Oklahoma
The Sooner State

Oklahoma, the Sooner State State flower: Mistletoe State tree: Redbud State capital: Oklahoma City State bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher To do the tourist thing, call 1-800-652-6552 Click here for books on Oklahoma State Quilts
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• Altus
  Southwest Oklahoma Quilters Guild. We have about 40 members who pay $15.00 a year dues (over 70 yrs. free). We meet at 1:00 on the first Thursday of the month at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Altus. We have a block of the month drawing, fat quarter drawing, instructional programs, workshops, trips, quilting bee, and annual charity projects. Contact xmas74@hughes.net for more info.
• Anadarko
  Oklahoma Prairie Quilters Guild,  Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm at the Presbyterian Church corner of Broadway and West third in Anadarko. The guild has 30 members. Dues are $12.00 per year. Exciting programs including local and guest speakers, show and tell, secret pals, charity quilts. Guests welcome, come quilt with us! For more info contact Bernadine, Liz, or Terry at 405-247-7377 or e-mail apex@tanet.net
• Atoka
  Pieces 'n Patches Quilt Guild. We average 15-20 members who pay $15 per yr in dues, $10 after June for new members. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at the PSO Building in Atoka. Annual activities: Quilt Guild show, 2 donation quilts for local charities, 2-3 quilt show trips. Monthly meeting activities: Show and Tell, Secret Pal block, focus fabric block, Christmas BOM, demonstration, and pot luck lunch.  Louisa Betts lrranch@atokaspeedynet.net
• Bartlesville
  Jubilee Quilters' Guild, Inc. meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at the First Church of the Nazarene at 9:30 am. We are a national Guild, 100 members strong. Guests are welcome.
• Claremore
  Country Fare Quilters' Guild. We have about 80 members. We meet at 9:45am on the fourth Thursday of the month at St. Cecelia's in Claremore. We have a challenge block format that makes up our donation quilt each year. We make quilts for charity and we have a show each year. We also have a Bee group that meets at 10:00am on the second Thursday each month at St. Cecelias'. Contact Carol at CarJanT@aol.com.
• Clinton
  Western Oklahoma Quilters Guild. We have about 75 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet the 4th Monday of each month at 7pm except in December (no meeting). At 10 am each meeting day, we sew either on our own projects or one for guild, your choice. We have different projects going every year, have great programs, and continue to sew baby quilts for the women's shelter as an ongoing project. We sponsor a local quilt show in the even years.
• Cushing
  Piecemakers of Cushing meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00p.m. at Mila's Fabrics. We have many block exchange projects, Secret sister and most of all we just have a lot of fun. Dues are $12.00 per year.
• Duncan
  Stitching Memories Quilt Guild. We have about 47 members who pay $15 a year in dues. The guild members meet at 6:00 PM on the third Monday of the month at the Duncan Senior Citizens' Center, 1110 North 7th. Since we were recently formed in March of this year, we are in the process of creating a country store to sell quilting notions at the meetings or events, preparing for a December Holiday Tea at a local historical site, and most importantly, getting ready to celebrate Oklahoma's Centennial in 2007 with a centennial quilt made by members. Contact quilt_girl@sbcglobal.net for more information.

• Edmond Quilt Guild is a relatively new guild in the central part of Oklahoma. We meet the third Tuesday of each month and have 125 to 150 members. Our charity quilts are donated to local organizations and range from placemats for Mobile Meals to lap quilts for foster children. We do a variety of fun things that have included block lotteries, challenge quilts, fashion shows and quilter's garage sale. Alice Kellogg WonderLand48@cox.net

• Enid
  Cherokee Strip Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets at 7:00pm on the third Monday of the month at Central Christian Church, 1111 W. Broadway in Enid. We have block of the month drawing, show and share, community service projects, workshops and speakers. Contact Shirley Sims, ssims@fullnet.net

• Eufuala
  Piecemakers Quilters Guild Eufaula, Oklahoma This is an organization made up of people with a similar interest: fine quilt-making. We meet once a month, on the 3rd Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Our meeting place is the Highway 9 Community Center, 5 miles southeast of Eufaula, Oklahoma. Our sister guild, A Stitch in Time, meets the following Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m., at the Eufaula Public Library. We are very fortunate to have among our growing membership several master quilters---some have been making quilts for 50 years--- who freely share their art and craft of quilt-making. They provide inspiration and help to the rest of us. At our meetings we learn from one another and also from our guest teachers or speakers. Annual dues are only $15. This helps pay the expenses of the organization. If you are interested in becoming a member, this is your invitation to visit one of our meetings. You will be greeted by lots of friendly women eager to share their love of quilts and quilt making. Contact pbmartin@cwis.net
• Grove
  Grand Lake O'the Cherokees Quilt Guild. We have over 60 members who pay $10 a yer in dues. We meet at 10 am, on the first Friday of the month at the Grove Community Center in Grove. We offer classes and trips and a yearly donation quilt to benefit charities. We also have an annual quilt show in Grove over the fourth of July weekend. Contact glcquiltguild@charter.net or visit our website. 
• Guymon.
  Panhandle Piecers Quilt Club. We have about 25 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7:00pm on the last Thursday of the month at different members homes, or sometimes in Church Halls. We just finished a block of the month, which we may start again next year. We have a quilt show every 2 years, and our show is listed in the Quilt Show section of this site. Contact panhandlepiecers@hotmail.com   for more information.
• Lawton
  Wichita Mountains Quilt Guild, Inc. We have over 65 members. We met every second Monday at 7 pm. 1st Presbyterian Church, 13th and "A" Ave. Annual
  dues, progams or demonstrations every month, monthly newsletter, access to loan library, trips, classes, and projects to benefit charities. We sponsor a show every other year. Contact: WMQG, P.O. Box 7094, Lawton OK 73506 We are a NQA Chapter member with about 80 members of all ages.  Dues at $18.00 per year.  We have classes, block swaps and a Quilt Show every 2 years. 87 members from around S.W. Oklahoma. Founded November 1991. We have a quilt show every 2 years. For more information E-mail Beverly Martine
  quilt.nbee@yahoo.com
• McAlester
  Kiamichi Quilt Guild meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (refreshments prior to meeting at 6:00 p.m.) at the old High School, McAlester, OK. Our dues are $15 a year. We have programs each month, block of the month, sew and tell, secret pals, charity projects, and an annual quilt show. Contact McAlesterKQG@yahoo.com  or visit our website.
• Miami
  The Calico Quilters'Guild is only two years old and we already have 42 members, including one gentleman! Members pay $10 a year in dues. We meet the first Friday of each month at 6:00 pm, at the Community Room of The First National Bank & Trust Company of Miami. We have an annual Donation Quilt program to benefit charity organizations, special classes in quilting techniques and mimi-demonstrations, fat quarter challenges, a Secret Sister program, and we make and donate quilts and other items to local charity and crisis centers. We have a lively show and share session during our meetings. Visitors are always welcome to our meetings. For more information about our Guild visit our website. 
• Midwest City
  Mid-Del Stitchin' Sisters Quilt Guild. We have about 100 memberts who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the Douglas Bldv United Methodist Church in Midwest City. We have a block of the month swap, nickel squares swap, raffle quilts to benefit our charity endeavors. We have donated over 900 quilts to area shelters, family services, Tinker AFB, etc. since we formed in June 2004. Come join the fun. Contact matate10@yahoo.com or Mary Ann Tate 405 733 3310
• Minco
  The Minco Quilt Guild is "In Stitches" with around 30 members, dues are $12 for the year. The Guild meets the 3rd Friday of the month at the United Methodist Church off Highway 81 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. We meet to peice, quilt, and have fun. Contact darowe_3@msn.com for more information.

• Muldrow
  Kozie Quilters are a non-profit quilting bee of aprox 18 ladies from the community. The mission of our group is to make little 'Kozie Quilts" for children in need. We give quilts to the police department, school nurses, backpackprograms, and various other projects in the community of Sequoyah county. There are no dues required. We meet every Wednesday from 9:00am to 12:00noon at the Trinity Methodist Church in Muldrow, Ok. Once a month we have potluck and do fun projects. All levels of quilters are involved. We fund the projects by raffleing quilts yearly and obtaining local donations of money or fabric from the community people and businesses. We have made and donated over 400 quilts since our beginning in Sept 2001. The Kozie Quilters may be contacted via jennettabarrow@yahoo.com

• Muskogee
  Muskogee Area Quilters Guild meets at 7pm on the second Thursday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church, 5th and Broadway. Dues are $15.00 per year. An annual Quilt Show is held each April in conjunction with the Muskogee Azalea Festival. Reaching Out, a outreach program in the Guild makes quilts for children in crisis and/or need, meeting once a month they produce over 200 quilts a year. We also make Donation Quilts for organizations to use as Fund Raisers. Guests are welcome. Brenda Haxton
  sewsew7@suddenlink.net

• Newcastle
  The Newcastle Nightime Needlers Quilting Guild meets at 7:00 every Tuesday night at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church. The church is located about 1/4 mile South of Hwy 130 on Hwy 76. Dues are $15 a year. We work on Community Projects the 4th Tues of the month. Whenever there is 5 Tues. in a month we usually have a workshop. We have a quilt show every April. Contact Pmays90288@aol.com for more information
• Norman
  Norman Area Quilters Guild We have about 140 members, dues are $20.00 a year. We meet at 7:oo pm on the third Monday of the month at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church. We do block swaps, fat quarter raffles, programs and make donation quilts for local organizations. We have a quilt show every other year. Visit our website for more information.
• Oklahoma City
  Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 10 AM and 7 PM. We now have a membership of over 400 members. St. John's United Methodist Church at 1755 N. Meridian in Oklahoma City is the place where we meet for all activities of the guild. For more information visit our website or contact Linda Jones at Lintole@cox.net
• Okmulgee
  Okmulgee Quilters. Meets monthly on 3rd Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to noon, with a potluck lunch, at Town & Country Christian Church. Some members stay into the afternoon. Meetings are informal, with a show-and-tell, block of the month, and an occasional speaker. Visitors welcome.
• Owasso
  Trail End Quilters Guild started in Jan 2005.  We are currently meeting on the 4th Thursday of the Month at St Henry's Catholic Church. We meet at 6:30 til about 8:30. We have show and tell We also have several speakers through out the year. Dues are 20.00 a yr. Come and see what we are about. Visitors are welcome.  Debi Groom debiloves2quilt@cox.net
  
