The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church, 4200 Old Warren Road, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Guests are always welcome.
The guild will begin “learning” sessions highlighting different basic or specialty aspects of quilting. There will also be short programs each month where members may learn new techniques.
In February, the program will be “crazy nines” so members are encouraged to bring 9 fat quarters and learn to make “crazy nine” blocks from De Gasnier. Lunch will be brown bag, thus allowing more time for fellowship and time to work on the programs, according to a news release.
Show-and-tell, along with fat quarter and door prize drawings will be held after the business meeting.
Members with a birthday in February 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. Also, the guild is continuing to collect items for the local food pantries.
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Everyone is encouraged to bring a fat quarter (18 by 22 inches) of 100 percent cotton. At any time, white, white-on-white or beige or beige-on-beige fabric is accepted.
The Pine Bluff Quilter’s Guild has an annual membership fee of $20 due this month. Anyone interested in learning the art of quilt making is welcome to 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 Pine Bluff Quilter’s 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 spokesman said.