July/August 2016 - The Country Register

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Minnesota’s Guide to Specialty Shopping & Fun Events
July/August 2016
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Happy 4th of July!
The WoodWorking
Shop
At The Woodworking Shop
we offer handmade
cutting boards, birch tree
burl bowls, hand carved
wood items, driftwood
and woodworking
supplies.
We sell lodge, cabin, rustic,
primitive decor along with
woodworking supplies for
you!
Visit us online:
www.etsy.com/shop/thewoodworkingshop
Special Events
July
2-4...................................................................................The Peddler of Rapidan Sale - Elko
4...........................................................................Independence Day Celebration - Morton
6-10.......................Jodie Madison Quiltworx - Woodland Ridge Retreat - Downsville WI
14-16.......................................................................The Peddler of Rapidan Sale - Rapidan
15..............................................................Crazy Days - Past and Present Antiques - Waseca
29-Aug 14.....................................................................................Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop
August
4-6..............................................................................The Peddler of Rapidan Sale - Rapidan
6-7...............................................................East Central Section Bus Trip - See ad page 13
6-7................South West Section Bus Trip - Crafty Corner Quilt Shoppe - Worthington
19-20...............................................................................Deck Sale - Quilted Dog - Cloquet
19-21..................33rd Annual Upper Midwest Wood Carvers & Quilt Expo - Blue Earth
25......................................14th Anniversary Sale - Gone To Pieces Quilt Shop - Kimball
25..............................................................Pajama Party - Old Alley Quilt Shop - Sherburn
September
8-10.................................................................................................Quilt Expo - Madison, WI
9-10..................Grand Re-Opening Party - DeAnn’s Country Village Shoppe - Litchfield
10......................................Prairie Star Quilt Guild Luncheon and Style Show - Fairmont
17.............................................................Harvest Festival - Willow Wood Market - Bemidji
24.................................Second Annual Flea Market - Past and Present Antiques - Waseca
22-23.....................Northwoods Quilt Guild and Heartland Quilters Quilt Show - Walker
23-24.............................Rice County Piecemakers’ Fall Splendor Quilt Show - Fairbault
26.....................................Reasons for Quilts with Edyta Sitar - Quilted Treasures - Rogers
28.................................................Meet Edyta Sitar - Quilt Haven On Main - Hutchinson
October
1........................Quilts of Valor Outdoor Quilt Show - Quilted Steeple - Lone Rock, IA
6-8....................................................Holly Hop Shop Hop - Creations Quilt Shop - Duluth
City Listing
Aitkin..........................................................................13
Alexandria..................................................................14
Baxter.........................................................................13
Bemidji.........................................................................6
Blue Earth.........................................................16&17
Cannon Falls..........................................................24
Cloquet.....................................................................13
Cook...........................................................................10
Crookston..................................................................8
Detroit Lakes..........................................................8
Downsville, WI..........................................................7
Duluth................................................................11&12
Eagan.........................................................................19
East Grand Forks....................................................8
Eden Valley................................................................21
Ellsworth, IA..............................................................20
Fairbault.....................................................................16
Fairmont....................................................................17
Foley.......................................................................14
Garden City..............................................................7
Hayward.......................................................................7
Hutchinson..............................................................15
International Falls....................................................10
Kimball....................................................................14
Lake City...................................................................19
Litchfield..............................................................15
Lone Rock, IA...........................................................20
Luverne....................................................................18
Madison, WI..............................................................20
Mankato.....................................................................17
McGregor.........................................................13&22
Moorhead..................................................................8
Moose Lake...............................................................11
Morton......................................................................4
New Ulm...................................................................17
Nisswa.......................................................................22
Northfield...................................................................19
Owatonna.................................................................4
Rapidan......................................................................4
Rogers........................................................................19
Sandstone.................................................................11
Sauk Centre..............................................................15
Sherburn...................................................................16
Staples..........................................................................7
Walker...........................................................................6
Waseca...................................................................4
White Bear Lake.......................................................24
Wilmar........................................................................14
Wilton.........................................................................6
Windom.....................................................................18
Winona......................................................................20
Worthington.............................................................18
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Morton • Owatonna • Rapidan • Waseca
Quilts • Bedding
July 2, 3 & 4 See you in Elko!
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July 14-16 • July 21-23
August 4-6 • August 11-13
Hours: Thurs - Sat: 10-5 (Gift Shop Only)
Other times by Chance or Appointment
Downtown Rapidan · 507-278-4808 · 507-340-5794
• Handiwork • Refurbished Furniture • Jewelry • Fabric •
1101 N. State St.
Waseca, MN
507-835-4000
Open 7
M-F 10-5 Days a
Sat. 9-5 Week!!
Sun. 12-4
Crazy Days: Friday July 15: 8am-5pm and Saturday July 16: 9am-5pm
(During the Waseca County Fair)
We’ll have In-Store Specials, Free Lemonade, and Gourmet Samples!
Second Annual Flea Market: September 24th 9am-5pm
Vendors welcome! Call the store for details!
Melissa & Doug Toys ®
• Vintage • Retro • Records • Garden • Cookbooks •
Salvage Style
by Marla Wilson
Red Wagon Coffee Table
I used the bed from a child’s old red wagon for this project. This one still had
good graphics (Radio Flyer), so I did not paint over it. I just cleaned it up and
sprayed it with clear polyurethane. The dents and rust are what makes it interesting.
You will need a base for your table. I
had a vanity bench which had seen
better days and was just the right size
for this wagon. I removed its top and
repaired the base, making sure it was
nice and sturdy. I cleaned, sanded and
painted it. You could use table legs or
spindles and build your own base. Look
around, you might have something
unusual that would work. That’s what
salvage style is all about.
For the top, I built a frame that fit snugly into the wagon and was flush with the
top. Then I nailed used lathe on it length wise. Again, there are lots of materials that
would work for this. After a coat of paint, everything gets screwed together.
This one-of-a-kind coffee table is a fun reminder of our childhood days. After all,
who didn’t have a little red wagon?
Marla Wilson is the owner of The Rusty Wheel, a gift boutique in Scandia, KS. The shop features her floral
designs and repurposed "junk," as well as kitchen and baby gifts, home decor and fashion accessories. Follow
The Rusty Wheel on Facebook, or www.therustywheel.vpweb.com or contact her at [email protected].
Great Gifts and Fun Things!
Owatonna, MN
Country
507-451-5661
Goods
Open 7
days a
week!
Across the Freeway from Cabelas!
22 Tour Buses Welcome! 22
The areas largest gift store with very little you
need but so many things you will want!
Jim Shore, Willow Tree, Flags and Chimes, etc. Thousands of items!
MORTON
Come Enjoy the Fun at Morton this Summer and Fall!
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION July 4
BENEATH THE VILLAGE WREATH
November 18, 19 and 20
For more info contact
Morton City Hall/Chamber
[email protected]
507-697-6912
Time,Travel and Treasures
Are Part of Summertime Fun
by Simone Gers
“What are we going to do this summer” is a driving
theme at suppertime in April. As each day gets longer
and daylight shines into the evening, my husband Tray
and I are often outside, walking around the garden and thinking about garden
projects —moving furniture around, freshening potted plants and cleaning up a bit.
But when the weather shifts into summer heat, we’ll enjoy the yard from inside and
begin plans in earnest for getting away.
When we have the time, we love to travel and hunt for treasures. Sometimes,
we’ll search the Internet for fairs and special events in small towns. We’ll use these
events to ground our travels. Then, from those big events, we’ll head out in the van
and search for new treasures in towns we’ve never seen before. We love talking to
locals and asking what’s cool to see or where’s a good place to eat. We’ve met
some of the nicest folks who share a love for hunting and collecting. When the van
is full, we head for home.
That’s when the real fun begins. Tray will unload and look with pride at all of his
projects. He’ll take stock of what needs shoring up, painting or repurposing. And in
those bright summer evenings, he’s happy, tinkering in the garage. Meanwhile,
inside, the cleaning and polishing projects spill around the house like the aftermath
of Christmas morning. Sometimes, the whole house is a complete mess,
overflowing with treasures.
