle sounds like gambling - Opportunity is, well Opportunity!
Tickets are on sale now and this years quilt is a beauty!
Take a look.
Why are
there pictures of other quilt shows on our website?
It turns out that some quilters are also very good with a
camera. They are nice enough to share the pictures they take at these
shows with us. As quilters, we all love quilts and we don't care where
the quilt shows are, we want to see the quilts.
Why doesn't the membership booklet include the discounts from Area
Merchants?
Answer
from a Digest Post by Dee Acklie, Guild President 2005-06:
“We have
found over the past year that several shops no longer gave the discount or
gave it sporadically.
You each
received a membership card when you got your membership booklet. Ask shops
if they honor a discount for quilt guild membership. One of the chain stores
which has always given me my OQG discount, when asked told us they did not
give nor is it company policy to give such a discount. I had received my
discount that very afternoon prior to the phone call.
Many of
the quilt shops have fabric cards or other means of collecting receipts.
Ask! All are more than willing to share their plan. I know I have a bevy of
those cards in my wallet. We are not trying to leave any one in the
dark-however it is difficult to say this discount exists when it is not
consistent.”
What if it
is snowing - do I come to the meeting anyway??
Our official policy is that if District 66 Schools are closed - we won't
have a meeting. We've cancelled meetings very few times in 30 years
but it does happen. Listen to KFAB (1110 am) for school closings.
If for some reason, it starts accumulating after District 66 closes, check
the Digest or the website for an announcement. Bottom line - be safe.
I have been trying for several weeks
to get in on the Online Digest and it always just says my membership is
pending. How can I get on?
When applying for membership in OQG200102 please state your full name on
the Yahoo form. Only OQG members are in this group. Every name is
checked to make sure it is on the current OQG membership list. If
you only give us your YahooID and email, we can't contact you. If
you are having problems getting on the list, please contact the
list-owner or the
webmaster
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