Christmas Luncheon at Nancy C's 2009

December 2, 2009 Material Girls Christmas Party held at Nancy C. home.

Attending: Mary L., Maurene L., Jeanie R., Jeri M., Carolanna M., Lori S., Robyn C., Kathi T., Diane S., Linda I., Rachel L., Susan T., Diane B., Lenette P., Nancy F., Nancy C., Monica C., Jan L.
We enjoyed many Sew and Tell items, as you can see in the slide show.
We gave Susan T. the friendship blocks that we made for her. Nancy F. presented her block for us to take home, sew up and bring in January.
After Sew and Tell, we played a game which entailed passing fabric, tearing it in half and continue passing it. We all brought 1 yard of Christmas fabric for this fun game.
Our gift exchange was different than previous years. We passed gifts right or left around the circle, to a story about Mr. and Mrs. Wright. One by one, we opened the gift we ended up with at the end of the story. It was a lot of fun also.
Lunch consisted of soups, rolls, dill bread, vegetable tray, refreshing punch and lovely Christmas desserts, contributed by all in attendance. Thank You to Nancy for a very nice event. We felt like we'd had first class treatment.
Next month meeting: Wed., January 27th 2010 at Diane S. home.
Lenette will bring her friendship block to us in January.
Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year.

October 2009

Materials Girls quilt group meeting Wednesday, October 28, held at Jan Leifson's home. Red and Cream friendship blocks for Linda Ingram were turned in. Thirteen members were in attendance. Before the meeting began, we went downstairs at Jan's to find a built in playhouse for the children. Seeing the rooms was a delight.
Sew and Tell Items: Nancy F. showed a remarkable sewing machine cover, Nancy Christensen had a pretty quilt top made from a kit of the Quilt Soup pattern "Ciopinno, Diane S. brought a clothespin holder that was made of fabrics by Red Rooster, a kindle holder made of patchwork squares, and a reversible apron made from a pattern in the book Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. An original embroidery design was created and stitched on the solid side of the apron by her daughter, Amber. Kathi T. showed her completed quilt that was made of blocks from the friendship swap. It is darling. The pattern is a Threadbare Creations original. Susan T. showed a small patchwork jack-o-lantern quilt, 2 Birdie Bags made from the Amy Butler pattern, a very pretty pieced-flowers quilt top and a table topper made of wool. The Robb-n-Graves Designs pattern is called Bone Appe'tit. Very cute. Rachel showed several holiday table toppers and wall quilts. She has been sewing up the Scnibbles patterns, showed three very cute skirts, (with lining!) and a nice quilt top made of Amy Butler fabrics. It is a fat quarter quilt called "Slide Show". Jeanie F. showed a very cute snowman/Christmas stitchery, her "Seeds" stitcheries completed in a quilt, the completed penny rug, and a small Bullseye Quilt made of 30s fabrics in yellow, green and lavender. Maurene completed her baseball quilt. It is done in very pretty dusty blue fabrics. She also brought a very nice Christmas panel done up as a wall quilt by Linda Blakeslee, Maurene's daughter. Jerri has been sewing hexagons! She showed a lovely quilt made from a McCalls magazine pattern. She had enough leftover hexagons to made a very novel table topper! Jan L. continues to amaze us all with her ability to get a lot done, she showed a green and purple wall quilt done in the Card Trick pattern, a striking paper pieced star quilt done in the Primary colors and a gorgeous Maple Leaf quilt of Batiks!
Thank You everyone for sewing, showing and sharing your talent.
Susan T. presented the friendship block for this month. She would like us to do these in creams and reds, also.
Jan served us a yummy slice of Pumpkin cake with Maple Frosting. Thank you Jan for hosting us this month. Next meeting: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Nancy C. home. This will be our Christmas meeting. A lunch of soup, rolls, and desserts will follow a gift exchange and Christmas fabric game. Everyone please bring: food item for lunch, 1 yard of Christmas fabric, a quilt related gift for the exchange and a pair of scissors AND your sew and tell items! See you then.

Sept. 09 Mtg

August Meeting Slide Show

Quilt Group Meeting ~ August 2009

Our meeting this month was held at Lenette Poole's home, on Wed. August 26th. In attendance were Lori Schroath, Monica Campbell, Jeanie Farnworth, Jerri Moore, Nancy Christensen, Diane Spackman, Maurene Lamm, Carolanna Mellen, Nancy Fahnestock, Rachel Lamm, Linda Ingram, Susan Tway and Lenette. (Our numbers were a little low, as many ladies couldn't come.) We enjoyed show and tell (pictures will be forth coming) after which, Lenette showed those who were interested the snowflake stitch in crochet. This is a cute stitch that works well for a baby afaghan. Monica handed out her friendship block to all present. Lenette served us a very tasty lunch of Taco Salads with grapes and a delicious fresh lemonade drink. We also enjoyed a tasty raspberry dessert with vanilla ice cream. Thank you Lenette, for an enjoyable meeting and all your effort for our meeting. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 30.The friendship block person for September's meeting is Linda I. Our meeting will be held at Monica Campbell's.

