Pilger & Beaver Crossing Quilt Deployments

On Sunday, May 11, 2014, a tornado hit Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. 16 homes were destroyed and 22 homes sustained major damage. The Omaha Modern Quilt Guild began our effort to collect quilts for the residents of Beaver Crossing. On June 16, 2014, twin tornadoes caused extensive damage in the town of Pilger, Nebraska, and our guild extended its efforts to also collect quilts for Pilger residents. Many quilt shops generously served as drop-off sites for quilts. AccuQuilt let us use their amazing design studio to hold sew-ins to make quilts and allowed us to store donated quilts in their warehouse. Over a period of approximately 4 months, we collected over 600 quilts and afghans.

On Friday, September 12, 2014 and Saturday, September 13, 2014, members deployed to Pilger, Nebraska to sort and distribute quilts to residents.

On Saturday, October 25, 2014, we deployed to Beaver Crossing to distribute quilts to those that had been affected by the May 11 tornado.

Quilts ready to be distributed.

Just a few of the residents with their new quilts.

There is a long list of individuals and organizations to thank for their help with our efforts including the members of the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild, Lincoln Quilters Guild, Cottonwood Quilters Guild,Omaha Quilters Guild, AccuQuilt,Quilts for Kids, Quilts from the Bluffs,Omaha Project Linus, Nebraska State Quilt Guild, virtually every quilt shop between Omaha and Grand Island and countless quilters from several states who donated time, materials, support and quilts to make this all happen!

A HUGE thank you to Omaha Modern Quilt Guild President Lori Bain for her efforts in coordinating so many individuals and groups to make these deployments a huge success. We greatly appreciate the time and effort you put forth for this cause!

Flash Block Party!

The Omaha Modern Quilt Guild will be having a "Flash Block Party" to work on quilt blocks and quilts for Quilts for Beaver Crossing, Pilger & Beyond.

Saturday, July 2, 2014

1:15pm - 5pm

Sunshine Stitches

525 N. 155th Plaza

(Pepperwood Shopping Center

next to Baker's Supermarket)

Bring your orphan blocks, UFO's and quilt projects to work on for the quilt drive. An OMQG member has generously agreed to bring her AccuQuilt Go! to help us make blocks and quilts in a flash!

Hope to see you all there!

Quilts for Beaver Crossing & Beyond

Our hearts are breaking as storms have done extensive damage with fatalities in NE, OK, KS, MO, AR, MS & AL. We need the help of our incredibly generous quilting community to help us “Bring Hope & Encouragement to the Hurting” in these communities. The Quilts of Compassion Disaster Response Team has a deep passion to help those that have experienced tremendous loss and are hurting...which brings HOPE in the midst of suffering.

Quilts of Compassion, in conjunction with the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild will deploy August 13 -18, 2014 to deliver quilts to those impacted in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska and beyond. We lovingly deliver quilts DIRECTLY to those that have been impacted by the storms. Many have lost their homes and all of their possessions, many have lost their place of employment and many have been injured or lost a family member or friend. It is truly heartbreaking.

We are accepting quilts of all sizes for men, woman, children and infants. They may be quilted or tied. If you enjoy crocheting or knitting, we can certainly use afghans of all sizes too.

Please search your stash of quilts and afghans for donation to help your friends, relatives and neighbors here in Nebraska and Iowa. A complete and current list of donation spots can be found here. A huge thank you to the shops that have agreed to be drop-off sites.

Aside from donating quilts, how can you help?

• Visit and like the Quilts for Beaver Crossing & Beyond facebook page. Share our page. Help spread the word about this cause.
• Visit and like the Quilts of Compassion facebook page. This organization does amazing work across the country to bring hope and healing to those affected by disasters.
• Spread the word via social media (instagram, facebook, twitter, etc). #quiltsforbeavercrossing
• Check back here and the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild facebook page for upcoming volunteer opportunities and sew-ins.

Thank you in advance for your help in this huge endeavor!

National Quilting Day Event at Accuquilt

The Omaha Modern Quilt Guild will be the guest of  Accuquilt Saturday, March 15th fom 12p - 4p.  A tour of the Accuquilt facilities (8843 S 137th Circle Omaha, NE 68138)  followed by access to the Accuquilt studio for sewing and quilting fun!   We will have access to a variety of dies for cutting, be able to tour the Eleanor Burns display and a make and take project will be available.  The tour starts promptly at 12:15 so please be sure to be there a bit early.  This event is open to all, members and non-members of the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild.  If you plan to attend, please RSVP below so that we have an approximate head count. 

