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Advertiser Index
Events Listing
Shops are listed alphabetically by location.
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2-4 IN Heritage Quilt Show, Bloomington ............................................................ 9 2-4 Spring Open House - Honey & Me, Franklin .............................................. 19 26-31 Gloria McKinnon - Let’s Sew, Evansville ........................................................ 4 31-4/2 QuiltFest, Rising Sun .......................................................................................... 5
Cities & Shops
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Angola ................................. 24 Sewing Treasures Beech Grove ........................ 19 The Fussy Cut Quilt Shop Bloomington ......................... 9 Fancy Works In A Yarn Basket Indiana Heritage Quilt Show Simply Primitive Brownstown ......................... 11 Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop Centerville ........................... 20 Warm Glow Candle Company Corydon ................................. 4 HollyHock Quilt Shop Crawfordsville ........................ 8 Harvest Inn Interior Decor/Gifts Danville ............................... 15 Whispering Pines Designs Decatur ................................ 16 Country Creations Evansville .............................. 4 Let’s Sew Franklin ............................... 19 Honey & Me Georgetown ........................... 4 The Quilting Bee Greensburg .......................... 21 Tree City Stitches Greenwood .......................... 19 Back Door Quilts Lafayette ................................ 8 Keepers Liberty ................................. 20 Pohlar Fabrics Madison ................................. 5 Fabric Shop Marion ................................. 18 Quilters Hall of Fame Martinsville .......................... 13 Berries & Ivy
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Metamora .............................. 6 Words & Images Mooresville .......................... 15 Breezy Manor Farm Muncie ................................... 6 Cotton Candy Quilt Shoppe Nashville .............................. 14 The Story Inn Wishful Thinking North Vernon ...................... 11 Sharynn’s Quilt Box Richmond ............................ 20 Quilt Show-Wayne County Ext Rising Sun ............................. 5 QuiltFest Rushville ................................ 7 Elizabeth’s Keepsakes In Stitches St Paul .................................. 21 Olde Barn Primitives Salem ................................... 12 Past N Present by Michelle Past N Present Too Seymour ............................... 10 Primitive Crow Small Town Stitches Shipshewana ........................ 24 Yoder Department Store Spencer ................................ 13 Unraveled Quilt and Fabric Store Wabash ............................... 17 Heaven on Earth Nancy J’s Fabrics Washington ............................ 4 The Stitching Post
Not Classified by T own Town and Out of State Classified Ads .............................14 Out of State ...............................23 Tour Towns ................................12 Web Based ........................... 22, 23
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It’s Party Time with Lesley
by Lesley Nuttall
Remembrance or Bereavement Party
There are many kinds of parties that are fun to attend. I would like to tell you about a special party or celebration, but it could also be called a remembrance or bereavement party. Of course, we are all very sad and overwhelmed during and after a love one has passed on. What I am suggesting is to wait six months or a year, and plan an event on your loved one’s birthday or the anniversary date of their death. Our family lost the last living member from our Grandparents generation and their thirteen children. Their youngest daughter, Rella Rose (whom I was named after) passed away last summer in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, where she lived. In the fall, her relatives in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, held a candle celebration of her life as she had spent the earlier part of her life here. As Rella was the end of the actual Prouty generation, we called the celebration a “Mini Prouty Reunion” and a “Memorial Service” for our Aunt Rella Rose. Several of her nieces and nephews got together and planned a special event to honor her. We rented a hall and 65 relatives attended. We decorated the hall
with posters made by each family, a collage of Rella’s family, and another collage of our numerous Uncles and one Aunt that had been in the war. There was also a large poster to honor our Grandparents and their family. The eldest niece, Ora, conducted a beautiful and memorable candle service. The first ‘candle’ she spoke of was the ‘candle of love.’ She talked about the ‘love’ we all had for Rella, and the happy memories we shared. Ora invited anyone to come forward and share a memory of Rella. Next, the ‘candle of remembrance’ gave us an opportunity to talk about our departed Grandparents. They had been involved in many different business ventures, and it was interesting to hear how we had all - at one time or anotherhad the chance to visit one of their businesses and learn from them. The ‘candle of accomplishments’ centered around Rella’s life and her career as a teacher beginning at the young age of 18 right out of teacher’s collage. (She was my teacher in a Country school of eight grades; she was five years older than me!) In British Columbia, her and her husband had panned for gold; I still have
a nugget of gold she made into a necklace for me. The last candle was the ‘candle of thanksgiving’ which prompted several of us, (including me) to go forward and read a poem written in memory of Rella. Several others had songs to share. As each person spoke, Ora offered a little remembrance stone to hold in their hand as a keepsake. It also tends to make one less nervous. At the end of the service there was time to visit with cousins we hadn’t seen for years, look at all the posters, watch an ongoing family video that cousin Ed had put together, as well as meet with cousin Peggy to update the family tree. Two long tables were loaded with party sandwiches, salads, pulled pork, beef on a bun, and numerous dainties and cakes, all supplied by the cousins. As Rella wanted some of her ashes buried on her parent’s grave, we also had a small intimate ceremony at the cemetery before the service at the hall. She would have been so pleased. It was such a ‘heartwarming’ and ‘loving’ experience to honor the passing of our Aunt Rella this way and reflect on our Grandparents generation. It gave us all a chance to remember a happier time and hear about all the love that others had shared with Rella too. I am passing this thought on as it brings such a comfort to one’s heart. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year, and reminding you to enjoy and love your family every chance you get!
–Lesley R. Nuttall is the Author of “Secrets of Party Planning” and lives with her husband in Dryden, ON, Canada. © 2017, Lesley R. Nuttall Editor’s Note: Please see Lesley’s poem on page 13 of this edition.
Rolled party Sandwiches • 1 loaf of ‘sandwich’ bread, sliced lengthwise • olives and/or gherkin pickles desired fillings 1) Cut crusts from sides and ends of bread carefully. 2) Roll each slice gently with rolling pin to flatten slightly. 3) Butter each slice, and spread with filling. 4) Place an olive or gherkins across one end close together. 5) Roll, starting at the olives or gherkins, jelly roll style. 6) Roll each roll in plastic wrap and chill for several hours or overnight. 7) Later, trim ends and cut remaining roll into 1" pieces. Yield: 25 pinwheels -Suggested fillings: Egg Salad, Salmon or Tuna, Luncheon meat & sweet pickles, Turkey or Chicken Salad, or Cream cheese.
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Ann’s Lovin’ Ewe
by Ann Stewart
A letter of thanks to my readers: As usual Skye Moor Farm will soon have lambs of many colors frolicking through the pasture. I'm privileged to write about that journey in Ann's Lovin' Ewe. But not only will we have new twins, triplets, and even quadruplets, we'll also have a single. This February I will give birth to my first novel. The debut of Stars in the Grass has been a long process. Over twenty years as a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I wrote a short story about my greatest fear: losing a child. I wasn't married and didn't have any children at the time, but subconsciously I thought if I wrote about my fear, it wouldn't happen. Over the years, I married, taught high school, had children, wrote church Christmas pageants, revues, articles, other books, and this regular column for The Country Register. I also directed musicals, substituted, taught voice, and raised sheep. But along the way, I returned to my favorite short story "Seeing from the Balcony," knowing that the children in the tale had a story to tell and my additional experiences provided greater depth for the characters. "Seeing from the Balcony" grew to 302 pages and is now named Stars in the Grass. The "pregnancy" was much longer than nine months. After conception of an idea, there was a lot of writing, rewriting, revising and editing. Other
writers offered opinions, and I even a paid book doctor to make critical edits. It took time to find an agent and then more time for the agent to find a publishing house. After signing with Barbour, it would take another year before publication. During this time, there were plenty of ultrasounds where the manuscript went back and forth between the publisher and me. When the galley arrived this past November, it started to look like something. And then after delivery of the box of ARCs (Advanced Review Copies) when I held my "baby" in my hands, I started to feel like a real author. Now there is a pregnant pause as I await the book to come out February 1, 2017 for all the world to see. I look forward to sending out a copy of my book to the winners of drawings from each of the participating Country Register states and hope that it provides interaction with my readers. Thank you for celebrating with me and for your support throughout the years of reading Ann's Lovin' Ewe. I hope you also find the voice of narrator Abby McAndrews entertaining as she tells the story of her family-a tale of grief, anger, guilt, and joy. I would love to hear your thoughts. – www.AnnMarieStewart.com or join me on my Facebook page at: AnnMarieStewart@StarsintheGrass.
