“Scraps & Snippets”

Wallingford-Swarthmore Community Classes

Learn (or re-learn) to quilt without the fuss and stress of exact measurements, precision piecing, and detailed patterns. If you’re a beginner, get started without the pressure. If you already quilt, re-energize by replacing nit-picky with relaxed. The class will cover simple basic quilt construction techniques that save you time and can be used in a variety of quickly finished, functional projects. We’ll start with blocks from the quilting tradition, loosen them up and reinterpret them in today’s fabrics and colors. The class, taught by Stacy Koehler, runs for 5 weeks, starting Monday February 27, at Strath Haven High School, Providence Road, Wallingford PA. Cost will be in the $35 to $40 range. Stacy Koehler is a quilt designer, teacher and NQA certified judge. She has been teaching quilting since 2000 and has been judging since April, 2007.

For more information or to register, visit http://wscclasses.org/ or contact Phyllis Everett, Registrar, at 610-566-5786.

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Lancaster Quilt Museum Closing

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Local Quilt Shop News

QUILTER’S HIVE

My Favorite Quilt Shop		Lil’ Country Shoppe
621 E. Pulaski Hwy (Rt 40)		551 Boyds Corner Road
Elkton, MD 21921		Middletown, DE 19709
410-392-3936		302-378-5568
www.myfavoritequiltshop.biz		www.lilcountryshoppe.com
myfavoritequiltshop@gmail.com		lilcountryshoppe@juno.com

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ROUNDABOUT QUILTING

• Two-yard Tuesdays: Buy one yard at the regular price, the next yard is 20% off!!
• Thrifty Thursdays: Between 10am and noon every Thursday a surprise item will be 25% off!!

Sunday and Monday, CLOSED
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Coming west on Route 842 from West Chester, come to a stop sign at the Route 82 intersection. Turn left or south on Route 82 - Roundabout Quilting is the third building on the left. Turn onto Cemetery Lane, just past the building, and you will see a strip of parking on your left.
• Going west on Route 926, at the Landhope Farms intersection, turn right on north Route 82, proceed by the high school, through the roundabout, stay on Route 82 north, just past the cemetery, go past three frame houses, and turn between the two brick houses onto Cemetery Lane. There is parking on the left.

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QUILTER’S CORNER

Shop hours are: Monday - CLOSED Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, 12 noon - 5 p.m. Phone: (610) 459-8993; Toll Free: (866) 534-1186 E-mail: QuiltersCornerPA@comcast.net Website: www.quilterscornerpa.com

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THE QUILT SAMPLER

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Upcoming Local Guild-Sponsored Events

County Line Quilters will host guest speaker Teresa Fusco. Teresa will speak about “A Quilter’s Journey – over 50 – Better Than Ever.” Visit her website at www.TeresasQuiltStudio.com.

County Line Quilters charges a guest fee of $3.00. Their meeting location is at Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church on Route 202 and Ute Rd, right before Giant (formerly Clemens), in New Britain, PA. For more information, visit www.countylinequilters.org or email info@countylinequilters.org.

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National Quilting Day - Third Saturday in March

The third Saturday in March is officially designated as National Quilting Day. The National Quilting Association (NQA) began sponsoring National Quilting Day with a resolution passed by members attending the 22nd Annual Show in Lincoln, Nebraska, in June 1991. BVQ celebrated National Quilting Day 2010 with a workshop by award-winning quilter and BVQ member BJ Titus. It was held on March 20, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Goodwill Fire Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Participants made a small quilt using BJ's fusible appliqué technique and her Daffodil Delight pattern - a great way to welcome spring after a long snowy winter!

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Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

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Donate Your Stuff!

St. Jude’s Ranch Collects Greeting Cards

Over thirty years ago, wishing to show our donors appreciation for making St. Jude’s Ranch for Children possible, the idea was conceived for turning the previous year’s Christmas cards into “new” cards for the coming season. The recipients were so delighted with their unique “thank you,” they requested the children sell them the special cards. And so, the St. Jude’s Ranch Recycled Card Program was born.

Since then, the Program expanded to include all occasion greeting cards…just about anything that starts with a used greeting card front. People from all over the world have sent us their used card fronts!

