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PATCHES(AND(PIECES(
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February,)2017)
In#This#Issue#
Letter!From!the!President!
Officers!and!
Committee!Heads!
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Dear! Members,! Quilters,! Vicarious! Quilters,! Family,! and!
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Friends,!
Upcoming!
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Welcome,! how! did! it! get! to! be! the! end! of! January!
Workshops!and!
2017???!!Time!flies!whilst!you!are!quilting.!
Programs!
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So! far,! I! have! had! the! responsibility! of! making! the! painful!
decision! to! cancel! the! December! meeting/Holiday! party.! In!
the!midst!of!a!very!mild!winter,!that!night!was!awful.!!I!can't!
Busy!Bee!
apologize! for! putting! safety! first,! but!I! was! sorry!I!miss! the!
party.!!I!trust!everyone!had!a!blessed!holiday!season.!!
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We! just! had! our! second! annual! Saturday! workshop! with!
eight!(8)!participants...!!Thank!you!Kathie!Hudak,!it!was!time!
Recipes! !
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well! spent.! !Those! who! missed! it,! you! missed! a! great!
workshop.! !I! believe! we! will! go! back! to! weekday! only!
workshops.!
Another!good!tip...!
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The!Quilt!Show!is!coming!up,!it!will!be!here!sooner!than!I! I! tend! to! buy! solids! 2V4! yards! at! a! time!
think.!!We! need!everyone’s!help!to!make!it!a!success.!!We! when!they!are!on!sale.!!
have! a! wonderful! membership! and! our! show! is! always! Hope! to! see! you! at! the! next! workshop!
first!rate.!!Let!me!thank!you!in!advance!for!your!help,!oh!V! and/or!meeting.!
and! sell! raffle! tickets.! !Sharon's! quilt! is! lovely.!!Sadly! I! do! Happy!quilting,!
not!have!a!quilt!to!enter,!please!forgive!me!(seems!like!I'm! !
Beth!Conlin!!Xoxo!
the!vicarious!quilter!here).!
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I'll!end!with!a!fabric!tip:!solids!(colors,!blacks,!and!whites)!
Quilt)Entry)Deadline:)
are!dyed,!not!printed.!!That!means!there!is!no!info!printed!
March)27,)2017)
on!the!salvage.!!Do!yourself!a!favor,!take!a!fine!sharpie!(or!
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any! marker! of! your! choice)! and! write! the! manufacturer,!
color,!and!number!on!the!selvage.!Oh,!I!wish!I!had!thought! See#pages#2#&5#for#all#you#need#
of!this!years!ago.!I!can't!believe!how!many!different!whites!
to#know#about#the#quilt#show.##
and!blacks!I!own.!
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Officers##
#2017##Quilt#Show###Two#Color#Quilts#
Thurs.#Fri,#Sat,#April#27#IApr.#29,#2017##
President:########
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Beth!Conlin!#
2017)Quilt)Show)–)Notes)and)Updates)
Vice#President#Programs:# Renee!King#
Meeting)for)Committee)Chairpersons)–)March)11,)
2017)–)1PM)–)3PM)at(Linus(Project,(608(Weyman(Rd,(
Behind(Caste(Village.((ALL(Members(are(also(welcome(
to(attend(if(you(want(to(get(involved(as(future(
chairpersons.(
Secretary:#
Raffle)Tickets(This(year's(beautiful(raffle(quilt(was(
made(by(Sharon(Hansen.((It(has(been(and(continues(to(
be(making(its(way(around(to(be(displayed(by(many(of(
our(local(quilt(shops.((Our(local(quilt(shops(sell(raffle(
tickets(and(are(very(supportive(of(us;(please(show(your(
appreciation(for(their(support.((The(quilt(has(been(to(
The(Quilt(Company,(The(Quilting(Needle,(and(Gloria(
Horn.((It(will(soon(go(to(Quilter's(Depot(and(Quilter's(
Corner.((We(ask(that(each(member(sell(10(
tickets.((Tickets(are($1(each.((You(will(get(a(pack(of(12(
tickets,(10(to(sell(and(2(for(yourself.((See(me(at(an(
upcoming(meeting(for(your(tickets.(Julie(Lesko)
Busy#Bee##
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#Julie!Mason!