Life Threaded in Stitchings by Ann St. Martin Stout YiaYia, my Greek grandmother, enjoyed crocheting. Her handiwork, while not legendary, was certainly impressive to me as a 10-year old. Big bright spools of crochet thread were found near each of her resting chairs. When she finished crocheting each day, she slipped her slim, shiny crochet hook under the threads and tucked the unfinished length of lace inside the hollow cardboard spool. When YiaYia took up her crochet hook and cotton thread, the fingers of her dry, wrinkled hands flew as she made inch after inch of lace. These colorful strips – gold, red, aqua -- would soon decorate a pair of pillowcases. While she worked, she told me about life in Greece and about immigrating to America as a 16year-old. As YiaYia grew older, she made more pillow trim than anything else. In younger days, she had made doilies to cover the arms of her over-stuffed chairs, lace to trim curtains, and square tops for throw pillows. Most familiar, though, was the rainbow of pillow case trims resting against crisp white bed sheets in each of her rooms, and in the beds of her children’s and grandchildren’s homes. When YiaYia finished a yard of lace, she joined the ends and stitched the loop to the edge of a new white pillowcase. For this project, she unearthed from the bedroom closet what seemed to me an ancient Singer hand-cranked sewing machine, shiny black with a painted design that looked like gold filigree. It was one of the first things she had bought
when she earned enough money as a young worker in a Lowell, Massachusetts cotton mill. For a half-century that machine stitched lace to pillowcases, and created and patched clothing of three generations. This model required more coordination to operate than other machines because it was run by a hand crank. With the left hand, lace and fabric were fed to the needle while the right hand kept a steady rhythm in a clockwise motion making the needle march in place. When the sewing machine sat at the end of the dinner table, the tablecloth pushed back, I was eager to see what YiaYia was making. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, the era I recall most vividly, she was often patching dungarees for my older cousins. Long before I was born though, she had stitched bleached cotton sugar bags into underwear for her own children, and made other practical things like aprons and skirts for her family to wear. I’ve been married now for 35 years. We still sleep on the pillowcases YiaYia made for me. We store them in the linen closet beside the stack of flowered pillow cases from many sets of sheets. When a piece of YiaYia’s lace begins to unravel, I thread a needle and repair it. I fear that if the lace unwinds, little by little, some memories of YiaYia may also unwind, and I would lose a bit of the thread that holds the years of my life together. –Ann St. Martin Stout writes from Newport NH. She is always on the lookout for free heartwarming experiences to share. Her blog is www.leavesarefree.tumblr.com © Ann St. Martin Stout
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by Deb Heatherly Cutting: • Lights- (I used a variety of light scraps because I want to use up my scraps, but you can also use the same light throughout if desired.) Cut a total of (144) 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles for lap and a total of (324) 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles for Queen •Darks- Use lots of dark scraps. Cut a total of (144) 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles for lap and a total of (324) 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles for Queen • Inner border- ½ yd. lap/ 2/3 queen Cut (6) 2 ½” strips WOF for lap (Queen (9) 2 ½”strips WOF) • Outer border-1 yd. lap/ 1 ¼ yd queen Cut (6-7)depending on usable width of fabric 4 ½” strips WOF for lap (Queen (9) 4 ½” strips WOF) • Binding- ½ yd. Cut (7) 2 ½” strips WOF for lap (Queen (9) 2 ½” strips WOF)
Quilt Top Together
Directions: 1-Sew ½ of your lights side by side as shown. Make 36 units for Lap and 81 units for Queen. (Unit A) 2-Add a dark rectangle on the top and bottom of the unit A’s created in step one. (Unit B) 3-Sew a dark and light end to end. (Unit C) Make (72) for lap and (162) for Queen. 4- Next add the Unit C’s created in step 3 to both sides of the Unit B’s created in step 3. **When doing this final step to create the blocks, you must make sure that place the darks and lights on each side of the center unit in the same position on every block. Example: In this graphic the outside dark rectangles are on the top left and bottom right. All of your blocks must have this placement for the pattern to work. (You could also place them top right and bottom left but ALL of the blocks MUST have that same placement.) Make 36 blocks for lap/ 81 for Queen. Now its time to put the quilt top together. (See image on the left.) For the lap size you’ll stitch 6 rows of 6 blocks each. Notice how the lights are horizontal in block 1, and vertical in block 2 shown on the left. (Named: Quilt Top Together) ROW 1,3,5 (all odd numbered rows) ROW 2,4,6 (all even numbered rows) (See Row images on left. Row 1 top & Row 2 bottom) When the odd numbered rows and even numbered rows come together, that’s when the pattern magically appears! For Queen you’ll stitch 9 rows of 9 blocks each. (See image on left.) Add a 2 ½” inner border, and a 4 ½” outer border for either size. - This project makes a 60” x 60” Lap Quilt or 85” x 85” Queen Quilt
Over The Tea Cup
By Janet Young
What Will Be Your Theme for 2017? As we approach 2017, in keeping with tradition, you will find a large majority of the population setting out to make resolutions for the New Year. For the most part these resolutions are generally centered on the individual, such as vowing to lose weight, striving to quit smoking or pledging to exercise more. Whatever the resolution, it always seems to focus on improving one’s self. Now don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with wanting to get rid of bad habits while striving to maintain our good health. In fact, this year why not list your goals as you have always done in the past, but add one more to the list. Only instead of it being a script like trying to eat more healthily, substitute a word, and make that word, your word of action for the year that will impact your life. To help you get a better understanding of what is being suggested, let’s begin. Let’s say, I select the word – Compassion. According to Webster’s Dictionary, compassion is defined as having sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Can you imagine how practicing that one word throughout the year might impact your life? I would suggest starting out in small ways. Perhaps within your own family, you can seek ways to be helpful to those who are struggling. If you don’t know their needs, ask them how you can help them. Even a little toddler struggling to zip his coat might appreciate a kind offer of assistance. An elderly neighbor might welcome a nice hot meal delivered to her door, or perhaps an offer to take her to the doctor, or even a nice visit over tea, just to let her know you care about her. Sometimes we are impacting people in ways that we don’t even realize that we are in fact making a difference in their lives. Rather it be in small ways or even if only to encourage or inspire them, we
are motivating them to be encouraged. I know at Over The Teacup, it was always an honor to welcome my customers and to serve them when they came to my teahouse. People would always say there was something different about this place. While I never felt that way, I always strived to treat each individual with the respect and dignity that they deserved. For example, an elderly lady in a wheelchair came in with three other guests. Each time I served them, I specifically tried to talk directly to this elderly lady. As they were leaving one of the ladies that was in the party came back to me and thanked me for including her in the conversation. She went on to say that this lady had been a lawyer in her younger days, but now few people bother to talk to her when she takes her out. Talking to her was a small unintentional act, yet it obviously made an impact on those ladies. So, you can see it doesn’t take much to show love and compassion to someone. As Earlene Grey says: “When you have found someone with whom you enjoy taking tea, then you have found a friend for life.” Along that same line, I have found that tea enthusiasts are some of the most gracious, caring people, who reach out to others over a cup of tea while spending a few hours of uninterrupted time together. These are just a few examples of how we can make a difference in the lives of others, and perhaps even more importantly, in our own life. What word will you select for 2017? Won’t you join me and add a word to your New Year’s resolutions list… it just may be the change for which you have been seeking. –Janet Young, Certified Tea and Etiquette Consultant, is a founding member of MidAtlantic Tea Business Association and freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her website at www.overtheteacup.com.
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The Knitting Savant
By Andrea Springer
Eating the (Knitting) Elephant – Setting Goals for 2017
Cook’s Library with Patsy
By Patsy Terrell
Showing a Little Kindness Our family recently lost my sister-inlaw Mattie. Because I was born so late in my parents’ lives, my brothers were married with children before I came along, so Mattie has always been part of my life. She was in the family before I was. Mattie had a hearty laugh and loved to have a good time. But the last few years were difficult. COPD took its toll, and she became less able-bodied with each passing year. Finally, the effort to breathe was just too much. A ventilator kept her alive long enough for one last visit with her great-grandchildren from Mississippi. Her son was with her as they disconnected the ventilator. She did well for a couple of days, but this was not to be another of her miraculous rallies. A friend and I drove more than 24 hours to attend the funeral. We were in Kentucky fewer than 24 hours and came back for events we couldn’t miss, but I was so glad I was able to go. At the funeral home, Peggy, a family friend, told me about Mattie buying some Christmas gifts from her when she was a teenager working at a department store. An older employee made an issue of something with Mattie’s purchase, and Peggy was afraid her burgeoning career was about to come to an untimely end. But Mattie just laughed it off, much to the chagrin of the older woman who was trying to blame Peggy for something that wasn’t her fault.
All these years later – 40? 45? – Peggy remembers that moment. That small kindness – that laugh – was still fresh. It was a reminder to be kind whenever the opportunity arises. And almost every day offers a chance to extend ourselves to our fellow humans. A gentle word, a sweet gesture, a small note, an unexpected smile, a plate of warm cookies – they can all be a kindness that someone remembers for years. That story reminded me that our lives are full of moments that may not seem big to us but which are monumental to others. What we do and say matters in ways we cannot imagine. These cookies are always welcome. Unlike most similar cookies, they are not made from ground pecans so they can be enjoyed by everyone. They’re simple and delicious. –Patsy Terrell is fortunate to be the recipient of kindnesses extended by her fellow humans on a daily basis. For more stories and recipes, check cookslibrarywithpatsy.com
Powdered Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter ¾ cup powdered sugar 2 ½ cups flour 1 ½ tsps. vanilla Cream butter with sugar, then add remaining ingredients and mix. Chill and then roll into balls. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. When almost cooled roll in powdered sugar.
My mom will be 80 in a few weeks. She’s worn many hats in her life, loves her family, friends and my Dad with a quiet fierceness. Mom believes in God, gardening, and that a kind word, a home cooked meal, or a jar of her homemade jam will cure a lot of what ails us. She is a voracious reader and lifelong learner of new things. She once told us, “When I stop learning, plant me.” I think of these words almost daily. As we move into a new year, it’s good to consider setting a few knitting goals. In general, goals are about acquiring new skills or behaviors and should inspire, challenge and possibly scare you a little. They change your "inner dialogue" because you work to achieve something desired, building your selfimage in addition to building skills. Maybe you’ve got a pattern in your files for something you love – a cabled coat or Fair Isle sweater or a project with steeks. It’s beautiful and inspiring but feels too overwhelming to think about starting. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Here’s a road map to consider for trying something new: Step One: Goals start big. They’re the “elephant” -- a vision of something desired or dreamed. List the projects, activities you dream about, or skills you want to learn. Step Two: Sometimes we have so many goals, we become overwhelmed and don’t start any of them. Look at the list above and choose where you want to focus your efforts during 2017. (Limit your choices to three).
