| "Quilter's
Heaven" by Linda Jones
Tampa, FL
| I belong to a
group of quilters known as the Quilt Babes (we
used to be known as Quilt Buddies but my husband
renamed us.) There are 11 of us, two live out of
the state. This past November, eight of us -
Melanie Jensen, JoAnne Stanley, Marcia Case, Sue
White, Leslie Hickland, Kim Dietz, Joan Mynahan
and myself - gathered at Joan's home in Apollo
Beach for a 3-day quilt-a-thon, otherwise known
as the Quilt Babe's Fall Retreat. We all enjoy
hand applique and all of us except Marcia are
working on Susan Powell's Celestial Dream
pattern. We hung Leslie's up
for inspiration - she's further along than the
rest of us. Who thought we would applique from
morning until late into the night only stopping
for forced marches of walking the dog and food?
And what food!! Joan's husband, John, now known
as the patron saint of the Quilt Babes, prepared
a feast for us every day - all day - everything
from scratch! Here's the menu: |
|
Friday: (arrival day)
Greeted with peanut butter cookies and
chocolate chip cookies
Assorted soft drinks and coffee
Lunch: Venison Taco Salad,
Corn bread with basil, roasted peppers &
montery jack
Snack: Sweet & Sour
Meatballs
Dinner: Gingered Carrot
Soup, Baby Back Ribs, Salade Aux Haricots
Verts
.......... Vidalia Onion Casserole, Pesto
French Bread
Saturday:
Breakfast: Jewish Coffee
Cake, Seaboyer Family Secret Fluffy Pancakes
Lunch: Corned Beef and
Cabbage Pot Pies with Puff Pastry, Anadama
Bread
Snack: Knorr's Vegetable Dip
Dinner: Cream of Broccoli
Soup, Fried Turkey, Celery & Blue Cheese,
...........Steamed & Buttered Carrots,
Pesto French Bread
...........Williamsburg Orange-Sherry Cake
Sunday:
Breakfast: Bacon Tarts with
Shaved Vidalia Onions, Assorted Left-over
Desserts
Snack: Hot Crab Dip
Lunch: Natchex Jambalaya,
Crusty Bread, Apple Pie
Are you hungry
yet???
The weather was
perfect - we sat outside by the pool from early
morning coffee thru late night snack. With our
Ott Lights we were able to see well into the
night. We were in Quilter's Heaven - good
friends, great food, wonderful weather and
stitching to our heart's content.
Can't wait until
the next one ...
Leslie's Quilt
(Susan Powell's Celestial Dream pattern)
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