Treasurer:# #####
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#Jan!Burke!#
Committee#Heads#
Renee!King!!
Community#Service##
412V519V6469!
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Julie!Lesko#
Joy!Gallick!
Librarian##
Betty!Jane!!Szydlowski!
Membership## Lila!Mason!
Newsletter##
Camille!Autieri! 412V279V7751!
Quilt#Show#
Nancy!Palmquist#
Advance)Sale)Tickets(((Family(and(Friends((&(Group(
Sale(Tickets)(will(be(available(for($7(each(at(the((
February,(March(and(April(meetings((check(or(cash(
only)(See(Liz(Hayes,(Luz(Seidensticker,(or(Nancy(
Palmquist(for(these(tickets.((Exact(Change,(if(possible,(
please.(
Retreat!!
Directions)to)the)Meadows:(See(Page(6.(
StitchIin/Linus##Pat!Griffith!
Volunteers)are(how(we(are(able(to(do(such(a(nice(
show.((As(I(have(said(before:(“Many(hands(make(light(
work.”(((Jobs(the(week(of(the(show(include:(Hostess,(
Registration/Admissions,(Grannie’s(Attic(Flea(Market,(
Judging,(Quilt(Hanging,(Quilt(Take(Down.((Sign(Up(
sheets(will(be(available(at(the(next(Feb.,(Mar.,(and(April(
Meetings.(((
Website#!
Liz!!Hayes!
Luz!Seidensticker!,!!Registrar!!!
412V833V5942!
Renee!King!
412V854V2010!
Kathy!Antoniazzi!
PATCHES!AND!PIECES!is!the!quarterly!newsletter!for!the!Three!Rivers!Quilters!Guild!and!appears!in!
November,!February,!May!and!August.!!!Members!are!welcome!to!submit!items!of!interest!to!their!
fellow!quilters.!Deadline!for!submissions!is!the!first!Saturday!of!the!month!that!the!newsletter!will!be!
published.!Please!send!all!items!to:!Camille!Autieri,!1019!Forsythe!Road,!Carnegie,!PA!15106!!!!!!!!!!!!
412V279V7751!mailto:[email protected]!
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APRIL##18#
MEETING#
Final#Prep#for#
Quilt#Show!
Remember#to#wear#
your#TRQ#nametag#to#
meetings,#workshops!
and#the#show#
TRQ)Show)Hours)
April)27,)28,)29)
10:00)AM)to)5:00)PM)Thurs)
10:00)AM)to)7:30 PM)Friday)
9:30)AM)to)4:00 PM)Sat.)
Upcoming!Workshops!and!Meetings!!
Workshops!9:30!–!3:30!Meetings!begin!at!7!!
There#IS#a#meeting##April#18,#but#NO#workshop#that#day.#
Tuesday,)February)21)))))))Workshop)))9:30P3:30)
Fannie)White)))))Funky)Curved)Piecing)
)
If(interested(contact(Renee(for(supply(list.
7:00)p.m.)Meeting)&)Program)Barbara)Conner)
A(conservator(from(the(Heinz(History(Center(will(
present(on(the(conservation(of(textiles.(
(
Tuesday,)March)21))))Workshop)))9:30)–)3:30(
Lila)Mason))))))))))Quilt)as)you)Go)
)
))))))))))
)
Lila(will(be(demonstrating(two(long(strip(styles(like(
those(shown(in(the(photos(above.((If(you(have(
something(you(would(like(to(‘quilt(as(you(go’,(
perhaps(in(a(block(by(block(method,(we(could(
investigate(how(to(accomplish(your(individual(
project.((You(may(contact(Lila(in(advance(of(the(
workshop(to(discuss(your(options.(
Tuesday,)March)21))))7:00)Meeting(
No(program(scheduled.
!
Tuesday,)April)18)))7:00)Meeting)
No(Daytime(workshop(and(no(evening(lecture(
This(meeting(is(reserved(for(finalizing(details(for(the(
Quilt(Show(
!