Step Three: What resources are you going to need to accomplish this goal? Supplies? Classes? Instruction? Step Four: (this is where the “bites” come in) First, decide when you’d like to have this goal accomplished. Write down a short outline of your plan to achieve the goal, remembering to put “first things first.” Once your list is finished, put completion dates beside each step. Step Five: Share this goal with someone! Talk about it, work on it with others – give it light and space to breathe. Goals are dynamic, living things and are much more fun to accomplish when we’ve got our team cheering us on. Step Six: Work on challenges or your new skills a little each day. We don't have to do everything all at once. I’m taking my mom’s motto to heart in 2017 and have set a goal to learn to spin. I’ve started by purchasing a used spinning wheel. It’s sitting in my front room, and I’ve started playing with fiber. I’m extremely awkward, and my first attempts have me shaking my head, but that’s not a bad thing. My first “bite” is to schedule instruction time with friends who are already accomplished spinners. It’s good to be outside of my comfort zone again, stretching and learning. So, what about you? What goals are you setting for 2017? Give yourself a boost and consider a new challenge. You’ll be glad you did! –Andrea Springer blogs at www.knittingsavant.com andrea@knittingsavant.com or follow Knitting Savant on Facebook and Twitter.
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Town and Country Cooking
by Janette Hess
From Dried to Delicious With January and February come short, cold days and long, even colder nights. Why not warm up your kitchen with a slow-cooking soup featuring dried beans or legumes, and then warm up your insides by slowly savoring each and every spoonful This month take time to peruse the dried beans at your favorite market. Pick up some black beans, lentils or split peas. Try some new recipes, and see if you agree with those who say dried is the way to go for nutritious, flavorful soups. Note that in the hierarchy of dried beans, black beans are near the top in terms of prep time, requiring pre-soaking and two or more hours of cooking time. Lentils are near the bottom, requiring an easy 30 minutes or less of cooking time. The added bonus of slowly cooked, homemade bean soup is that flavors have a chance to build and blend, and you have complete control of all ingredients. Feel free to adjust seasonings to suit your personal taste. Black Bean Soup 1 pound (approximately 2 cups) dried black beans, cleaned and soaked overnight according to package instructions Water 1. teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder 4 strips lean bacon, diced 1 onion, diced ½ cup celery, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup mild salsa 1 box (32 fluid ounces) beef cooking stock (regular or reduced sodium) Hot pepper sauce, if desired In large cooking pot, soak beans overnight in 6 cups cold water. Drain and rinse beans. Add 6 cups hot water, cumin, onion powder and garlic powder. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover loosely and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, or until beans are soft. Stir occasionally. When beans are soft, fry diced bacon in non-stick skillet until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings. Sauté onion and celery in drippings until soft, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking 1 minute longer. To create soup, add onion mixture to beans, along with salsa and stock. Transfer at least 1 cup of beans and broth to small blender or food processor to puree. Return mixture to pot. Add bacon. Slowly simmer uncovered for up to one hour, or until soup is desired consistency and flavors have blended. Add hot pepper sauce to taste. Makes approximately 10 cups soup. Serving suggestion: For a nutritional boost, add desired amount of fresh, chopped spinach during the last few minutes of cooking. Serve as soon as the spinach has wilted in the soup.
–A trained journalist, Janette Hess focuses her writing on interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her local Extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.
Easy Lentil Chili 1 pound ground beef 1 large onion, diced 1 bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 26-ounce jar spaghetti sauce 1 16-ounce jar mild salsa 1½ teaspoons chili powder 1½ teaspoons cumin 6 cups water plus more as needed ¾ cup dry lentils In large pot, brown ground beef. Drain if necessary. Combine all ingredients except lentils and bring to a boil. Rinse and drain lentils according to package instructions; add to pot. Cover and simmer for approximately 30 minutes, or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally. Add additional water as needed to adjust thickness of chili. Makes at least 12 cups soup.
Split Pea Soup 1 16-ounce package green split peas 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth (regular or reduced sodium) 4 cups water ½ onion, chopped ½ cup diced celery (include tops, if desired) 1 clove garlic, diced 2 whole carrots, trimmed and peeled 1½ cups diced smoked ham (approximately 6 ounces) ½ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Freshly ground black pepper Rinse and drain peas according to package instructions. Place peas in slow cooker and add broth, water, onion, celery, garlic and whole carrots. Cook at high setting for 2 to 3 hours, or until peas are very soft and carrots are tender. Remove carrots to cutting board. Cut lengthwise and then slice into small pieces. Set aside. Using immersion blender, completely blend peas and liquid. (If immersion blender is not available, use standard blender, but allow mixture to cool before processing in small batches; return to slow cooker.) Add sliced carrots and all remaining ingredients. Cook at low setting for 1 hour. Makes approximately 12 cups soup. Note: If vegetarian soup is desired, use vegetable broth and omit ham. If meaty-flavored soup is desired, add a ham bone or ham “heel” to split peas while they are cooking. Remove before blending.
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BLOOMING TON BLOOMINGTON
IN A YARN BASKET
Fancy Works
Offering a large selection of yarns, notions, books, patterns and classes in knitting, crocheting, weaving, and spinning.
Needlework Supplies & Accessories
Offering charts, fabric, fibers for counted cross stitch, charted needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch supplies and designs, frames and more!! We are “Your NeedleArts Supply Center!” 3635 West State Road 46, Bloomington, Indiana 47404 Located behind Arby's on Hwy 46 West, between Bloomington & Ellettsville 812-935-6353 or 877-470-5031
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NEW ADDITION: We are now carrying Fabric & Notions! ComeCall have a look around our shop! sewing class TODAY to schedule a beginning ROVING INDIANA YARN CRAWL Feb 24th through March 12th See the MANY Wonderful Yarn Stores in Southern Indiana! 1907 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN 47401 812-330-5394 inayarnbasket@gmail.com Hrs: Mon-Wed 11-6, Thurs 11-8, Fri & Sat10-5
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Needlework Supplies & Accessories Owner Dianna Stapleton, a long-time crafter, enjoys cross stitch and charted needlepoint. She particularly loves working with Mill Hill bead kits. Her Needle Arts shop, Fancy Works, is in a strip mall in Ellettsville (near Bloomington). Fancy Works will celebrate its 11th anniversary in March 2017. The original Fancy Works was open for 5 years during the 1980’s by Dianna. Then, she and her sister-in-law, Liz, reopened the shop in 2006. Liz has since retired, but still helps in the shop and does framing and some finishing. Vonna Pfeiffer also finishes for the shop. Currently, Dianna is working to put together the shop’s first ever retreat. It will take place the end of March at the Canyon Inn in McCormick’s Creek State Park. The day I stopped by to do this interview, she already had 42 people signed up for the retreat. People from as far away as California and New York have registered. Details will be provided in The Country Register, so be sure to look for it! She’s also planning some special deals and trunk shows for their anniversary month. You’ll find patterns of all kinds for the hand crafter: cross stitch, charted needlepoint and embroidery. Patterns are displayed by category, such as Holiday, Nature, and Samplers, to name a few. She also carries beads from Mill Hill, buttons from Just Another Button Company, scissors, floss and a variety of notions and tools. Quilters often stop in to buy her scissors!
You’ll find famous names in cross stitch like Lizzie Kate, Blackbird Designs, Little House Needleworks, Sue Hillis, and Praiseworthy Stitches here. Fabrics from all counts of Aida to 40 count linen, evenweave fabric and perforated paper are available. Hand dyed fibers by Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colors, DMC (floss and pearl cotton), Caron Watercolors and Kreinik metallic threads decorate one wall of the shop. New items are found in the front of the shop. There’s also a gift section, full of gifts for your favorite crafter, and a clearance area. Stitching groups meet Tuesday during the day and Thursday evenings. But you don’t have to bring needlework to join them. If knitting, quilting, or crocheting are more your thing, bring your project and sit and work with the ladies as you visit and trade crafting secrets. Dianna doesn’t offer formal classes, but she or one of her volunteers are always ready to sit down one-on-one to help new stitchers get started or advanced stitchers explore new techniques. Her most favorite part of owning the shop? Promoting the continuation of Needle Arts as a craft expression and the excitement on the face of the stitcher as they start and finish their project. Stop by Fancy Works today. Let Dianna or one of her staff help you get started on your next hand crafted project.
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To make your own heart-shaped teabags you’ll need tea filter bags and loose tea. 1. Purchase disposable tea filter bags made to fill with tea. (Available online and teashops.) Cut them into hearts 2 to 3 inches wide. 2. Place two hearts together and stitch together by hand or with a sewing machine using red polyester thread, leaving a one-inch opening to fill with loose tea. 3. Fill with your favorite tea. Add a clean string with a tag and stitch the rest of the way shut. 4. Enjoy a heart-TEA cup of tea.
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KISSed Quilts
by Marlene Oddie
Fall International Quilt Market in Houston revealed my new design that was released with Island Batik. This design features one of their new fabric collections called Frost that will be in quilt stores later this winter. The new design is called Winter Bright and is an extension of a design you may have seen of mine several years back— S t a r l i g h t Flutterbright. The past design used panel prints; this one is completely pieced. The center medallion is basically a LeMoyne star with paper pieced corners and background elements to give it more spikes. I decided to use a traditional LeMoyne star for the prior panel spots and spread them around the quilt in different colorations to give it depth and movement. The secondary design of the on-point
square uses several values of white to grey to blue with the LeMoyne stars tossed throughout. There is a small amount of paper piecing, templates and rotary cut methods used to make this quilt. It finishes at 71” x 71” and would make a great winter throw for the couch or can be extended with more blocks to make it ready for a bed. May your winter be merry and bright! –Marlene Oddie is an engineer by education, project manager by profession and now a quilter by passion in Grand Coulee, WA. She enjoys long-arm quilting on her Gammill Optimum Plus, but especially enjoys designing quilts and assisting in the creation of a meaningful treasure for the recipient. Follow Marlene’s adventures via http://www.facebook.com/ kissedquilts and her blog at http:// kissedquilts.blogspot.com.