RSVP Form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HRYNT8iblqMoWdos9RnYm_eiAJv4Q-UkRyv6CtM9ctA/viewform


Please also visit our Facebook page and join our open group to stay up to date on events!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/322009561220704/


You can also visit the Accuquilt webpage to view all of their fabulous time saving and creative dies, patterns and projects at http://www.accuquilt.com/

Charity Sew Down Reminder - note the new location

Quick reminder of our charity Sew Down this Saturday, September 28, 2013 11A - 4P.  Be sure to note the change of location to the Saddlebrook Library 14850 Laurel Ave., Omaha, NE 68116.   This is just off 144th & Fort and is attached to the Saddlebrook Elementary School. 

We have a fun new project to make quick quilts using a scrappy Quilt As You Go (QAYG) method of string quilts.  Not to worry if QAYG is new to you because it is quick, easy and fun!  We will provide the demo for this method along with precut pieces of the backing and batting.  These blocks work up very quickly and should allow us to quickly complete charity quilts for donation to those in need.   (Check out the sneak peak below...)

Please bring your usual BS (basic supplies) including your machine (and power cords and pedal foot - just sayin' in case some of *us* might leave these behind occasionally...), piecing thread, scissors,  etc...  If you have a walking foot for your machine it would be helpful, but not a must.  Please scour your scrap bins for scraps and fabric you might wish to use and donate.  This project uses strips of varying widths from 1" - 3" of cotton fabrics.  If you have any fun variegated thread to use in your bobbin (this will show on the back of the quilts) these would be great to bring along as well.

Of course, we will have some sort of treats as well.  Am considering trying a new copycat recipe of Starbucks Lemon loaf...  Haven't done a test run yet so that could be dicey!  Hope to see you Saturday!  And remember, this is open to all quilters who wish to do some charity sewing, not just members of the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild so feel free to bring a buddy!

BOC Sew Down #2

Just a quick reminder about the Beads of Courage Sew Down this Saturday, August 24, 2013 @ the Millard Public Library (13214 Westwood Lane) from 12:30pm - 5:30pm. It's a great way to sew for a very worthy cause and meet up with guild members. Feel free to join us for some or all of the afternoon! All are welcome and supplies and instructions will be available.

some reminders. . .

Greetings OMQG members!

A few notes about our upcoming meeting on Tuesday, August 6th, 7pm at A Quilting Place Omaha (11019 I Street). It is an important meeting as we will be voting on the bylaws previously posted and electing officers / directors. You will find a link posted below to the nomination form for the officer / director roles if would like to be nominated or would like to nominate another (with their permission, of course), along with a link to the description of the roles. Feel free to submit the form electronically or print a copy and bring it with you to the meeting.

• Officer / Director Responsibilities
• Officer / Director Nomination Form

We are also asking that all members who are planning to attend the OMQG Quilt Retreat August 9, 10 & 11 at Quilts and Other Notions in Creston, Iowa pre-register by our next meeting if possible. A link to the registration form is posted below. Pre-registering will help us plan for activities, treats, door prizes, etc... We hope many of you will be able to attend some or all of the retreat. You are welcome to attend any time starting at 8am on Friday August 9. The retreat closes at 3pm on Sunday, August 11. It is a short 2 hour drive from Omaha. The retreat is only $30 and there will be lots of fun demos and collaboration. Treat yourself to a few days of quilting and fun!

• Quilt Retreat Registration Form

Hope to see you all at the meeting!

Thanks to everybody who was able to attend our first Sew Down on 7/13--eight participants were able to make 28 bead bags for Beads of Courage!

If you were unable to attend, we will have other sewing opportunities in the future. You can also make bags on your own using the Beads of Courage bead bag tutorial or Lori's tutorial. If you do make some bead bags, please bring them to our next meeting on August 6.

proposed bylaws

Below you will find a link to the proposed bylaws for the OMQG. We understand these may not be perfect and cover every possible situation, however, following the statutes required and practices and experiences of other guilds, this document was drafted. We will be voting on the passage of these bylaws at our next meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 7pm at A Quilting Place (11019 I Street). We wanted to be sure anyone who desired had the opportunity to review the proposed bylaws and provide feedback. 

Upon passage of bylaws, we will then proceed with the elections of officers / directors. We will be posting general descriptions of what each officer will be responsible for managing. We encourage each of you to consider running for office. Our guild has many members with great talents who can contribute to making the OMQG a dynamic organization. All are welcomed and encouraged to throw your hat in the ring. We need a diverse board and that means we need your input. Please consider running for office or serving on a committee. Sharing your talents will help the guild grow!

Click here to read the proposed bylaws.

Beads of Courage Sew Down!

At our July guild meeting last night, a member shared a great charity opportunity--making fabric bags for Beads of Courage. We will be getting together on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Millard Public Library (13214 Westwood Lane) from 9am to 12:30pm to sew bags. You can find instructions for making the bags here, so gather up your sewing machine and supplies and join us on Saturday 7/13! (If you are planning on attending, please leave a comment on this post so we can have an idea of how many people to expect.)

For more information....

Beads of Courage Sewdown Flyer