Tuesday,)May)16)Workshop)9:30)a.m.)to)3:30)p.m.(
Renee(King(will(organize(a(Scrap(Organization((
7:00))Meeting)and)Lecture/Demo)
Linda)Surace)will(demonstrate(how(to(make(hand(
woven(rugs(from(fabric(scraps)
(
Tuesday,)June)20)
No(final(plans(for(daytime(workshop(
Tuesday,)June)20))6:00)p.m.)Meeting/Picnic)
We(will(have(our(annual(picnic.((We(will(also(make(up(
our(Christmas(Party.(Early(start(for(dinner.(
!
Friday,)July)21)Bus)trip)to)the)Hershey)Quilt)Show)
We(need(45(participants.((The(trip(will(be(a(one(day(
adventure(to(the(Hershey(Quilt(Show.(
The(cost(is($60(per(person.((This(covers(the(cost(of(
the(bus(and(a(tip(for(the(drivers((we(will(have(two).(
Please(let(me(know(if(you(are(interested(in(
participating.(
(
Tuesday,)July)25,)2017)Workshop)9:30P3:30)
Kathy(Doughty(from(Material(Obsession(.(
Tuesday,)July)25)7:00)Meeting)and)Lecture,((
Kathy)Doughty)
I(am(working(on(a(second(day,(which(will(be(Monday,(
July(24.((We(had(an(overwhelming(interest(in(this(
program(so(I(am(trying(to(book(her(for(Monday.
Call!Renee!King!at!412V519V6469!or!
[email protected]!if!you!have!any!
questions!re:!workshops!and!supply!lists.!
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Busy#Bee#
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We(are(doing(a(Mystery(Quilt(for(
the(Busy(Bee.((The(patterns(are(
free(and(it(is(a(threejmonth(
program.((We(started(in(January(
and(it(will(run(until(March.((If(
you(are(interested,(please(let(me(
know(so(I(can(bring(a(pattern(to(
the(February(meeting(for(you(
and(catch(you(up.(
Last(year,(we(did(a(Christmas(
Block(Exchange.((It(was(so much(
fun(to(see(the(beautiful(
blocks.((Each(person(received(48(
blocks,(plus(their(own(six(
blocks.(((
I’d(like(to(make(this(an(annual(
tradition(so(I(have(picked(out(a(
focus(fabric.((Let(me(know(if(you(
are(interested(and(I(will(
distribute(the(focus(fabric(and(
rules(at(the(May(meeting. Call!
Renee!King!at!412V519V6469!or!
[email protected]!if!
you!have!any!questions.!
(
(
Website#
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Check!out!TRQ!website!for!
updates!on!the!events!of!our!
meetings!and!workshops,!list!
of!library!books,!!and!news!of!
the!2017!quilt!show.!
http://www.threeriversquilt
ers.org!!!!!!!!Kathy!Antoniazzi!
Upcoming#Quilt#Events#
Pittsburgh#Knit#and#Crochet#
Festival#March!24,!25,!26!2017!
David!L.!Lawrence!Convention!
Center,!Pittsburgh,!PA!#
Genesee#Valley#QuiltFest#############
June#2#I#4,#2017Gordon!Field!
House,Rochester!Institute!of!
Technology,1!Lomb!Memorial!
Dr.,Rochester,!NY!14618#
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Community#Service#
These(cold(winter(days(are(the(
perfect(time(to(work(on(a(
community(service(quilt(in(
preparation(for(our(October(
meeting.((October(is(our(
Community(Service(Month.((At(
the(evening(meeting,(guests(
from(three(different(charity
organizations(attend(and(are(
presented(with(quilts(made(by(
us(j(TRQ(Members!((I(am(always
blown(away(by(your(talent(and
generosity,(each(year(donating(
over(100 quilts!!!((Quilts(of(any(
size(are(appropriate.(They(are(
given(to(children(of(all(ages(and(
to(adults(going(through(cancer
treatments.((Julie(Lesko!
StitchIIn/Linus#
We!meet!at!the!Linus!Center!
on!the!first!Wednesday!of!
each!month!to!complete!
quilts!for!neonatal!units!in!
local!hospitals.!Please!join!us!
each!month!to!help!with!this!
project!OR!if!you!choose,!just!
come!with!a!current!project!
of!your!own!and!work!
alongside!those!who!are!
there!that!day.!Donations!of!
batting,!fabric,!and!thread!are!
always!accepted!