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Small Town Stitches is a new quilt shop that opened in Seymour, Indiana on July 7, 2016. Owner Kim Darlage is not new to the quilting industry, just new to owning a Quilt Store. She has worked out of her home doing long arm machine quilting for people for 6 years prior to opening her store. Kim, along with her daughter in law Kira, manage the daily task of running the store. Kim and Kira both love to Long Arm machine quilt for customers and are happy to help with any questions about quilting they may have. They offer both custom quilting and pantograph quilting. The store carries a wide variety of backing fabrics and batting, both on rolls and bagged, for your Long Arm Quilting needs. The store is blessed to have a large customer support system in the community from helping make displays to piecing T-Shirt quilts. Customers also enjoy the store displaying their projects while they are waiting their turn to be quilted. The store welcomes anyone from experienced quilter to beginners and makes everyone feel welcome. Small Town Stitches carries a wide variety of fabrics for all your quilting needs. There’s a beautiful selection of Kona Cottons in a wide range of colors. Wilmington Prints, Moda, Marcus Bros., and Henry Glass are only a few of the familiar names in fabric that you’ll find here. From batiks to kids to holiday prints, you will find a wide selection of fabric for your sewing needs. They also carry flannel, a selection of cuddle fleece and a variety of panels. Small Town Stitches inventory is always expanding with new fabric arriving each month. Small Town Stitches also carries a wide variety of notions: rulers, specialty rulers, rotary cutters and scissors, thimbles, marking pens, threads and numerous other items for your quilting and sewing needs.
by Jo Branham
A variety of books and patterns can be found in the shop. Books on stack & whack, T-shirt quilts, Turning Twenty and patterns ranging from Table Runners, placemats to lap quilts and larger are also available for sale. They also carry a selection of patterns and books from Eleanor Burns “Quilt in a Day” series. The store offers Sit n’ Sew every Wednesday where customers can come in and bring their machine and their projects and enjoy the fellowship with other quilters. If there aren’t any classes or other meetings going on in the classroom area, you can come in any time and sew. They also offer a variety of classes every month. The classes are held in store and are typically taught by Kim or Kira. They try to offer three or four classes each month. They’ve have had classes on Turning 20 quilts, placemats, table runners, potato bags, and teach how to turn panels into quick and easy quilts. They are currently offering an 8-month Block of the Month program which started back in October. Quilt guilds and clubs are also welcome to use the classroom of Small Town Stitches to host meetings. Contact the store to make the arrangements. Next year the shop hopes to participate in Shop Hops and possibly Row by Row and participate in more quilt shows. She felt it was too late to get involved this year, but she still reaped the benefit of some of the Shop Hops that took place. On their way to the stores on the Shop Hop route, some of the “Hoppers” took a quick detour and stopped by to check out Small Town Stitches. The goal of the shop is to make everyone feel welcome when you walk in the door. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced quilter, customer service is their top priority. Small Stitches is open Monday through Friday, 9:30am – 5:00pm and Saturday 9:30am – 1:00pm. Like them on Facebook or look for their web site, coming soon at smalltownstitchesllc.com
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BROWNSTOWN - NOR TH VERNON NORTH
Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop
Come Sit and Sew”
In Brownstown, Indiana, just a little way off Highway 50, you’ll find a small quilt shop that is jam-packed with fabric, patterns, notions, tools and lots of hospitality. Barb Clark has been crafting for a long time. Embroidery with her grandma. Crocheting and sewing with her mom. Watching her great aunts as they quilted fascinated her. In high school, sewing class was her favorite. Barb always wanted to do something in the craft line. She’s worked at craft shops, including Craft Town in Salem, Indiana, over the years. She had also dreamed of owning her own store since she was a teenager. Four years ago, that dream came true when she opened Scrappy Patches Quilt Shop. When Craft Town closed their doors, and became an online store, Barb asked her husband if she could open a “sit & sew” in the building behind their house. A group, called the Wednesday Whackers, who had met at Craft Town, were looking for a new place to meet to work on craft projects together. Her husband agreed and helped her fix the building up. In May 2012, Barb opened the doors. She was only open on Wednesday, Saturdays and some evenings. Then in August of 2012, she opened full time. The “sit & sew” is still meeting every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 95. Another group, The Patchwork Club, meets on the fourth Saturday of each month. It begins with a demo of any new tools Barb may have gotten in the shop, show & tell, and prizes for everyone who shows up. Bring a project to work on; and if you’re staying for lunch, bring something to share (it’s a pitch-in type meal). Cost is $10 to sign up for a year and you get a 15% discount on the day of the meeting. Block of the Month begins in January. She also offers Buck a Block which is created using
by Jo Branham Thangles. Bring your completed block back to the shop each month and you can pick up the next block (includes pattern and fabric) for $1. Barb has offered classes on the Stargello table topper, paper piecing, purses, totes, slippers and placemats. She’s also like to offer a hand and machine embroidery class in the future, so keep your eyes on her ad in The Country Register and her Facebook page. She’s usually involved in 2 or 3 retreats per year. A Mystery Retreat in April and a UFO Retreat in October. She also takes some of her products to other retreats that are held at Camp Lakeview in nearby Wa y m a n s v i l l e . Three retreats per year are usually held there in February, August and November. Most of the fabric in the shop is cotton. You’ll find flannel, muslin and quilt backing. Fabrics from Studio E, Quilting Tr e a s u r e s, Wilmington, Troy, Choice, Stof, Henry Glass, Marcus Bros., Michael Miller, a little Moda and RJR. Batiks by Benartex, Princess Mirah Design, Troy, Moda, Blank, Wilmington and Andover. There are all kinds of patterns throughout the shop. Quilt patterns from Jewel Box, Patchwork Studio, Quilt Moments and Pieces of my Heart. Applique patterns by All Through the Night, Patchabilities and As the Crow Flies (wool). Embroidery patterns, floss, purse patterns, quilt kits, panels, notions, tools and more. Barb has some volunteers who come in and help when she needs to be out of the shop. Also, her “sit & sew” ladies help when Barb is busy and they see a customer who needs help. Hospitality. is the name of the game. Drop by soon and let them know that you read about them in The Country Register.
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Sharynn’s Quilt Box 890 South State Street
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890 South State Street, North Vernon You know from their ads that Sharynn’s Quilt Box has moved to a new location. Still on State Street, about 3 minutes from the old shop, in a large yellow building, you’ll find Sharynn and her crew still serving up the same professional and courteous service you expect from them. Sharynn and her husband, owners of the old Patterson Auto Dealership, built onto the front of the existing building and moved Sharynn’s Quilt Box in July of this year. With the larger building, Sharynn has been able to expand her inventory to include not only more fabric, but the
Accuquilt cutting machines and a full line up of dies. She still sells the Handi Quilter long arm machines, which her husband will set up and demonstrate for you. And the Janome embroidery/sewing machines are still available as well. A large classroom area, which also houses the clearance fabrics, takes up a large portion of the older area of the building. A machine embroidery club and Block of the Month club are in Sharynn’s plans for the new year. Stop by and check out the new shop.
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By Naomi Gaede-Penner
1930s Depression Frugality is Today’s Trendy Recycling and Repurposing
Motto during the Great Depression: “Repair, reuse, make do -- and don’t throw anything away.” I grew up wearing hand-me-downs and, in turn, handing down my clothes. This worked fine with my sisters, but my brother wasn’t excited about my white, fake-fur topped figure skates. Now I shop at a consignment store. I’ve actually purchased scarfs, wool mittens, décor items and other items for gifts. My town has a used bookstore. I actually give used books as gifts. I have recycling bins for plastic, metal/ tin, glass and paper. My grand boys dig into the bins and, with whoops and hollers, find “toys” for the sandbox or water play. I take plastic bags to recycling barrels at the grocery store. Whenever my adult children or a close friend are getting rid of something, we take pictures and text or email one another to see if there’s a taker. This works in reverse, too. Some people think recycling is something new and modern. It isn’t. Here’s a list of things my grandparents did during the Great Depression; some of which my parents, youngsters at that time, continued most of their lives. Some still apply to me. Which ones apply to you? Didn’t go out to eat. Didn’t buy processed food. All leftovers were saved, reheated (and they didn’t have microwaves), or reused. Odds and ends of meat or vegetables ended up in soup. Bread, oatmeal, crushed crackers, or rice was added to hamburger to stretch a meat dish. Never filled the sugar bowl to the top in case it would topple over and spill, and sugar would be wasted. Table scraps were passed along to hogs, chickens, cats and dogs. Stale bread ended up in bread pudding, French toast and stuffing. Jars were saved as containers for nails, buttons, leftover gravy and so on. Never bought paste; made it out of flour and water. Kerosene was used to “dry clean”
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woolen clothes. Small pieces of soap were heated in water and pressed together to form a new, larger bar. Used gift-wrap was ironed smooth for dresser drawer lining – or to wrap another gift. When a shoe had a hole in the sole, a piece of cardboard was cut and placed inside. A sheet worn in the center was split lengthwise and the outside edges stitched together to form a seam down the middle. The raw edges on the outside were hemmed. A sheet beyond salvaging was material for dresser scarves, diapers, dust cloths and anything white, cotton fabric could be used for. Wo m e n’s full skirts were cut and redesigned into dresses or clothes for children, or for doll clothes, mending or quilts. Flour, sugar and animal feed came in plain cloth sacks. By the 1940s, manufacturers realized women emptied the flour and used the “free” fabric to make clothes for themselves and their children, kitchen dishtowels, diapers, curtains, aprons and more. The manufacturers responded by using floral and other patterns on the sacks. (In the late 1950s, cloth bags were replaced by cheaper paper and plastic.) Backs of letter envelopes were used for grocery and to-do lists. Plant clippings were shared, rather than purchasing a new plant. Women cut their own hair and that of their husband and children. Gifts were often crafted, homemade or re-gifted. The only thing inexpensive was automobile gasoline; hence, taking leisurely Sunday afternoon drives around the countryside were a relatively cheap form of entertainment. Thus came the phrase, “Sunday afternoon driver.” –Find Naomi’s Prescription for Adventure books at www.prescriptionforadventure.com. Follow her on Facebook blog.prescriptionforadventure.com.
