December Meeting 2015

Old Business For December we had an art/textile garage sale, members brought art supplies to share, sell, trade or give away. We had a nice selection to look through. Our annual holiday potluck followed, with a table full of great munchies. We took a group photo, it is always hard to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time. Sorry if you are hidden by other people. This is the best of all the pics. January - we will do Kumihimo with Corriene. February - paper/fabric beads with Sara, March - rubber stamps/tissue for image transfer. New Business We scheduled the Sweatshirt Workshop for January 14th, at Pat W. house, we will have a materials list and directions to Pat's at the next meeting. If we have too many people we will schedule a second workshop.

Show & Tell We had very little show and tell, because of our potluck, mostly items that were going away as presents. Pat W. is almost finished with a Christmas stocking for her great-granddaughter "Lucy Rose", The counted cross stitch is by her granddaughter and the baby is only 6 months old.

Lorraine made a darling travel trailer as a cover for her sewing machine or toaster, I did not write down which one. The other side has round windows with different views in them.

Lorraine practice pieces from last month's demo, layers of tissue, glue and black netting on a base of muslin or red hand dyed.

She then went on to create this textile art piece, using the black netting to create a tree and a horse in a landscape. She put the new techniques to good use.

Sara passed around a bowl of scissor dangles that she made with a stuffed ball, beads and a braided cord. They are to attach to your scissors so you know which pair is yours at a class. Thank you for sharing Sara, they are lovely.

The crocheted snowflakes ornaments Sara made are multi-colored and sparkly. She had a whole pile of them as family gifts.

And as a fitting end to our meeting, Sara made a set of "cat butt coaster" for a special friend of hers. I'm sure she will be surprised to get them! Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New year!!

Group & Recipe

The group picture taken at Meredith's Play Day by her son. Left to right, back row: Meredith, Jana, Vera, Peggy, middle: Nancy, Nancy, Amy, Pat, front: Barb The recipe for Meredith's yummy ham sandwiches. "Hula Buns" (renamed by Pat) Funeral Sandwiches(original name) 1 pkg King's Hawaiian Rolls, 1/2 to 1 Lb of good deli ham, Swiss cheese slices, 1/2cup butter, melted, 3Tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 Tbsp mustard, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, dash of onion powder. 1. Cut the rolls in half and line the bottom of a baking pan with the bottom of the rolls. Layer the ham slices, then Swiss cheese, and place the top half of the rolls back on. 2. Mix together, butter, Worcestershire, mustard, brown sugar and onion powder. Pour the whole batch over the buns, drenching each one. Cover tightly and marinade from 4-24 hours. 3. Preheat the oven to 350' Bake for 15 minutes, uncovered, or until cheese is melted, and bun tops are a bit golden. Serve warm.

Group Picture- Pumpkin Lasagne Recipe

At our December potluck meeting we also took a group picture.

Back Row, left to right - Dori, Corienne, Cheryl, Nancy, Jana, Meredith, Vera, Landreth Front Row - Kay, Pat, Peggy, Amy -- Missing - Sandy, Maureen, Georgia, Sherry, Marcia, Sylvia, Gracie, Cynde, Jan, Bonne, Karla. Pumpkin Lasagne The recipe for pumpkin lasagne, which everyone loved, is a combination of garlic, and cinnamon and spices. It is a vegetarian main dish, not a dessert. It can also be made with butternut squash. In a 2 quart pan melt 3 tablespoons of butter, and brown 3 cloves of minced garlic. Add 3 cups of pumpkin puree(1 1/2 cans), 3 tablespoons of lt. brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup, 1 tsp of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, stir til warm. Mix 1 1/2 cups of ricotta cheese with 1 1/2 pounds of shredded mozzarella. Boil lasagne noodles, layer noodles, pumpkin & cheese mix, make 4 layers of filling with a layer of noodles on top, add extra mozzarella on top. Bake at 350' for 35 minutes with foil on top, remove foil, bake an extra 5 minutes, let rest and set before serving. Enjoy!