The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild will meet at 9:30 a.m. May 21 at First Baptist Church, 6501 S. Hazel St.
The program will be presented by Kim Bradley on “How to Stop Bleeding,” according to a news release.
Reports will be given on the recent overnight retreat, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Day of Service, and the guild’s participation at the Home and Garden Show. A No-Bake Bake Sale will also be held as a fundraising event.
Show-and-tell, along with fat quarter and door prize drawings will be held after the business meeting.
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Members with a birthday during the month of May are asked to bring a door prize which should be related to quilting or sewing. Door prizes are given out at the end of the meeting, and all winners must be present.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a fat quarter (18 by 22 inches) of 100 percent cotton for the monthly fat quarter drawing. Masculine prints are the featured fabric for May. At any time white or white on white is also acceptable.
The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild has an annual membership fee of $20. Anyone interested in learning the art of quilt making is welcome to come, visit and become a member, according to a club spokesman. Membership is open to all who are interested in quilting, no prior experience is needed.
The purpose of the guild is to insure the continuity of the craft by teaching the techniques of quilting and to encourage and promote an interest in quilting to the public.
“Come and join us. What you don’t know about quilting, we can teach and what you know about quilting, we can learn,” according to the spokesman.