<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Fellow Quilters,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">The March Newsletter is attached. There are fun and interesting articles and specific information about our upcoming events, including an article submitted by Marcia W. about National Quilting Month. If you have any questions, please contact me.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">March is National Quilting Month with March 18th (the third Saturday in March) designated as National Quilting Day.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">How
did this holiday come about? The National Quilting Association (NQA) began
sponsoring National Quilting Day with a resolution passed by members attending
the 22nd Annual Show in Lincoln, Nebraska, in June 1991. The NQA designated the
third Saturday in March as National Quilting Day, but over the years it has
been unofficially expanded to the entire month of March</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Here are some ways to celebrate ;</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hang your quilts outdoors or a window</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,59,68)">Sign Up for a class,(even
an on-line class)</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,55,99);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,59,68)">Visit your local Quilt Shop</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,55,99);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,59,68)">Sign up for a retreat</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,55,99);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,59,68)">Clean up your sewing room</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,55,99);font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(49,59,68)">Fat quarter swap</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(90,85,85);letter-spacing:0.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Listen to a sewing/quilting podcast</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,40,45);letter-spacing:0.2pt;background:rgb(250,251,253);font-weight:normal">Watch Quilting Shows
or Videos</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(93,97,103);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Challenge yourself by learning a new technique, </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(93,97,103)">such
as</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://ilovequiltingforever.com/english-paper-piecing-epp-quilt-patterns/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;outline:0px"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> paper piecing</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Treat yourself to a new
notion</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Happy Quilting</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div></div>