November 19th Quilt Meeting
We enjoyed a wonderful lesson about "Sorting Fabrics" from the book, "Sunday Morning Quilts" by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison. Laura Melbourne reviewed the book and also treated us to a run down on the class she and Christine Francis took from Harriet Hargrave on Machine Quilting. We learned some good sorting tips:
1. Sort by Era: ie...civil war, batiks, 30's, etc.
2. Sort by Size: 5" squares, 2 1/2" squares, snippets (4" or less), small snippets (1-2 "), etc.
3. Storage Ideas: Glass canisters, plastic containers, see through shoe boxes, stawberry quart containers, baskets or paper bags.
Harriet Hargrave's beginner class was called, "Machine Quilting Bootcamp"
Laura showed us a book by Harriet, "From Fiber to Fabric"
We enjoyed a great lunch of salad, Chicken Stew with Squash and Foccacia bread, by Jennifer Carter and Tina Jacobson. Thank you both, it was delicious.
Here is Jennifer's Recipe she shared...
Hearty Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash and Quinoa Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded & chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 can (14 oz) petite diced tomatoes
2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
3/4 cup pitted and quartered kalamata olives
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Steam the butternut squash until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Remove half of the squash pieces and set aside.
Steam the remaining squash until very tender, an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Mash this squash with the back of a fork. Set aside.
In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, bring the chicken broth to a simmer.
Add chicken thighs, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Transfer the chicken thighs to a plate and allow to cool. Pour broth into a medium-sized bowl.
Return the saucepan to the stovetop and lower heat to medium. Add olive oil.
Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is starting to turn brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the salt, minced garlic and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 1 additional minute.
To the saucepan, add tomatoes, butternut squash pieces, mashed butternut squash. Stir to combine.
Stir in reserved chicken broth and quinoa. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the quinoa turns translucent, about 15 minutes.
Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork.
Stir the chicken, olives and pepper into the stew and simmer, uncovered, to heat, about 5 minutes.
Stir in parsley and serve.
Notes
From the kitchen of Cookin' Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
Laura Melbourne Teaching
Gloria Hamson showing us her storage idea. She gets a notebook with page protectors to keep her applique blocks in. She also shared 2 tips from Elizabeth Peay that she learned.
1. Buy 300 Reading glasses at the drug store to magnify your work
2. Keep projects in bags with everything needed ready to go.
Laura's Samples from her class with Harriet Hargrave
Trapunto by Laura
Denise Holder made the colorful english paper piecing
Amy Rippy Shared her quilt block
Helen Hosmer's Needle Keep
1. Sort by Era: ie...civil war, batiks, 30's, etc.
2. Sort by Size: 5" squares, 2 1/2" squares, snippets (4" or less), small snippets (1-2 "), etc.
3. Storage Ideas: Glass canisters, plastic containers, see through shoe boxes, stawberry quart containers, baskets or paper bags.
Harriet Hargrave's beginner class was called, "Machine Quilting Bootcamp"
Laura showed us a book by Harriet, "From Fiber to Fabric"
We enjoyed a great lunch of salad, Chicken Stew with Squash and Foccacia bread, by Jennifer Carter and Tina Jacobson. Thank you both, it was delicious.
Here is Jennifer's Recipe she shared...
Hearty Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash and Quinoa Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded & chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 can (14 oz) petite diced tomatoes
2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
3/4 cup pitted and quartered kalamata olives
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Steam the butternut squash until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Remove half of the squash pieces and set aside.
Steam the remaining squash until very tender, an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Mash this squash with the back of a fork. Set aside.
In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, bring the chicken broth to a simmer.
Add chicken thighs, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Transfer the chicken thighs to a plate and allow to cool. Pour broth into a medium-sized bowl.
Return the saucepan to the stovetop and lower heat to medium. Add olive oil.
Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is starting to turn brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the salt, minced garlic and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 1 additional minute.
To the saucepan, add tomatoes, butternut squash pieces, mashed butternut squash. Stir to combine.
Stir in reserved chicken broth and quinoa. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the quinoa turns translucent, about 15 minutes.
Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork.
Stir the chicken, olives and pepper into the stew and simmer, uncovered, to heat, about 5 minutes.
Stir in parsley and serve.
Notes
From the kitchen of Cookin' Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
Laura Melbourne Teaching
1. Buy 300 Reading glasses at the drug store to magnify your work
2. Keep projects in bags with everything needed ready to go.
"Fish Quilt" by Wendy Clark. She shared some details with me about the pattern and how she made hers.....
"this is the quilt pattern I used for the center of the quilt. I added a couple of borders, plane white and then I cut 3 inches squares
http://amysmart.bigcartel.com/product/double-crossed-quilt-pattern-pdf
The name of the quilt is Double corssed by Amy Smart and her website is www.diaryofaquilter.com
The fabric was called "In the Ocean" by Riley Blake -- fat quarters purchased on etsy"
Amy's "I Spy" quilt with fabrics by Benartex
Helen's crazy quilt block
Tina Jacobson's "Lucy Boston" quilt blocks
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