July 2018 Virtual Show and Tell

Summer is flying by!  I wish the same would happen in the winter!  I love the heat and long days.

Rhonda got some of her quilts finished!  Here is her beautiful wedding quilt for her niece.

Rhonda went to the Poconos with Doris and friends and made a halloween quilt.

  Rhonda's BH leader/ender checkerboard and strips with the red background.

Rhonda's On Ringo Lake.

 Rhonda's 1/4 square triangle quilt top.

 Patty's wallhanging-took two years to make.

Patty's placemats.

My sewing hasn't been quilt related this summer, so far.  I made four swim suits and shirts for some of the grandkids.  Part of Kamille's suit is on the line behind her.  She is wearing a shirt I made.  I would share swim suit picture-but I am in two of them!  Yikes!

Micah in his shirt

Elijah in his

Josiah in his.  I made some for myself also.  

Peggy has been quilting and doing not quilting projects.  Her lovely bag.

 Her round robin top is done.

 Peggy's aprons for a school.

 and her work vest for the school.

Poor Cathy was unable to sew so far this summer.  "I haven’t done anything. We have not had any air conditioning all summer. My upstairs is too hot. "

Sue has been busy.  "I have been working on a memory wall hanging, artsy type. I am down to the appliqué of the butterflies. I am using a lot of non traditional materials. Also working on a quilt of valor for my 94 yr. old father in law.  Also a wall hanging for my daughter’s new classroom.....none of which are finished (no surprise).  Send pics as soon as I am done. Hope everyone is having a good summer! Stopped in Bedford at Mary’s quilt shop. She talked so much I didn’t have time to shop before my husband and grandson’s came back from eating ice cream."

And Linda has been busy too, but her quilts aren't quite finished, so no pics yet.

I think the plan for next month is to meet at Patty's with our Medallion quilts.  Patty, if you want to send me times I will post that here.  I think the directions can be sent in an email to each of us that need them. 

 My dogs have been sleeping on top of my quilt.  Hopefully it won't fall apart when I wash it!

I  hope to see everyone next month!  Have a great rest of the summer!

Round Robin Luncheon June 2018

Hello from the Hillside Cafe.  We didn't have an official quilt club this month.  Patty, Peggy, Sue and I got together for lunch and to chit-chat.  We talked a little bit about how we were planning to lay out our Round Robin blocks and other projects that we had going on.  It was nice to see each other and visit.

Here we are.  Patty did a pretty good job with the selfie!

I cannot tell you too much how impressed I am with the quilt blocks we made.  I love seeing them in the raw stage like this before they become a quilt.

Sue set the bar quite high with her blocks.  I see so many blocks that I love here.

These are my blocks.  I think one little girl is going to be so happy with her quilt.  It's full of hearts and flowers and love.

Sheree's blocks are full of sunshine and summertime.

Rhonda's block look tropical and I think go well with her Hawaiian theme.

Peggy's constant was the black fabric-which left the door wide open for color!

 I will add Patty, Cathy and Linda's blocks when they send them to me.

Here are Patty's blocks.  She thinks they are outstanding!  They look great with the dark green grass background.

Here are Cathy's blocks.  She loves them, especially the Micky Mouse and Cat blocks.

And last but not least-Linda's blocks.  She is in love with them. 

See everyone in August!  Have a great summer!

May 2018

Welcome to a cold and wet May quilt club.  It was a good day to be inside socializing.  Socializing we did too!  For some reason we didn't do much talking about quilts or sewing of the same.  Sometimes it is just nice to get together and chat.

We did things a little bit different this time.  Brunch was the menu, so we ate first.  Below are some pictures of the food.  On the left is Rhonda's breakfast casserole.  I will post the recipe when I get it.  The dish on the right is Sheree's French toast casserole.  There was also fruit but I am not sure who brought that.  I will add the name if anyone tells me.

TATER TOT SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

PREP TIME: 10 MINSCOOK TIME: 1 HOURTOTAL TIME: 1 HOURS AND 10 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 lb hot breakfast sausage
• 1 (30-32oz) bag frozen tater tots
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink. Drain fat.
3. In a large bowl, toss together tater tots, cooked sausage and cheeses. Pour into a lightly greased 9x13-inch pan.
4. Whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and milk. Pour over tater tot mixture.
5. **Cover and refrigerate at this point if baking later.**
6. Bake uncovered for 60 - 70 minutes, or until eggs are set.

http://www.plainchicken.com/2016/02/tater-tot-sausage-breakfast-casserole.html

Sue brought mimosas.

 Peggy brought a blueberry lemon cake.  The recipe for this is below.  This got tons of raves.

LEMON BLUEBERRY BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE

CAKE

lemon boxed cake mix

boxed lemon pudding

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/4 cup oil

1 pint blueberries 

2 tbsp turbindo sugar

GLAZE

3cup powdered sugar

3 tbsp melted butter

zest of 1 lemon

juice of 1 lemon

Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream and oil together.

Fold in blueberries ( batter will be thick so fold in easily)

Spread batter evenly in pan and spread turbindo sugar over batter.

Bake 350 degrees for 40-45min.

Cool in pan for 30min. then remove from pan to cooling rack till finish cooling.

Make glaze with above ingredients. I used a small lemon and it wasn't enough liquid so I added more lemon juice.

I found that this made enough to ice the cake instead of glazing it, so if you only want to glaze I would only use half the amount of powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

We had special guests today too!  Jessie came with her son to pick up the bags.  Her son was born 6 weeks early and she was given care packages while in the NICU and wants to pay it forward.  She will fill the bags that we made with goodies for other parents who have to spend time with their newborns there. 