The Intuitive Seasons of Trees
By Kerri Habben
Many winter mornings as I sip my coffee, I linger at the kitchen window. From here, I can see our backyard stretching to the neighbor’s fence, part of our garden, and the bench that my grandfather gave my grandmother many years ago. In warmer months, I sit there and sip my coffee. I can also see trees. The pine trees, partially enmeshed in wisteria, and the edge of the sycamore towards the side of the house. The sycamore is a story unto itself for all the precious shade it provides. Mostly from my place by the window I ponder the silver maple Dad planted years ago. It is surrounded by presently mottled nettle interspersed with decaying sycamore leaves. For now, our maple is unadorned, bare after an autumn frenzy of fallen leaves. Some, I know, find that an empty tree evokes a sense of loneliness or loss. As if something is lacking that is inherently supposed to be there. A dear friend of ours offers a refreshing perspective upon leaves emerging and then descending. When the seasons are warmer, leaves are thriving to protect us from the full heat of the sun. When the seasons are cooler, those leaves fall so that all the light and warmth can reach us. With that thought, winter becomes a benediction for a year of seasons, a living prayer of gratitude that our needs were so kindly and truly fulfilled even as we may have taken these changes of seasons for granted. It is a blessing that these transformations occur even when we cease to be fully amazed by them. I’m quite thankful that Mother Nature oversees the seasons. If it were dependent upon us humans, we’d bring in “experts” to improve upon her ageless system. After much discussion, a committee would be formed, more analysts consulted, and financial advancement for some would ensue. Undoubtedly that season would be behind schedule, if it happened at all.
However, a brand-new year is the last good time to bemoan our limitations. If a tree did that it would never have the wisdom and courage to keep growing. From my spot at the kitchen window I can also study the elaborate construction of the maple tree with the morning light upon it from the east. The trunk spreads into different arms, and the branches extend out to limbs, which become tendrils reaching towards the sky. These tiny endings-or are they beginnings-captivate me. They are not unlike our hopes, our dreams, and our sincerest efforts. We, too, grow from our roots and keep extending ourselves, reaching for what matters most to us, something more lasting and greater than ourselves. Something beyond our hesitant tendrils’ full understanding, yet knowing it is there nonetheless. A tree also is an example of letting go when it is time to let go. To release something when it no longer serves us to our full potential. Then that very tree somehow knows when it is time to begin once more and flourish anew. A tree remains rooted, yet bends with the wind, and evolves over time, all the while following and trusting some intuitive response to the season in which it finds itself. On a winter’s morning as I sip my coffee I raise my eyes upward to the tips of the branches. I savor the season that it is, yet sense the new leaves just waiting to emerge. –Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer, and crochet instructor living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she learned these skills from her grandmother and mother. Many of her yarn creations she donates to those in need. Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at 913jeeves@gmail.com
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"Where Creativity Comes Together" by Jo Branham Lisa Stantz has been quilting for over 20 years. It all started with her Grandma Query who was great at making something out of whatever was available. Her Grandma taught her to do many things. Her mom, Nancy, was also very creative. So, the love of making began there. On April 2, 2016, Lisa really took her g r a n d m o t h e r ’s words to heart and opened Unraveled Quilt & Fabric Store. Her brother Larry, daughter Laura and some dear friends volunteer in the shop to give Lisa a hand. Laura is also a big help in keeping the newsletters going out and keeping the shop’s website running. You’ll find Unraveled online at unraveledquiltstore.com, on Facebook and on Instagram. Lisa’s creative flair is evident in the unique store displays, featuring vibrant colors and antiques. I asked what Lisa’s favorite thing is about owning a quilt store. She said, “It doesn’t feel like I’m coming to work every day. I enjoy this! Plus, meeting all the people who pass through the shop.” There have been so many supporters from all around, many quilting guilds, and individuals. Lisa is still looking for the best day of the week to offer classes. She’s offered classes on pin cushions, pillow cases, table runners, and the most popular: tote bags. “Stop Sweatin’ and Start Stitchin’” is like a beginner’s sewing class or Sewing 101. She offers an “Open Sew” in the classroom where you can hang out for $10 a day to sew, gab and snack as much as you want. It’s very popular, especially with mother and daughters and sewing groups. Groups can rent the classroom for a fee and if you don’t have a sewing machine, you can rent one at the shop for $5.
She will be starting a Block of the Month in January with two designs to choose from. Meetings will be once a month. Unraveled features fabrics by designers such as Kaffe Fassett, Lori Holt, Tim Holtz, Heather Givens, Tula Pink, and Joel Dewberry. Fabric lines from Quilting Treasures, Robert Kaufman, Camelot Fabrics, Moda, Dear Stella, Eclectic Elements (featuring Tim Holtz of scrapbooking fame), Free Spirit, Blend (featuring Cori Dantini) and many more are available. Flannels by Robert Kaufman, Henry Glass, David Textiles, and Wilmington. Batiks by Robert Kaufman, Marcus Bros., and Moda. (I think we can safely say Lisa is a fan of Robert Kaufman fabrics.) Most fabrics are modern with a touch of 1930’s reproductions, and a few civil war prints thrown in for good measure. You can buy your fabric off the bolt or as fat quarters, layer cakes, charms and strips. Backing Fabrics by Quilting Treasures, Free Spirit, and (yes, you guessed it!) Robert Kaufman is available as well. Quilt books and patterns, embroidery patterns, and all kinds of notions and tools fill the shop. Unraveled was involved in Row by Row this year, with people from as far away as Arizona and Canada participating as they traveled through Spencer, Indiana. Lisa is looking forward to getting involved in some of the Shop Hops and networking with the other quilt shops. She also plans to get more involved in quilting and sewing for charities, like Quilt For Valor, helping the police department and children’s services by providing quilts and throws for those in need. Continued...
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Lisa’s main objective, as a shop owner, quilter and crafter, is to “get people creating whatever they want to create. And have fun doing it!” Maakes plans to visit soon.
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Wit & Wisdom
by Cheryl Potts
The Everyday and Mundane During a Decenber snowstorm, an illustration of the song, "Your Grace Finds Me" by Matt Redman, bolstered my faith. It was blizzard conditions at my house, blowing, drifting snow with zero visibility. My contractor, Paul was doing some finishing touches in my garage. When he was about to leave, I gave him my car keys to pull my car back into the garage. He threw the keys to a co-worker, who was standing in the driveway. However, when the co-worker got into my car, the car key was no longer attached to the ring. Somehow, unnoticed, it broke loose and flipped into the snowy driveway...somewhere. Half and hour later, after shoveling carefully and sweeping the area with a broom, the contractors gave up. I had a spare car key, so they were able to move my car
into the garage, but I could tell Paul was upset about losing the other key. Meantime, my friend Brian, who plows my driveway, came to clear the snow. I told him about the lost car key, if by a miracle he might see it. It is just like trying to find a needle in a haystack. I began to pray as I shoveled off my front steps. Hopefully, I would find the key in the spring. I continued to shovel, watching as I threw the snow in a pile. I was concentrating so hard, I didn't notice when Brian stepped up to me and said, "Cheryl!" He handed me the car key with a big grin on his face. All I could do was say, "Praise God, Brian! Thank you!" Tears came to my eyes. How did God do that? He cares about lost car keys in a snowstorm! He does care about the "everyday and mundane." Your Grace Finds Me. –© 2017 Wit & Wisdom
Happy Valentine’s Day Quilts That Redeem by Sherry Osland Update on Tornado Quilt Effort This article continues as an update on the giving of quilts to people hit by the May 25 E-4 tornado that touched down in rural areas of North Central Kansas. It started near Niles and churned in a southeast direction ending its course south and east of Chapman. According to ground damage patterns, it was suspected as having ended as an E-5. The city of Chapman was hit by a tornado in 2008. Within a week, the quilt effort was begun. Word went out and calls gradually started coming in with offers to join us. To follow the “quilt trail” of quilts given, one can go to f a c e b o o k . c o m / Praiseworksquilting and scroll down to see the families who have received theirs so far. In an earlier article, I said I had no idea how many quilts would be needed. Only God knows, and He will prompt those to act until we have received just the right number! From my perspective, it’s been interesting to see things unfolding. It’s been a gentle unfolding – no inundation of quilts showing up to overwhelm us. Two to five quilts per box have been shipped from Tennessee, Michigan, Colorado, Nebraska and North Dakota over these past five months adding to those given locally and from around the state. Four men (hunting buddies) pooled their resources to give money to help with costs involved. It’s been God prompting hearts and hands to act on His behalf; continually making me smile and be assured that He has it all under control. There are common themes that come from talking and listening to those involved. The first – for everyone – was the inability to think and to act because of the very shock of it all. Every single family had family and neighbors showing up yet that evening. They experienced help as people came from near and far the very next day to pitch in and do whatever was needed. They showed up with boots, shovels and gloves, skid steers, tractors, loaders, etc. One man said by the time his brain was engaged, he had watched good hearted men carrying and pitching all kinds of things. “Oh well”, he said. One couple either had the foresight or took someone’s suggestion to put everything in cargo containers. The husband has worked and farmed while the wife has gone through the containers. She has managed to go through two so far. She raised her eyebrows, smiled and said, “metal containers and an unusually hot summer of 100 degree temps.” Goodness!!! Another family quickly put up a big garage for storing and protecting things as they go through it bit by bit. The house will come later. People were wisely advised to take their time – not to make rash decisions while still in shock. Second, there has been the acknowledgement of being thankful for being alive. It’s been interesting that a few have said it was “luck.” Another one said “the Man Upstairs must not be finished with me yet.” Most others recognize God’s Hand of protection. One man’s comment stood out to me as he said, “It was like there was a blanket over the very
