April Palouse Patchers Newsletter
Palouse Patchers Meeting at 7:00 PM; social time begins at 6:30PM
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
1912 Center, 412 East 3rd Street, Moscow
Meeting Program
The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 7, at 7:00 PM at the 1912 Center, with social time starting at 6:30.
Quilt shop owner Lana Unger will share the story of the online quilt shop she co-founded with Holly Schwager, known for its wildlife fabrics and quilt kits. The presentation will feature shop samples made by Sammie Unger and include a brief demonstration showing how to add patchwork sleeves to a sweatshirt.
From the President – Mary Silvernale-Shook
Our meeting before the April quilt show is an exciting milestone counting down to our event! Thanks to everyone for your hard work and dedication to put on such an amazing event. If you're wondering whether to enter a quilt, the answer is yes! Attendees often tell me they are amazed at the range of what our members create. As of last Friday, we had 106 quilts entered so get busy!
Spring Beasley Arts and Crafts Fair April 17 and 18 - Volunteers Needed!
Calling all Palouse Patchers and friends to help staff our table at the Beasley Spring Arts and Crafts Fair for WSU Family Weekend. The fair runs Friday, April 17 from 10 to 9 PM and Saturday, April 18 from 9 AM to 4 PM. We provide everything you need to sell raffle tickets for our 2027 Raffle Quilt and talk to the public about Palouse Patchers. You can bring hand work too and get lots done! Sign up on SignUp Genius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4BA5AE29A2F49-62568975-spring#/ If you have issues with signing up, please contact Mary Silvernale Shook to let her know what date and time you want and she will get you signed up.
Upcoming Events
April 7, April Palouse Patchers Meeting
April 7, quilt show deadline for entries
April 10, Deliver quilt show items to Latah County Fairgrounds, 7-9 am
April 10-12, 2026 Palouse Patchers Quilt Show, Latah County Fairgrounds
April 12, pick up quilts between 3:45-4:15 pm - remember your claim check!
April 17, PP Executive Committee meeting at One World Cafe 9:30am
April 17 & 18 Spring Beasley Craft Show table to sell raffle tickets
August 1, Deadline to turn in items for U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
September 17-20, Latah County Fair, September 17-20
September 25-26, Comfort Quilt Sew Days, 1912 Center Art Room
October 28-November 1, Fall Palouse Patchers Quilt Camp
Save the date: Winter Sewcial February 19-21, 2027
Save the date: Palouse Patchers Quilt Show, April 9-11, 2027, Carnival of Quilts
Tool Time - Volunteer(s) Needed!
Tool Time is taking a break for the next couple of months. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please see Mary Silvernale Shook. We supply the overview sheet on expectations for volunteering, raffle ticket wheels and signage. You provide the fun, creativity and shopping expertise! Working with local quilt shops to bring in new, inventive tools is highly recommended, but sourcing items for Tool Time is up to your discretion so it could be things you find on your travels or online. This is a position that could be shared between co-chairs and if there are occasional months you can't attend in person, volunteers can be arranged to carry on under your direction.
Quilt Show-Julie Magelky
Palouse Patchers Quilt Show - Sign Up To Volunteer
Please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4BA5AE29A2F49-61461378-2026 to sign up to volunteer at our 2026 Quilt Show. Part of our "dues" as Palouse Patchers members are to volunteer for at least two slots and bring homemade cookies for the kitchen. Remember this year we have new volunteer slots for Friday evening and the hours for Sunday have changed. If you have any difficulty in using the online form, please contact Mary Silvernale-Shook and she will manually enter your information; she just needs your name, email address, phone number, and what slot(s) you want to volunteer for. You don't have to be a member to volunteer, so recruit a friend and definitely bring family members to help with set up and take down.
The Quilt Show will be open to the public April 10-12. Families of Palouse Patcher members will be able to attend free on Friday, April 10. There will be a meeting of the 2026 Quilt Show Coordinators before the Palouse Patchers meeting on March 3. We will meet at 6:00 in the bookroom, upstairs in the 1912 building.
Online Quilt Entry - Juliana Cheatham
Visit https://forms.gle/k6LkVDsywdBMWbFt9 to enter all your quilts for the 2026 Palouse Patchers Quilt Show. Please enter quilts by Tuesday, April 7. We will close the entry form after the April Palouse Patchers meeting.
New for 2026: We will have a computer at Palouse Patchers meeting to help you enter quilts in the quilt show. Bring information on your quilt (name, size, pattern, fabric line, inspiration, etc.) and we can help you enter quilts before and after the monthly meetings.