The children participate in making the new cards by removing the front and attaching a new back. The result is a beautiful new card made by the children and volunteers. The benefits are two-fold: customers receive“green” holiday cards for use and the children receive payment for their work and learn the benefits and importance of “going green”.

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Other Items Being Collected

Mom prepares 40 goodie baskets for Forwood Manor each Christmas. We collect things all year long for them: combs, tissue packs, decks of cards, pencils, memo pads, costume jewelry (even the ugly necklaces - we restring them), small ornaments, lip balm, cologne, etc. We've been asked not to include razors or any food items. I decorate with paint and glitter any small jewelry size boxes, so save those for me, please.

We'll be coordinating a pre-Christmas coat drive again through work. Any donations of hats, scarves, mittens and gloves are delivered along with the coats to the Ministry of Caring and The Clothing Bank of Delaware - together these groups service over 150 agencies in the area. My cousin, Jean, and friend, Norma, crank out scarves when they get the chance. My mother-in-law Ellen knits every evening - either a hat, a scarf or a baby blanket. The baby afghans are for Christiana's Neonatal ICU and the Ministry of Caring. Mom knits lap blankets of all colors and loom knits hats for the shelters. We would be very grateful for any donations of yarn . If we get an excessive amount of dark colors we share it with a patient from our office who knits for the Seaman's Center in Wilmington. Nothing goes to waste!

Save me your greeting cards, any occasion, which I can recycle into gift tags, holiday postcards and these cool baskets that I'm making from my great-grandmother Clara's old pattern. She was ahead of her time, recycling cards and plastic bags of all types (she had every family member and friend eating Sunbeam bread because their package had the best color scheme!).

Thanks so much for any donations you may make throughout the year - we appreciate it very much!
-Donna

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Quilters and Sewers Needed!!!!!

Nancy Herman

Nancy Herman is a local artist who works with fabrics and paints. Her website is www.nancyherman.com. She NEEDS HELP with her sewing! Anyone interested may call her at 610-667-0281.

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Glory Fibers

Jennifer Caufmann, a local silk painter, (who doesn't do quilting or sewing) creates very high end jackets, and decorative art pieces from her own hand-painted silk designs. She is looking for HELP!

She most often asks for free-motion machine quilting with metallic thread. The sewing work would require constructing the pillows, and non-tailored jackets and coats. To see her work go to www.gloryfibers.com. If you are interested you can contact her at home at 610-444-5646, or by e-mail at gloryfibers@yahoo.com.

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Delaware Quilt Documentation Project

• Renowned quilt historian Barbara Brackman’s blog:
     http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2010/01/delaware-quilts-rising-suns.html
• Review of the Delaware Quilt Documentation project on State of Delaware’s website:
      http://history.delaware.gov/news/press/quilt_doc_history.shtml
• Images of some of the quilts documented:
     http://history.delaware.gov/collections/documentation_quilts.shtml

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Three-Seam Pillowcase

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Quilt Basting Services

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DuPont Quilt Display

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Volunteer Opportunities

Wilmington Senior Center

Arden Quilters

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Quilting Programs on Verizon FIOS Television

• Sewing with Nancy airs on Verizon channel 472, WLVT, on Mondays at 6:00 AM, Noon, 6:00 PM and midnight going into Tuesday.
• The Eleanor Burns series Quilt in a Day airs on channel 247, RFD-TV, Wednesday, 4/21 at 2:30pm.

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Insuring Your Quilts

    by Maria Elkins

• Your quilts may not automatically be covered by your homeowners insurance. Contact your insurance agent to determine if your quilt is covered under your current homeowners insurance policy. Don't rely on verbal assurances from your agent. Get it in writing.
• Ask if the policy is for full value or only replacement value. Be clear about what the terms used in your policy actually means and what it actually covers. Does it cover total replacement cost? Does it cover only a percentage of the value? Is your quilt only covered when it is in your home? Typically, a homeowner's policy does not cover your quilt while it is being shipped or while it is at a show, but it may cover your quilt while it is in your car. Be sure you know what the limitations are.
• Have a current appraisal. Your insurance agent will probably want an appraisal to establish the value of your quilt. Keep your appraisals current by having the quilt appraised every three years.
• Good record keeping helps validate the value of your quilt. This could include several photographs, receipts for fabric and material, estimated time spent making the quilt, size of the quilt, pattern, fabric samples, any shows the quilt was displayed in and awards it may have won.
• If you display your quilt at a show, check to see if it will be insured by the show coordinators during the show. Your quilt may be covered only for a nominal amount unless you give them a copy of your appraisal. Coverage beings when their representative takes possession of your quilt and ends when the quilt is turned back over to you.

