2008 Year of the Quilt

December 31, 2007

Happy New Year Basinpiecemakers!

Let’s make 2008 a wonderful year full of quilting and friends. The list below is all the things we have going in our little guild, many opportunities to get to know others. Oh, and by the way, we now have 20 people subscribed to our blog! E-mail this to someone and remind them to sign up.

Monthly Block Lotto

Brown Bag

Club Challenge 2008

Crazy Ladies

Dear Janers

Postcard Passaround

UFO Challenge

Desperate Search for 2009 Quilt Show Chairwoman!

 

 


Superior Threads

December 13, 2007

Bob from Superior Threads has a great e-mail  newsletter once a month.  I urge you to sign up for it.  The December  newsletter has information on how to pick the right needle  for the size of thread & he explains the needle size standard. 

bob@superiorthreads.com


Wilma’s Popcorn

December 5, 2007

2/3 of a Large Brown Bag full

2 Cups sugar

1 Cup butter

1/2 Cup Light Karo Syrup

1 t. Salt

1 t. Soda

1 t. Vanilla

2 Cups Coconut

1 Cup Almonds

1 Pkg. dried pineapple (7oz)

Put butter in a 4 qt. heavy pan.  Melt & then add sugar, salt, karo, coconut, almonds, & pineapple.  Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, time it.  Stirring often.  Add 1 Teas. soda & the vanilla.  Stir.  It foams up some.  Pour over popcorn & stir quickly until coated well.  Put in an oven proof pan , bake at 150 –leave it for several hours or over night.  Leave a crack on oven door.


Online shopping

December 4, 2007

Quality fabrics at $3.00 per yard!   http://www.honeyforkfabrics.com/

Or try http://www.createforless.com/   Happy shopping!


Christmas Party 2007

December 4, 2007

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Four tables of gals, red being the most popular color of the night.

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Nancy, of course, did not disappoint.

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Plenty of food, yummy.

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Thanks to Barb, Nancy, and Shawlene. And to all a good night. Merry Christmas Basin Piecemakers!