Challenges for 2026 Quilt Show
The Janet Frietag Challenge is “Fancy Work”. Size limit is 150 inches perimeter.
Chairman’s Challenge is “ABC Blocks”. Letters will be drawn from a bag. Each person will create their own block using the alphabet letter they have drawn. Size will be 14” wide x18” long, hung vertically.
Spring Beasley Arts and Crafts Fair April 17 and 18 - Volunteers Needed!
Calling all Palouse Patchers and friends to help staff our table at the Beasley Spring Arts and Crafts Fair for WSU Family Weekend. The fair runs Friday, April 17 from 10 to 9 PM and Saturday, April 18 from 9 AM to 4 PM. We provide everything you need to sell raffle tickets for our 2027 Raffle Quilt and talk to the public about Palouse Patchers. You can bring hand work too and get lots done! Sign up on SignUp Genius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4BA5AE29A2F49-62568975-spring#/ If you have issues with signing up, please contact Mary Silvernale Shook to let her know what date and time you want and she will get you signed up
Comfort Quilts – Jill Huffman
The next Comfort Sew Days will be the weekend after the Latah County fair. Friday, September 25 from 8am-8pm and Saturday, September 26 from 8am-6pm. Lunch is provided on Friday and potluck on Saturday. We will be in the Arts Room of the 1912 Center.
Longarm quilting of Comfort Quilts is a courtesy of several of PP members. As such, quilts must come prepared for quilting including being pressed, with a backing the size of the quilt top plus 8” added to both the width and length and the binding. A note including the makers name, contact info and whether the quilt should be returned for binding is also needed. Check with Joan Cass to determine if backing fabric or batting is available.
Palouse Patchers Library – Karen Schoepflin Hagen
The Palouse Patchers library is now housed at Kascha Quilts, 148 E Ash St, Genesee.
Please check Kascha’s Facebook page for current hours, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077437912128.
Community Share
US Capitol Christmas Tree Skirts and Ornaments Needed
A special committee is forming to help facilitate Palouse Patchers participation to make tree skirts and ornaments by August 1st for this project. It's not too late to volunteer to be on this committee, please contact Mary Silvernale Shook if interested. Stay tuned for information on ways to get involved and possible work days.
If you have tree skirts or ornaments to turn in, please bring them to any meeting coming up and give them to Mary Silvernale Shook. After our June meeting, she can also coordinate getting them from you; contact info in our membership book.
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is providing the 2026 Capitol Christmas Tree and many companion trees to be displayed in Washington D.C. along with ornaments and tree skirts! We are hoping to get the community involved in helping us provide the tree skirts and ornaments.
Nimble Thimbles
Nimble Thimbles is a handwork group that is open to Palouse Patchers members and the public. We meet on the second Tuesday from 6:30-8:15 pm at the 1912 Center Book Room, the second Wednesday from 1-3 pm at the 1912 Center Friendship Room, and the third Thursday from 1-3 at the Little Denmark Quilt Store ($5 fee). Please join us for one of these events, or all three! Questions? Call Kris Boreen, 509-432-5172
Alien Quilters
Alien Quilters has moved to meet at Little Denmark's new location in the Eastside Marketplace (1420 South Blaine, #12) on Thursdays, 12:30 to 3:30. The group is open to all. There is a $5 charge to attend that can be paid to Little Denmark with a card or cash. There are three big work tables in the classroom with lots of room for people working on hand work or bring your machine. There is access to the classroom around the back of the building for unloading.
North Idaho Quilt Guilde Quilt Show May 1 and 2
Over 300 quilts on display, Merchant Mall, Basket Raffle, NIQ Raffle Quilt, Quilts of Valor and Antique Quilt Display. Featured quilter is Pam Moore. Admission is $10 includes both days. Friday, May 1 9 to 5 and Saturday, May 2 9 AM to 5 PM. Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Northidahoquilters.com
Palouse Patchers Officers for 2024-2025:
Mary Silvernale-Shook, President
Pam Ewing and Nancy Larson-Powers, Vice President
Chris Schultz, Treasurer
Sarah Morra, Secretary
Newsletter Information: Please send in Palouse Patchers newsletter items by the 4th Tuesday of every month to patchersnews@gmail.com. The newsletter will go out one week before the meetings. Contact for the newsletter is Idgi Potter at patchersnews@gmail.com
Palouse Patchers website at http://www.palousepatchers.org
Palouse Patchers Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Palouse-Patchers/258911240821801