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Thoughts on Quilting Labels

by Maria Elkins

As a minimum, your label should include the name of the quilter or quilters, name or patterns of the quilt, date finished, and the city and state or country. It is recommended that you also include your phone number and address, especially if you plan on shipping or displaying your quilt. Consider signing and dating the front of your quilt. Other information you may want to include would be the name of the recipient (if it is a gift), reasons for making the quilt, interesting stories relating to the quilt, new techniques tried, etc.

If this quilt is going to be a gift, it is wise to include washing and care instructions. Quilt through your label so it can't be easily removed.

For security purposes, it is a good precaution to put your name in a hidden area that could be uncovered, if needed, to prove the quilt is yours. Choose a place that can be revealed without damaging your quilt. One suggestion is the space under the hanging sleeve. Use a Pigma pen to write your full name, address, and phone number directly on the quilt and then stitch the sleeve in place. You can also write your name in the seam allowance that will be inside the binding.

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What do Judges Look For?

• Thread color should not show in the seams.
• There should be no shadowing from underneath fabric used in appliqué
• Quilting stitches and the spaces between them should be of equal length whether they are long or short stitches.
• Consider using a Q-Snap frame for hand quilting.
• Traveling stitches should never be more than one inch in length.
• The mitered corners on bindings should be stitched closed on both sides of the quilt.
• Straight of grain binding can be used on wall quilts, but bed quilts should have bias binding.
• Quilt backings can be pieced together as long as the seams look appropriate on the particular quilt.

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Quilting Tips

American Quilter pattern editor Marje Rhine provides two more tips for us!

Visit her blog, http://americanquiltermagazine.blogspot.com/2011/02/template-technique.html, for a foolproof way to cut patches from home-made templates.

Then, when you need to cut quarter-square setting triangles for your on-point blocks, go to http://americanquiltermagazine.blogspot.com/2011/04/quarter-square-triangles-efficient.html to learn how to cut quarter square triangles using just a large square rotary ruler.

When it rains and it pours, protect your sewing supplies!

With all of the rain and flooding experienced by Delaware Valley residents during August, 2011, Ann Tumolo has shared the following information about protecting your most valuable asset - your sewing supplies!! (Thanks to Viking Sew Gallery)

• Take pictures of your sewing machine as your insurance adjustor might not realize the value of your machine. If you can’t find your camera, remember that many cell phones take pictures!
• Take pictures of your receipts. Putting them in a sealable plastic bag is also a good thought.
• Move your machine to higher ground, particularly if you are one who lives in low lying areas, or are prone to get water in your basement. Circuit boards do not endure water very well and machines have been known to be damaged due to flooding.
• Take pictures or inventory your sewing room equipment. It’s difficult to recollect all of those little things you have (20 pair of scissors, 400 spools of thread, embroidery designs, etc.)! It’s a good idea to take pictures in each room of your house and again, put the pictures/camera card/camera into a sealable bag. Just make sure to seal it well!
• IF you are able, put all your fabrics in floatable bins!

What About Threads and Needles? Superior Threads has the answers!

Are you overwhelmed with thread choices and decisions? Look no further than the Superior Threads website (www.superiorthreads.com). The Education page has links to lots of great information about choosing and using the many threads available to quilters today. Click the Newsletter button to read the monthly newsletter, with thread news and tips and more.

Select the May 2011 Newsletter link to read WISE WORDS FROM MOTHER SUPERIOR: Choosing the Proper Needle - very informative! You can sign up to receive the newsletter each month - it’s free!

And speaking of needles, here is some great info from the August 2011 newsletter, hot off the “presses”...

