Member's Stories
Quilted by my grandma, Gertie Thomas Knutson, Cozad, Nebraska – date unknown – probably 1930’s or 1940’s. She used the quilt as a show piece for company. I have had the quilt since 1976. My aunt, Bessie Hutchinson, give it to me.
--FPQG member, Genie McQuade
Size: approx. 65” x 73”
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Guild History
On a cold February night in 1983, a group of 10 women gathered to see if there would be any interest in forming a quilting guild. By October of 1983, several landmarks had been reached. The constitution and by-laws had been written and the Guild had become incorporated as a non-profit organization.
Our first quilt show was in 1985 at the Roper Mountain Science Center. We had wonderful shows in 2004, 2006 and 2008 at the Morningside Baptist Church on Pelham Road, and our next show will be there again in the spring of 2010.
We have grown to include raising money, making quilts, or supplying much needed necessities for such wonderful charities as the as the Ronald McDonald House, Rosewood Women's Shelter, The Children's Trauma Center and the Cancer Center.
Three words used to describe the Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild:
Inspiration - The talents of our guild members serve as inspiration for growth and self-expression to other members.
Dichotomy - The nuances of differences between the members create a masterpiece scrap quilt of personalities.
Horizon - We're stretching to the future by expanding our imagination and our goals.
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