spot where we were in the corner of the basement. Everywhere else got hit.” Third, when praying over the quilts draped around their shoulders, there have mostly been requests for guidance. So many, many decisions and details to have to deal with daily. The most obvious decision has been where to live – temporarily -- and then permanently. One couple had landscaped over 200 trees around their country home. Waking up to that devastation daily proved too much, and a house in town was purchased. They’re still unsure where they will end up, but they needed a place to stay. One farm couple had a tough decision based on their ages. Retire? Rebuild? They compromised by purchasing a home in town, but will rebuild the machine sheds, corrals, etc. on the farm site. The husband will now drive to work. Several have rented homes in town while razing and rebuilding their homes on their sites. One couple – with major damage to their restored Victorian home – temporarily stayed with a friend in town. Now they live on-site in an RV as they rebuild the original home. I can still hear the wife saying, “I knew I could take just about anything, except tearing down our home after working 38 years to get it just so.” The stamina needed to clean up and then rebuild is a definite prayer need. To shore up a blown out wall, to structurally re-build where something really BIG went through the third floor roof, to close the 3” gap between the second and third floors . . . whew! The clean-up of the house, before rebuilding, has been daunting in itself. Several rain and wind storms came through after the tornado and wreaked even more havoc threatening further damage of mold and still more dirt and debris blown in, etc. Again – Whew!! The last common theme is how it is all so very much an ongoing process. Just how long does it really take to recover from such devastation? Physically, emotionally, spiritually? While life moves forward, it’s good to continue with prayers for the well-being of the families and their properties. To look at their faces and read their individual stories is to keep it “real” and to want to continue lifting them up in our prayers. Please check out the Facebook site. Joshua 1:9 has been on every quilt label and part of each prayer. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Jeremiah 29:11 is a verse of consolation and assurance. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ –Sherry Osland, 1216 NW 3rd St. Abilene, Ks. In ministry Sept. 4, 2000. Contact information: sherryo51@hotmail.com or 785-263-4600. For exs of work: facebook.com/PraiseWorksQuilting
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By Simone Gers
Quilting Our Lives Together I’d only been married to Tray for 13 months when we had our first son—and my prized gift was a baby quilt. My grandmother cross-stitched nursery rhyme patterns on squares and then quilted it with a yellow backing. It was gorgeous. Back then, we used our baby quilts to nestle the baby in the front of the grocery basket, and I was pretty proud of that quilt when I arranged my son, Tanner, in it and pushed him around the store. When I think about the things that are important to me, often there is a quilt involved. I have my mother’s baby blanket, quilted by her grandmother. Grandma Burley used wool from her sheep for the batting and the stitches are not even as grandma, raising twelve children on a farm, had so much to do, she didn’t get caught up in the details about the stitches being straight. This little quilt has been everywhere in my home—hung as art, rolled for a bolster for a chair and as a lap throw. After we were married, Tray inherited quilts and quilt tops pieced together by his grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. The oldest ones were crazy quilts pieced together with clothes. At one time, Tray’s grandmother could point to particular pieces and tell us who wore them. I loved listening to her talk about her family and the stories the quilts narrated would have never come out if we weren’t holding the quilt in our hands, rubbing the different pieces of fabric. And while I may not remember who wore each piece, I will always treasure my special moments with MeMaw. Tray’s mother had this silk quilt that the grandkids adored. There was nothing better than snuggling up on the sofa with Ovie and her quilt on a Saturday morning. It took about twenty years of loving grandkids before that quilt fell apart. You can ask anyone of her seven grandkids what their favorite memories with Ovie were and snuggling in that quilt, swimming and cooking with Ovie stories will follow. Just before we had our first grandchild, Tray found a quilt just like his mother’s silk one—same rusty brown color and, of course, he brought it home for us to snuggle with our grandkids. Tray has brought home a lot of quilts because he has never met a quilt he didn’t like. His favorite used to be Dresden plate and we’ve probably worn out three Dresden plate quilts on our bed. There
was one that had a soft yellow back that he adored. Now he’s in love with blocked and graphic colors—red and white, yellow and white, blue and white. He loves the boldness and simplicity of these twotoned gems. Because he has such a passion for quilts, we’ve used them everywhere in our home. Trey once hung ladders horizontally at the height of wainscoting and hung quilts in each of the sections, making a quilt wainscoting. We’ve hung them in every which-way—from hooks in a row, from rungs in ladders, across the backs of chairs and across sofa arms. He’s stacked them two-feet high on a trunk, making a sculpture. When I asked him why, he said he liked to look at all of them and that way he could. He once put hooks in a horizontal line about 20 feet up a 30-foot tall wall and hung ten—each piece a work of art to behold and, together, an art installation. When we are creating something new in the house, we often have the conversation that begins with, "remember when we lived in that house and did this with the quilts?" When our granddaughter Cassie was just crawling, I took her outside to play. Living in the desert, we have artificial grass, so I put a quilt down. Cassie did not like the feel of the turf and wouldn’t come off of that quilt for anything— we’re still laughing about how she’d crawl up herself to not touch that stuff. She was not leaving her quilt. Now she’s three and a half and, just last fall on her first day of preschool, she came home with her first homework assignment—bring something to school for show-and-tell that begins with the letter Q. Of course, she brought in her very own ice cream quilt, quilted by her great grandmother. And so another generation is connected by the love and life experiences shared through quilts and quilting. Whether we are quilters or just enjoy a good quilt, whether we use them for actual covers, home decorating or art, so many of our lives are quilted together by experiences, stories and good lives lived with quilts. -Simone Gers began her antiquing journey 35 years ago when she married Tray, an avid collector. They still have the first piece they bought together—a pegged farm table that was so decrepit it was behind the antique store— and they have been upcycling vintage finds ever since. The Gers own Gather A Vintage Market in Tucson, AZ, a monthly market. Simone has taught writing and literature at the college level for many years.
Modern Sewing has its many influential people who have shaped the way you sew, where you sew, and how you sew. We know the names of Eleanor Burns, Nancy Zieman, Alex Anderson and many talented women who introduced us to new ways to design and fabricate everything from quilts to home décor. These women are held up in modern times as leaders in the sewing industry and their means of delivery has been in large part through television and the internet along with many published books. Let me introduce you to the most influential woman that literally transformed thousands of women from ordinary clothing menders, to clothing specialists, capable of making a living and improving their homes with their sewing machines. At a time when most women were not able to vote, and less than 10% worked outside the home, a widowed woman from the Midwest moved East and began the most fascinating and influential career in sewing I believe I have ever witnessed. Her name is Mary Brooks Picken, and if you stop for a moment, and look through your library of sewing books, you may find The Singer Sewing Book , published by Singer in 1949, and written by this remarkable woman. This book is the authority on proper sewing technique covering everything from dressmaking to rugmaking. Although, upon closer inspection of your library, you may find several of her books, since she wrote 91 during her career. I find writing 91 books exceptional. Why? By the time she was 28 years old in 1914, Mary had already written 64 textbooks and two dressmaking courses for the popular International Correspondence School located in Scranton, Pa. Widowed at the age of 25, she was recruited by the school and opened the Women’s Institute under the ICS parent company. Courses offered at the institute were in sewing, dressmaking, millinery, and cooking. At 35 years of age, Ms. Picken had earned the role of Vice President for the Women’s Institute and a million dollar structure was built across the street from the ICS June 3rd, 1920. The 125,000 women enrolled mainly from the United States, but also internationally, earned the praise from many influential sources including the U.S. commissioner of education at the time, P.P. Claxon. "In America at least, the home is the most important of all institutions" for it is the home that establishes the "physical, mental, and moral education" of children.” During the same period from 1920 thru 1925 Mary was editor of her quarterly publication, Fashion Ser vice, and enrollment at her institute doubled to 253,000 enrollees. Women from all over the United States wrote to Mary praising the school, and its education courses for improving their skills all around. In addition to earning money on the side to help support their family, women were opening businesses and supporting themselves. During early 1920s, “Most women were housewives,
but by this time, a significant number of women did work outside the home, or even within it to earn money. Figures released when the cornerstone of the building was laid show for every 100 women enrolled in courses, 63 were married, 34 were single and three were widowed. Sixty-three percent of students studied to meet or enhance the requirements of their own home. Out of every 100, 17 planned to establish their own businesses, nine to prepare for a position in a business and 11 for both home and professional roles.” (Kashuba, 2011) Having accomplished the monumental task of opening a school advancing women’s domestic skills, Mary moved forward and “begins a career in advertising with Singer Sewing, Dennison Crafts, and The Spool Cotton Company” (Barickman 2010). The Women’s Institute survived until 1937, due to a downturn from the Great Depression. In 1939 Mary opened the Mary Brooks Picken school on Madison Ave. in New York. She also released 3 books on fashion that same year. During World War II there was a huge revitalization in sewing and women were encouraged to repurpose old clothes. The women who had completed courses from the Women’s Institute were skilled in accomplishing this and many were writing to magazines about what they had altered and renewed. By 1942 fabric sales were up by 50 percent over the previous year, and in 1943 70 million patterns were sold over the counter. In 1949, Mary at the age of 63, wrote The Singer Sewing Book, which in 2 years sold 380,000 copies, and at its completion of printing sold over 8 million copies. At the age of 74, she was syndicated, writing a weekly column that reached 300 newspapers. Not much is written about her golden years, and she died the 6th of March, 1981 at the age of 94. Mary Brooks Picken led an extraordinary life, and not only made a wonderful career from sewing and writing, but directly influenced women to take pride in their craftsmanship, and encouraged other towards entrepreneurship. I wonder today how many of Mary’s techniques are being replicated as “new” or “modern” in the sewing industry. Her methods taught women to abandon the ordinary, mundane task of sewing, and instead put their new skills toward making their homes and family fashionable and stylish. Mary Brooks Picken, an exceptional woman, whose techniques are still utilized today in everything we sew. For further reading I encourage you to pick up a copy of Vintage Notions by Amy Barickman. The book is a compilation of patterns, techniques, recipes, and other things taught by Mary Brooks Picken at the Women’s Institute. –Mrs. Kimberly Chaffee is a homeschooling mother of four great kids, living north of Pittsburgh, Pa with her husband and herd of dairy goats. You can reach her with comments at pittsewing@gmail.com .
