The Heart of the Hills Quilt Guild was organized on May 9, 1999.
Seven ladies gathered to discuss having a quilt group in Hill City to be named the Heart of the Hills Quilt Guild.  We held the first Great Black Hills Quilt Show and Sale on Sept. 10, 2000. 

The charter members were:  Lou Schuelke, Sherryl Alexander, Sheila (Alexander) Gillespie, Valorie Begeman, Betty Dahlin, Cathy Teeslink, and Peggy Timms. 

The quilt show was renamed the Hill City Outdoor Quilt Show and Sale in 2004.