A fun day at Barb’s with the girls.

Photos of Emma Lou in Chieftain, Florida on a visit with her sister at a Quilt Museum…

Thanks Emma Lou!

2/3 cup oil

2 2/3 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 can 29 oz. pumpkin or 1 quart fresh pumpkin

2/3 cup water (if using fresh pumpkin use less water)

3 1/2 cup flour

2 tea. soda

2 tea. salt

1/2 teas. baking powder

1 tbs. cinnamon

1 tea. cloves

2/3 cup chopped nuts

2/3  cups raisins

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 2 loaf pans.  Cream oil and sugar till fluffy.  Stir in eggs, pumpking, water.  Blend in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.  Stir in nuts and raisins.  Pour into pans and bake 70 min.

Thanks to Marilyne H

For a change use dried cranberries instead of raisins.  To make it spicier add 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and or 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.

Ladies

“Make a Difference Day” is Saturday, Oct. 24 and we will be making Quilts of Valor again this year.  Last year we sent off 6 quilts to Quilts of Valor.

We will meet at the First Presbyterian Church on Ivy at 9am on Sat. Oct. 24.  We will quilt until we get done?!?!?!?! with the blocks we have and make as many quilts as we can.

Bring your sewing machines and supplies.  We will need some sashing and border material so check your stash for red, white, and blues or ones that might be appropriate for a QOV quilt.

AND if you have any appropriate yardage that could be used for backs for these quilts – please bring if you would like to donate.

Bring a sack lunch, also.

Not all Basin Piecemakers have emails so if you see someone that is a member of our guild, ask her if she received this email otherwise let her know this information.  We need many hands!!!! to sew.

If you have any questions, please call me.

THANKS ahead of time for your participation in this worthwhile event!!!

Lynda Williams

ljw@scml.us

765-3922

750-9090

Virginia and I arrived last night in Houston.   We thought you’d like to see a couple of our pictures. 

We were stuck in the snow in Wyoming so changed our route and went thru Colorado, New Mexico and Upper Texas.  Went right by lots of cotton fields.  Stopped and took pictures.  Also a dog almost got me, but that’s another story. 

BASIN PIECEMAKER’S QUILT GUILD BUSINESS MEETING   Sept. 22, 2009

Guests:   Anna, Sandi’s, neighbor, who moved back to Moses Lake, after many years.

Minutes:   Reviewed and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:  Checking account $__2,790.76___, Savings__$1,100.53 _.

Correspondence:   Sharon thanked us for her fair award.

Day meeting:   At Grace’s.  Next meeting to be held at Lavita’s.  2^nd Tues of the month.

Night Meeting:   A woman new to town came to the meeting after reading about us on the blog.  They had a very nice visit and we will hopefully see her at more of our meetings in the future.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Programs:  Cindy will be doing the Oct. program.

Hospitality:  Emma Lou sent Mary a card for her daughter who is recuperating from an accident.

Brown Bag Group:  Starts tonight.  Meet after the meeting to exchange bags.

Quilts of Valor:  Pat has about 48 blocks.  She will need fabric donations for borders and backing for 4 quilts.  Lynda will check to see if the church is available either Oct. 17^th or 24^th for a day of quilting the QOV quilts for Make a Difference Day.

Christmas Party:  Thank you Lynda, Sally, and Shawlene for hosting the Christmas Party Dec. 8. More details to follow. Reminder:  No regular business meeting in Nov. or Dec.

Raffle Quilt:  Have lots of blocks.  Need them by retreat, Oct. 6^th. Contact Eddy.

Challenge:  Marilyne will bring crayons next meeting for anyone who still needs them.  Directions on the blog.

Blog:  Be sure to check the blog the day of the meeting for pre-meeting meal places and times.

OLD BUSINESS:  

Raffle Quilt:  Remember to turn in to Eddy by Oct. 6.

Photo Class Show and Tell:   Awesome.

NEW BUSINESS:

Retreat:  Penny showed the cake stand and cupcake pincushions that will be the retreat project.  She also had Bingo card patterns/fabric for the fat quarter exchange, and thumb pincushions Wilma will teach. Cindy will teach potato bags.  Contact Penny if needed.

Pincushion:  Barb showed us pincushions she made and handed out patterns.

Program:  Elizabeth gave a wonderful program on Civil War era quilts and woman of that time.  Period quilts were displayed.

Name tag drawing:  Maureen won the name tag drawing.

Refreshments:   Thank you Brenda, Emma Lou, and Betty.

Day Meeting:  2^nd Tuesday, various homes

Night Meeting:  2^nd Thursday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran

Business Meeting:  4^th Tuesday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran

Dates to Remember:   October 6-11^th Retreat

                                                   October 9-10^th Wenatchee Quilt Show

History Moment:  The first quilt retreat was in March of 1998.  Shawlene, Lynda, Karen, Norma, Cindy, and Cheryl went to Lutherhaven for a 3 day weekend.  Starting in the spring of ’99, it became a twice a year event.  A day a year was added until the present, 5-day retreat was established.  (Compliments of Sally and Lynda)

Penny called with a reminder: payment is due before retreat. You can pay at this Tuesday’s business meeting. The  amount for a full stay is same as last time $215.50. Call Penny if you have any questions.

September 19

9 am – 3 pm

Immanuel Lutheran

At CBQ: Look at the amounts you need, it says on your pattern paper how many squares of each color you’ll need. If its only a very small amount you don’t have to purchase that fabric but can steal a few squares from someone else. Some photos have a lot of dark and some more of the light fabric. You’ll get 896 squares from one ¼ yd of fabric.

 Bring:

1. your lunch
2. 2 yds. Steam a seam 2 or any fusible
3. fabric – palette is available at CBQ
4. interfacing (fusible or not)
5. Rotary cutter
6. Cutting mat
7. ruler
8. scotch tape
9. Small iron (you can share with someone)
10. extension cord
11. iron board
12. paper scissors
13. muffin tin (papers are optional) or a large tray

 Barb and Virginia will bring your pattern pieces and palette papers.

Call Virginia if you have any questions or want to be added to the list.

1 Chocolat e cake mix

1 (3oz.) instant choclate pudding mix

1 pint sour cream

4 eggs

¾ c. oil

1/3 c. Kahlua coffee liqueur*

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix with mixer all ingredients except chocolate chips. Mix about 2 minutes. Add chocolate chips last and mix gently. Put into bundt pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake 1 hour at 350º.

*Note: Kahlua evaporates while baking the same as vanilla extract.

Glaze:           1 c. chocolate chips

                    2 T. Kahlua, optional

                    3 T. butter

Melt in microwave stirring every minute or so until smooth.

Thanks to Roylene

“Traditions & Textures”

September 25, 26, & 27

Friday 10 -6 pm

Sat. 10 to 6

Sunday 11 0 4

at the Flathead County Fairgrounds

Kalispell, Montana