Thank you so much Diane and your daughter Nancy for making this February meeting great! There was a big turnout, lots of quilts and projects shown and wonderful food!
Here are the photos:
Julianne crocheted this blanket for her granddaughter.
This is a flying geese quilt made by Monica. It's backed with minky.
This is Monica's Meet the Makers quilt top.
Kathi crocheted this purse using t-shirt yarn.
She found this metal attachment in the scrapbooking department of a craft store.
Caren made these decorative towels.
Caren also made these two baby quilts
Jennifer made this wool heart wallhanging. She used a Debbie Busby pattern.
Jennifer also made this linen cross stitch.
Lenette made this humanitarian quilt with the help of Cindy quilting it.
Rachel made this wool banner.
This is Rachel's Meet the Makers quilt.
This snowflake bear panel quilt was made and quilted by Rachel.
Rachel made this fall quilt and used a pattern she found online.
This is a wool quilt made by Rachel.
Rachel also made this flannel banner using a Buttermilk Basin pattern.
This is a wool table topper made by Rachel.
Rachel also made these wool table toppers.
Susan made these Valentine cones, filled them with fun goodies, and gave them away as gifts.
This banner was also made by Susan. Below is a close up of a couple of the squares.
This wool table runner was made by Susan.
Close up of table runner.
Susan also made this Santa wool flannel quilt. It was quilted by Terri Hair
Susan made these wool Valentine's toppers from Debbie Busby's class in January.
Robyn made several donation quilts this month.
This is an Activity Day's (7-11 yr old girls) quilt.
Robyn made this jelly roll quilt and used a sheet for the backing.
This is another donation quilt Robyn made.
Robyn also made this stripe quilt.
Jeri painted this.
Diane Spackman made this Scrappy Trip Around the World baby quilt.
This is an I-Spy quilt made by Diane Spackman. This kit was purchased through Corrie of Quilt Taffy.
Cindy made this scrappy quilt.
Jean and her sister Joan finished their Meet the Makers quilts.
Nancy C also finished her Meet the Makers quilt.
Lunch
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups almonds
Preheat oven to 250. Cover a 13x18 baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl combine sugar, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl slightly beat the egg white. Add vanilla and beat until very frothy, but not stiff. Add the almonds and stir until well coated. Add the cinnamon and sugar mixture and toss until evenly coated. Spread evenly on the prepared pan.
Bake for one hour, stirring half way through. Allow to cool then store in an airtight container.
JALAPENO CRANBERRY FREEZER JAM SPREAD-NOT SHOWN
Serve with: Use on Turkey Sandwiches page 275 or Veggie Sandwiches page 283. Variation: Omit jalapeno; or, use more Jalapeno for more kick.
TIME: 20 minutes
Ingredients
3 cups (about 1½ lbs.) fresh cranberries rinsed, ground
3 cups apples (about 5 medium) any kind, cored, skins removed, ground
2½ -3 Jalapeno peppers, seeds removed, ground
1 1.75 oz. package Fruit Pectin (I use Sure Jell or MC)
8½ cups sugar
9-12 half pint containers, glass or plastic with lids
Instructions
Grind the fruit and peppers in a food processor to make 6 cups. Pour
- into a large pan, add the pectin, stir and bring to a boil.
Add sugar, stirring well and bring to a full boil again. Pour the hot sauce
- in jars or plastic tubs. I have used both. Put the lids on and let sit out on
- the counter over night. Freeze. Will keep for months.
Personalized cookies for each of us!
Sparkling Mint Lemonade (Williams Sonoma)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
- 8 fl. oz. simple syrup (see note above)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 cups cold water
- Ice, as needed
- 2 cups sparkling water
- Lemon wheels for garnish
--To make simple syrup, in a measuring cup, stir together 1/4 cup superfine sugar in 1/4 cup hot water until dissolved. Let cool. This recipe makes 3 fl. oz. syrup and can be doubled or tripled as needed.
Directions:
In a punch bowl, combine the mint leaves and simple syrup. Using a muddler or wooden spoon, gently muddle the mint leaves, being careful not to tear them. Stir in the lemon juice and cold water. Add ice and the sparkling water. Garnish with lemon wheels and mint leaves. Makes 12 drinks.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma On the Grill, by Willie Cooper (Oxmoor House, 2009).
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma On the Grill, by Willie Cooper (Oxmoor House, 2009).