It usually takes a few months for us to work through all of the projects and
decide what we’ll keep and what will go to our store. It’s always fun to shift things
around and change our spaces. When the dust settles and everything is rearranged
or moved, the end of summer will be fast approaching. The treasures and travels
become props in stories we share with our friends and family. All of our industrious
work is, for us, a whole bunch of summertime fun.
Simone Gers began her antiquing journey 35 years ago when she married Tray, an avid collector. They still
have the first piece they bought together—a pegged farm table that was so decrepit it was behind the antique
store—and they have been upcycling vintage finds ever since. The Gers own Gather A Vintage Market in
Tucson, AZ, a monthly market. Simone has taught writing and literature at the college level for many years.
2016 Guide to Quilting in Minnesota
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July/August 2016
Bemidji • Walker • Wilton
Save the Date!
Harvest Festival
Sept. 17
Outdoor Quilt
Show
Funky Junk
Market
• Brand-name
quilting fabrics
• Patterns and
Notions
• High Quality
Quilting Supplies
and Expertise
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Open:
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Open:Tues-Sat
Wed-Sat10-5pm
10-5pm Sun
Sun 12-4pm
Northwoods Quilt Guild and Heartland Quilters presents:
2016 Quilt Show
Northern Lights Casino Hotel and Event Center • Hwy’s 200 and 371 South • Walker MN
September 22nd & 23rd
Thr: 9am-6pm • Fri: 9am-4pm
Bed Turning
Trunk Show by Jennifer Lewis
10:30 am & 3:00pm Thursday
1pm Thurs and Fri
Quilt Display • Vendors • Door Prizes • Quilt Raffle
Admission: $3
When you get a splinter, reach for
the scotch tape before resorting to
t weezers or a needle. Simply put the
scotch tape over the splinter, then
pull it off. Scotch tape
removes most
splinters
painlessly
and easily.
It’s that time again! 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Quilt Minnesota Shop
Hop. Quilt Minnesota offers quilters from across the United States and Canada the
opportunity for inspiration from 72 of Minnesota’s finest quilt shops and at the same
time qualify for prizes at several levels of participation. This year’s hop will run from
July 29th to August 14th.
On Friday, July 29th pick up a shop hop passport at the first shop you visit. As you
travel the state, each shop will stamp your passport and give you a free 5” fabric
square from this years exclusive fabric coordinates along with a pattern for an 8” finished
quilt block, no purchase necessary.
Continue visiting any and all participating shops to fill up your passport! May we
suggest traveling with a loved-one, family or friends, plan a couple day trips, jump on
a regional bus and enjoy the inspiration you’ll find while visiting Minnesota’s quilt
shops! Watch for regional bus trips in the area you wish to visit! As they are planned,
information will be listed on the website.
Each year we feature an exclusive fabric
line; shops work very hard to create and design
projects using the exclusive fabrics. This year’s
fabric collection is by a local Minnesotan,
Teresa Magnuson for Clothworks. Fabrics may
be pre-ordered from participating shops for
$11.99/yard. Fabric will be released from
shops the first day of the hop - Friday, July
29th. Participating shops design an 8” finished
quilt block and send it in. All of these blocks
are assembled into our annual Quilt Minnesota
Quilt! The quilt will make its début during the
shop hop. Come see it hanging in the courtyard at Gruber’s Quilt Shop in Waite Park. This quilt is a snap-shot of all the participating
shops and their abundant creativity.
Many of our participating shops also offer shop hop merchandise. This years offering
includes: 2-1/2” Strip Rolls, 2.5" squares, 5" squares and 10" squares that has the
same look as our exclusive fabrics, themed collector lapel pin and shop hop t-shirt.
Don’t forget about the prizes! After visiting all 72 shops you are eligible for the
Grand Prize drawing! You could win an Alaskan cruise package for two. The package
includes airfare to port of departure. There are also twenty $100 shop hop gift
certificates. To be eligible for these state prizes you must visit 3 complete regions.
That’s not all! Regional prizes are available too! To be eligible for these prizes you
must visit all shops within that region. See individual regions for prizes and bus trips.
Get your friends together, enjoy the beautiful state of Minnesota and let someone
else do the driving! Shops will be open Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm as well as
Sunday 12pm-5pm.
July/August 2016
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Retreat Centers: Downsville, WI • Garden City • Hayward • Staples • South Central MN
Woodland Ridge Retreat
A place to create and be inspired
with the comforts of a boutique hotel
Joins for our Knitting and Quilting Workshops
www.woodlandridgeretreat.com
E4620 County Rd C
Downsville, WI
715.664.8220
Contact us to book your stay
1 hour east of the Twin Cities
Open 44 weeks per year
Individual rates
Light bright crafting rooms
Eight deluxe guest rooms sleeping 24
Located on one level - ADA accessible
Call today, and make
The Landmark Inn your new
favorite retreat place!
Quilters and Shop Owners - plan your retreas here. You’ll love the huge
comfortable space of the Great Room and warm inviting bedrooms.
Families - Host your family reunions here! Great place for weddings!
Message room • Scrapbook Store • 2 tables for each person • Huge Kitchen
Huge crafting space • Large Comfy Bedrooms
The Landmark Inn Retreats Events and much more · www.Landmark-Inn.net
The Landmark Inn in Staples, MN
218-894-4444
Located in the Brainerd Lakes Area
... a place of peace and joy!
...a place of peace and joy!
• Quilting Retreats
• Scrapbooking Retreats
x Quilting
Retreats (Professional quilting services available!)
• Crafting
Retreats
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Scrapbooking
• Business Meetings Retreats
x Crafting Retreats
x Business Meetings
x Chip Carving Classes (www.MyChipCarving.com)
Overnight accommodations for 10 people!
accommodations
for 10 people!
•Overnight
Large cutting
table and ironing board
• Spacious
x Large cutting table and ironing board
• Sound
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www.RedBarnRetreats.com
51654 164th St.
Garden City, MN 56034
866-430-1717
Email: [email protected]
Family Reunions • Craft Retreats
Romantic Getaways • Travelers
5 guest rooms with options for twin or king sized beds.
Private bathrooms • Library • Spacious dining room • Parlor/Retreat
Room • Full kitchen • Large sunny craft/meeting room
19158 800th Ave • Hayward, MN 56043
507-373-2477 • czechinnandretreat.com
COUNTRY REGISTER RECIPE EXCHANGE
Choco Chip-Oatmeal Cookies
Submitted by Debbie Millard, Lakewood, CO
CREAM:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup raw sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
ADD:
1 1/2 spelt or whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
ADD:
2 cups oats
1 cup choco chips
1/2 cup nuts
Roll in balls and freeze on cookie sheet. Put in baggies. Pull out 2 to 4 balls
and bake at 375° in a toaster oven for 9 to 10 minutes and enjoy while
quilting ... or bake entire batch at once.
Come to the Country...
to steal away...relax and create!
507-893-4740
Located in south-central MN
www.retreatatprairiewind.com
[email protected]
• 3 large quilt design walls!!
Scrapbookers, quilters, beaders, knitters...
Beautiful decor, very comfortable beds, kitchen and
workspace. An intimate and fully equipped retreat
center - perfect for groups of up to 10 guests
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Geese on the Run - Over Lavender Fields
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Happy 4th of July From Your Country Register!
QUILTER’S EDEN
by Marlene Oddie
My latest design being released in May at Spring Market has a
coloration suggestion on the pattern called “Lavender.” Do you know
how to make Flying Geese the magic way? If you’ve got my book,
You Can Quilt!, then you may have already learned the technique.
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We are conveniently located across
from Cabela’s in East Grand Forks!
20% off one Regular Priced Item!
Your Friendly Hometown Quilt Store Offers:
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My students loved it so much they encouraged me to make more designs with it.
I also had a publisher ask for it so that it could be offered as a class at their shows.
This is the design—“Geese on the Run.”
The pattern describes two different ways to make Flying Geese and three
different border treatments. This is a second version in ‘lavender’ colors as a special
edition for this issue of The Country Register.
The idea behind the design is that you use different values of two colors to
create the effect of movement and fading into the background. Using the magic
way technique means the piecing doesn’t take long. This is a great last-minute
hostess gift as a table or bed runner.