Q. How do I know what needle to use for quilting, sewing, embroidering, and piecing?
A. We listen to the professionals -- those who do and those who teach. The majority tell us they use the Topstitch style needle for nearly all applications including piecing (#80/12 needle), embroidery (#90/14), quilting (needle size depends on the thread size), general sewing construction/crafting (usually #80/12). The only exception is when sewing on knit fabrics and they use a ball point needle.

Top secret revealed: The bestselling brand of home machine needles puts the exact same needle in the Topstitch and Metallic needle package. It's the same needle. One needle, two packages = double the sales. Save your money. You do not need to buy both. This explains why we no longer sell metallic needles. The Topstitch style is the needle preferred by the professionals.

Our February 2011 tip provided a link to a photo tutorial on making a quilt sleeve. Here’s a video from the AQS 7/27/11 newsletter, where Bonnie Browning explains how to add a sleeve or rod pocket to your quilt to make your sleeves look professional and pass any judge’s muster!

Tips for Taking Your Sewing on the Road (Or In the Air)!
(from the Interweave Insider blog, May 26, 2011)

With summer vacation time upon us, you may want to take along some handwork to occupy yourself on road or plane trips, at the beach, or while watching ball games, etc. The February/March issue of Quilting Arts magazine has a great article by Lyric Kinard entitled Art 2 Go: Finding Time to Create that has some great tips for completing projects, even with a hectic schedule. Here are some of Lyric’s key ideas that will keep you sewing no matter where you are:

• Take a needle threader that has a thread cutter attached if you are worried about flying with scissors. (But don’t rule out carrying a small pair of scissors; my fold-up pair has never been questioned at an airport.)
• Use shorter lengths of thread and learn to pull your needle with the point facing you. Your seatmate will appreciate it.
• Thread a bunch of needles ahead of time if you have trouble threading in a bouncy car or plane.
• Close the tin after picking up beads on your needle when you are in a moving vehicle. (Seed beads could fly everywhere on a bumpy road or when a plane hits turbulence!)
• Wrap a bit of Scotch Tape, sticky side out, around your finger and dip it in your beads so you won’t have to open and close the tin as often.
These are great tips that are sure to keep you sewing all year-long.

To find more of Lyric’s tips on portable projects and many other articles to get your creative juices flowing, you can order the February/March 2011 issue of Quilting Arts magazine. Other back issues are available at the Interweave Store, as well as books, videos, supplies, etc., for quilting, jewelry-making, knitting, crocheting and other creative media!

A Guide to Making a Quilt Sleeve

The Quilting Daily newsletter, February 1, 2011, provides a very detailed (complete with photos) tutorial of how to make a sleeve for your quilt, by Leslie Tucker Jenison: http://www.interweave.com/wir/qr110205.htm#2.

A Sticky Subject

Visit the blog of American Quilter magazine to read about pattern editor Marje Rhine’s method for English Paper Piecing using a re-stickable glue stick, as well as other uses for this versatile product! http://americanquiltermagazine.blogspot.com/2010/10/sticky-subject.html

How to reduce the strong plastic smell from a new rotary mat
This tip comes from the OLFA® website

Due to production and distribution, a new OLFA® rotary mat can emit an odorous smell that some people are sensitive too. To overcome this smell, we suggest that the mat be wiped down with a solution of equal parts lukewarm water and white vinegar, then let it set for five minutes. Afterwards, rinse off the mat and towel dry. Repeat as needed.

Find more useful tips for using OLFA® products at http://www.olfa.com/CustomerserviceFAQ.aspx.

Applying Spray Adhesive
This tip was provided by BVQ member Lee Hickman.

