April Show and Tell

Brenda brought in blocks that were colored with crayons, heat set, and then embroidered.









Here's one before any embroidery has been done.

Paula is all done with her QAYG Pentagon Throw.

Close up of hand embroidered pentagon.

Embroidery on backing.

Road Trip To Jasper Quilt Shop

For our April instructional meeting the quild to a road trip down to Jasper to visit The Quilt Shop On Main.

The shop owner, Karen Williams, demonstated new rulers that have come out and gave a short talk on the shops Civil War block workshop.

Guild Lunch Recipes

Maureen brought in soup and cake for our guild lunch after working on donation guilds and our raffle quilt. The soup was a health and tasty Weight Watchers recipe, which hopefully counteracted the cake which was oh-so moist and delicious!

Tex-Mex Chicken Soup

3 c. chopped boneless, skinless rotisserie chicken breast
1 (15.5 oz.) can great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16 oz.) container fresh salsa
3 c. fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
1 tsp. ground cumin
Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Simmer 10 min., stirring occasionally.

Yield: 6 (1 1/3 c.) servings

PointsPlus value: 4


Apple Cake

1 1/2 c. canola oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
3 c. finely chopped, peeled apples
1 c. chopped pecans

Topping:

1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. milk
1 stick margarine

Preheat oven to 325. Blend oil, sugar, egg, and extract. Sift together flour, salt, soda. Mix 1/2 c. of the flour mixture with 3 c. peeled, chopped apples. Combine all 3mixtures, adding 1 c. nuts. Bake at 325 for about 45 min. or “till the knife comes out clean”. For the topping, combine brown sugar, margarine, and milk- bring mixture to a boil and boil for 3 min. Pour topping over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

This coming Tuesday, we will hold our monthly business meeting. If you're going to be in the area, stop in and visit with us.

Cathederal Window Tutorial

At our meeting last Tuesday, several members were talking about wanting to try the Cathederal Window technique. Click here to see a tutorial posted on Moda Bake Shop demonstrating a machine sewn method that looks very attractive and sturdy.

This coming Tuesday, we will hold our monthly business meeting. If you're going to be in the area, stop in and visit with us.

Red and White Quilt Show

Just incase you're not an internet quilt surfer, here are a couple of links to the show.

Click here for Picasa slide show of the Red and White quilt show held in New York City.

This link will take to you to the story behind the quilt show.

This Tuesday we will be working on donation quilts and our raffle quilt. We'll be having lunch at the church.