July 2009 Meeting

Today we met at Robyn Chamberlain's home for a nice mid summer quilt meeting. After show and tell, Robyn showed us how to crochet a round rug using 1 inch wide fabric strips. She also served a delicious lunch of Caeser Salad, grapes, watermelon, yummy bread and wonderful fruit trifles for dessert. Thanks so much Robyn.

Carolanna's friendship block and below is a quilt she made from similar blocks.

Carolanna's snowball quilt made from a layer cake of fabrics.

Carolanna's zigzag quilt.

Diane S.'s checkbook cover. She learned how to make them from a blog tutorial.

A colored pencil holder made by Diane S.












Both purses were made by Nancy. The one below is a purse made from 2 tea towels and it's reversible.

A Kaffe Fasset design made by Nancy. It's called the S quilt.

A block of the month quilt made by Maurene. It turned out beautiful. Above is a closer look.

Here's a fun blue and yellow table runner made by Diane S.

Maurene finished the friendship blocks we made for her.

Here is a full shot of it. Very nice.

Close up of a block of the month quilt sponsored by Huckleberry Patches of McCall, Idaho. Below is the full quilt. Many many hand stiches in this quilt.

Jeanie F. made a very simple quilt of browns, tans and reds for her grandson who is getting married in just a few short days.




Rachel made this darling girlie quilt for her daughter's bedroom wall.

Rachel also made this fun bulletin board of pinks and blacks!


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Completed penny rug. We started these last month. Two people got theirs done, Rachel and Susan

Detail quilting of Robyn's scrappy round the world quilt.

Here is Robyn's latest version of the crocheted rug that she showed us how to make today.

This yellow and blue quilt was completed by Jerri M. for her friend's child's wedding quilt.

Lenette made a diaper changing pad to match the diaper bag that she made, pictured below. Very Very Cute.

Diane Beagley's daughter, Hannah, attended quilt group with her today. She made this cute purse in a class she took at a local quilt store.


Diane B.'s log cabin quilt.

June 09 mtg at Rachel's

June 2009-Chicken Salad, Frito Salad

Here are a couple of the recipes from our last meeting. After a wonderful show and tell (pictures coming shortly), Rachel demonstrated how to make wool penny rugs and we swapped wool fabric so we can all make a penny rug. Lunch was a fun treat and as usual requests came for recipes. So here are 2 of them. More may be coming later.

Chicken Salad

4 c. chopped chicken
3 celery ribs, diced
1 c. dried cranberries
1/2 c. chopped toasted pecans

Dressing:
1 1/2 c. mayonnaise or less if you desire
1/3 c. honey
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper



Frito Salad

1 medium onion, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
2 yellow bell peppers, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
2 to 3 tomatoes, chopped
1 can red kidney beans
1 bottle Catalina salad dressing
1 bag Fritos corn chips

Add all ingredients together in a bowl, except the dressing and Fritos. Toss together. Add dressing, as much as desired to coat, and also add the Fritos when ready to serve.

May 2009-Egg Casserole, Punch

Here are the recipes from our yummy lunch at Diane's.

Egg Casserole
3 c. shredded cheddar cheese
8 oz. cream cheese, cut in cubes
2 c. diced ham
1/2 c. green onions
8 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Bisquick
1/2 lb. mushrooms, diced
1/2 tsp. mustard
2 c. half and half
Spray 9x13 inch pan. Toss together cheese, ham, green onions, and mushrooms and spread evenly in pan. Put everything else in blender and mix until well blended. Pour over top and bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 400 degrees (golden brown on top and until knife comes out clean.)


Punch
The strawberry lemonade is:
1 pkg crystal light lemonade made as directed
then I mix about 1 cup water with 2-3 cups washed strawberries
in blender and mix the 2 together.


That day Diane added some punch she had left over.
That recipe is:
3 packs cherry flavored kool-aid
1 large can pineapple juice
1 large bottle sprite
2 cups sugar that has been diluted with 2 cups hot water
8 oz can frozen lemonade

(mix together and chill) if it is too sweet for you, further dilute
with more sprite

She added about 1 quart of the punch with the 1st punch mixture

May '09 meeting at Diane's