Arlington QU Member Directory Out

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I've just published the Arlington QU Directory and it has been emailed out to everyone. If you haven't received it, we probably don't have you on the email list or we have the wrong email address.

Send us an email to arlingtonqu@gmail.com and we'll correct it.

Once you get the directory, if you find that you or someone you know is not listed then its probably because you or they elected not to be in the Big QU directory when the membership form was turned in. So if you want to be listed, send an email.

Thanks,

Joe
Arlington QU Treasurer
arlingtonqu@gmail.com

Mysterious Round Robin: Third Fabric

Yes its been a busy weekend for me and posting!
Here's a photo of the last fabric. Thanks again to Suzanne for supplying the photo!

Outliers' Round Robin

Late post showing the Outliers' Round Robin quilt as of November!

Yea I'm a little behind in posting. My apologies to the Outliers for being so late.

Thanks to Suzanne and her iPhone for the picture!

Enjoy!

December Pot Luck

We had a grand time at the December pot luck! Lots of good food and fellow quilters.

We had great entertainment from the Too Quirky Quilters, Kim Fess and Rebecca Heinz. They provided us some songs about quilting, showed some beautiful quilts, and provided lots of comedy. Lots of laughs were had by all and I saw a number of heads nodding to the comic routines involving smuggling fabric and tools under our spouses' noses. Of course one can never have too much fabric!

We also had a silent auction of some fabrics and other quilting goodies. We made $353.00.

A request was made of Kath's Hominy casserole. Here it is:

• 2 16-oz cans of hominy (rinsed off and broken apart by hand)


• 1 16-oz. cans of corn (I used a 32 oz bag of frozen, thawed in the microwave)


• 1 c sour cream (and I added a cup of heavy cream [could use yogurt], whipped with 3 tbs of horseradish)


• 2 4-oz cans of green chiles


• 1 lb Monterey Jack cheese, grated

Heat oven to 400 deg
Butter a large casserole dish (mine was 9x 13)
Layer the ingredients in the order given, to make 2 complete layers.
bake at 400 for 1 hour to brown cheese. (I baked for only 45 minutes)

Kath reports that the origin of this recipe is the Baltimore Sun, but she has made some modifications to the original recipe. She also reports that it is a very tasty leftover!

Also, the third fabric for the Round Robin was released. I'll try and get a photo of it up soon.

Please let me know if I left out any interesting bits from the evening!

Happy Holidays!

November Meeting Featuring Sandra Smith

Our November meeting was a lot of fun. Sandra Smith was our guest speaker. She had lots to show and tell. Truly a spectacular show and an inspirational speaker!

We also had the last round of the Round Robin. Here are some pictures of the quilts in progress. To see a bigger version of the pictures, just click on them!






Remember that next month is our Holiday Potluck Dinner. Please bring a covered dish or desert to share! Also bring along your plate, silver and napkins; although plates, plasticware and napkins will be provided!

See you next month and at bee!

Fall Retreat: New Windsor

I'm running behind on blog entries! Kerry provided me some pictures of the fall retreat in New Windsor. It looks like everyone had a great time and accomplished much!

I'm trying something new with the photos - a montage. Let me know what you think!

Upcoming October Meeting

Our October Meeting will be on Monday, October 13! That's Columbus Day!

Here's a message about our meeting from our chapter president, Kerry:

Don’t forget Monday night is our monthly meeting, so we’ll be downstairs in the auditorium of Goodwin House at 7:30. Don't forget to please WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS! This is so helpful to newbies, and oldies with memory gaps, too.

- Our guest speaker will be Bunny Jordan, a certified appraiser, on the themes and schemes of Charm Quilts.

- ZipGroups will display their progress on the mystery quilts, receive another fat quarter and some time for the next round of buzz.

- Suspense will build... imagine your surprise (and my delight) when we find out WHO will volunteer to do the publicity for the Quilt
Show....

- All this AND you can help Ginny Smith celebrate her double Whammie!

- Don't forget to bring in your latest projects for show and tell.

- Also, please remember--we are a fragrance free group.

Be there or be square,
Kerry

Also, If you have not paid your 2008-09 dues by Monday night, your
name will be removed from this email list. Please bring your check, made out to Arlington QU, and your QU Membership form to the meeting!

Apple Cake Recipe

Monday Nights bee had a people requesting the Apple Cake recipe from Trudi.
Here it is in all its glory!

• 4 cups apples – chopped and peeled (approximately 4 apples)


• ¾ cups oil


• 1 cup nuts


• 2 cups sugar


• 2 eggs


• 2 tsp. cinnamon


• 2 tsp. baking soda


• 2 cups flour

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into greased Bundt pan or 2 quart casserole. Bake at 375 for one hour. Shift confectioner's sugar on top or serve with whipped cream, frosting, or ice cream.

QU Directory Membership Info Due October 1!

The due date for having member information published in the Big QU Membership directory is due October 1. That's when our Arlington QU Treasurer, me, has to send the data to Big QU.

So, if you want to be in the Big QU directory, your membership form needs to be in to the Arlington QU Treasurer, again that's me. If you need the mailing address you can email arlingtonqu at gmail.com and I will send you the mailing information.