Our!next!regular!sessions!
will!be!held!on!Wednesdays,!
Mar.1,!April!5,!and!May!3.!We!
hope!to!see!you!there.!!Pat!
Griffith!
TRQ#Library#
Be!sure!to!check!out!the!!TRQ!
website!for!available!books!to!
borrow.!!Betty!Jane!Szydlowski!
Retreat#
Recipes)from)Members)
The(Annual(Quilt(Retreat(is(
scheduled(for(October(6j7j8,(2017(
at(Das(Dutch(Haus(Hotel(in(
Columbiana,(Ohio.((The(cost(of(this(
year’s(retreat(will(be($200.((This(
!
includes(a(room(for(two(nights,(
dinner(on(Friday, breakfast(and(
dinner(on(Saturday,(and(breakfast(
on(Sunday.(
The(hotel(also(provides(a(
wonderful(sewing(space(for
us.((This(is(a(fun(weekend.((Forms(
will(be(on the(TRQ(Guild website.(
Pretzel#Jello#–#A#Classic#
Patty!Schreiber!
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1st!layer!
2!c.!crushed!pretzels,!¾!c.!melted!
butter,!2!Tbsp!sugar!
Mix!all!ingredients!together!well,!
Press!into!a!9x13!pan.!Bake!for!8!
min!!350!(metal!pan)!325!(glass!
pan)!
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2nd!layer!!
1!!8oz.!pkg.!softened!cream!
cheese!!1!c.!sugar,!6!oz.!cool!
whip.!
Beat!sugar!into!cream!cheese!
until!smooth.!Fold!in!Cool!Whip.!
Spread!over!cooled!pretzel!crust.!
3rd!layer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1!large!pkg.!raspberry!jello,!,!2!c.!
boiling!water!,!2!c.!frozen!
blackberries!or!raspberries!
Mix!boiling!water!w/jello,!
stirring!for!about!2!min.!Stir!in!
berries!.!!Refrigerate!for!10!min.!
spread!onto!2nd!layer,!chill!for!a!
few!hours.!
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2017)Quilt)Show)–)Notes)and)Updates)(continued))
Registrar)I(hope(that(the(new(year(finds(you(well(and(healthy!((I(am(writing(you(to(introduce(myself(as(the(
new(Registrar(for(the(2017(Three(Rivers(Quilters(Show.((I(also(want(to(take(this(opportunity(to(invite(you(to(
submit(your(quilts(in(our(show(again.((In(the(past,(your(quilts(have(greatly(contributed(to(widening(the(
range(and(diversity(of(our(show;(therefore,(we(are(looking(forward(to(showcasing(your(quilts(one(more(
time!(The(deadline(for(registration(is(March(27,(2017.(
The(show(will(be(running(from(April(27th(to(the(29th(at(our(new(venue:(
The)Meadows)Racetrack)and)Casino((210)Racetrack)Rd.)Washington)PA)15301(
You(can(find(more(information(about(how(to(register(a(quilt(in(the(show(at(our(web(site:(
www.threeriversquilters.org(((A(copy(of(the(registration(form(can(be(printed(from(the(website.(
Feel(free(to(pass(it(along(to(your(quilter(friends.(Please(do(not(hesitate(to(contact(me(with(any(questions,(
Sincerely,((
Luz$Seidensticker,$Registrar(
(
Grannie’s)Attic)Flea)Market(–(Bring(donations(of(sewing(related(items(in(good(condition(to(the(event(
center(on(April(25th(or(April(26th(between(10AM(and(3PM,(such(as(fabric,(books,(magazines,(patterns,(and(
sewing(notions.((UFO’s(that(need(a(new(home(or(left(over(blocks(from(a(project(are(always(a(hit.((Fabric(
should(be(tied(and(labeled(with(a(yardage(noted((to(the(nearest(quarter(yd.)(to(save(time.((I(use(saved(
salvages(cut(off(my(fabrics(to(tie(and(a(label(on(a(string(to(list(quantity.)(DO(NOT(USE(TAPE(or(STAPLES(
PLEASE.((Take(this(time(to(do(some(house(cleaning(and(make(some(space(by(donating(those(fabrics(you(just(
know(will(never(be(used,(or(patterns(you(bought(with(all(good(intentions.(Call(Betty(Jane(Szydlowski(at(412j
885j1042(or(Sandra(Palmquist(at(412j916j(9291(to(make(arrangements(if(you(have(items,(but(cannot(get(
them(to(the(Event(Center(on(those(days.(They(have(limited(space(so(please(try(to(deliver(yourself,(if(
possible.(
Publicity)j(I’m!sure!that!all!of!you!realize!that!publicity!for!our!show!is!really!going!into!high!gear.!!I!am!
