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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings Good Gentles! A few weeks ago,
shortly after we lost Baroness Tatyana, we began planning two sewing circles in
her honor. The first will be Saturday February 13th starting at 2pm and
ending approximately 6-7pm at our house. The second will be Saturday March
13th, also starting at 2pm. All are welcome, whether you knew Her
Excellency or not and whether you can sew or not! We will be working on a
quilt for her daughter Sarah and a Kingdom Regalia project in her honor,
but please bring anything else you wish to do. We feel gathering together
to enjoy each other's company and do or learn handwork is a good way to honor
Baroness Tatyana. If you are coming from a distance, crash space can be
arranged. We will provide snacks and drinks and see if people are
interested in dinner toward the end. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fruthikona Hrefna has created the instructions for
a quilt square (please see flyer text below) - pass them on to anyone or any
lists you think would be interested.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One related note: The address that Nick Tujague
sent us for the Sarah Tujague Educational Trust was missing a zip code
digit. The correct address is: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>The Sarah Yvette Tujague Educational Trust<BR><SPAN
class=il>Carolina</SPAN> First Bank<BR>535 Greenville Highway<BR>Hendersonville,
NC 28739<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please contact me with any questions or
suggestions,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ariella </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>724 933 4661 or <A
href="">caram@pitt.edu</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Memorial Quilt
for Baroness Tatyana the Kushka<BR>Earlier this month, a little girl lost her
mother. As years pass, Sarah<BR>may not remember much about the vibrant soul
that was Tatyana. <BR>We, her mother.s friends, can teach Sarah a little about
the woman who<BR>brought so much to this barony. To do so, we are making Sarah
a<BR>quilt. We hope that the quilt will remind Sarah of her mother and will let
<BR>her know that Tatyana was loved andrespected by many. You can
participate<BR>by making a quilt square according to the following
criteria:<BR><BR> . Use medium weight fabric (similar to the cotton
quilting calicoes at<BR> Jo-Ann
Fabrics).<BR> . Make the quilt square 6 of each side of the square.
Use a <BR> inch seam allowance. If any decoration
extends into the seam<BR> allowance, we.ll assume you
meant to do that and that you know it won.t show on the quilt.<BR> .
Decorate the square any way you want: piecework, applique, embroidery, paint,
etc.<BR> . Commemorate Tatyana in the decoration. You may chose
anything about Tatyana: her personality,<BR> one of her
SCA adventures, or something from her modern life that you think
<BR> little Sarah might like toknow.<BR> .
Make the decoration machine-washable. Remember this is going to a small child,
<BR> so frequent washing is a certainty.<BR>
. Write up an explanation of how your square commemorates
Tatyana.<BR> . Leave you name and contact information, so that
volunteers can track who is making each square.<BR> . Complete your
square and return it to Baroness Ariella of the Debatable Lands by March 31,
2010.<BR><BR>The squares will be sewn together in April. They will be attached
to the<BR>quilt.s batting and back by either ties or quilting. Please keep in
mind<BR>that the ties or quilting will overlay any design on your square.
This<BR>is unavoidable. <BR><BR>At BMDL Twelfth Night, volunteers are handing
out base squares to<BR>decorate. A variety of supplies are available to help you
decorate your<BR>square including embroidery floss and fabric Tatyana used in
her clothes<BR>and banners. You may also leave a written memory or
explanation of your<BR>square for a book that will accompany the quilt. A second
copy of the<BR>book will be given to Tatyana.s parents. We intend to include
pictures<BR>of each block in the book. Ask the volunteers at the 12th Night
table<BR>for information or assistance with quilt square construction.
Gentles<BR>who cannot create a square may leave stories about Tatyana for the
quilt<BR>book. Not sure how to decorate a quilt square? The most common types
of<BR>quilt decoration are piecework, applique, and quilting. Piecework
is<BR>small pieces of fabric sewn together to create a design. Applique
is<BR>layers of fabric sewn on top of each other. Quilting refers to
the<BR>running stitch that connects the front of the quilt to its batting
and<BR>back. It can be sewn in simple or complex designs during the
quilting<BR>phase of the quilt.s construction. The earliest historical quilts
were<BR>decorated only with quilting. Patchwork quilts were used as wall
hanging<BR>in Renaissance Italy. There are several newer historical styles that
are<BR>popular today such as the floral Baltimore Album quilts,
symmetric<BR>Hawaiian quilts, and chaotic Crazy quilts. Modern day quilts
can<BR>incorporate one or all of these techniques. All types of
decoration<BR>including embroidery and fabric paints can also be used
Tatyana.s<BR>memorial quilt. <BR><BR>Baroness Ariella of the Debatable Lands
will also be hosting sewing<BR>circles on February 13 and March 13 to decorate
squares and work on<BR>related projects. <BR><BR>Remember, your square must be
turned into Baroness Ariella by March<BR>31. You can do this in person or mail
the square to <BR>Dr. Cara McCandless<BR>755 Stonegate Road <BR>Wexford PA
15090.</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>