The fabrics are from Island Batik, the background is “Vanilla” and all the rest are
from their new line called “Rainforest” that will be shipping to quilt shops later this
summer. I have quilted it hand-guided with a pantograph design called “Wildflowers”
available from UrbanElementz. I used a Pellon-Legacy 80/20 batting and
Signature’s Dusty Purples variegated thread. It has been finished with a binding
done completely by machine.
Ask your local quilt shop to order through Island Batik or contact me directly for
the pattern. I recently got a call from a reader looking for the fabrics for Dangling
Diamonds (shared in a previous article). I have a few kits left of original fabrics
used in my quilt and will continue to kit it with alternate fabrics when supplies run
out. If you are ever wondering where to get Island Batik fabrics, check out their
website www.islandbatik.com/reploc or you can just contact me directly as I may
have what you’re looking for if you can’t find it in your local quilt shop.
Hope to see you Fourth of July weekend in Coulee Dam, WA, for the Inspired by
the National Parks Quilt Exhibit. For more details, see
https://www.nps.gov/laro/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=5129293-307230.
Marlene Oddie is an engineer by education, project manager by profession and now a quilter by passion in
Grand Coulee, WA. She enjoys long-arm quilting on her Gammill Optimum Plus, but especially enjoys designing
quilts and assisting in the creation of a meaningful treasure for the recipient. Follow Marlene’s adventures via
her blog at http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts.
by Sherry Osland
- The Country phrase
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You Can’t Go Home Again
If you’ve lived longer than the first place you ever lived, you’ve heard that catch-
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of my childhood, along with my other four siblings and a close cousin to whom we
sibling status. We spent the weekend at Rock Springs Ranch State 4-H
Happy 4thhave
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Burger Spread
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1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup prepared mustard
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 tbsp relish or chopped pickles
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Mix well. Spread on hamburgers.
Quilts That Redeem
by Sherry Osland
You Can’t Go Home Again
If you’ve lived longer than the first place you ever lived, you’ve heard that catchphrase and/or experienced it. I’m coming off of a weekend spent in the last home
of my childhood, along with my other four siblings and a close cousin to whom we
have given sibling status. We spent the weekend at Rock Springs Ranch State 4-H
Center SW of Junction City, Kansas. Since this is a state-wide publication and RSR is
also state-wide, many will be familiar with the setting. My family lived, loved,
worked and experienced life there from l964—l984. “Home” was the limestone
house tucked a little ways north of where the highway curved at the entrance into
the camp. Anticipation was high with great expectations for the weekend, both for
reliving old memories and for making new ones.
With the passing of our mother, we inherited tubs, tins and albums of vintage
photos; many of them never seen by us before. Who knew my Dad to be the
shutterbug that he was during his 36 months overseas during WWII in Algiers, Italy
and France? Or who knew Mom was so beautifully photogenic that a very enamored
young man took so many pictures of her—and them—as a couple? I, for one, was
overwhelmed with the responsibility of being the “keeper” of ALL these photos. What
to do? That’s when and why I called for the Sievers’ siblings to circle-the-wagons
and deal with this...it was just too big for one person to handle. The decision was
made to “go back home” to Rock Springs Ranch and have a working weekend of
sorting, organizing, adding documentation and scanning the photos into a software
program. (So very thankful for our cousin-sibling with the ability to orchestrate this!)
The future end-result will be individual flash drives for all who want one. YES!
We all stayed in Asa Payne cottage (for those who know). Arriving late Friday
afternoon, we chose our respective rooms, unloaded and settled in—making up our
beds and greeting one another before dinner. As a bit of a side note, I have to add
that I had chosen to bring my own bedding. After all, as a quilter, part of my anticipation for the weekend was to sleep under a very special quilt. While growing up,
my siblings and I had a most precious aunt whose purpose in life was to spoil us!
She was a single woman and, as such, had LOTS of time for us. She took us places,
bought each of us our first banana split, filled big Dutch ovens with homemade
cookies, made infamous Christmas candies, sewed dresses for my sisters and me,
made all of us quilts, etc. etc. As an adult, I was honored to make a quilt for her
that she treasured. When she passed, the quilt returned to me, and I chose to use it
for our weekend of memories...seemed so very appropriate.
After breakfast Saturday morning, work began in earnest in the Eyestone
Conference Center. Tables were lined up, tubs of photos unloaded, gifts and talents
assessed for who would do what and the computer, scanner and screen set up.
With mindsets of “get r done,” we dug into the task at hand. The first photo (late
l800’s) was a tin-type of our great grandfather nicknamed “The General”. He had
been in the Civil War. We also had a photo of his wife, our great grandmother. A
little later, a picture surfaced that was of our paternal grandfather as a dapper
young man. In a suit and tie, he posed with one of his friends. We noted, with
ironic interest, that his friend was to eventually become one of our maternal great
uncles. They were with two beautiful young women dressed to the hilt and wearing
stylish, huge hats. But...wait! That isn’t our grandmother he is with! And the other
lady isn’t anyone who became our great aunt! Hum...that’s interesting. (Laughter). By
the time we broke for lunch, we had nine photos scanned and documented.
WHAAAT? Uh oh!
Enter...two more family members of the younger, computer-savvy generation
joining us for lunch and the rest of the weekend. Hallelujah! It was fun, for me, to sit
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and listen to the “foreign language” of them discussing ways and means with my
computer guru cousin and brother. The rest of us re-focused on the sorting and editing
and passed on fewer—but representative—photos to them to scan and document.
It was a bit of a mind-boggling whirlwind going from the late l800s to the last
years of our parents lives: 2009 and 2015. By 4 p.m. Sunday, we found ourselves
standing around having finished everything we had only hoped to accomplish. We
looked incredulously around at one another—had we forgotten anything? Our
questioning arched-eyebrow looks changed to straight-line brows...We had done it!
Great sighs of relief followed. Hugs all around and the realization that we need to
do this again. We can stay current on family photos and have more time to make
new memories; more walking the grounds and sharing memories of “back when”
and “this is where...,” more time to play Pictionary in the cabin, to sit longer around
the fire at the Council Circle eating s’mores and sharing...
And my aunt’s quilt? No big deal to anyone else in the overall grand scheme of
the weekend. But...to me...it’s the realization that while we truly “can’t go home
again,” we can bring bits and pieces of it with us into our future lives. We can pull
memories out from where they are normally tucked safely away—in our hearts and
minds. AND we might even have a few tangible pieces that can also be brought
out from where they are normally tucked safely away. Memories in the form of a
quilt that can wrap around and embrace me...and be embraced.
Written by Sherry Osland of Praise Works Quilting in Abilene. In business and ministry for 15 years. For
examples of quilting (as well as pictures of Hand-braided rugs and Quilts That Redeem books, for sale) go to:
facebook.com/praiseworksquilting Contact information: [email protected] or 785-263-4600.
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Cook • International Falls
Recipe for Friendship
submitted by Fonda Davis of Raton, NM
Blend conversation, laughter and fun together.
Add trust and acceptance and mix well.
Stir gently and soften with teardrops and sweeten with understanding.
Sprinkle generously with favorite memories.
Decorate with hugs and smiles and enjoy!
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Windows open on a summer’s evening, sounds of children
playing in the street drifting in on the breeze. I wonder what they’ll
play, do they even know about the games we played, before the
electronic era? I’ve seen evidence of Hopscotch, and there are
bikes and kites out there, but what about “Mother May I” or
“Simon Says” or “Red Light Green Light,” or the indoor rainy
day games of “Snakes and Ladders” or “Pick-up Sticks.” Here are some quick ideas
for a little more fun on a summer’s day.
You can make a larger than life set of pick-up sticks by spray painting a package
of bamboo garden stakes in several bright colors, not forgetting the all important
white “helper” stick.
How about bringing out the rickety old 5-step ladder? Just paint the steps,
assigning a point value to each one. Then round-up a bunch of dollar store rubber
snakes, the bendier the better, and standing about 6 feet away, see who can get
their snake onto the ladder.
