Monday, November 24, 2014

Yum - yum! Pumpkin Mousse Trifle

Ingredients
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  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 1 cup(s) sugar
  • 3 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream
  • 15 ounce(s) canned pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 2 tablespoon(s) dark rum
  • 1 teaspoon(s) powdered gelatin
  • 3 ounce(s) shaved dark chocolate

Directions
  1. Fill a large bowl halfway with ice water and set aside.
  2. Whisk the yolks, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and 3/4 cup cream together in a medium saucepan. Heat while stirring continuously with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon over medium-low heat, until thickened and the mixture coats the spatula -- about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and set over the ice bath. Stir to cool.
  3. Add pumpkin, vanilla, spices, and salt to the egg mixture. Stir 1 tablespoon rum and 1 teaspoon gelatin together in a small bowl. Heat the remaining tablespoon rum, and stir in to the gelatin mixture until dissolved. Gently whisk into the pumpkin mixture. Beat 1/2 cup cream to stiff peaks, and fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour into a shallow dish, cover and chill until cold and thick enough to fall from a spoon in heavy dollops -- about 8 hours or up to overnight.
  4. Beat the remaining cream and sugar to stiff peaks. Alternately layer the pumpkin mousse and whipped cream in a glass serving dish. Sprinkle the chocolate shavings between top two layers. Serve chilled.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Make a Pillowcase and donate it we did!

Turn your love of quilting and sewing into messages of comfort,hope and love for a foster child, a cancer patient,  victims of domestic violence, and others.

Our quilt bee Sew Fun Quilters got together last night and made 76 flannel pillowcases! These will be donated of our local charities to use this Christmas as gifts.

This also would be to do with your grandson or granddaughter! All you need is pins, scissors, iron and sewing machine.


This is how we did it: we organized ourselfs into groups of assemblers, piners, sewers and pressers!


Abbi Mays has cotton and flannel pillowcase kits for you to use that are already precut with 27" case, 2" strip and 9" cuff for adults and kids!

Kits available here for $5.50 each: 
PILLOWCASES for KIDS  COTTON Pillowcases
FLANNEL Pillowcases(2" stripe not used)

Free Pattern here: Pillowcase


We challenge your quilt club or bee to do the same for your local charities this Christmas Season!


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Sunday, November 16, 2014

"Sneak Peek" at fabrics coming 2015:

Whitewashed Cottage Linen by 3 Sisters for Moda


Sweet Escape from PB Textiles



Firestorm Batiks by Judy Niemeyer for Timeless Treasures





Thursday, November 13, 2014

All That Jazz Quilt By Ann Lauer

All That Jazz by Grizzly Gulch Gallery
designed by: Ann Lauer
Finished size: Queen size 87" x 107"

This is a fun quilt because there are lots of half square triangles in two fabric combinations and making all of them at once is faster and makes better use of the fabric.
There is a color key with fabric swatches so its easy for fabric placement.

Finished size: 87" x 107"
Skill Level: Intermediate

Included in kit:
Pattern: All That Jazz
Approx: 14 1/4 yards fabrics for top, borders and binding.
Fabrics used are  Poppy Panache from Benartex (Fabrics used in this quilt are as pictured.
We made no substitutions.)
Available here for $151 + shipping: All That Jazz
Retail Price: $168.00 Each
Instant Savings: $17.00
Price: $151.00

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Yum - Yum Chicken Pot Pie




Chicken Pot Pie!
Ingredients
8-count biscuits 
1 cup cooked chicken breast, diced (any leftover chicken works)
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup
2/3 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
1 1/2 c. frozen veggies, thawed (I used 1 c. corn, peas and carrots & 1/2 c. broccoli)
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon of minced onion
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions
*Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cook the chicken however you like, then cut into small pieces

Separate biscuits and place each biscuit in a cup of a lightly greased 12-hole muffin pan, pressing dough up sides to edge of cup.

In a medium bowl, combine chicken, chicken soup, veggies, cheddar cheese, parsley flakes, and black pepper. Mix well to combine.

Evenly spoon chicken mixture into prepared biscuit cups.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from oven. Place muffin pan on a wire rack and let set for 2-3 minutes. Serve at once.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Just Arrived: Good Company by Cori Dantini for Blen


You're in Good Company with this new collection by Cori Dantini.
A cheerful wonderland of woodland creatures frolicking in a field of flowers.


 Friendly foxes and happy hedgehogs play amidst a forest of whimsical woodgrain textures, little acorns and darling dot designs.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

5 Yard Bundles are now $30 each!

Shop our 5 yard bundles, featuring 5 different fabrics in 1 yard pieces. We have a large selection of bundles with coordinating fabrics and colors that complement each other nicely. 


Buy one, two or three bundles and get them for $30 each! Buy 4 or more and get them for $25 each! Discounts will show in shopping cart . Save more when you buy more! Order a few bundles for your DIY projects today! 
These five coordinated fabrics......one yard each......work great with our easy and fun FREE 5 YARD PATTERNS or your own creativity