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Holiday Recipes-Part I

One of Alex's Crockpot Favorites

Everything is "sort of amounts". Put it in your crockpot in the morning and it's ready by 5:00pm.

Some sort of meat like chicken breast (does not have to be precooked) - you can shred it when it is fully cooked
1 lg can chopped Tomatoes
1 lg can chicken broth
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 really lg chopped onion
tons of fresh chopped cilantro
the magic key - spicy salsa (about 1/2 a carton) - get decent stuff

that's it!!!

then serve with what ever you want - you can also line the soup bowl with corn tortillas - yum!!!

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Name That Guest Part III

Here is the final test. Tell us who you think the guests are for these Series 4 shows. See how you do. Submit a comment to show your answers. There are 5 shows this time:

Bonus

Non-Series 3 members can see the current show and the Jinny Beyer show if you join now.

Series 3 members get a Free 6 month Gift Certificate to give to a friend if renewed before Dec 31.

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A note From Mary Fisher

For all who saw Mary Fisher in season one - you will be excited to know that her efforts are continuing. I wanted to share this note I received and encourage you to support her project - she is an astonishing person with a huge heart coupled with incredible vision.

Happy Holidays, friends--

I just wanted to let you know that the December 19 episode of the television talk show "The View" will feature jewelry from The ABATAKA Collection, bracelets and necklaces that HIV-affected women in Africa have made from my designs. The jewelry will be shown during a "gifts that do good" feature on the show; I hope you'll be able to watch on your local ABC-TV station.

Thanks as always for your friendship and support. Grace to you, and peace....

Mary

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Name That Guest Part II

Here are shows 5-8. We continue our test of your guest knowledge. Submit your answers by submitting a comment. Don't cheat. Give your answer before looking at others comments.

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Name That Guest

We are busily pulling together the descriptions of the Series 4 shows. While you are waiting for the final document to appear let's play "Name That Guest". Without checking the comments, tell us who the featured guest is in the first 4 shows. We will continue the game over the next 2 days. We start with a black and white picture and then the shows are in order. Here is your first test. Submit a Comment to show your answer.

Bonus

Non-Series 3 members can see the current show and the Jinny Beyer show if you join now.

Series 3 members get a Free 6 month Gift Certificate to give to a friend if renewed before Dec 31.

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From Me to You

Just the other day I was in Walnut Creek CA (Adair is moving there over break) and I heard there was activity in Diana McCluns studio (you might have seen an article about her space in a recent Quilters Home Mag) - So I picked up my camera to capture what the elves were working on. I have to tell you that these aprons ARE ADORABLE and you can order them from their site. They accept Visa and MC - you can order by fax 925-944-6428 or just mail them the information. I have always LOVED their work - take a peek at their site here.

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What's on Ebay?

For fun we went to see what's on Ebay.

OUTSTANDING 1890's NEW YORK BEAUTY Antique Quilt ~RED!

This sturdy cotton 1890's New York beauty quilt is hand pieced and hand quilted, with an unusual design variation with streaks of lightning in the background.

It measures a LARGE 80" X 86" and is in EXCELLENT condition, with a couple of small, faint spots and no wear.

The back and machine stitched, rolled binding are white, and the batting is thin. You can see cotton seed residue inside when you hold the quilt up to the light.

RARELY do you find nineteenth century New York beauty quilts, let alone interesting design variations such as this!

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Quilts from Helen's Clothes

Story Submitted by: NancyAnn1959

I and a few other members of my quilt guild, the Country Neighbors, of Brockport, NY were at a craft sale selling raffle tickets to our raffle quilt last April. A gentleman approached us and said "Ladies, ladies! I have been searching for someone to make me some quilts! I have saved my mother-in-law's clothing the last 7 years since she passed away and want to surprise my family with some quilts made from her clothes for Christmas." We talked among ourselves a moment and then asked him a few things. We wanted to be sure he wouldnt' be expecting an heirloom quality king-sized quilt for $100. He was willing to pay up to $400 each and would leave all design decisions to us. After discussing it at our next guild meeting, we decided to proceed. I emailed Mike for his color choices. He chose yellow for his wife, blue for his father-in-law, red for the oldest daughter, pink for the next daughter and green for his youngest child. Members went home to search their books and magazines for patterns that might work. Mike brought me several bags of clothing. We weren't sure what we'd find, and there were several items we could not use, but there were at least 16 garments that were cotton and flannel that we could use. Quite an assortment of color! One member washed and ironed and cut them apart. We came up with 3 patterns that used plenty of muslin so the clothing would be enough for 5 quilts. The 2 adults would get the same pattern in a king sized. The oldest daughter got a lovely pattern that used rail fence and nine-patch and the youngest 2 got versions of Irish chain with an applique in the centers made of the clothing fabric; hearts for the pink and stars for the green. Whenever we work on group quilts, we have someone make up "kits" and this is what I did. I made over 50 baggies with cut squares for the nine-patches and the irish chain blocks. I decided the best way to get the appliques to turn out alike was to fuse them myself and have members do the edge stitching. So I cut and fused about 30 of those blocks. By this time it was August and it seemed like the pressure was on. I was thankful to all the members that every single kit and block went home from our August meeting. In September, we scheduled 2 sewing days to assemble rows and quilt tops. One member took the pink top home to quilt on her Tin Lizzie and I did the other 4 at a shop that rents time on their HQ16's for $15/hour. Several other members sewed the bindings on. At this point, we needed to plan a special label for each quilt. I emailed Mike to ask what name his MIL went by such as Grandma or Nana and he answered "no one ever called her anything but Helen." I found a lovely panel of labels that were Christmas cardinals and used my embroidery machine to stitch the info. We invited Mike to our Christmas party and presented the quilts to him. We had them on a table and revealed them like a bed-turning. He was very pleased and looks forward to the surprise he's "managed to pull off" (his words). It made us all feel good to make such a lasting memory of Helen for her family. Not to mention, it was a pretty good fund raising project for the guild.

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Holiday Gifts

It is safe to say that my most favorite Christmas presents are the hand made ones. Often my Dad comes up with something really funky and fun- Take example this cool fish, it is a breed from the great lakes of Door County. I am not sure what it is (Dad claims it is a fresh water fish that romances in early July), but non the less..... - His sense of whimsy is remarkable and I smile when ever I see it (check out the eyelashes). Are you making gifts this year and if so what and for who? Please share in show and tell - we all want to see!

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Happy Birthday Nora!

Today Nora is 100 years old strong! This picture of Nora was sent to us by TQS member Fran. Nora is a friend of Frans MIL and this is a 150 year old quilt that has been in Nora's family forever. Happy birthday Nora - you have an awesome quilt in your life.

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