I once drew a cow’s face on some foam core board, mounted it on 2 tall
bamboo garden stakes and, after cutting out dinner plate holes for her eyes, passed
out the small hand size Frisbees from the Qarty store, and said go for it. Oh, but I
painted the Frisbees, “cow pie brown”!
What about attaching magnets to bamboo stakes with a length of string and
filling the wading pool with water and small plastic sharks that have magnets stuck
to their fins. Lots of sharks, and maybe only one “Nemo”. You can get peel–n-stick
magnets at any dollar store.
Then there’s the rolls of colored crepe paper and the old playing card and
clothespin standby for decorating the spokes of the bikes. Invite the neighborhood
to a parade, with the kids creating the “floats.”
You might need to keep a supply of carrot curls and ‘ants on a log’ on hand for
the hungry hoards. And don’t forget some drinking water; remember it’s now
considered dangerous to drink from the garden hose!
How did we survive? We played outside from morning til night, we ran barefoot
through the sprinkler, we rode our bikes everywhere, we hung upside down from
the monkey bars, drank from the hose and only went home when we heard our
parents yelling for us! Here’s hoping that the kids out in the street tonight make
some golden memories too.
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Life in Skunk Hollow
by Julie A. Druck
Envelopes of Encouragement
Several months ago, I was going through a difficult and
emotional time with an extended family member. One
afternoon, after a particularly trying day, my future
daughter-in-law handed me a small packet of envelopes
tied with yarn. Though she didn’t know the whole scope of the situation, Abby
knew enough to realize that I’d been struggling. Upon handing me the packet, she
expressed the hope that these envelopes would be of encouragement to me and
told me to open the one on top first when I was ready.
Later that evening, I plucked the packet from my desk and found a quiet place to
open the top card. It had a flower on the front with the phrase: “Grow where you’re
planted.” Abby had written a sweet note of encouragement to me with a reminder
to bloom where the Lord has planted me. She added a Scripture verse and tucked a
packet of seeds inside the card. My heart was, indeed, encouraged by all that was
in that envelope.
The remaining stack of yet-opened envelopes all carried little notes on the front as
to when to read them. The one marked, “Open when...you need encouragement”
contained a thank you card listing ways that Abby has seen me bless others, as well
as a square of chocolate—which is always good for encouragement! “Open when...
you are worried” had a stress-relief tea bag tucked inside with several Bible verses
about God’s care over us. “Open...whenever you feel like it” listed some quotes and
verses on true beauty. “Open when...you can’t sleep” reminded me not to count
sheep but talk to the Good Shepherd after having a cup of soothing chamomile tea.
“Open when...you feel discouraged” provided another square of chocolate and
encouraging words to stay the course. And last but not least was, “Open when...
you need a laugh,” in which she had drawn cute little pictures among funny riddles
and jokes. (By the way, what do you call a pig that knows karate? A pork chop!)
Abby’s hope that those envelopes would be of encouragement came to fruition.
The thoughtful young hands that put together all those cards and verses and quotes
and little goodies, reminded me how God works through the hands and hearts of
each of us to encourage one another. And in the process, we ALL wind up blessed.
Julie Druck is from York, Pennsylvania, and writes from her farm in Skunk Hollow.
There she seeks to follow God by serving her family, keeping her home, and encouraging others.
You can share comments with her at [email protected].
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by Sharon Greve
Selecting Yarns
It is difficult to select which yarn will suit your needs
the best when you’re surrounded by shelves and bins
filled with various textures and colors--all calling out your name. The best yarn for
you is the one that will give wearing pleasure as well as knitting pleasure. A yarn
may feel good to the touch but may split during knitting or stretch during wear.
Never before have such a wide variety of yarns been available from across the
globe--from traditional wools and cottons to the modern synthetics, silk, cashmere,
and angora. The ball band (the label attached to every ball or skein of yarn) lists
the yarns fiber content. If the content is not given or if the band is missing, a lighted
match held to a yarn strand can determine content. Cotton will burn, acrylic and
nylon will melt, and wool will singe, putting out the flame.
WOOL fiber is so strong and flexible that it is called a forgiving fiber that stretches
and recovers well. It can absorb up to 30% of its weight in moisture without feeling
damp. It repels dirt and most odors if aired out overnight. Color penetrates deep into
the fiber structure. Virgin wool is taken from an adult sheep and never used, processed
or woven before. Pure wool is hard-wearing yet soft 1005 wool, machine washable.
Lamb’s wool (very soft) is the first fleece sheared from a 6-8 month old lamb. Merino
is unspun from long-fibered fleece of merino sheep. Icelandic wool, distinguished
by black, gray, and brown (natural color range), is a blend of coarse long outer
fibers and soft undercoat in a single strand with a tiny twist (roving). Shetland wool
(Scotland) is made into heathered (flecked or mottled of mixed colors) 2-ply yarn.
Some wool yarn is treated with a fine coating of resin to make it machine
washable. Mothproofed wool has trace amounts of pesticides added.
COTTONfiber is soft, absorbent, breathable, static-free, non-allergenic and
comfortable for year-round wear. It’s available in many weights as it is spun in plied,
cables, or other structures. Slub yarns vary thick to thin in a single strand. Spiral
yarns consist of one thick strand spun with a thin strand. Gimp is a single thick strand
without twist surrounded by UXP thin, crossed threads. Chenille is a pile structure of
small bits of fiber held together in a twisted core. Sea Island, Egyptian, and Pima
are the highest quality of cotton. Mercerized has a high sheen.
SILK is praised for its sheen, strength, and warmth. Silk blends such as
silk/cotton and silk/kid mohair aren’t as rare as pure silk yarns.
ALPACA has structure similar to wool, but is more silky and lustrous with high
rating of warmth.
MOHAIR comes from Angora goat fleece and is often blended with nylon, wool,
or acrylic to stabilize yarn construction and reduce cost. It’s available from bulky to
lace-weight. It’s glossy, highly insulating and water, wrinkle, and flame resistant. Brushed
mohair brings out the furriness. Boucle and loopy yarns sometimes resemble fur. Kid
mohair (first few shearings of kid goats) is as soft as baby hair and pleasing to the skin.
ANGORA, a fine fiber, is shorn or combed from the long-haired coat of the
Angora rabbit. Combed angora is the best quality and more expensive.
CASHMERE comes from the fleece of several breeds of goats. They are combed
so yarn is expensive. The fiber is incredibly soft, lightweight, and warm. Micro fiber
is a manufactured fiber with a diameter 3-times thinner than human hair and replicates cashmere quality.
LINEN, RAMIE, and HEMP plant fibers are usually spun as thinner yarns for crochet,
openwork, or machine knitting or blended with cotton for thicker yarns. They offer
a crisp drape, high absorbency, but have little elasticity. Linen (flax plant) is usually
dyed in a process that is not colorfast. Dry cleaning is required to prevent colors
from running. Ramie can be spun into interesting slub yarn. Hemp is in the form of
linen-like prepared fiber for spinning, yarn, woven cloth, and ready-to-wear garments.
Informed selection = Successful project
© 2016 Sharon Greve. Contact [email protected] No reprint without permission.
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Quilting With Barbara
Countryberries Designs
by Barbara Conquest
Liberty
“Home Sweet Home”
Home…one of the most evocative and powerful words in the English language.
To some of us that word conjures up visions of a particular house or location which
may no longer exist, like the home of our childhood. Small things—the aroma of
baking, finding Grandma’s button box on a shelf—can trigger thoughts of home. To
some home means places far away, perhaps even another country. When we lived
overseas the faint honking of Canada geese in the distance or a chance sighting of
our maple leaf flag on a hitch-hiker’s backpack transported me (in thought at least)
instantly thousands of miles to my country—to my home.
And then there is the “home maker,” a term used perhaps too casually to refer to
anyone who runs a household. There are a gifted few among us who can make
any location or situation, no matter how daunting, welcoming and comfortable. We
relax in their presence and, at least for a short time, we feel at home.
The concept of home is of particular significance in Alberta as I write: this week
hundreds of evacuees from Fort McMurray, victims of an enormous wildfire called
“the beast” by firefighters, are returning to that ravaged city in our north. Some will
return to relatively-undamaged houses, and others to total ruin. But they are all going
home. As usual, the quilting community has stepped forward with its gifts of quilts
from all across Canada and the U.S.to help these people re-establish their homes.
