Area 3 Country Aire Quilters Meeting Sept. 9th

Thank you to members of Country Aire Quilters of Turner for another successful Area 3 meeting!

The room was filled to capacity with 55 in attendance. Delicious snacks and beverages were served and enjoyed by all. The "Funky Chicken" blocks were colorful and had loads of personality!

Guest speaker Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs of Pepperell, MA spoke on "Plays Well with Others", sharing her personal experiences on round robin and group quilts. Her quick wit was refreshing and reflects into her own quilt designs.

 

 

 

AHCH Looking for Comfort Shawls

Androscogging Home Care & Hospice is looking for volunteers to knit
 and crochet comfort shawls for hospice patients.

Shawls should be 58-60" long and 23-24" wide when completed. Patterns are available upon request.

FMI, contact Kathy Baillargeon at 777-7740 ext. 1286 or email kathy.baillargeon@ahch.org

Pasta Roll Ups

Want a new twist on lasagna? Try rolling them!

1 egg, beaten lightly
1 container (15 oz.) ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
Dash onion and garlic powder
1 1/2 cups cooked chopped spinach, drained well and moisture pressed out (optional)
16 cooked lasagna noodles
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
                                                                               1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix first five (or six if you add the spinach) ingredients until blended. Spread about 1/2 cup of sauce in bottom of a 13" x 9" baking pan (I usually give mine a spray of PAM). Spread each noodle with 3 tbsp. of mixture; roll up.

Place seam side down in dish. Top with remaining sauce and Parmesan cheese. Cover dish with foil.

Bake 40-50 minutes or until heated through, uncovering dish during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.

Passing of Village Scrapper member, Rita G. Timberlake

It is with a deep sadness I share with you the passing of Rita Timberlake on Sept. 14th.

Rita was one of the charter members of Village Scrappers of Livermore since 1987 and will be missed by fellow chapter members and quilting friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time.

For more information on her obituary, click on the link below:

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/obituaries/2014/09/16/rita-g-timberlake/1589610

Rita, may heaven allow you peace and all the time to finish all those quilts in your dreams...

Quilting Tip of the Week 9.18.14

Stop into your favorite pizza joint and ask to buy some of their pizza boxes. Most offer them for $1 for the larger boxes, which are fantastic for storing your current applique and pieced blocks and they are easy to stack.

Cover with contact paper for longer-lasting containers.

Quilting Tip of the Week 9.11.14

 

Plastic pencil boxes are great for holding your rotary cutters. I buy different colors to distinguish the type or size of cutter, i.e. green for my 45mm blade, black for my 18mm blade, red for my 45mm batting/flannel blade cutter, etc.

I got mine at the local dollar store. Buy an extra to hold those special marking pens, too!

Upcoming Area 3 meetings

Just a reminder that we have TWO coming Area 3 meetings!

Our first one is hosted by Country Aire Quilters of Turner on Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 6:00 p.m. Click on the link below for all the details of this event, including the pattern for the Funky Chicken block.

Guest Speaker is Beth Helfter of BethPaige Designs and will give us a trunk show "Plays Well with Others". This focuses on group quilt making. 

http://kc1930.blogspot.com/2014/07/area-3-meeting-country-aire-quilters-of.html

 FMI, contact Jo Thibodeau  sjt@megalink.net

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The second Area 3 meeting is co-hosted by Classic Quilters of Lewiston-Auburn and Scraps and Patches of Poland. It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 15th at 10:00 a.m. at the Ricker Memorial Library in Poland.

The guest speaker will be Betsy Dorr from Quiltessentials. Betsy will be discussing new quilting tools and notions and how to use them.

Appliqued maple leaf pattern--contact Kathleen at 2013hexagonswap@gmail.com  for an emailed copy of the full-sized pattern.

http://kc1930.blogspot.com/2014/04/save-date-area-3-meeting-october-15th.html

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If you would like to donate quilts or blankets to the Native American Collection, view the info below:

http://kc1930.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-07-23T08:30:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=7&by-date=false