June Palouse Patchers Newsletter ‍ ‍

Palouse Patchers Meeting at 6:00 PM for the potluck

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
1912 Center, 412 East 3rd Street, Moscow

Meeting Program - Nancy Larson-Powers

Our potluck will begin at 6 PM in the Great Room at the 1912 Center on Tuesday, June 2.  Please bring a dish to share.  Water will be provided.
The theme for the meeting is Scrap Happy.  I hope you have enjoyed making the drawing block!  I'm excited to see what you have created.  One chance to win for every block you bring.  For Show and Tell please bring scrap quilts that you have made.  Should be lots of inspiration for your summer sewing.

Scrap Happy Drawing Block

You received a 7” x 10” rectangle of muslin with 1 ½” black strip and a print fabric sewn on diagonally.  Sew fabric strips to each side of the sewn strips to completely cover the muslin.  Strips should be from 1”- 2”.  Triangles can be used in the corners.  Have at least 3 fabrics each side of the black.  Use at least one red or gold fabric in your block.  Please no white, prints with white like polka dots or calico with white, or solid fabrics,  PRESS after each strip is added, after you have completely covered the muslin, TRIM TO THE MUSLIN. The winner can do the final trim to 6 ½”X 9 ½”.

There is an A block or B block with opposite angles. This makes an asymmetrical block which gives you lots of layout possibilities. You will receive one ticket to win for each block you turn in. Feel free to make more. Any questions, call Nancy Larson-Powers.

From the President – Mary Silvernale-Shook

I have just returned from a cross-country drive from Indiana to Idaho and can report that the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE and the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset, IA were fabulous stops!  I was not familiar with the Cherrywood Poppy Quilt Challenge and seeing all 225 quilts in the "In Flanders Field the Poppies Grow" exhibit at the Iowa Quilt Museum was amazing.

I hope to see you all at our June meeting; if we haven't seen you in a while, please attend! The short program will be on scrap quilts and we are encouraging everyone to bring extra show-and-tell of your scrap quilts.  I am always searching for my next scrap quilt pattern so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's quilts. As we close out the year, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone for such a successful year. We couldn't not do it all without everyone contributing. In particular, a huge thanks to the Executive Committee for their support throughout my two years as President. 

Summer Sew Days - Karen Owsley

New this year! Two summer open sew days in the Arts Room at the 1912 Center: Saturday, July 11 from 9-3 and Saturday, August 8 from 9-3.

Bring your current project and a sack lunch and enjoy a day quilting with friends. There will be a couple cutting stations and a couple pressing stations provided. Because this is new and we don’t know what the response will be for limited space, there will be a signup sheet at the meeting. If you won’t be at the meeting, please email Karen Owsley. Palouse Patchers is covering the room rental for this event.

2027 Quilt Show

Mark your calendars for "Carnival of Quilts" on April 9-11, 2027 at the Latah County Event Center. The quilt show co-chairs are Thimble Therapy (Julie Trail, Chris Schultz, Sara Lawrence, Leslie Sprouse, Margrethe Naess-Schmidt, Mary Jane Dey, Jan Martin, Cheryl Ardrey, and Juliana Cheatham) and Suze Davis. At the June meeting, we will have our 2027 raffle quilt on display as well as have information and blocks for the 2027 challenges:

Quilt Show Co-Chair Challenge: “Orphan Blocks”. Make a quilt incorporating the entire orphan block. You may add to it, cut it apart, or modify it, but you MUST use the entire block on the front of your quilt in some way. Maximum size will be 60” wide by 70” long. Sign out an orphan block (or blocks) at a Palouse Patchers meeting. The blocks have been photographed and numbered. The original block photos will be displayed with the finished challenge

Janet Freitag Challenge: “Topsy Curvy”. Make a quilt using any technique you choose which incorporates “Curves” as a significant design element. The quilt perimeter should not exceed 150 inches. As inspiration keep in mind that the show theme will be a carnival.

Beginner Quilt Class – Tonia Green

We have decided to open up the last two nights of the beginner class instruction nights to any Palouse Patcher. The two remaining classes are marking and quilting on May 12th, 6:30-8:30pm in the Arts Workshop of the 1912; and binding and hanging sleeves on June 9th, 6:30-8:30pm, same location.

Comfort Quilts – Jill Huffman

Comfort Sew Days are Friday September 25, 8am-8pm; and Saturday, September 26, 8am-6pm. Lunch is provided on Friday and potluck on Saturday, Arts Room at 1912 Center. This is weekend after Latah County Fair. CASA is requesting more teen boy quilts. If you need batting or backings please contact Joan Cass or Jill Huffman.

Easy Piecers – Jill Huffman

If you would like to join us starting in Sept, there will be a sign up sheet at the June meeting.

Upcoming Events

  • June 2, Palouse Patchers Meeting – 6:00 potluck meeting

  • Palouse Patchers does not meet in July or August

  • August 1, Deadline to turn in items for U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

  • September 1, Palouse Patchers Meeting

  • September 17-20 Latah County Fair,

  • 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.

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

When we started this group, some indicated a desire to learn how to cross stitch.  But we never heard anything more about this request.  If you are interested in learning any type of hand work (either beginning or a special stitch), contact Kris Boreen at 509-432-5172 and we will arrange to get your lessons started.

 Summer is fast approaching.  Here is our schedule for the summer, so be sure to mark your calendars.  Not everyone is receiving the text reminders I have sent out, so this is your reminder email for the summer. Nimble Thimbles is open to everyone.  Feel free to invite friends, even if they don't belong to Palouse Patchers.  

The Tuesday evening group is wanting to keep meeting for the summer, and we are looking for a location where we can meet.  Let me know if you have a great idea for a location or if you want to volunteer your home.  


The Wednesday afternoon group will meet in May, then not meet for the summer.

The Thursday afternoon will continue to meet at Little Denmark ($5 fee).  Let us know if you have another location in mind or willing to have us meet in your home.

I may be meeting individually with people who cannot make these times.  Contact me if there is another time that would work out for you and we will see what can happen.

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. 

Palouse Patchers Officers for 2025-2026:

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