Home has been celebrated in innumerable songs, one of which
is possibly the origin of the 2016 Row by Row theme: “Home
Sweet Home.” Explanations and locations of shops participating
in this now-annual event will be found elsewhere in this edition
of The Country Register. Suffice it to say that quilters all over the
continent will be participating. Don’t be left out!
We should be grateful to shop owners who design these original patterns and
give them away to anyone who asks. Much thought and work has been invested in
the patterns and in choosing the fabric for the accompanying kits which are
optional purchases. And what a great chance Row by Row provides for travelling
quilters and those who need a reason to spend some quality time out with friends
enjoying our too-brief summer! Come winter, the rows we collect this summer will
all be made up into quilts for our homes, right? See you on the road!
©Barbara Conquest. Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB.
This pattern is free for you to use. Please give the artist credit. Not for commercial use. Enlarge this pattern to your desired size. This pattern was designed for wool applique and embroidery but can be needlepunched, hooked
or even painted. Have fun!
Designed by Kathy Graham
Countryberries LLC
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Hutchinson • Litchfield • Sauk Centre
1613 Sinclair Lewis Ave
Sauk Centre, MN
Tues - Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-1
Sun and Mon Closed
DeAnn’s Country Village Shoppe
Downtown Litchfield
115 N Sibley Ave • 320-693-9113
IT’S A PARTY!
Open 7
Days a
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Help Celebrate 25 Years in Business with our
“GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION”
September 9th & 10th
Drawings - Door Prizes - Loads of FUN
A One-of-a-Kind unique Gift shop and Quilt Store all in one!
Get your licensed fabric here!
Row by Row Experience: June 21 - Sept 6
Join Us! Quilt Minnesota: July 29 - Aug 14
Notions • Fleece • Quilting Fabric • Longarm Services
Yarn & Knitting Supplies • much more!
Pieces From My Heart
Stop in and see what’s new!
7 North Main St. • Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-587-8341
Hours:Mon10am-7pm•Tues-Sat10am-5pm
by Jan Keller
Berry Good Donuts!
Simplify ... that seems to be my adopted life objective. I used to pride myself on
baking and cooking yummy meals and treats; but no longer is my identity wrapped
up in garnering praise and compliments in exchange for hours in the kitchen.
Especially in the summer!
Many months ago I happened upon an online photo of a jazzed up glazed donut
and I saved it to my desktop. I didn’t want to forget what I considered a truly great
idea for an easy-does-it dessert. I thought the photo presented what might be an
especially appropriate refreshment or dessert idea to serve at shower, luncheon or tea.
Initially my plan was to make what I’ve come to call “Berry Good Donuts” for my
children and grandchildren when we vacationed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico late
last year. I hunted in every grocery store in the city but that plan totally flopped
because it was impossible to find a glazed donut anywhere in this Mexican city.
Recently, and for an absolutely ordinary day, I came home with everything I
needed in hand—fresh strawberries, donuts and a spray container of whipped
cream. When my husband was engrossed in front of the television, I very carefully
sliced across a couple of donuts with a sharp serrated knife. Honestly, that was the
greatest challenge to putting together this show-stopping dessert. Once that was
done, all I had to do was spray whipped cream on the bottom half of the donut, top
it with a few slices of strawberries, and then cover with the donut’s top half. For a
little extra pazazz, I filled the donut’s hole by spraying a dab of whipped cream and
topped it with another strawberry slice.
When our “Berry Good Donuts” were ready to sample, John and I both paused
for a moment because they looked almost too good to eat ... but soon we each
took a bite and simultaneously agreed our donuts were really, berry, berry good!
Since that taste test, I think a variation might be to get glazed donut holes, cut
them in half, fill with a dab of whipped cream and a strawberry slice for a yummy
miniature “2-Bite Berry Good Donut Delight.”
© 2016 Jan Keller. No reprint of this article without permission. Jan shares other pieces of her life in her books,
Pieces From My Crazy Quilt, and The Tie That Binds. These books can be ordered by calling
719-749-9797, or writing: Black Sheep Books, 16755 Oak Brush Loop, Peyton, CO 80831
Join us for the Row by Row Experience!
Now - September 21st
Celebrate 10 years of Quilt Minnesota!
Visit all 9 shops in the central region and receive
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July 29 - August 14
Shop Hop Hours: Mon 9-7 · Tues-Sat 9-6 · Sun 12-5
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Collecting Serving Bowls
by Tammy Page
I’m not sure how or why I started
collecting old bowls but I now have over
50 stacked in my kitchen. I have several
stacks of multiple colored and sized bowls
sitting in my window sills, on my countertops, in cubbies and any where I can find
the space. As I look back and think, it
could have all started with the gift of the
orange Fire King bowl I received from
my husband’s great-grandmother. I love Fire King and began collecting the yellow
and red rectangle left-over bowls after that. As the years have gone by, I would buy
here and there, at garage sales and at auctions. Being a farm gal, I am partial to the
smaller bowls that have some type of advertisement or farm animal on them. I love
the colorful ones that I can coordinate with holidays or special occasions too.
I don’t just leave them stacked to collect dust and not touch. I actually use them.
When we have company I love to put dips, candies or a special recipe in them. They
don’t have to all match. The various sizes, shapes and colors make for an interesting
table setting. My friends love to see my bowls and which ones I have acquired since
their last visit. They agree they are so cute! I don’t usually pay more than a couple
of bucks for them and feel pleased as punch when I come upon a collection where
I can dig for treasures. It’s also nice to combine buying a bowl at vacation spots so
that they are more special. I know that when I use them, they will bring special
memories back to me.
I imagine I’ll have to give up collecting them one day when I run out of place to
display them. But, until then, I’ll continue to stop at garage sales and flea markets. I
might even buy a few bowls.
Tammy Page lives on an Indiana farm with her family and many animals.
You can communicate with her at [email protected]
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Blue Earth • Fairbault • Sherburn
120 N. Main St.
Blue Earth MN 56013
Phone: 507-526-3295
Recipe for a Happy Life
submitted by Fonda Davis of Raton, NM
2 cups each of love and encouragement
1 tbls pure extract of trust and loyalty
2 mustard seeds of faith
1 pinch of humility
1 gallon concentrated prayer
Stir together and simmer over a low heat. Add one best friend whom you can’t
live without and garnish with humor to taste. Serves 2 for life.
Rice County Piecemakers’
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At the Historic Cathedral of Our
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101 NW 6th Street
Faribault, MN 55021
September 23 & 24, 2016
Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Lunch Stand by The Church Ladies
Quilt Raffle • Bazaar • Small Quilt
Auction • Vendors • Demonstrations
Bed Turnings • Door Prizes
$4.00 Admission
Old Alley Quilt Shop
Hours: M-F 10-5
Sat 9-4
115 N. Main-Hwy 4 · Box 143 · Sherburn, MN 56171 · 507-764-4088
oldalleyquiltshop.com · [email protected]
Over 2900 bolts of fabric, patterns, books, notions, classes, and long arm quilting service
located in a renovated bowling alley on the main street of Sherburn, MN,
south of the I-90, Hwy 4 exit!!
Row by Row Shop Hop – MN Style! A new shop hop from June 21st– Sept. 6th! Free row pattern
from each store. For more info check out http://www.rowbyrowexperience.com/minnesota-rowby-row-experience.htm.
MN Shop Hop: July 29th - August 14th. Great exclusive MN Fabric! Visit the SW Section for
great incentive of a FQ Bundle of Quilting Treasure’s Ariel fabric! GET ON THE BUS!
Sign up for a bus trip around the SW section! Call for details!
Pajama Party Birthday Bash: Thursday, August 25th: 6pm - 8pm - 25% off
storewide! Join Sharon and Becky for cake and a sale to celebrate our birthdays! Way over
another hill and sliding down!! Wear your pjs and get a free fat quarter!