If you have already sent in your information then you are good to go.

If you haven't been receiving Arlington QU emails or if you think your address is wrong, please send an email to arlingtonqu at gmail.com.

If you haven't been receiving the QU Digest, then go to the QUDigest Yahoo! group for more information on how to register or update your email address.

Other questions? Please contact us.

Women in Recovery Program

Check out the article in the District Weekly portion of the Washington Post about the graduation for the Women in Recovery Program.  This is the group for which we made the quilts this summer.  There are some very nice photos (but none of the quilts!!!) Here is the link to the article: For These Graduates, a Course on Sobriety

Mysterious Round Robin

The "Mysterious Round Robin" is a hybrid of a Round Robin and a Mystery Quilt.  We have divided into groups of 8-10.  At our September meeting the groups received the first of 3 fat quarters which are to be incorporated into the quilt. The groups will devise and make a center block, group of blocks, or medallion for their quilt.  This will be brought to the October meeting and shared. In October the groups will receive the next fat quarter, and in November the final fat quarter.  The quilt tops will be shared at the December meeting, and completed for the February meeting. These quilts will be auctioned off at the May auction with the understanding that first they will be displayed at the QU Quilt Show.

The purpose is to give us an opportunity to get to know each other better by working on a project together. We have formed these groups to be geographically close for the most part.  Groups will have time to meet for a portion of the meetings September - December.

Mysterious Round Robin

First Fabric for MMR

2008 Presidential Challenge: Extreme Pincushions

This years Presidential Challenge was to make an Extreme Pincushion! Arlington QU members have out done themselves!

Here's a video of the wonderful pincushions that were brought to our September meeting. More on that meeting in a later entry. Enjoy!


The song title is "Song for Tact" and the artist is binaerpilot.

Project Linus

We are still actively recruiting folks to make small quilts for really sick kids in hospitals. This is a great way to 1)practice, 2)experiment and 3) use up stashed fabrics, so you have room for more!  You can either turn the quilts in at the Cotton Patch in Fairfax, or bring to Laura Savage, who attends almost every bee and meeting.  Laura kindly volunteered to accumulate a stack and deliver them.  If you bring them to us, our Chapter can give you a receipt  to deduct your material costs as a charitable expense.  (My tax man says that's the best you can do, but if anyone knows how we could deduct the value of the quilt, I'd love to hear about it!)

Sit-N-Sew: August

We were happy to be back in the auditorium! We had much more room to work. This month members were working on two projects: Women In Recovery and the 2009 QU Show raffle quilt. Also, others worked on their own projects.

I'm still learning about my new camera and photography in general, so bear with me if the pictures don't look quite right! Everyone was beautiful! Blame the photographer, but please be nice! ;-)

Also, I'm working on improving my name recall, so let me know if I've got your name wrong!

Getting ready for action!

Carol working on cutting the binding for the QU show raffle quilt. Lynne and Beth chatting.

Women in Recovery Quilts

This project was to create quilts to celebrate women graduating from the drug treatment program. Just as a reminder, these quilts are due to Kath at the September's Birthday Bee which is held tomorrow!

Women In Recovery Guidelines

Brief instructions/guidelines for the "Women in Recovery" wall hangings. This was the info sent out via Arlington QU email:

But before that day, we have a final opportunity to help create the inspirational wall hangings we promised for the "Women in Recovery" project. You have two options for this good work: you can make one on your own (just a small thing - maybe 20 X 20 inches), or show up for Sit-N-Sew next weekend and help the group. These must be completed by Sept 1, (bring 'em to Bee) so they can be presented to these deserving ladies. Don't miss the chance to give someone else a boost.

This Saturday is the Sit-N-Sew! Then the final projects are due at the September Birthday Bee!

Monday Night Bee

Here are some pincushions by Kath and Beverly. Got those pin cushions coming?

Busy Bees doesn't even begin to describe this group!

Here's the latest Quilt of Valor made by Marie.

Marie describes her latest Quilt of Valor and how it uses squares to make triangles

Some tasty treats for those who missed out on this month's Birthday Bee! This totally threw me as I thought it was the either the beginning of August or September! Neither seemed right! And it wasn't!.

Pincsuhion Challenge Reminder

Just a reminder that our Pincushion Presidential Challenge is due at our September meeting! Be sure to bring them at that first meeting!

Sit-N-Sew: Project: Women in Recovery

This month's Sit-N-Sew is on Saturday, August 30th from 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM. This is a good opportunity to work on a project. Because we are in the Board Room there will not be any tables available for basting quilts. We should be moving back to the Auditorium in the Fall once Goodwin House completes the project they are working on.

This is also the third installment of the "Women In Recovery" project spearheaded by Kath Heslop. The previous two Sit-N-Sews had people working in teams to create a quilted wall hanging using fabric scraps that participants had brought. The wall hangings will be given to women who are participating in a drug recovery program.

This last session will be covering binding and finishing techniques. The finished projects are due by September's Birthday Bee, aka first Monday of the month. The finished projects will be presented on September 5th.

