Welcome!
Browse through this site and you will find a wide range of information about the Nebraska State Quilt Guild. If you’re not already a member, we hope you will join us! As a member, you will receive our newsletter six times a year, either the paper version, or the online version (your choice). You will also be supporting the community outreach programs of the guild. Two of our most popular programs are the regional Quilt Gatherings we sponsor and the Library Project, where we donate a quilting book to every public library in the state every year.Click here for a membership form.
New Online Quilt Database
The Nebraska State Historical Society’s collection of over 400 Nebraska quilts are now searchable and available for viewing on the web through an online database. Just type “quilt” into the search box to see all the items or enter more specific terms depending on your needs.
Nebraska State Fair – Aug 27 through Sep 6, 2010
Winners have been announced!
You will find the list of awards at http://statefair.org/fair/competitions/results.asp
Click on "Quilt Results"
The Friends of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum presents
"A Night at the Museum....Destination South Asia"
Experience the sights, sounds, tastes and textiles of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh with Friends.
There will be special Exhibition Tours, Bollywood Dance Lessons, Shisha Mirror Demonstrations, Sari Tying Lessons, a South Asia Travelogue and Exotic Appetizers to sample.
Join your Friends as we FUNdraise at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum
at 33 & Holdrege in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Friday, September 17 6:00 to 8:00 pm $25 per person
Please make checks payable to IQSC Friends,
mail your reservations to PO Box 21936, Lincoln NE 68542 by September 1st.
If you have any questions please contact Dianne Thomas at dduncanthomas@cox.net or at 402-390-9490.
We hope to see you all there for a very special evening.
“Stars Across Nebraska ... and beyond”
“Stars Across Nebraska ... and beyond” was unveiled Saturday evening at QuiltNebraska 2010. This 70” x 90” quilt was made by friends of our incoming president, Susan Weber for our 2011 raffle quilt. Jan Stehlik from Dorchester and Bonnie Kucera from Hickman collaborated on the design and creation of this wonderful quilt.
Susan’s goal had been to honor Sara Dillow, first president of NSQG, and thought that one of Jan’s angel designs would be perfect. Jan and Bonnie felt that honoring Sara was fine, but the angel theme would be too limiting in terms of mass appeal and ticket sales. So, in Sara’s book, “Repiecing the Past”, they found the picture of Kathy Murphy’s “Amber Waves of Grain” with its use of the Nebraska block. That would honor both Sara Dillow and 25 years of NSQG. This Nebraska block quilt was made modern by the color choices of tans, greens, raspberry and purples.
The quilt back has 25 floating stars, representing 25 years of quilting and camaraderie. There are paths between the stars that could represent those friends who may no longer be with us, or opportunities for new friends to join our lives. Rich O’Hare from the Cosmic Cow did the machine quilting which adds to the visual motion of the quilt.
Vicky Skuodas can be reached at
431 E 11th St., Crete, NE 68333
402-826-5008
gs20937@windsteam.net
A Call for Quilt Entries
We received this note from Teri Quinn:"The Laurtizen (Omaha) Botanical Gardens is going to have a quilt show in conjunction with their annual mum show. The IQSC will be involved, and we want to reach as many quilters as we can in the state to ask them to send in pictures of their best botanical quilts to be considered for this JURIED show. We are also looking for vendors who can offer high quality, ready made fiber goods for sale. We'll also have quilt shops as vendors."
Click here for more information.