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We’re seventeen years into the new century. We have a new provincial premier and a new prime minister; our southern neighbours will have a new president in a few months. These changes in leadership will undoubtedly set our countries on new paths and we often feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Prime ministers and presidents come and go, but everyday life will continue much as it has in the past for most of us. The past year has not been a happy one. There is no need to recount the world-wide disasters and terrible events that have affected so many; we are all too aware. Some have gone so far as to suggest we’re entering a new dark age. So I am proposing that each of us tries to lighten the gloom in some small way. This is not a new idea by any means, but what would happen if every quilter or handicrafter made some small effort to make a stranger’s life a little brighter (e.g. a lap quilt for someone who is wheelchair bound, a fidget quilt for an Alzheimer patient, a cheery pillowcase for a sick child, a crib quilt for a new mother who has little, a prayer shawl for an elderly person…) and presented it in person, not through an agency? There is always a vast outpouring of donations of gifts around Christmas to innumerable charities and the food banks which support so many people, and rightly so. These contributions are extremely important. But what about the rest of the year? Dare I suggest that we each make two personal donations throughout the year – or even monthly ones? Poverty and need are present all year. Now I do realize that a great number
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of quilters already far exceed this imaginary quota year round. Our thanks and admiration go out to them. However, there are many more, myself included, who could do more. What better time to start than the new year? There is never a lack of recipients, and one small act can have far-reaching consequences. Over 30 years ago when I had ESL (English as a Second Language) students, one newly-arrived teen seemed lost and completely bewildered by her new surroundings, even though she did have family here. Her birthday is in July, when school is closed, so I sent her a card and a small gift. She was appreciative far beyond reason, I thought, but that small act resulted in a 35-year family friendship which I greatly value. (Incidentally, she became an R.N. and now has 2 sons who are university graduates – a success story indeed). Within the next year we will have more opportunities than ever as bewildered immigrants and refugees who have lost everything arrive on our shores with hardships in their recent pasts that we cannot even imagine. Some may never recover from their trauma, but perhaps we can help, even a little. Let’s work – individually and together – to make 2017 a brighter year for newcomers and those already in our midst. It has been said that it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness, but perhaps an old song says it best. “Brighten the corner where you are!” Happy New Year! –Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. © Barbara Conquest.
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Short Stories by a Mystery Book Author Quilt Therapy
Next to writing, quilting is my favorite pastime. I love plotting out the design, gathering the perfect fabric, and the actual seat-in-chair experience of sewing up a masterpiece. When it’s done, a quilt offers comfort, warmth, beauty, and even tells a story. Like writing, I find time spent quilting to be time that results in healing. Recently, a friend of mine showed me a quilt she’d handquilted over m a n y months. She called the project her “Quilt Therapy.” Before she started the quilt, she strug gled with a family member over something on which they could not agree. She believed she was in the right, but knew her attitude was wrong. So, she decided to pray about it and actively seek healing for their relationship. Through quilting. My friend took time to pray about the fabrics and the pattern for the quilt she would make. After cutting it out, she pieced the blocks together on her sewing machine, praying as she went. And not just any type of prayer, but prayers for the one with whom she disagreed. Soon, she started hand-quilting the top to the quilt back, praying all the while. As she worked the needle back and forth through the soft batting, the prayers soothed her spirit. By the time she finished her quilt, God had changed her heart and stitched the torn relationship back together into
by Cathy Elliott
something beautiful. More lovely than the quilt! So many times I have experienced healing through the craft of writing. I know it works. Now, after seeing my friend’s stunning quilt, hand-stitched with prayer, I know that works, too. I wonder how many problems could be solved with only a bit of quilting therapy? Quilter/writer Cathy Elliott has loved quilts since she visited her grandmother and found herself covered by so many heavy coverlets she couldn’t turn over in bed. If one quilt was cozy, why not three? According to Cathy, quilts are in a special class of their own: artistic endeavors, things of beauty, utilitarian, legacyworthy, and so diverse one can never see all the patterns. They keep hands busy and as the blog post says, hearts healed. Quilters are the most wonderful people, too. They’ll share their last fat quarter if there is a need. But when she’s not quilting, Cathy writes sweet, cozy mysteries. The newest release, A Stitch in Crime, features a special heirloom quilt known to carry the secret to great riches. Find out more about Cathy & her books at: www.cathyelliottbooks.com –Photo is of Anne McKinley, Cathy’s friend, who made the quilt. Credit is also given to the Writer's Block Quilts & More Blog.See more at: www.catherinecastle1.wordpress.com/2015/ 08/31/the-writers-block-quilts-and-more
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Crochet Snowflakes Crochet snowflakes could be used as many things. Gift wrapping decorations, christmas tree ornaments or maybe in a garland? You can find 2 patterns for snowflakes on this page, one small snoflake and one big. MATERIAL Yarn used: Järbo 8/4 (mercerised cotton fingering weight) with hook size 2.5 mm and Järbo Viol 12/3 (Thread, 100 % cotton) with hook size 1.25 mm. Approximate sizes: With Järbo 8/4, around 15 cm for the big snowflake and around 8 cm for the small one. With Järbo Viol 12/3, around 8cm for the big snowflake and around 5 cm for the small one. ABBREVIATIONS, US CROCHET TERMS st - stitch sl st - slip stitch ch - chain sc - single crochet dc - double crochet DESCRIPTION - BIG SNOWFLAKE (Crochet diagram below) Start with a magic ring. Round 1: 6 sc in the magic ring. Join round with a sl st. Round 2: ch 5, (1 dc in next sc, ch 2) repeat 5 times. Join round with 1 sc in 3:rd chain. Round 3: (1 sc in next ch-2 space, ch 11, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, ch 7, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, sl st in the following 3 ch, ch 4, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, sl st in the following 5 ch, ch 1, 1 sc in the same ch2 space as before, 1 sc in next dc, ch 8, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 7:th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, sl st in the following 3 ch, 1 sc in
by Charlotta Wadman the same dc as before) repeat 6 times. Join round with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends. DESCRIPTION - SMALL SNOWFLAKE (Crochet diagram below) Do exactly the same as for the big snowflake on round 1 and 2. Round 3: ( 3 sc in next ch-2 space, 1 sc in next dc, ch 8, sl st in 5:th ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 7:th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 5:th ch from hook,sl st in the following 3 ch, 1 sc in the same dc as before) repeat 6 times. Join round with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends. STARCH AND BLOCK Y o u r s n ow f l a ke s need to be starched and blocked. I have used white glue mixed with water to make it stiff. Mix glue and water in equal proportions and soak your snowflake in it. Pin it in desired shape on to a blocking board or whatever blocking device that you use, let it dry. Happy crocheting! –© Charlotta Wadman, In the Yarn Garden, 2017. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited without permission from In the Yarn Garden. You can sell items made from this pattern, please credit In the Yarn Garden as designer.It would be very nice to see your completed stars. Please tag images with #intheyarngarden or feel free to leave a comment with a link to your picture. www.intheyarngarden.blogspot.com/ You can also email Charlotta at: intheyarngarden@gmail.com
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From Lydia’s Recipe File Chocolate Fondue
This is a simple recipe for your Fondue Tea Party Ingredients: Milk chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup per person) White chocolate chips, if desired Favorite fruits, such as strawberries, pineapple, dried apricots, grapes, bananas Pound cake or angel food cake cut into bite-sized cubes Pretzel sticks Marshmallows Sprinkles, shredded coconut, chopped nuts: optional, to dip chocolate-covered foods into Directions: 1. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl according to package directions. It works well to microwave the chips in individual glass custard cups for each person, or use a fondue pot. 2. Set out assorted fruits, cake, and extras for dipping into chocolate. 3. Use fondue forks, small forks, or fancy toothpicks to spear the foods for dipping.
