History and Facts about our Guild

History

In October, 1975, the Omaha Squares Quilt Club and the Prairie Quilters merged membership and resources to become the Omaha Quilters Guild.  Approximately twenty-five women met monthly and even held workshops in each other’s homes, teaching such skills and sharing as many ideas as were had by anyone.  Carol Uebner served a two-year term as the group’s first president, and the new guild grew rapidly.  (Dues were originally only $3 per year!)

Our first quilt show was held in the spring of 1978.  The first newsletter followed on March 20, 1979, and the library was established during the 1981-82 guild year.  In 1986 talented OQG members designed and began to construct our own “area quilt,” with its official naming and unveiling ceremony held in May, 1987.

We were incorporated in January, 1988, and received our 400^th member during our April 1994 meeting.  As one of the largest organizations in our state devoted to ‘”the appreciation and preservation of quilts and the perpetuation of the art and the craft of quiltmaking through education and participation,” the Omaha Quilters Guild continues its commitment in bringing you wonderful programs, exciting annual quilt shows, and the fellowship that makes all the rest possible. 

Member Information

Some people admire and collect quilts.  Others enjoy the art of designing and constructing the quilt itself.  Whatever your interest in quilting may be, the Omaha Quilters Guild has a place for you.  Paid members have the opportunity to attend the monthly meetings, take part in the lectures and workshops, receive the monthly newsletter, check our books from the library, join one of the many small quilting groups, and enter quilts in the yearly quilt show.  There are various philanthropic endeavors that the guild participates in as well.  There is an annual retreat with the Lincoln guild, and we have also taken quilting bus trips in the past.  Friendships are easily formed because of a common love of quilts.  We hope that you choose to join the Omaha Quilters Guild.  We hope you make many friends within our group.

Purpose

The Omaha Quilters Guild is dedicated to the appreciation of the art and the craft of quiltmaking through education and participation.

Past Presidents