• Use a spray adhesive that is specific for quilts, not just fabric. I use June Tailor most of the time or 505 if project is not meant to be laundered (such as a wall hanging).
• Follow carefully the advice about shaking the can and good ventilation. I lay down a large sheet on the deck and spray there, summer and winter.
• Follow the manufacturer’s directions about how much to spray. I use the lightest amount.
• Spray the back of the quilt face and the back of the backing. Lay out your quilt sandwich APPROXIMATELY the way you want it to go. Do not try to line layers up at this time. Try to RESIST THE URGE to do so. Pulling the layers apart and putting them back together at this time will spell failure.
• Move your newly sprayed quilt sandwich to a separate place to thoroughly dry. I put it in my guest room at least overnight.
• When you are ready to arrange the face, batting and backing as desired, first gently press the whole thing from the back. This allows you to separate it without pulling the batting apart. When all is lined up, begin ironing slowly over the entire backing. Then turn it over and press the front. Now let it sit and cool. While it is cooling you can begin marking it, if desired. I use this time to pin around the edges so they don’t separate when caught on the sewing machine. Then go ahead and quilt!

The following three tips were found on the “Sew Many Tips” page of the May/June 2007 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Magazine.

Tidy Bobbins

I had a problem with thread unwinding from the bobbins in my bobbin case. I bought 7 1/16"-diameter clear plastic tubing from a hardware store and cut it into small rings. I cut through one side of a ring and clip it around the bobbin. The thread stays neat and tidy, and I can easily see the thread color. (Submitted by Jan Grummer, Venture, IA)

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Removing Chalk and Pencil Lines

I use a lightly moistened Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to remove chalk and pencil lines from fabric. (Submitted by Carolyn Reger, Geneva, OH)

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Scratch Protector

Cover your sewing machine table with Glad Press'n Seal® to protect it from pin, needle and scissor scratches. The plastic wrap contains no adhesives, so it will not damage the surface of the table. It will peel off easily, leaving no residue. (Submitted by Patty Goodsell, Arivaca, AZ)

• Barbara Gross says, “I'm a fan of Press'n Seal®. Use it to lay out appliqué pieces, then cut around each piece as you need it. It especially works great with wool. Works for covering and moving messy stuff too!”
  
  
• Joan Jasper uses it to mark quilting designs on her quilts. She marks the lines on the Press'n Seal®, presses it in place on the quilt top and sews through it, removing it when finished. She learned this technique Diana DeWalt.

http://quiltingonabudget.blogspot.com/2009/04/using-glad-press-n-seal-in-your.html
http://www.blockcentral.com/tips-handquilting.shtml and http://www.blockcentral.com/tips-handquilting.shtml (find other good tips here as well!)
http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-quilting&tid=58626 (good discussion about marking quilt designs)
http://www.appleblossomquilts.com/tips/GladPressNSeal/page1/ (good tutorial on “back basting” when appliquéing on dark backgrounds)

Removing Sewing Machine Oil from Fabric
This tip comes to us from the folks at www.unitednotions.com.

If you accidentally get machine oil on your quilt top, work some dry cornstarch into the spots to absorb the oil. Then, brush the cornstarch away with a soft, clean toothbrush.

Caring for your Olfa Rotary Mat
This tip courtesy of www.olfadeals.com.

In order to clean and condition your green Olfa rotary mat, you can actually give it a bath!

Put your mat in the bathtub and use ¼ cup white vinegar to a gallon of tepid (not hot) water, and a couple of squirts of a mild dishwashing soap. Using a mushroom brush (or other mild bristle brush), create a lather and gently clean and condition your mat. Rinse the mat and let air dry or dry with a Turkish towel. The mats love moisture. It helps keep them supple. Be sure to store them flat and out of direct sunlight.

Piecing Batting Scraps   **click here for another cool technique!
From the blog of Christine Brown, Editor-in-Chief of American Quilter magazine; submitted by Marje Rhine, American Quilter's technical pattern editor.

Marje uses small pieces of leftover batting for hot pads and placemats, or for padding in packages to be shipped. Larger pieces of batting can be pieced together by hand to use in bed-size quilts:

• First, lay the batting pieces on a rotary cutting mat, overlapping by about 4", and rotary cut a gentle wavy line through both pieces.
• Remove the small excess pieces, line up the pieces along the curve, and hand stitch the cut edges together with large stitches. To make sure the stitching will hold, run a thread in each direction.
• Making the curved cut ensures that quilting stitches are more likely to catch both sides of the cut in many places.