Carrie had a weighted blanket to show us that she made for Griffin.  Thomas the train on one side and minkie on the other.  She used 11 pounds of pellets in the blanket.  If anyone wants to make one Carrie can share the info she gathered to make hers.

For our regular show and tell, Sheree used Bonnie Hunter's new block and made this baby quilt.

 She also found some adorable penguin panels to make quilts for her daughter's baby due in July.

 Rhonda used a cute Minnie panel for this quilt.

 This is a nine patch that is cut in quarters.  It is made with a Connecting Threads fabric line.  The colors are gorgeous on this quilt, but that wasn't captured by the picture.

 This contemporary quilt Rhonda made is for a niece's wedding.  Rhonda saw a picture and drafted the blocks to work for her.

A Hungry Hungry Caterpillar panel was used for the center of this quilt.

Sue made this memory quilt for a gentleman who lost his wife.

 Peggy made these cute bags.  See the buttons on the large one.

 Peggy crocheted this nice sweater.

 This is where everyone parked themselves today.  Peggy is sitting on the steps.  Not a sewing machine in site!

As I was leaving a surprise guest was arriving!  Deb returned from the South for settlement on their house here in PA.  It was nice to see her and catch up with all of her new activities at her new home.  Great to see you again Deb!  Unfortunately Cathy had already left.  Thanks for taking the picture Ed!

We are on the last round of our round robin quilt.  Next month, June 16th, we will get our own boxes back and we will then begin the job of creating a quilt with our blocks.

See everyone then!

April 2018

What a beautiful day to get together to quilt!  Unfortunately not a lot of quilting got done!  We did a lot of talking and planning instead, with a little bit of quilting.

Sadly, Sue had to leave early as she started to feel ill.  I hope you are feeling better Sue.

We plotted out our schedule to the end of the year.  That will be posted at the end of the blog.

Sue showed us her current projects before she left.  She will be mounting these adorable puppies on  canvas for her daughters' Mother's Day presents.

This is the black lab,

 the two schnauzers

 and the boxer-pit bull mix.  Sue always surprises us with the cool things that she makes.

 Peggy was busy making neat  projects too!  These are needle cases.

 One for her crochet hooks.  (I guess that makes this a hooks case.)

 This is her circular needle case.  Ted made the numbers for her.  How sweet is that?

 Peggy got a new tool for the snaps.  She made reversible cup cozies and needle holders so far.

 Peggy made this cute knitting bag before.  I don't know if I got a close up picture of it then.  Such cute fabric.

 Kinley's birthday quilt was semi finished just in time.  The frozen quilt is for her birthday today!  Linda will have to take it home to finish the binding.

  Linda made these two baby quilts for twins.

 Here are the bags we made for Carrie's friend to fill with goodies for moms.  I think she is going to pick them up next quilt club.

 Rhonda made the pantry quilt filled with fruits and vegetables.  I love the crates filled with potatoes, peppers, onions and corn at the bottom.

 Another row has been added to Rhonda's leader ender quilt.  The next color will be green.

 This is another Fancy Forest baby quilt that I made in grays.

 And this is my On Ringo Lake-Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.  I still have to bind it.

 Rhonda made pasta soup.  Everyone loved it and she is going to share the recipe.  I will post it at the end of the blog when I get it.

 Patty made a bean salad.

 Peggy made a lemon poppy seed loaf.  She will share the recipe and I will post this at the end of the blog also.

Here is Peggy's recipe:

LEMON POPPYSEED BREAD

1 box lemon cake mix

1 box lemon pudding

1/4 cup poppyseeds

1/2 cup oil

4 eggs

1 cup boiling water

Mix cake mix, pudding and poppyseeds. Add oil and eggs and mix well, then slowly add boiling water and mix well. 

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Grease 2 bread pans

Divide mix into pans and bake 35-40 minutes.

I never ice the bread, but since I made it as a dessert I did this time. I made a lemon glaze (1 cup confection sugar and 2 tbsp of lemon juice). Since I left the bread in the bread pan I iced it instead with the glaze.

Here is Rhonda's recipe:

SAUSAGE PASTA SOUP

1 lb hot or sweet sausage or ground turkey burger

2 8 oz cans diced tomatoes, I used 1 can Rotel diced tomates with chiles and 1 can roasted diced tomatoes

8 oz can tomato sauce

14.5 oz chicken broth

16 oz pk Green Giant Past Accents – garlic (This included the past but I couldn’t find that so bought McCormack Basil, garlic, sea salt seasing 4 tbs.  and a box of Radiatore pasta)

½ lb Radiatore Pasta

Grated parmesan cheese for garnish. 

Brown sausage,  add in tomatoes, sause and chicken broth.  Simmer for 20 minutes. Add pasta and herbs. Cook 5 more minutes. Garnish and serve.  Doing in crockpot you need to add more liquid (chicken broth or water the longer it sits)

We have two more rounds for out Round Robin quilt.  After we get our box back and drool over all the pretty blocks, we will have until December 15th to finish it.  We would like to get a picture of all of them together.  Don't give it away until after the picture!  Hahahaha.

The schedule for the rest of the year.

May 19th
June 16th
July there will be no meeting.  The Hershey Quilt Show is the weekend of the 21st.
August 25-we will be meeting at Patty's house.  The plan is to bring your medallion quilt so we can get our group picture taken.  Patty said she is going to provide all the food.  She also mentioned that there may not be any sewing.
September 22nd-this is when Rhonda is going to reveal the new group project!
October is the club's 15th Anniversary.  We will plan a getaway for October 26-27, probably in Lancaster where we will be able to do some shop hopping.
November 24th
December 15th-this is the deadline to have the Round Robin quilt finished.

Have a great Spring everyone, now that it appears to have finally arrived!