asking!that!ALL!of!you!pick!up!some!flyers!and!place!them!on!your!church!bulletin!boards,!at!your!
local!community!center,!etc.!!If!you!belong!to!any!social!groups!please!ask!them!to!promote!it!at!your!
meetings!or!in!the!group’s!newsletter.!!Tell!friends!and!family!if!you!are!entering!a!quilt!in!the!show.!!
Ask!them!to!come!and!see!it.!!I!have!left!flyers!at!the!hair!salon,!the!nail!salon!and!with!my!accountant,!
just!to!name!a!few.!!Starting!Jan.!30!I!am!snail!mailing!flyers!to!quilt!shops!and!quilt!guilds.!!We!can’t!
get!the!news!out!too!early.!!Thanks!so!much!for!your!help!!!
Ruth!Ann!Lowery!
2017)Quilt)Challenge(
This(year(so(much(freedom(and(maximum(size(just(a(little(smaller.(
SIZE(j(maximum(perimeter(100(inches((((((((((((((((2(COLORS(j(based(on(paint(chip(colors.((
Choose(one(color(whose(name(starts(with(the(first(letter(of(your(first(name(Choose(second(color(whose(
name(starts(with(the(first(letter(of(your(last(name.(
(
(
For(example(a(tan(named(Likeable(Sand(would(work(for(my(first(color.(
The(paint(chips(will(need(to(be(pinned(to(your(quilt.(You(can(use(any(shade,(tint(or(tone(of(the(two(colors(
you(choose.(You(may(use(black(and(white.(
Please(feel(free(to(contact(me(if(you(have(any(questions.(Lila(Mason(
Raffle)Baskets))It's(that(time(of(year(to(start(thinking(about(the(quilt(show(and(contributing(items(for(
the(raffle(baskets.(Is(there(a(project(that(you(bought,(haven't(opened(and(lost(interest(in?(Do(you(have(
multiples of(tools,(patterns,(material,(fat(quarters,(batting(or(books,(If(so,(please(consider(donating(these(or(
any(unopened(items(for(the(raffle(baskets!!(Your(donated(item(s)(will(make(the(baskets(extra(special.)
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Directions)to)the)Meadows
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GPS(Address:(The(Meadows(Casino,(210(Racetrack(Rd,(Washington,(PA(15301.((Quilt(Show(is(in(the(Event(
Center.((
Go(to(Route(19(and(go(south(toward(Washington(PA(.(Turn(Right(on(Racetrack(Rd.((At(Meadows(Casino(Driveway(turn(
Right,(follow(drive(around(to(first(parking(structure(on(right.((Go(to(4th(floor(and(park(near(entrance(to(casino.(
If(you(live(closer(to(Ij79(drive(to((Ij79(and(go(South(to(Racetrack(Road(Exit(–((there(are(signs(directing(you(to(
Meadows(Casino)(Turn(Left(on(Racetrack(Rd(then(look(for(entrance(to(Meadows(on(Left.((Follow(drive(around(to(
Casino(parking(structure(on(Right.((Go(to(4th(floor(and(part(near(entrance(to(casino.(
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!!!!!
Get!your!book!of!tickets!at!the!next!
meeting!for!the!gorgeous!two!–color!
raffle!quilt!designed,!pieced!and!
quilted!by!!
Sharon!Hansen!
Buttons!and!patches!and!the!cold!wind!blowing…!the!days!pass!quickly!
when!we!are!sewing!8!Unknown!
Patches!and!Pieces!
THREE#RIVERS#QUILTERS#
P.O.#BOX#97721#
PITTSBURGH#PA#15227#
http://www.threeriversquilters.org#
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