For more details and photos of this technique, visit http://www.AmericanQuilterMagazine.blogspot.com/, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “older posts”, then scroll down to MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009, Pieced Batting - Part 1 of 2. Scroll further to MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009, Pieced Batting - Part 2 of 2 to read about Marje's better method for joining small pieces of leftover batting, great for doll quilts and wallhangings.

Organizing Your Machine Needles
From The Quilt Show Newsletter - Volume 3, No. 36. Find more quilting tips, projects, videos and much more at www.thequiltshow.com!

Organizing Your Machine Needles: Keeping track of sewing machine needles can be challenging, especially when there are so many types of needles to organize. An inexpensive bead box (available at most craft stores) serves as the perfect solution for keeping your various needles segregated by size and function. The individual, self-locking lids make the box virtually cat-proof! Put a little antique button into the appropriate compartment so you'll remember what's in the machine.

Is it Time to Air it Out???
(from Nancy McElroy, from The Quilt Show Newsletter - Volume 3, No. 20)

Quilts often spend time being stored in less-than-desirable places, and will pick up odors from their environment. What's a quilter to do? Periodically airing your quilts outdoors is ideal, but not always possible depending upon where you live. Might we suggest a run to your neighborhood grocery for some Dial Gold soap?

Cut the bar of soap in half or thirds. Wrap the pieces in paper towel and secure with a rubber band. Place soap and the “offending” quilt in a covered box or secured large bag for several days. The soap will absorb the odors, making your quilt smell fresh and squeaky clean.

Keep That Iron Clean:
(from Nancy McElroy, from The Quilt Show Newsletter - Volume 3, No. 33)

Sprinkle table salt on the waxed paper. Run the hot dry iron over the salt until all the sticky residue is removed from the sole plate. How easy is that?! If you have a Teflon coated base plate, be sure to check with the manufacturer before trying this cleaning method.

Buttermilk Stain Removal Recipe:
(from Friendship Quilters of Southern Chester County's May 2007 newsletter)

1 Gallon of Water
1 Quart of Buttermilk
1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice

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Recipes from BVQ Members  (**newly added!)

Sour Cream-Chocolate Chip Cake
(another yummy dessert from Karen Martin!)
This moist yellow cake packs a triple helping of chocolate chips. Bittersweet chocolate chips have a higher cocoa content and less sugar then semisweet chips, resulting in an extra chocolaty glaze; look for the Ghirardelli brand.

Cake:

3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut up
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 1/2- or 10-inch tube pan with fixed bottom and 3 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper; spray paper.
2. In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended.
3. In large bowl, beat eggs and sugar at medium speed until thick, fluffy and lightened in color. Bean in oil and vanilla at low speed until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. Beat in sour cream until blended. Stir in 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips. Spoon batter into pan.
4. Bake 55 - 60 minutes or until wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. (If toothpick penetrates chocolate chip, test another spot.)
5. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack; remove parchment. Leave bottom side up for glazing; cool completely.
6. Meanwhile, heat cream, butter and corn syrup in medium saucepan over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until butter melts and mixture is hot. Remove from heat; add bittersweet chocolate chips. Let stand 1 minute. Stir until chocolate melts and glaze is smooth. Let stand at room temperature until slightly thickened
7. With small spatula, spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Let stand 30 minutes or until glaze is set. Press 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips onto sides of cake. (Cake can be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.

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5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
(submitted by Sue Green)

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional FYI...chocolate chips are NEVER optional...always a must)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Directions:

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (This can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous.)

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!
:-)

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Karen Martin's Pumpkin Dessert
(served at BVQ's 2008 Quilt Show Wrap Up Meeting)

1 box (18.25 ounce) yellow cake mix, divided
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 egg

1 (29 oz) can pumpkin
1/2 c brown sugar
2/3 cup milk
3 eggs
2 T pumpkin pie spice

1/4 c butter, chilled
1/2 c white sugar
3/4 c chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Set aside 1 cup of cake mix. Combine remaining cake mix with melted butter and 1 egg and mix until well blended; spread mixture in the bottom of the baking pan.
Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, 3 eggs and the pumpkin pie spice; mix well and pour over the cake mixture in the baking pan.
In a food processor, combine chilled butter and white sugar with reserved cake mix and mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over all.
Bake 45-50 minutes, until top is golden.