We are meeting in the board room so we'll only have room for about 5 sewing machines.

Bring your own lunch, or walk to Giant and visit their salad bar or deli counter.

Hope to see you there!

UPDATE: Because we are in the Board Room there will not be tables available for basting quilts. Hopefully, we'll be back in the Auditorium by Fall '08!

What's it like at the Rehobeth Retreat?

  

Check out these photos from 2007.       We stopped at Cottonseed Glory in Annapolis, AND made an expedition to Mares Bears, with a lovely lunch at Lewes. We had the whole B&B to ourselves, so we sat around in our jammies all we wanted.  Melissa's is a really lovely B&B, with great rooms and a free happy hour.  A good time was had by all!  

Bee July 14

Ok my pictures did not turn out well. Here's what I did get!

What to do, what to do?

One block done! Love it Lynn!

Havin' fun hangin' out and stayin' out of trouble!

See you next week!

Arlington QU Rehoboth Fall Retreat

Love the beach? Love quilting? Here's the best of both world's, Arlington QU's Rehoboth Fall Retreat!

It's a weekend of fun, shopping, and quilting, held at a Bed and Breakfast.

It’s likely to be Veteran's Day weekend, and the cost will probably be around $125-200 (depending on number of folks who go). We take over the full house. Cost includes breakfast.

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday Nov 11th, so we’re checking to see if we can do the Saturday-Tuesday stay.

If interested, contact Alma.

Peanut Butter Pie

Here's the recipe from Laura Savage for the Peanut Butter Pie we had for July's first Monday bee.

Ingredients:
Graham Cracker Crust
8oz package cream cheese or neufchatel.
1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 container cool whip (thawed)

9 in pie pan or 8" x 12" pan

Directions:
Be sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature.
Beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
Beat in the peanut butter and the powdered sugar.
Add in the milk and beat until smooth.
Fold in the cool whip.
Pour into container and put into freezer for at least 4 hours.

Fall Retreat Update

Currently there are 18 people going to the Arlington QU Fall Retreat. However, there is still room for more people. If you are interested be sure to get your $40 deposit check to Lynne Everly by August 1.

Deposit checks should be a check made out to Arlington QU.

July 07 Bee

It's the first bee of the month and that means Birthday Bee! Of course, this means dessert! We had two delicious cakes. One was a warm chocolate cake with chocolate icing. The other, a cool white frosted peanut butter cake! What a delightful contrast!

We do many things at bee, one of those is asking for, receiving, and giving advice on those ongoing projects. Here two members discuss the finer art of color choices, wonder if more blocks need to be made, or discuss the best setting. Its always helpful to have some input.

The other things we do is just hang out and work on a project (quilting, knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery), update the chapter blog, and even review our cell phone messages!

Or just hang out and chat about life, kids, trips, vacations, share herbs, etc...

Just a reminder that deposits for the Fall Retreat are due ASAP! There are still some spaces left.

That's it for this week. I hope you enjoyed the peek into our weekly bees. Please leave a comment and let me know. See you at bee!

Arlington QU Fall Retreat

The Arlington QU Fall Retreat is going be held between October 17 until October 19 at the New Windsor Conference Center in Windsor, MD.

Friday: The Board Room opens at 10 AM on Friday. The rooms open at 1 PM on Friday.
Sunday: Room checkout is at 11:00 AM. The Board Room closes at 4 PM.

A deposit of $40.00 is needed ASAP.

Contact: Lynne Everly.

Presidential Challenge 2008

Our Presidential Challenge for the Summer is to make the most extreme pincushion you can imagine, and bring it to the September meeting.

It can be extreme in any way you desire: extremely elegant, funky, practical... whatever! But it MUST still be functional.

Break out your creativity for this one!

What Are The Monthly Meetings?

On the second Monday of every month (September through June) we have a larger meeting, usually with a speaker, show-n-tell, and light refreshments. This meeting is held in the Goodwin House auditorium from 7:30-9pm. Guests are welcome to come and see what it's all about.

In the months of December and June we have a potluck dinner. Everyone is asked to bring a dish or dessert to share. We encourage everyone to bring their own plate and utensils to reduce unnecessary waste, but paper plates and plastic utensils are also provided. Come hungry for this!

In May we have our annual auction. This is one of our most exciting events! Members donate new or used quilting related items we auction them off! The money collected goes to Arlington QU. These funds are used to pay for speakers and other quilting related activities that the chapter decides on.

What Is Bee?

Bee is the place to get to know other members, and to get advice and encouragement for those ongoing quilting projects! People are more than willing to give advice. Members' quilting experience ranges from novice to master.

Bee is every Monday from 7:30 PM to 9 pm at the "Top-O-the-West" Room at Goodwin House, near Bailey's Crossroads. There is no Bee on the second Monday of the month between September and June as this is the night for the big Monthly Meeting.

During July and August, we have Bee every Monday - including the second Monday of the month. We enjoy it so much we even have Bee on most holidays, so join the crowd!

The first Monday of the month is Birthday night. We celebrate all the members birthdays for the month with desserts!

Guests are always welcome. We hope you'll take the opportunity to find out more about the organization.