Christmas Potluck

Christmas Quilt & Eat will be
Saturday, Dec. 11th at St. Bartholmews.
No Gifts, just lot's of friendship, quilting & good food. So bring your favorite pot luck dishes!!

McGill 2nd Grade Pumpkin Cookies & Thank You to Sid

If you haven't received yours yet, Sid made some wonderful little Ditty/Gift bags for the guild members. All different fabrics & colors & they are just adorable. Thank you Sid!!!


McGill 2nd Grade Pumpkin Cookies


1 ½ C Margarine

1 ½ C Sugar

2 Eggs

1 ½ C Pumpkin

2 teaspoon Vanilla

¼ teaspoon Nutmeg

¼ teaspoon Allspice

½ teaspoon Cinnamon

4 C Flour (+1 for fresh pumpkin)

1 teaspoon Salt

1 ½ teaspoon Soda

4 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 bag of Chocolate Chips

Bake at a low 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

or until edges are slightly brown. I put my rack 1 above the middle.

For white chips you’ll need to wash your baking pan after each pan, really. The white chips burn very, very easily.

Completely cool before stacking. Store with wax paper between layers.

Makes 4 dozen

Thanks, Paula
In a few days I will be moving this over to the recipe page!
I'm still having problems loading pictures, hopefully it will be fixed soon!

Stockings for our troops!!

We will be sending some Christmas cheer to our local men & women who are deployed overseas! We've made 42 + stockings to date & will be getting them stuffed & ready to send. So be sure to pass the word!

Search for Missing Book!

Hello quilters,
A while ago, I loaned my Kyoto Rings book with the templates to one of the quilters, but now I can't remember who. Would you please check your library and let me know if you have my book, please?
Thanks.
Smiles to you,
Linda Sue

Guild News & Events

*** Is a All Nighter, just to much quilting. Come join Mel's "Midnighter" on Saturday, Oct. 23rd. Happy Hour @ 4. Dinner @ 5. Sardine Sewing @ 6. Contact Mel @ Sew Crazy for more info!!

*** New Year's Eve Quilting at Linda E's. Starts at 9am. lunch served at noon & lot's of sewing till you wilt! More info coming soon.

*** It's time to start thinking about the 2011 quilt show. Who wants to be in charge? Theme ideas? We will be discussing it at the Oct. 9th all day Saturday quilting.

*** Teresa will be sending off 1 more box of pillowcases to our troops overseas. So if your working on or have any ready please bring them to a Thursday night meeting or the next all day Saturday. I'll be mailing them by the 14th of October!!

*** Vet Quilts. com is collecting quilt tops, blocks, fabrics & supplies for making quilts to give to our veterans. This is a great cause so see if you have a couple yards to give!!
http://www.vetquilts.com/
702-685-3683 (in Las Vegas)
momslovequilts@yahoo.com

*** Home Made Starch Recipe from Paula;
Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch w/ teaspoons of cold water in a 2-cup heat proof glass measuring cup. Boil 1-cup water and add to mixture, stir constantly. Mix will turn chalky white to milky translucent. Let cool to room temp, then add water to make 2 cups of solution. Put into spray bottle and shake well before each use. Because of no preservatives a new batch will need to be made every week.
See how that works for ya. I wonder if you can make 1/2 batches?
Almost to stitchin'
Paula

Christmas Stockings for service men.

We are making Christmas stockings to send our service men.  Paula Nicholes has the pattern or there are several of us that also have it.  We will also be soliciting donations from local businesses or anyone that would care to donate to fill the stockings.  Local service men will be the first priority to receive one.  Stockings must be turned by thursday night quilting November 4, 2010.

"The Airing of the Quilts" at the Renaissance Village, August 28th from 10 to 2

We will be displaying our quilts on the opening day of the Renaissance Village Farmers Market on August 28th. Lot's of quilts are needed, the bigger the better. Please make a label to hang on your quilts with your name & info about quilt & bring them to the village by 7am.
Volunteers are needed to:
* Help hang the quilts from 7 to 9ish.
* Stay with the quilts from 10 to 2. Stay 1/2 hours or the whole time, it's up to you!
* Take down at 2.
We will need several step ladders & lot's of # 2 or bigger Safety Pins for hanging. Bring them if you can.
Any more question call Melody at Sew Crazy!! See you there...