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Leaving the Grapes Pastor Jonathan “Jay” Scutt had just joined Calvary Chapel Sawgrass in Florida when he took advantage of a great opportunity—the chance to go to Kenya. In Leaving the Grapes, he shares a collection of short stories from his life and the encounters that followed. Once there, his eyes were opened for the first time to the plight of the poor. He’d always been a Christian, but he realized that to truly do God’s will, he needed to focus on “the least of these” every single day, not just when it suited him. Helping others brought meaning to his life, and it can help you, too. Even if you have a great job and a comfortable lifestyle, that doesn’t bring fulfillment; more importantly, it’s not how God wants you to live. You must lay down your wants for God’s, a process that starts by learning what He wants you to do concerning the poor. Join Pastor Jay as he meets Jesus on the face of the hurting and the poor. He shares heartfelt stories about how everyday people are Leaving the Grapes. Join him on this adventure and learn how to Leave your Grapes and walk in the adventure that God has planned for you. Published Review: "Compelling account of the needs of less fortunate as seen through the eyes of the author whose life was forever changed." Dr. Daniel Houmes, Phd. Amazon Reviews: "Amazing and Powerful" "A Must Read" "Pick This Up" "Powerful Teaching" See upcoming events and read more at: www.jayscutt.com
by Pastor Jonathan “Jay” Scutt About the author: Jay Scutt is a professional Inspirational Speaker and Author, who uses his personal story to inspire and move people into their eternal purpose. His experience and vision influence people to shake off the boredom of a timid Christian walk and begin living an adventurous life that truly impacts this world. His personal adventure began as a youth pastor. With over 20 years of youth ministry experience, some highlights were; working with the Department of Juvenile Justice helping young people in the Mathew Project program, assisting the Florida foster care system and fostering many youth, serving in several outreaches, camps, and community ministries. In addition, Jay’s ministry experience extends into leading as a worship pastor, teaching pastor, and counselor. His experience, gifts, and love for people has allowed him the opportunity to help mentor other churches and ministries. He has also assisted in developing programs and equipping Christian leaders. He is working with DisicpleLife to help churches with systems to promote health and growth. One of Jay's passions is feeding the poor and helping the homeless. Jay and his wife help run an orphanage in Haiti where they are also adopting children. One of his missions is for ever yone to understand their calling in humanitarian aid, by helping hurting people and to alleviate human suffering. Sign up and go on a mission with Jay today. "People who harvest grapes leave some for the poor.." Jeremiah 49:9 Jay has traveled around the world to share his messages and testimonies. His heart is to awaken this generation into abiding purpose and service. He urges people of all ages to act now and stop wasting their lives. Through his journey and service, He received revelations and visions that inspired him to write his book Leaving the Grapes. He wants to share it with you. The book is available on Amazon or where ever you buy your books. "
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By Lydia E. Harris
Fond-of-You Par-TEA When my husband and I took our granddaughter to a fancy tearoom, Clara loved all the food. But she was especially impressed with the last course: chocolate fondue. Dipping fruits into melted chocolate was a new, delightful experience. She licked her fingers and gave us a chocolate-TEA smile. Since it’s a new year with Valentine’s Day around the corner, we have a great opportunity to show love to family, friends, and neighbors. So, let’s use a fondue theme and plan a fond-ofyou par-TEA. Here are some ideas to create sweet teatimes for adults and children. Invitations: Whom could you invite to a fond-ofyou teatime? Friends, neighbors, family? My three youngest grandkids are always eager for a tea party—especially if there is chocolate. Decide whom to invite, and then send a simple invitation, such as this one: You’re invited to a party that’s all about you. It’s a fondue par-TEA because I’m fond of you. Setting: Since this tea is about showing love and appreciation, make your guests feel extra special by creating an atmosphere that
says, “I’m fond of you.” These ideas will help you say welcome: • Use cheerful colors for the tablecloth and napkins. • Place a short, personal note by each place setting that tells guests what you appreciate about them. • Make heart-shaped menus that list the foods you’ll serve and tape them to popsicle sticks or straws. Tie a ribbon around the stick or straw, and place one by each person’s plate. This makes a nice souvenir. • If you have photos of your guests, include their framed pictures as part of the table centerpiece. • Play relaxing background music your guests will enjoy. Menu: For a one-course dessert teatime, chocolate fondue is always a big hit. If you plan to serve a main dish as well, start with cheese fondue. Here’s a recipe our family has enjoyed for years. (See both recipes below.) I’m ready to sweeten the lives of others with a fond-of-you teatime. Will you join me? -Lydia E. Harris, who holds a master’s degree in home economics, wrote the book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting (AMG Publishers).
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Life on the Farm
by Donna Jo Copeland
The Dead of Winter “The dead of winter” is what my grandpa called this time of year. Days are short and nights are cold. The gardens sleep. City folks bustle and dredge thru busy days envious of us farm folk and our quiet, restful winter lives. My city friends picture me toasting my toes by the woodstove, dogs at my feet, sipping hot tea and reading a classic novel. If only city folks knew… That fire in the woodstove is there because I cleaned ashes out and carried firewood in. The dogs are on guard in the barn, snuggled in with the sheep. The tea is probably bourbon to ease the frostbite and chilblains from evening chores. And my reading is one of my farm journals. Farm life in the “dead” is slower. It has to be to conserve my energy. Hay and feed must to be carried to the critters in all the barns, water pumped and carried in 5 gallon buckets, heated water buckets checked and cleaned. Fresh bedding spread. Barn checks every two hours for predators and babes. But there is a silent majesty in winter, farm style. Fresh snow crisscrossed with wild rabbit tracks crunches underfoot. Ice laden branches clatter in the wind. The rustle of wild bird wings as they come into the feeder. Farm life has a symphony all its own. Roosters crow. Hens announce laying eggs. Sheep and goats baaa glad to see me as that means feed. One of my favorite sounds is the creek of my hand pump as I pump water to fill the buckets. After all these years, I never tire of that song.
On mornings when there is a hoar frost I stand and glean it all in—diamonds on weed stalks and fence rows. It doesn’t last long as the sun melts it away, but sometimes the magic lingers. It often seems as soon as I finish one chore another awaits. Always something to do, something to check on. Letting your guard down can mean disaster. More often than not, I doze in my great grandfather’s rocking chair, with my grandmother’s hand-made quilt pulled up to my chin. Glossy magazines don’t tell the whole farm and country story. But their pictures are pretty. Recipes sound nice and I might try one if I have time. On my wool farm the “dead” is when I wash the fall clip, dye the fleece, dry, card, spin and make the textiles. My spinning wheels sing night and day. The looms dance with new rugs and blankets. That cozy scene around the woodstove becomes a catacomb of wool drying racks. Instead of mouth-watering aromas from the kitchen, my house is filled with the heavenly fragrance of freshly washed wool. The dead of winter is hard. Sometimes lonely. Sometimes amazing. But very much a part of the rhythm of farm life. And spring will come. And would I trade my farm life for my city friends’ life…NEVER! –Donna Jo Copeland is a 15th generation farmeress/fiber artist who owns and operates Brezzy Manor Farm in Mooresville, IN. See more information at Breezy Manor Farm on Facebook.
From Lydia’s Recipe File
Cheese Fondue – Combine this with the Chocolate Fondue in this issue for a complete meal or serve alone. Ingredients: French bread, cut into bite-sized chunks 16 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes 1 3/4 cups milk 1 teaspoon dry mustard, or to taste 2 to 3 ounces chipped beef or chopped ham 1 green onion, sliced Directions: In a double boiler: (Or cook in the microwave.) 1. Heat the cream cheese and milk until the cream cheese is melted. 2. Remove from heat. Stir in dry mustard. Add chipped beef and onion. 3. Serve in bowl with bread chunks arranged around it. Or give each person a small bowl of cheese fondue and pass the bread. 4. Use forks to spear bread and dip into cheese fondue. Variation: This fondue also tastes delicious spread on toasted English muffins.
From Lydia’s Idea File
Optional ideas for a fun Valentine Day-Themed Party 1. If you have photos of your guests, make placemats to use and give as gifts. Use cardstock for the background, add photos, and cover with clear contact paper. Or have them laminated. 2. Make heart-shaped teabags to use or give as party favors. (See directions in Lydia’s idea file.) 3. During teatime, play a fond-of-you game using sweet words. Each person says something she likes about the person seated on her right. Then reverse the order and say something kind about the person on the left. 4. Make heart-shaped cards for people you’re fond of (someone at the par-TEA or elsewhere). Plan to deliver or mail the cards for those not at the party. Perhaps include a poem or Bible verse, such as: • “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). God has always loved us and always will. • “Nothing can separate us from God’s love” (Romans 8:38). Nothing that happens to us can separate us from His love.
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Clean Out Your Scraps And ... Make a Great Quilt! It’s that time of year—time to sort and organize. For some reason, I feel the need to do this once every year in my sewing room. First, I neatly fold all of the yardage that has been haphazardly tossed back into the closet during frenzied moments of creations during the past year. Next, I take out all of the scraps that have been piling up in my scrap basket and sort and press each piece. I then cut these pieces into ‘usable’ pieces, such as 2 ½” strips, and 5” and 10” squares. My now ‘usable’ scraps are then placed into labeled boxes and ready to be stitched at a moment's notice. Finally, I cut a box full of light and dark 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles. These will go into my annual “Twist n Shout Rectangles” quilt. The blocks in this quilt
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by Deb Heatherly are a great way to use up scraps and are super easy. By themselves, they look pretty boring but, once they are sewn together, they form a secondary pattern that will have you shouting and doing the happy dance. This simple pattern makes a fast gift and is fun to do with friends. You could even organize a scrap exchange to give your quilt more variety. Make sure to email me pictures at Debscatsnquilts @aol.com. I would love to see your creations. –Deb Heatherly is a Creative Grids® designer and author of the books Cat’itude and Strippy Stars. Ask for her Creative Grids® CGRDH1 Cat’s Cradle Tool and CGRDH2 Strippy Stars tools, and these companion books at your local quilt shop.
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Stories of a Farm Wife
by Tammy Page
Quilting - A Lost Art to Me I’ve never had the patience to sit and quilt but several of my family members have and the beauty of the finished product is magnificent. I had a great Aunt Bonnie from Kentucky that was quite the quilter. My mom brag ged on my Aunt Bonnie and told stories of her handiwork. When our family visited Kentucky and we all stayed at her home, we always were covered by layers of her homemade quilts as we dozed off to sleep. Because Aunt Bonnie’s quilts were so special and unique, my mom wanted each of us three girls to have one too. My mom pieced three quilts together and sent them to Kentucky to have them finished. We each then received a special quilt pieced with love by our mom.
Quilting is an art lost to me and, still, so dear to my heart. I love the colorful pattered pieces and the hard, tedious work put into making them. The fact that my mom made it makes it even more special. I think about the many hours she toiled over her sewing machine putting together my heirloom. Since losing my older sister just weeks ago, my emotions are raw yet alive with sentiment which makes my quilt from my mom even more precious. Homemade items are far superior to store-bought ones and the fact that quilting is a talent that very few can accomplish makes my quilt even more cherished. –Tammy Page lives on an Indiana farm with her family, farm animals and many pets.