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Book Review
Disappearing Nine Patch
In Harriet Truman Loose
Threads Mystery Series
by Arlene Sachitano
Molly Baker has come to Foggy Point to organize a
recognition ceremony for donors to the local missing
children organization and to escape her abusive exboyfriend. Harriet Truman and the Loose Threads agree to make quilts for the top
two donors, but soon discover that Molly has an agenda. She herself was a kidnap
victim as a child along with her friend Amber and the perpetrator was never
caught. Molly hopes Harriet can help her figure out what happened.
Harriet and the Loose Threads have barely started asking questions when
accidents start happening to them—and Molly herself is killed. Is it related to the
girls' kidnapping? Or did Molly’s current work tracking down missing and exploited
children put her in harm’s way?
After Harriet’s Aunt Beth is injured in a car accident that may have been planned
for her, the group wonders—will someone go to any lengths to keep the secret of
Amber’s disappearance? Or has Molly’s work pursuing human traffickers made them
a target?
Disappearing Nine Patch (book nine in the series) is available as a paperback
print book through amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com or as an e-book through
Kindle, Nook and other popular formats. All of the Harriet Truman Loose Threads
adventures are also available on the Espresso Book Machine at a location near you.
Arlene Sachitano was born at Camp Pendleton, CA, while her father was serving
in the US Navy. Her family lived in Newport, Rhode Island, before settling in Oregon
where Arlene still resides. She worked in the electronics industry for almost thirty
years, including stints in solid-state research as well as production supervision. Arlene
is handy at being both a knitter and a quilter—and she puts her quilting knowledge
to work in the Harriet Truman/Loose Threads mystery series, which features a long
arm quilter as the amateur sleuth. Arlene also babysits her delightful grand-girls
several days a week. Arlene divides her time between homes in Portland and
Tillamook, sharing them with her husband and their canine companion, Navarre.
You Could WIN “Disappearing Nine Patch”
You can register to win a copy of Disappearing Nine Patch. Clip and mail in this form OR
write Disappearing Nine Patch on the Gift Certificate Entry Form to be registered to win
both the Gift Certificate and the book. If you prefer, just send the information below on
any paper or note card to: The Country Register, 12835 Kiska Street NW, Blaine, MN
55449. Winners will be notified and receive their prize by mail.
July/August 2016
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Blue Earth • Fairmont • Mankato • New Ulm
our row:
The Thimble Box
10 N. Minnesota St · New Ulm, MN
507-354-6721 · [email protected]
&
M-F: 10am-5pm
Sat: 10am-4pm
Join us!
Row by Row Experience
June 21 - September 6
Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop
July 29th - August 14
Pick up the newest cook book, “Summer Time Favorites”
Prairie Star Quilt Guild
Luncheon and style show
“Spread Your Wings”
September 10, 2016
Luncheon at 11:30am - followed by style show
Quilted Garments - Fabric Challenge - Up-Cyling Challenge
Spinning Spools Quilt Shop
106 S. Minn, New Ulm, MN 56073
Val Besser ~ 507-359-2896
Monday-Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-4
Minnesota State Shop Hop ~ Free Block Pattern:
Also visit us this summer for your free Row by Row pattern.
Check out www.spinningspoolsquiltshop.com for more details.
33rd Annual Upper Midwest
Wood Carvers & Quilt
EXPO
Admission
$15.00
Advance Tickets Required
by Monday, September 5, 2016
Tickets available at Hy-Vee in Fairmont, or from any PSQG member
Bethel Evangelical Free Church
1125 South State Street
Fairmont MN 56031
Featured Seamstress:
Arlene Carson - Truman
Contact: Deb Wallace
1615 Charlotte Oak Drive · Fairmont, MN 56031
Phone: (507) 236-5128 · [email protected]
We offer high quality
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332 N Redwood Drive • Mankato, MN 56001 • 507-382-9446
www.backyardlongarmandquilting.com
Visit New Ulm’s Newest Quilting Destination!
Admission:
$5.00
“Quilts of Comfort”
August 19-21, 2016
Blue Earth Area High School
1125 Highway 169 North
Blue Earth MN 56013
Friday: 4 - 8 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: Noon - 4 pm
Hundreds of Quilts!
Demonstrations • Vendors • Boutique • Quilt Challenge
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• An afternoon with Sandi Irish:
Saturday 2pm
• Woodcarvings: Non juried displays
• Featured Quilter: Sandy Sorgenfrie Fairmont
For information contact: Mike Ellingsen
312 North Holland
Blue Earth, MN 56013
Phone: (507) 526-5808
[email protected]
Upper Midwest Woodcarvers & Quilt Expo
1417 South State Street · New Ulm, MN · 507-354-8801
www.SewingSeedsQuiltCo.com • [email protected]
The Row by Row Experience: June 21 - Sept 6
Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop: July 29 - Aug 14
Call us for information about our QMN Shop Hop bus trips!
We proudly offer hundreds of beautifully displayed samples,
3,000 bolts of quality quilting fabrics, as well as kits, gifts, wool
and Valdani thread!
Special needs access is available
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Hours: Mon 10-7 · Tues-Fri 10-5 · Sat 10-4
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Quilt MN - SW Section Bus! Crafty Corner Quilt
Luverne • Windom • Worthington
Join us for these
fun events this summer!
1293 Hale Place • Windom, MN 56101
507-831-2740
www.prairiequiltingmn.com
[email protected]
Hours:
M-F 9-5 · Sa 9-3
Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop: July 29th - August 14th
Row by Row Experience: June 21st - September 6th
• Join us on Sat and Sun, Aug 6th & 7th on a
tour of 9 SW MN Quilt Shops!
• $109 includes bus trip, hotel, 12 FQs of
Ariel, 2016 SW Section Cookbook,
drawings, lunches and breakfast on Sunday.
Sign up by July 15th!
Call the shop for more info!
& Sewing Shoppe
1820 Oxford St.
Worthington, MN 56187
(800) SEW-MORE
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✆ Call for more information
Open
Monday-Friday 9-5
Thursday 9-7
Saturday 9-3
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www.luvsewingbasket.com • Email: [email protected]
Authorized Dealer of Husqvarna Viking Sewing
Machines and Sergers
We carry a beautiful variety of quilting fabrics,
plus books and supplies.
Join us for the Row by Row Experience!
June 21st - September 6th
ALONG THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIL
Part of a series
by Jan Keller
Franklin Pierce – 14th President of the United States
Photo Public Domain
he was 3 days old. Frank
Even though it was President Franklin Pierce who
first had a White House Christmas tree, most historians Robert died of typhus
during the 1843 epidemic.
regard him as the worst president in our country’s
Their third son, Benjamin
history because his policies set our country on a
‘Bennie’ was born in 1843.
course that led to the Civil War. Pierce signed the
During the MexicanKansas-Nebraska Act; and the result was a bloody
American War, Pierce
conflict over KansBs’ slavery status.
initially recruited men for
Born in 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, Pierce
the New Hampshire
was the son of Revolutionary War hero Benjamin
Volunteers. By 1847 he
Pierce. His mother, Anna Kendrick Pierce made
had risen up the ranks to
education a priority for Franklin and his 7 siblings.
President
When Franklin was 15 he attended Bowdoin College in brigadier general and led
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an expedition to invade
Maine, graduating fifth in his class in 1824.
Mexico at Veracruz. During one battle, Pierce was
Pierce quickly rose in the political world. When he
thrown from his horse and injured his leg. After the
was 24 he was elected to the State Legislature. Two
war, he returned home to his family.
years later he was selected
Pierce, again politically active,
Speaker of the House, but that
became
leader of the New Hampshire
may have been, at least to some
Democratic Party. With the approaching
extent, due to his father who was
1852 presidential election, the
then governor.
Democrats sought a pro-slavery
Franklin moved to Washington,
Northerner who could attract voters
where he served in the House and
on both sides of the slavery issue.
the Senate. Before long, however,
Pierce was elected president, but
he developed a dependency on
alcohol. Lonesome, in 1834 Pierce Me at the Pierce Manse
the joy of his victory was short-lived.
decided it was time to settle down and married Jane
On January 16, 1853, just two months before his
Means Appleton, who, ironically, was a supporter of the inauguration, 11-year-old Benjamin was killed in a train
temperance movement. Shy and religious Jane disliked
accident in Andover, MA. Franklin, Jane and Bennie
Washington and, at her encouragement, Franklin
were all aboard the train; but the car they were riding
agreed to resign from the Senate and they returned to
in was hurled down an embankment after an axel
New Hampshire, where he opened a law practice.
broke, causing the car to break in two. Tragically, little
Franklin and Jane had three sons. Franklin Jr. died when Bennie was the only fatality.
