The Prairie Pioneer Quilters were organized in August of 1986 to encourage an appreciation 
of the art of quilting by providing educational meetings, travel, fellowship and the promotion
 of a variety of quilting activities.  

Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, August through May (except December).  

St. Leo's Catholic Church
2410 South Blaine Street
Grand Island, NE
Prairie Pioneer Quilters
Grand Island, Nebraska
   2020 - 2021 PPQG Officers / Committee Chairs:

   President: Janice Stuhmer
   Vice President: Tina Johnson
   Secretary:  Mahria DePaolo
   Treasurer:  Libby Mader
   Treasurer's Assistant:  Vanessa Green
   Parlamentarian:  Missy Lemons
   Membership:  Anita Polansky, Sandi Griepenstroh
                          Carol Phillips
   Librarian:  Donnise Larsen 
   Historian:  Beth Engler
   Programs:  Sandi Griepenstroh, Natalie Meyer
   Courtesy:  Pam Ogden
   Publicity:   LInda Lesiak
   Newsletter:  Penni Jensen
   Community Projects: Susie Powell, Kay Knowles
​   Website:  Vicki Bartels
   Yearbook: Lisa Foglesong
Next Meeting:

Thursday, May 13

No Quilt School 

Meeting:  7:00 p.m.
Suzanne Milbourn, an award-winning State Fair quilter and her sister, Carmen Ostrander will have a trunk show and talk with the group about what it takes to make a great entry for the fair at this month's meeting.

2021 Calendar of Events

July 15, 2021:    Art in the Park, Stolley Park, 9:00 - 5:00.

July 22-25, 2021:   NSQG Quilt Nebraska, Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE

Aug 12, 2021:   Kelly Laugenbach from the Omaha and the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guilds.  She does a lot of teaching in the Kansas City area and will be doing a class for us on Posh Santa, which uses the Quick Curves Mini Ruler.  Cost of the class will be $25, and participants will nee a pattern and the Quick Curves mini ruler.  

October 8 - 9, 2021:  Threads Across Nebraska featuring quest quilter, Scott A. Flanagan and a merchant mall will be at the Exposition building on the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney.