Our Guest Speaker is Karen Combs and she will also be teaching a couple of classes.  Get a sneek-preview of the classes that will be offered during the retreat by clicking the link below.

 

Block Contest All retreat attendees are eligible to enter. This is a viewer choice block made by contestants. Theme and size vary with retreat. It is usually no more than 16 inches in size. We offer vender bucks for top 3 choices of viewers. First place is $25 in vender bucks Second place is $15 in vender buck Third place is $10 in vender bucks

Block Lottery All retreat attendees are eligible to enter. Theme varies with retreat and is a 12 1/2 inch unfinished block. You may enter as many as you wish. Blocks are divided into 1 or more packets (depending on number of entries). A drawing is held and the winners each receive a packet

• Retreats are held each year, one in the Spring and one in the Fall.  The retreats are held in different parts of Oklahoma.

• At the retreat a short business meeting conducted by OSQO officers brings the membership up-to-date on activities across the state.

• A program is presented at each retreat by a nationally recognized quilt teacher.

• Quilting classes are taught by the national teacher and our own Oklahoma quilt experts.

• “Show and Share” is always an eagerly awaited segment of OQSO retreats for it is then that members share their completed quilts.  The quilts are always exciting and inspiring.

• Quilt vendor booths are open during each retreat selling everything from fabric to patterns and all of the latest quilting notions.

The highlight of our year, the retreats enables quilting friends to gather for a relaxed weekend of sharing and learning.  The natural beauty of the surroundings and the delicious food at the Oklahoma Lodges provide the perfect setting for classes, exhibits, skits, shopping and more!

Our Spring Retreats are held at Western Hills Resort on the lake of Ft. Gibson in Wagoner, OK.   For more information on Western Hill, you can visit their website at Oklahoma State Parks.

Our Fall Retreats are held in the beautiful setting of Lake Murray State Park located in Southeastern Oklahoma on the shores of Lake Murray, Ardmore, Oklahoma.  For more information on Lake Murray State Park you can visit their website at Oklahoma State Parks.

A nationally known quilt teacher is brought to our state each Spring and Fall to share the latest techniques.  The price of the classes are kept low.  Through programs and displays, OQSO encourages members and the public to preserve information about their quilts and instructs them in appropriate preservation techniques.