Photo by Jan Keller
Franklin and Jane were devastated. Jane, consumed
with grief, couldn’t attend her husband’s inauguration
or be an effective First Lady. Instead, Jane’s aunt,
Abigail Kent Means, served as White House hostess.
Once in office, when Pierce agreed to sign the KansasNebraska Act his supporters abandoned him. Even
though Pierce was the incumbent, the Democratic
Party did not nominate him to run for a second term
during the 1856 presidential election.
Franklin and Jane retired in New Hampshire. They
were not in good health. In 1863, Jane died of tuberculosis. Franklin, with cirrhosis of the liver and chronic
bronchitis, died in Concord in 1869. They are buried
side by side in the Old North Cemetery.
NOTE: Barbara Pierce Bush, wife of George H. Bush,
is a fourth cousin four times removed of President
Franklin Pierce. Barbara and Franklin share an early New
England ancestor named Thomas Pierce.
Photo by Jan Keller
Pierce Home
Concord, NH
July/August 2016
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Eagan • Lake City • Northfield • Rogers
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Join us for the
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Shop Hours:
M-F 10-5
Th 10-8
Sat 10-4
Sun 12-4
Quilted Treasures “Knock-Knock” Kit
available now - Sept. 21
$19.99 in store only!
We are hosting 3
“Reasons for Quilts”
ofLaundryBasketQuilts Show + Share Presentations
Session 1: 8am-10:30am
Session 2: 11am-1:30pm
Session 3: 2pm-4:30pm
Edyta will enchant you with
heartfelt real life stories
about the people and quilts
ReasonsforQuiltsPresentation in her life! She will share
over 50 amazing quilts and
then meet and greet quilters!
$40 - Call the shop to register!
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September 26th
Announcing!
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Ellsworth, IA • Lone Rock,
IA • Madison, WI • Winona
A quilting and crafting
retreat
Mark your calendar!
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Sat, Oct. 1st, 9 am to 4 pm
Winona, MN 55987
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www.bluffviewquiltshop.com
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Chuggin’ Along
Anna is three, but she thinks she can do everything her seven-year-old sister
does. When our first grand daughters were young we bought a battery operated
jeep for them to enjoy when they came for a visit. Through the years that little red
jeep has traveled many miles around the yard. This weekend we charged it up so it
would be ready when our younger grandchildren arrived.
As always, they headed down to the garage to get the jeep out. Little Anna had
a great time being driven around by her big sister and older cousin. But it wasn’t
long before she was tired of being the passenger and decided it was her turn to
drive. Of course nothing we said could deter her from trying.
Anna confidently climbed in and took hold of the steering wheel. Placing her little
foot on the pedal, she pushed, let up..pushed again…let up. Frustrated, she scowled.
“It’s broke!” she said. We instructed her to keep her foot pressed down on the pedal.
The little red jeep lurched forward…stopped…forward…stopped. She jerked slowly
along. She just couldn’t get the hang of it. There was no consistency in the
pressure on the pedal.
How often do I have a similar problem when it comes to consistency? My good
intentions and desires do not always measure up. Even Anna’s desire and determination to drive that jeep did not produce successful results.
I struggle with consistency in many areas of my lifelike when it comes to
eatinghealthy, and especially exercising Most importantly is my desire to give
God firstplace in my life and walk with Him daily, seeking His way, not mine. I
start outstrong, but sadly, often fall short.
For bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things,
since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (I Timothy 4:8)
Day by day, Anna will grow and mature until she will most likely achieve the
ability to drive that jeep with consistency. Prayerfully, I hope also to achieve my goal
when it comes to following Christ closer.
Meantime, Anna and I will just keep chug..chug..chuggin’ along…..
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A Tour of Minnesota’s State Parks
Itasca State Park
Established in 1891, Itasca is
Minnesota’s oldest state park. It’s
here that the mighty Mississippi
River begins its 2,552-mile journey
to the Gulf of Mexico. Established
in 1891 to preserve remnant stands
of virgin pine and to protect the
basin around the Mississippi's source,
this park has become a famous natural
and cultural landmark in North
America. Today the park totals more
than 32,000 acres and includes
more than 100 lakes.
History
Welcome to Spiderville
by Susan Springer
Overcoming fear can be, for many, a lifelong pursuit. My fear
was spiders. The mere sight of them, even far off, would make my heart race,
causing me to scream and run. Before moving to my farm in the foothills of the
Cascade Mountains, I showed no mercy to the creatures if they ventured into
myeyesight
Then, after enrolling in a class on Native American storytelling, I learned about
"Grandmother Spider." This story intrigued me and made me think about my
excessive and mostly unwarranted reactions to a creature that was probably as
freaked out at seeing me as I was of seeing it. After that, I then had many
encounters with "Grandmothers" over the next few years in my rural home.
One day, I was at my desk paying bills and out of the corner of my eye, I saw
movement on a decorative birdhouse that had a spring for the landing perch. I ignored
it. It happened again. I took a look and a tiny spider was, it appeared, having the time
of its life literally jumping from the springy perch and throwing out its spinneret like
a bungee cord bouncing up and down. I watched this happen three or four times,
imagining the thrill experienced by the microscopic brain in that little spider.
Next came "Lucille," a spotted crablike spider with a body about one inch (with legs
two inches) that would descend from the eaves of my house just outside my screened
living room window. Like clock work "Lucille" would show up at dusk each day. I
came to look forward to seeing her and worried about her when I didn't.
Another spider came into my life and, if you can play with the mind of a little
spider, I did just that one day. I was at my computer and saw a spider trying to
jump on the cursor. So, my inner imp came out and I would scoot the cursor
around and then make it appear and reappear watching the spider and wondering
what in the world it was thinking about this disappearing prey. When I would make
it disappear, the spider would go over the top of the computer screen presumably
looking for the wished-for tasty treat that got away. Before my transference of freakout panic to comforting grandmotherly images, I would have screamed, looked for a
shoe and quickly sent the unfortunate arachnid to spider heaven.
My meditations on Grandmother Spider from the class I took changed my fear of
spiders. This was evidenced, and I consider it a breakthrough, when I looked up
into the corner of the shower stall one morning and said, "Grandmother! You're
here. OK here's the deal. Stay where you are and you shall live."
She stayed put. I was amazed and amused. I seem to name every spider either
Grandmother (I had a wonderful Grandmother and lots of positive memories) or
"Lucille." Another Lucille showed up in my bedroom corner. I would, upon entry,
speak to her and then go about my business.
One day I didn't see her and called out, "Lucille, where are you?"
Out she came and I thought of the book Charlotte's Web. I was amazed that I was
"worried" about her in a very different way. It mattered to me that she lived. I think
I made a successful transition of honoring a life with the common sense of avoiding
danger, which put the fear into perspective. This is often the message of “Grandmothers.”
Susan Springer has a degree in Family & Consumer Sciences and writes about life in the shadow of the Cascade
Mountain range in the Pacific Northwest. She can be reached at [email protected] 2016 by
Susan Salisbury Springer. All rights reserved. Used by permission, no reprint without author’s permission.
Early settlers to the region hunted bison, deer and moose at the many watering
sites. A few thousand years later people from the Woodland Period arrived in the
area around Lake Itasca. These settlers lived in more permanent settlements and
made a variety of stone, wood and bone tools. Burial mounds from this era can still
be seen today in the Itsaca Indian Cemetery.
In the late 1800s, Jacob V. Brower, historian, anthropologist and land surveyor,
came to the park region to settle the dispute of the actual location of the Mississippi
Headwaters. Brower saw this region being quickly transformed by logging, and was
determined to protect some of the pine forests for future generations. It was
Brower's tireless efforts to save the remaining pine forest surrounding Lake Itasca
that led the state legislature to establish Itasca as a Minnesota State Park on April 20,
1891, by a margin of only one vote. Through his conservation work and the continuing
efforts of others throughout the decades, the splendor of Itasca had been maintained.
