Classic Quilters Holds "After The Holidays" Dinner

 

With the hustle and bustle of the holidays over, Classic Quilters held their annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, January 21st at Marco's restaurant in Lewiston.

 

It was so nice to spend time visiting and catching up with old friends. Working evenings, it's been difficult to attend meetings, so it was especially nice for me. Chatting about our latest quilting projects, weather (we always have "weather" on our dinner meeting and luckily it held off until after we got home), family (and dogs!).

 

I brought a little door prize--a quilting license plate cover--and the raffle winner was Carole Pettinelli.

 

Scraps and Patches of Poland have asked Classic Quilters to join them again to co-host an Area 3 meeting this fall and Classic Quilters agreed. At this time, all is know is that it will be held in October. Stand by for more information!

 

 

 



Hokey Pokey Cake

(Modified from a Taste of Home recipe)

Makes 15 servings

1 pkg. (18 ¼ oz.) chocolate or any flavor of cake mix

1 jar (17 oz.) caramel or any flavor ice cream topping (find this in the ice cream section)

1 carton (12 oz.) Cool Whip, any flavor, thawed (in refrigerator)

3 Heath candy bars (1.4 oz. each) or your favorite type of candy bars, chopped

Prepare and bake care according to package directions, using a greased 13” x 9” baking pan. Cool on a wire rack.

Using the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the cake, every 1” or so. Pour ¾ cups of ice cream topping over the holes. It works best to slightly warm the ice cream topping in the microwave (top removed) for about 15 seconds or until easy to pour over the cake. Spoon any remaining ice cream topping over the cake.

Top with thawed Cool Whip topping. Sprinkle with candy topping. Refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.

You can have fun with this cake by changing up the flavor of cake mixes, flavored Cool Whip and ice cream toppings. You can also use an array of candy toppings—use your imagination!

 

 

A Few Words From Scraps and Patches...

Scraps and Patches had our annual Christmas Party at Pat Greeley's home in December (pre-snow and ice!).  We all had a great time with swaps and a pot luck luncheon. 

 

At the Christmas party we decided to do a Mystery Quilt starting in January.  One of our newest members, Pat Wakefield, is leading the group.  We received our first directions today and it looks like FUN!  We get the next set of directions in 2 weeks.  Since it is all scraps, I am hoping that all the money I am saving by using my scraps up will go back into the economy in the form of yardage!

 

I hope that everyone is enjoying the sunshine we are getting today and that the time we spend avoiding the ice and snow outdoors can be spent quilting!

 

One of our members, Janney Lupton, who was also in Classic Quilters, is now gracing the Fort Worth, Texas area of the country.  I only hope they know what a treasure they have received!  She is certainly missed up here.

 

Don't hesitate to come visit us at the Ricker Library in Poland.  We meet Wednesday's at 9 am.

 

 

Special Message From Fabric Garden Quilt Shop

In this month's issue of Patchwork Press on page 34 Fabric Garden has a 25% off coupon as a thank you to all guild members. Please disregard the 1/26/13 expiration date - the offer is good thru January 26, 2014.

MMMQ-Upcoming Meeting April 5th

On April 5, 2014 Modern Maine Quilters will be hosting Rhonda Galpern, who will speak on “Sewing Modern with your Stash: Integrating Modern fabrics and designs with your current fabric selection”. The program will be held at The USM-LA campus at 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in room 108.

There will be a show and tell period followed by a Trunk Show presentation including modern fabrics. Rhonda was a longtime program outreach director at the New England Quilt Museum and is now associated with Sew Fresh Fabrics in Ipswich, Massachusetts. This shop is noted for its extensive line of modern fabrics from the latest designers.

Advance tickets are available for $15 and can be reserved by sending a check made out to MMQG to Cindy Visbaras at 42 Hersey Hill Road, Auburn ME 04210 by April 1st. There may be a limited number of tickets available at the door for $20. After April 1st, please email Cindy Visbaras at cvisbaras@roadrunner.com before Friday, April 4th, at 8:00 pm to check on availability and to reserve your ticket. Email will be checked until Friday at 8:00 pm on April 4th.

Fabrics from Sew Fresh Fabrics will be available for purchase and refreshments will be served. 

Zucchini Crescent Pie Recipe

System feel a little slow after all the holiday goodies? This will put you on the right path!

 

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

3 tablespoons margarine or butter
4 cups thinly sliced zucchini
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons dried
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2 eggs, beaten
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups)
1 can (8 ounces) crescent dinner rolls
2 teaspoons prepared mustard

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large skillet, melt the margarine over medium heat. Add the zucchini and onion and saute until the onion is golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, and oregano. Combine the eggs and mozzarella and stir into the zucchini mixture.

Place the crescent rolls in an ungreased 10-inch pie plate. Press over the bottom and up the sides to form a crust. Spread the crust with the mustard. Pour the vegetable mixture into the crust. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the center is set. If the crust begins to brown before the center is set, cover with aluminum foil. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Babbling Brook Quilt Shop Closing

Unfortunately, another quality quilt shop is closing. This information was forwarded to me to share will you:

 

"It is with great regret to announce the closing of Babbling Brook Quilt Shop 316 Main St.  in Norway.

 

They will be open on select days so if you would like to purchase any items please call ahead at 207-739-2065 to find out which days they be open. And if you know of anyone that has a gift card for Babbling Brook please let them know of this announcement.

 

We value our customer relationships and thank you for being our customer. Right now the entire shop is 25% off with 10% more for any one that has a gift card from Babbling Brook Quilt Shop. We will be open 10-6 on the dates below:

 

 January 10,11,18,21,28 and 29

 

February 4,5,6,11,12,13,14,19,20,21,22,27 and 28."

 

Sharon Glover

Babbling Brook Quilt Shop