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NORTH PITTSBURGH QUILTERS GUILD PRESENTS SPRING SHOW
North Pittsburgh Quilters Guild is a local nonprofit whose goals are to further the quilting skills and knowledge of its members. Lectures and workshops are offered by both nationally and locally known quilters / teachers throughout the year.
Eleven women had been meeting on Sunday afternoons and on May 29, 1982, at the home of one of the members, they formed a Quilting Group. The decision was made to move the meetings to Northmont United Presbyterian Church. Today, the result is a 110-member organization that meets at Kearns Spirituality Center of LaRoche College on the first Tuesday of the month.
Programs over the years have been diversified, inspiring, stimulating and interesting. Presenters have included Jenny Beyer, Nancy Johnson-Serbro, Judy Neimeyer, Pat Speth and Linda McCunen. This past year the guild hosted David Sirota and his“ No More Tears” paper piecing project, Jacolin Kelso( a certified Judy Niemeyer instructor), and Carol Taylor, international judge / author /
multi-decorated art quilt artist. A fun Christmas party was held in December and Kathy Farra presented a program on Singer Featherweight machines in January.
The guild is looking forward to a community sewing day in March, the April quilt show, a bus trip to Berlin, Ohio, and the annual banquet in June.
The NPQG quilt show“ Oh My Stars!” will be held April 6, 7 and 8 at the Ross Community Center. Over 100 quilts will be on display. Judges are Stacey Koehler( from Bellevue) and Fran Kordek from Elkins, West Virginia.
Food is an important part of a quilter’ s life; thus the“ Fat Quarter” came to be. This is a break during meetings to indulge in favorite goodies, share recipes and socialize.
Members have shared talents through community service projects and have made blankets and quilts for babies, homeless shelters, veterans and animal shelters. Placemats for Meals on Wheels, table runners for food bank Thanksgiving baskets, port pillows for cancer patients, and bags for beads of caring( children cancer patients) are only some of the service projects the guild adopts. For more information, email NPQG president Clarice Sabina at claricesp @ verizon. net.
RENAISSANCE HOTEL NAMED 2018 WEDDINGWIRE COUPLES’ CHOICE AWARDS ® WINNER
WeddingWire, a global online marketplace for the wedding and event industry, announced the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel as a winner of the 2018 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards.
The awards recognize the top five percent of wedding professionals on WeddingWire who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. The winners are determined exclusively based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with the hotel and its wedding planners.
“ We’ re so grateful to be given this honor by WeddingWire,” says Craig Bollman, the Renaissance Hotel’ s director of sales and marketing.“ Our team and wedding specialist, Allison Perciavalle, work very hard to make each couple’ s wedding at our hotel match their vision for their special day, and we would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review us. We truly appreciate their positive feedback that helped us to achieve the Couples’ Choice Award this year.”
In 2017, the Renaissance Hotel unveiled a newly renovated 4,000-squarefoot reception space, the Symphony Ballroom. The hotel’ s historic architecture paired with the new sleek design, including floor-to-ceiling windows and dynamic décor, create the picture-perfect space for a couple’ s first evening as one.
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