Wildlife
There is so much diversity of vegetation in the park that it supports many wildlife
species! Birding is excellent in Itasca State Park! Some common resident birds include
loons, grebes, cormorants, herons, ducks, owls, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, chickadees,
nuthatches, kinglets, vireos, tanagers, finches, and warblers. Other common wildlife
sightings are deer, chipmunks, and squirrels. Beaver, porcupine, black bears, and
wolves also reside in the park.
Trails
The park has over 50 miles of hiking trails that will take you through some of the
most scenic parts of the park. The park
has 6 miles of designated bike trail and
another 10 miles shared with traffic on
the wilderness drive. There is also 1.5
miles of wheelchair accessible trail, and
a 3 mile self guided tour. The Landmark
trail has interpretive signs throughout.
The Forestry Demonstration Trail and
the Blowdown Trail are also self-guided
trails and the Aiton Heights Fire Tower
includes interpretive information and
signs. If winter fun is on your mind you
can enjoy 13 miles of easy to difficult cross country skiing trails that are groomed for
classic and skate skiing. If you’d rather snowshoe, the whole park is open to you!
The Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center is where you can gather and discover all there
is to see and do in the park before you begin your adventure outdoors. The visitor
center is open year-round.
Information from www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks. Visit the website for more information, pictures,
hours and fees.
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• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
• 1/3 cup margarine or butter
• 2 envelopes of Dream Whip
How you make it:
1. Prepare orange, cherry and
lime jello according to directions.
2. Combine lemon jello mix,
sugar and 1 cup boiling water.
3. Stir in pineapple juice.
4. Chill until slightly thickened.
5. Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter.
6. Press crum mix into 13X9 pan.
7. Cut prepared jellos.
8. Prepare Dream Whip.
9. Blend with thickened lemon jello.
10. Fold in jello cubes.
11. Pour over graham cracker crust.
12. Chill
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Happy 4th of July!
A Story of Cicadas and Porch Sitting
Random Acts
by Maranda K. Jones
by Kerri Habben
Trip Over
Every family has its secrets. Even ours. We
all understood that this was one we would
keep forever. We would all die with this story
that must never be shared. There was no
discussion, just a look of understanding between those of us present. We had
witnessed the unthinkable. We knew that if my sister ever found out the truth, there
would be a price to pay. We left the lake and took our secret back to the campground.
We returned to our campsite and found lunch ready for us. We quietly gathered
around the table and began eating the sandwiches that my mom and sister had
prepared while staying back to care for my niece. We could hear every crunch of
chip. We could hear the bread being bitten into. It was that quiet.
Then all of a sudden, the silence was broken. My nephew innocently blurted out
with excitement of the day’s events, “Hey, Mom! I fell in the water!” We all avoided
eye contact though everyone was looking at one another. Chris looked at me, and I
looked at Dad, and he looked at Pete. Sarah looked from one of us to the next,
seeing who she might break first. My children began to giggle as their aunt’s face lit
up with heat and astonishment. She looked at me with suspicion, but I did not
return the glance. Knowing my sister, her heart was pounding as she shook her
head back and forth, her lips tightly sealed together as to keep her eyes from
popping right out of her head. When she could speak, she mustered as calmly as
she possibly could with a tone of aggravation, “So, what happened?”
As we were leaving our favorite fishing spot, we were all reeling in our lines,
gathering up poles, tackle and packing our bags. Felix was standing next to his dad
when he lost his balance and sat down at the edge of the lake – the edge with all
the water. His dad quickly grabbed him and pulled his shivering body out of the
shallow shoreline. He dried his tears and I helped him change out of his soaked
flannel shirt and jeans into his spare dry clothes and wrapped him in an extra
sweatshirt from my backpack. We cuddled him close and consoled the poor two-anda-half year-old. Crisis averted. We were all within arm’s reach, we were prepared with
extra clothes, and prayers were answered. Now we had to answer to his mother.
No one wanted to tell Sarah that we let Felix fall in the water on our watch. No
one wanted the consequences that came with this failed responsibility. My sister
likes to be in charge; she prefers situations to be controlled and carefully planned.
This was none of those.
Standing at the tailgate, my dad of few words turned to his son-in-law with a
sympathetic smile and said, “Wouldn’t want to be you.” We knowingly shared a look
that encompassed a vow to never speak of this again. Then we loaded up and
headed down.
© 2016 Maranda K. Jones
Maranda Jones’ new book Random Acts
is now available at amazon.com.
The book includes her reader-acclaimed articles from the last decade.
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From the kitchen of Ann Terrazas, El Paso, TX
2 quality beef steaks, 1” or thinner
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, sliced
1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 oz. Kahlua Rum & Coffee Liquor
salt and pepper, optional
TOPPING:
Green onion or chives, chopped
Fresh parsley, snipped
In a heavy skillet, sear steak in melted butter, add onions while cooking to
desired doneness. Add salt and pepper, if desired. Add Worcestershire sauce
and Kahlua, heat through. Top with parsley and green onions. Serve.
It is early morning, and I sit upon the back step. Soon my
spot will sizzle with sun. But not yet. A soft breeze from the west
caresses my back. I raise my face, eyes closed, to the rising ball
of light before me. It peeks through the branches of the silver
maple at the end of the driveway.
I listen to the vehicles passing on their way to the main road. Each one has a
different sound as they roll by. Before long, though, I do not even hear them.
A fluttering behind me is a pair of mourning doves drawn to the sycamore tree.
Sometimes they sit upon the railing of the deck in the morning and preen together.
The sun gracing them reveals that there is more color to them than gray. The male
shimmers with shades of violet with a streak of indigo under his wings. The female
is actually the palest shade of caramel with splashes of the lightest rose upon her.
Forgive my digression; mourning doves are my favorite birds. I also treasure
robins. But that is a precious and tender tale I shall share another day.
Down the stairs before me is part of the garden with pockets of petunias, dusty
miller, thyme, and mint. There are a couple of weeds, but I can’t see those from up
here. The necessary work will get done, just not right this minute.
Which brings me to the impetus for this writing. Directly below me is our
screened-in porch. My Daddy built it, thus to Mom and I it is one of the most
beautiful places on earth.
There is a unique magic that occurs when one sets oneself upon a porch. It is
sometimes misrepresented as being inactive or lazy. Actually much good and valuable
work is completed. For you give yourself permission to leave the world behind. Time
is so quickly gobbled up and sometimes we forget the importance of simply being
ourselves. Before stress relief was a prosperous industry, there was porch sitting.
Sweet tea is savored, tomato sandwiches are enjoyed. Articles are written.
Shawls are knitted. Evening meals are appreciated. Hours pass languidly and
moments breathe evenly as the past and present intertwine.
Summer cues the cicadas, their sounds especially soothing as velvet darkness
cloaks at the day’s end. I wrote a poem for these winged beings whose music fills
the air from July through the end of August. Previously published by Old Mountain
Press in an anthology, Southern Mist, I share it with you now. I hope that you read it
upon a treasured porch or perhaps from a back step.
Songs of the Cicadas
Many a summer’s night
I have sat upon the back porch,
soaking up songs of the cicadas.
Behind my eyes,
I see veiled, translucent wings,
vibrating endless, staccato beats.
Do they ever grow weary, I wonder,
of constant motion in the vestige
of daylight’s humid cloak?
Are there moments they ache
from creating such a serenade?
Are their songs expressions of joy
flowing through their compact bodies?
If there were lyrics to their music,
would the words be a lament,
a hymn of praise, a passion for life,
or simply a cohesion of all things that are?
The power of their songsthe ability to singtheir rhythms ricochet and linger in the velvet air.
Oh, to trust our own wings,
to share our true voices,
soaking up the songs of the cicadas,
on many a summer’s night.
Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer, and crochet instructor living in Raleigh, NC. An avid crocheter and knitter, she
learned these skills from her grandmother and mother. Many of her yarn creations she donates to those in need.
Kerri has gathered a decade of essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at [email protected]
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