Trees

On the last community service day of the year we worked on setting tree quilts. We had five to set, and all were sewn and pressed ready for basting that day. Carmen reports that the leftover blocks have been squared up and an 8th quilt top is set. The final four blocks have some new friends cut out and ready to be sewn, and this will make 9 quilt tops in all.

It was a busy day in the quilt room with everyone sharing the pinning, sewing and pressing, and it is impressive to see the quilts all lined up together.

It is interesting to note that many of the fabrics used to make the trees were not "tree" fabrics, but they worked well in the design, and have made an impressive project.

Good work, Ladies! We'll have projects ready to be completed in the new year.

Remember that the Christmas party is on Tuesday the 2nd at 6:30. See you all there!

More Tablerunners and Centerpieces

Here are the lasted projects of our group ladies"

Necia did some Broderie Perse to complete this piece. She reports that she has made 40+ table runners for Festival of the Trees. You're amazing, Necia!

Here is Claudia's star.

Maryanne

More spirals

Hiding face of the mystery quilter.

Christina

Recipe from Judy

Makes 10-12 servings of Veggie Cassarole

1. 6 C. thinkly sliced zucchini. (about three large)
2. 6 C. " " yellow squash (about 5 medium)
3. 4 C. broccoli florets
4. 2 C. grated carrot (about 3 large)
5.....1 red bell papper, chopped
6.....1 large onion, chopped
7......21/2 C. shredded Swiss cheese
8......1/2 C. butter
9.....2 C. sour cream
10......2 large eggs, lightly beaten
11......2 tsp. salt
12.......11/2 tsp ground black pepper
13.....1 (6 oz) box savory herb stuffing mix
14......2 C. French fried onion rings.

Preheat oven 350" Lightly great a 3-qt baking dish. combine 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. and water to cover.
Boil and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
In a large bowl combine drained mixture..7.and 8. stirring until melted. Add 9. 10. 11. 12. stirring until combined
Add 13 . stir well. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish; bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle casserole evenly with onion rings. Bakke 10-15 minuteslonger or until hot and bubbly. Serve immdiately. It was really good.

Shared Recipes

From Kenna Jean Hammaker:
This is the recipe for the salad I made at the retreat.
Ingredients:16 oz bottle favorite ceasar Dressing1 to 2 pounds cold cooked chicken8 oz grapes8 oz fresh spinage chopped16 oz package of bow tie pastaPreperation time take about 30 mins.1- Cook pasta a cording to direction on box. Drain, and then mix 2 oz of the dressing on the pasta. Refrigerate until cold.2- When chicken and pasta are cold mix the rest of the salad dressing with the pasta. Add grapes and spinage. Serve cold

From Arlene Sorenson

Cranberry Chicken

2 tab honey 1 (16-oz.) can whole
2 tab orange juice cranberry sauce)
1 tea grated orange 4 chicken breasts, boned
peel skinned
1/2 tea ground
allspice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix honey, orange juice,
orange peel, allspice and cranberry sause in a small
bowl. Remove all visible fat from chicken breasts.
Put chicken in 9 in. square oven proof container
( or simmilar size container). Pour 1/2 of mixture over
chicken breasts. Bake 15 minutes. Turn chicken pieces:
pour on remaining sauce. Continue baking another 30
to 35 minutes.

(My changes: I use more of the orange peel and most
of the juice from one orange. I add 1 tab cornstarch to
thicken it because my husband likes to use this over
baked potatoes. It is a prettier color without the cornstarch.
I cook it about 1 hour total.)

It makes the house smell so good while it's cooking!

November Meeting

Our Pleasant Grove meeting presentation was a trunk show by Jan Olson, assisted by Diana Long, members of the Dog Kennel Girls quilt group that meets in Highland. Peggy sent me the pictures so we could share them with you.

More Table Runners

Necia is on a roll. She is working on 30 runners for Festival of the Trees, plus lots more that have been on order from members of her choral group. She still found time to introduce another applique technique for our November 11th technique day--a scribble edge applique.

Here are some photos of some more of the table runners that group members are creating. Enjoy!

Note the different edge finishes in these completed samples. Many of the runners have been made with stripe fabric. Four tops can be made with 1-1/4-yard of fabric.

October Retreat

What could be more enjoyable than an evening of uninterrupted sewing, visiting with friends and excellent food? Almost NOTHING, and that was what we participated in on the evening of October 24th at the Jacob's Senior Center in Pleasant Grove. We were ready to set up after driving a herd of girl scouts in Halloween costumes carrying painted pumpkins out to the parking lot to waiting parents. Electrical cords, machines and fabric were set up and we were decidedly ready for the start of the evening.

There were so many delicious temptations it was hard to decide what to choose. Salads, veggies, main dishes, soups, breads and naturally, desserts. We requested the ladies to submit their recipies so they could be shared on our blog.


Visiting about every subject possible continud throughout the meal as we sampled everything we could.

Necia was our instructor for the evening and as soon as she shared her beginning instructions, strip sets were stitched and pressed to begin our project for the evening, a table centerpiece star

Necia directed the cutting of the strip sets and it was not long before partial stars began to appear on table tops.

For the non-stop sewers, some star tops were finished that night, while others have been brought for show and tell. Aren't they wonderful?

Other projects were worked on during the evening by some of the members.

Kits for this Halloween witch were given to each participiant, as well as "cupcake" pincusions, a goodie bag containing the required chocolate, as well as many great doorprizes including books and quilt kits. It was a great night for all, and great appreciation goes to Christina for the organization and Necia for the teaching.

Let's do this again!