ENJOY!!

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Dale Kendall’s Chinese Cole Slaw

1 package prepared cole slaw mix
2 packages Ramen Noodle dry soup mix (crush before opening package)
1 stick butter or margarine
1 small bag slivered almonds or sesame seeds (or more if you like)
5 scallions chopped (optional)
Dressing (recipe follows)

Melt Butter/margarine in pan. Add in crushed noodles and almonds.
Sauté until lightly browned; let cool.
Add cole slaw and scallions to cooled noodle mix.
Add dressing just before serving.

Dressing:

1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 Tbsp. soy sauce

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Karen Martin’s Fruit Dip

8 oz. package cream cheese
7 oz. marshmallow crème
1 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. orange rind

Put the cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl and soften in the microwave for 15 seconds.
Soften the marshmallow crème in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Blend all ingredients with a mixer.
Serve with fruit slices and chunks for dipping.

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Peg Miller's Copper Pennies
(served at BVQ December 2007 PotLuck dinner)

2 lbs carrots, pared and cut into round slices
1 onion, chopped
½ cup chopped celery
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
Dressing:

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) tomato soup
½ cup salad oil
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
salt and pepper to taste

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Chocolate Applesauce Cake
¼ cup margarine
2 Tbsp. sugar
1½ cups sugar
6 oz. Chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 cups flour
¼ tsp. salt
1¼ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1 can (1 pound) applesauce

Cream margarine and sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs. In separate bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Mix these, alternately with the applesauce, into the egg mixture. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Before baking, sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of sugar evenly over the top; then sprinkle on chocolate chips.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. No need to frost as chips and sugar make a nice topping. Enjoy!

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Mother’s Quick Kolachi
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp. melted butter
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. milk
Dash of cinnamon
1 Crescent roll
½ cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix first 5 ingredients together in a medium bowl. Divide Crescent rolls into 4 rectangles. Working with one piece of dough, sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar and roll to a 4¼ by 6 inch rectangle. Spread with ½ of the nut filling. Starting at the short end, roll up dough. Place seam side down on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Pumpkin Pie Cake, submitted by Ann Tumolo
1 16 oz. canned pumpkin
4 eggs
1 can evaporated milk
1¼ cup sugar
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Mix ingredients together and put in an ungreased 9x13 pan.
Then sprinkle 1 yellow cake mix (dry) on top.
Melt 2 sticks of butter and pour on top.
Sprinkle w/ pecans or walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 1½ hours.

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Vegetable Casserole, submitted by Gail Kozicki
1 can Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Celery soup, undiluted
1 can Shoepeg Corn, drained
1 can French Style green beans, drained
1 to 1¼ cups frozen peas (optional)
8 oz. sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 medium green pepper, diced (optional)
1 small onion, diced fine (could use less than a whole onion)
(Other vegetables could be substituted for the above, if desired.)

Mix all of the above ingredients together and put into a large rectangular baking dish.
In a small pan, melt 1 stick of butter or margarine. Crush 1 whole small box of Cheez-It crackers and mix crumbs together with the melted butter. (Put the crackers in a large zip-lock bag and roll a can of some kind over it to crush the crackers). Put the cracker/butter mixture on top of the vegetable mixture and bake.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

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Glazed Fresh Apple Cookies, submitted by Lillian Kreider
This has been in my family for 75 years!
4¼ cups flour
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons soda
1 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup cider (may substitute orange juice or milk. Do NOT use vanilla when using orange juice!)
2 cups finely chopped apples, unpeeled (Ida Red or Jonathan)
1 cup raisins
1 to 2 cups nuts

Sift together flour and spices. Cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, cider, and chopped apples. Add dry ingredients. Fold in raisins and nuts. Drop from spoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Glaze while hot and remove from pan.

Glaze:
1 tablespoon butter
1¼ cups confectioner's sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2¼ tablespoons cider (may substitute orange juice or milk. Do NOT use vanilla when using orange juice!)
½ teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter, sugar, and salt. Stir in apple cider and vanilla.

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