  Owasso Guild.  Our guild meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.. We meet at St Henrys Catholic Church At 86th St N & Hwy 169. We Formed out guild in Jan. 2005 we have 90 members & going strong we welcome any one to come & visit & join our guild. Our dues are $20.00 year. We have fat quarter frenzee every month we also exchange 6" blocks every month. we have quarterly workshops. We month workshop on the Egg Money Quilt.  Aryln Rippy silver12@cox.net
• Perry
  Cherokee Strip Quilter's Guild. We have about 25 members who pay $12 annually in dues.  Meetings are are held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the First Christian Church in Perry, 7th & Holly Streets.
• Ponca City
  PM Patches and Pieces Quilter's Guild. Meets the 4th Mon. of each month (except for May). We meet at 6:15pm for mimi-lesson and the meeting starts at 7pm. Cost is $10 to join for the quilt year. We are a fun, laid back group of quilters and quilter-wanna-be's! We have block of the month, challenges, workshops, stitch groups, yearly donation quilt raffle, etc. contact: lpatter@cableone.net  for more information

  Pioneer Area Quilters Guild meets the lst Monday of each month with business meeting starting at 12:30 p.m. Stitch and Assist begins at 10:30 a.m. Meetings are held at St. Paul's Methodist Church, Pecan and Hartford, Ponca City, OK

• Prague
  Heartland Quilters is dedicated to preserving the art of quilting. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Prague Art Center building, 7:00 p.m. The club offers a block of the month, fat quarter drawing, demo's and much more. Beginner to expert, join and be part of the fun.
• Pryor
  We are a non profit guild and have around 30 members, we meet the fourth Tuesday evening of each month at 7 pm at the Mayes County Fairgrounds Agriculture Center in the auditorium, east of Pryor on highway 20 to Elliott street go north and take an immediate right on old highway 20 , go east about 2 miles, and we are on your right, the south side of the road. In our November meeting we have pot luck and bring a gift to either exchange or play a game with. December there is no meeting. Membership dues are $12.00 per year. We have challenges, workshops,fat quarter's brought and drawn to see who will win them, and a quilt raffle. We also make quilts for the local DHS foster children. The children get to keep their quilts. Come join us. Each year we do something different. Come join us for lots of fun! Sandi sandipiatek@sbcglobal.net 
• Seminole
  Patchwork Quilters Seminole, Oklahoma Meeting is on the first Monday of the month Dues: None Contact: Elaine Nelson email L2432@yahoo.com
• Shamrock
  ArtQuiltersPuckerHillPiecers, Meet at The Shop,5 PM on Tues/Thurs, Other Meetings to be on different nights for UFO's ,Swap UFO's, Quilt Challenge and Secret Sisters. Dues N? Ya'll Come!!!  BelleJean  Xmaskiss2001@Yahoo.com 
• Shawnee
  Spinning Spools Quilt Guild of Shawnee Shawnee, Oklahoma Meetings are held first Thursday of the month Dues: $15.00 yearly Contact: Mary Bergsten email: bergsten@allegiance.tv 
  
  The Spinning Spools Quilt Guild The Spinning Spools Quilt Guild of Shawnee, OK was established in 1977. To date it has 100 members. 
• Stillwater
  Cimarron Valley Quilters' Guild (CVQG) meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Highland Park Methodist Church, 524 N. Stallard, Stillwater, OK. The day meeting is held at 10 a.m. and the evening meeting is held at 7 p.m. For more information write to CVQG at PO Box 1113, Stillwater, OK 74076 or email us at CVQG@yahoo.com. Dues are $20 yearly.
• Tulsa
  Green Country Quilters Guild. An educational, non-profit organization whose purpose is to stimulate an interest in quilts and promote the art of quilting in all its forms. We meet the 3rd Thursday every month at 7:00 PM and the following Friday at 9:45 AM at the Martin East Library, 2601 S Garnett Rd.
• Woodward
  Friendship Quilters Guild. We have 35 members who pay $20 a year in dues. we meet at 7 PM on the second Thursday of the month at the Woodward Senior Citizens Center. We have fat quarter swaps, block of the month projects, show and tell, quilt raffle. 

Trivia answer:  The Homestead Act of 1862 provided that a legal settler could claim 160 acres of public land, and those who lived on and improved the claim for five years could receive title.  The Land Run of 1889 began the process of disposing of these Unassigned Lands" which were offered to settlers through a series of "Land Openings" where newcomers initially competed for the land in horse races. People who entered the district illegally to lay claim to lands, before the designated entry time, were called "Sooners."