The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church, 200 Old Warren Road, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. Lunch will be brown bag and guests are always welcome, a spokeswoman said.
Members will display the folded star ornaments made during in July. The retreat committee will present an update on dates and locations for possible guild retreats.
Diane Craig will give a report on the lap quilt presentations and explain up coming community service projects.
Members with birthdays in August are asked to bring door prizes, which should be related to quilting or sewing. Show-and-tell, along with fat quarter and door prize drawings will be held after the business meeting. Members must be present for door prizes.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a fat quarter (18 by 22 inches) of 100 percent cotton. Purple is the color choice, but at any time, white, white-on-white or beige or beige-on-beige fabric is acceptable. The guild is also still collecting items for the local food pantries.
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The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild has an annual membership fee of $20. Anyone interested in learning the art of quilt making is welcomed to come, visit and become a member, according to a club spokeswoman. 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,” a spokeswoman said.