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Index for June-July 2016
Palo Cedro • Colusa • Placerville • Willows ........................................ 3
Roseville • Fair Oaks........................................................................... 4
Special Events ................................................................ 5,7,9,11,13,16
Portola • Fernley, NV • Fallon, NV • Dayton, NV ................................... 5
Fremont • Redwood City • San Mateo • San Jose ................................. 6
Mogan Hill ......................................................................................... 7
Gustine • Reedley • Porterville ........................................................... 8
Special Services ............................................................................8, 10
Annie Sloan Stockists ......................................................................... 9
Gleneden Beach, OR .......................................................................... 9
Classified ......................................................................................... 10
Orcutt • Chatsworth • Pasedena ........................................................ 11
Grand Terrace • Riverside • Upland.................................................. 12
Long Beach • Huntington Beach........................................................ 13
Anaheim • Oceanside • Santa Ana • Garden Grove • Tustin ............... 14
Murrieta • Temecula ......................................................................... 15
San Diego......................................................................................... 16
Cover Story
Rebecca Barker’s Quiltscapes
Art has always been a part of Rebecca’s life. Her Father was a dairy farmer and
her Mother was an artist since she was a baby, painting Christmas tree ornaments.
Consequently, she grew up with paint and paper in-hand. She attended the Fine Arts
program at Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) and
received her BFA degree.
On her family’s dairy farm quilting and collecting
old quilts was a pastime for the Barker women.
Rebecca’s natural appreciation for quilts and the
country landscapes became the subject she choose
to paint. She developed a line of paintings she calls
“QUILTSCAPES”. The old time quilt pattern is
depicted in the painting with the quilt. For example,
the LOG CABIN quilt has a painting of a log cabin
in the background. Several paintings have the
quilt images subtly mixed in to the landscapes while others have the quilt hanging on
a clothesline in the foreground. Rebecca paints her quiltscapes in acrylic on masonite
board. The quilt patterns come from quilt history books and quilt shows. “I do not make
up the patterns. I love the designs of old time quilts”. She creates her own colors and
materials in the fabrics. “I do not work from real quilts because the colors have to match
the landscapes“. Her style is described as realistic, with clean, clear colors and sensitivity
to composition and texture.
She shows her work on her web page and has produced a line of note cards, limited
edition prints, two books and gift items. Rebecca lives on the west side of Cincinnati in
an old Victorian style home which also serves as her studio.
“My work is meant to honor the beauty of the old time quilts and their makers”
Rebecca Barker’s Quiltscapes
1085 Willow Ave., Glendale, OH 45246 513-521-4021
www.barkerquiltscapes.com
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Palo Cedro • Colusa • Placerville • Willows
June-July 2016
KISSed Quilts
Geese on the Run - Over Lavender Fields
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.
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/index.htm.
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.
Carolina Sweet Potato & Apple Salad
courtesy Cooksrecipes.com
Sweet potato salad with crisp pieces of chopped apple, celery and walnuts tossed in
a zesty orange dressing.
4 medium sweet potatoes, cooked and cubed
1 apple, cored and diced
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts*
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon salt
Salad greens for accompaniment (optional)
Cook sweet potatoes in lightly salted boiling water to cover, about 20 minutes or until
just tender. Cool, remove peel. Cut sweetpotatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
Combine sweet potatoes, apples, celery and walnuts in large bowl.
Combine remaining ingredients in small bowl; pour over sweet potatoes mixture, toss
lightly. Chill at least 1 hour.
When ready to serve, line serving plate with greens and spoon sweet potato mixture
onto greens, if desired.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
*Other nuts such as pecans or almonds can be used.
Toasting the nuts will add more delectable flavor and crunch.
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California & N. Nevada
Roseville • Fair Oaks
Make Memories with a Forget-Me-Not Tea
Grilled Tenderloin with Garlic-Cilantro Butter
courtesy Cooksrecipes.com
Southwestern-style grilled pork tenderlon topped with a tasty garlic-cilantro butter.
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Garlic-Cilantro Butter:
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons minced roasted garlic (about 12 garlic cloves) (see below)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Cooking Directions:
Cut tenderloins crosswise into 1-inch pieces, flatten slightly. Combine next five
ingredients; marinate pork in mixture 4 hours, refrigerated. Remove pork from marinade;
panbroil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Top each serving with 1 teaspoon of Garlic-Cilantro Butter. Serve with rice, if desired
For Garlic-Cilantro Butter: Process together butter, fresh cilantro, roasted garlic and
lime juice.
Makes 6 servings.
To Roast Garlic: Place 12 or more peeled garlic cloves
in small baking dish. Cover with olive oil. Bake at 350°F
(175°C). for 45 minutes, until garlic is soft..
One May Day, Jeff, our grade-school-aged neighbor, left a forget-me-not plant on
our doorstep. What a sweet gesture! I planted the flowers, never dreaming they would
multiply and blanket my yard with blue forget-me-nots. True to the plant’s name, I haven’t
forgotten Jeff (now a dad with young kids of his own) because these dainty perennials
still pop up in my yard every year.
Since forget-me-nots bloom in May and June, they remind me of special occasions
I don’t want to forget during this season: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, bridal showers,
weddings and graduations. Celebrations can become even more memorable over a cup
of tea. So let’s plan a sunny forget-me-not tea party to honor special people in our lives.
Pick the occasion and let your creativi-Tea bloom.
• Mothers and grandmothers
would love to gather and be
honored for Mother’s Day.
•
Graduations,
from
preschool to college, are
milestones to celebrate.
• Bridal showers and
weddings
certainly
mark
memorable events.
• Birthday parties are
highlights for those honored.
• Friendships can blossom
and grow any time of year with
a forget-me-not tea.
Set a beau-Tea-ful table.
Whether you host your party
indoors or outdoors, decorate
Flower-shaped sandwiches
with lots of color and flowers.
If you have forget-me-nots growing in your garden, arrange them in a vase, teapot or cup
and saucer. Since I have plenty in my yard, sometimes I dig up plants and pot them in
foam cups, then place them close together in a large basket to create a showy centerpiece.
After the tea party, I offer each guest a cup with forget-me-nots to take home.
After you dress the table with a fabric tablecloth and centerpiece, select floral teacups
and teapots to go with the forget-me-not theme. For one of our anniversaries, my husband
bought me a teapot decorated with forget-me-not flowers. And my pen pal sent me a
teacup with the same pattern to celebrate our friendship. Most teacups have lovely floral
patterns and using a mixture of colors and designs creates a fun setting. So use whatever
china you have. No china? Suggest that guests bring a favorite teacup and saucer and
share the story that goes with it. Or simply use floral paper cups, plates and napkins.
If desired, place a packet of forget-me-not seeds by each place setting along with a
place card with a quote, such as, “I will never forget you (Isaiah 49:15). Love, God.” or
“Earth laughs in flowers” by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Plan an unforgettable menu.
For my daughter’s bridal shower, I prepared a sit-down tea with a three-tier plate stand
laden with assorted crustless sandwiches, scones and petite desserts. But now, decades
later with less energy, I’m content to serve a few delicious foods presented attractively.
It’s easy to pick up the flower
theme by cutting scones with a
flower-shaped cutter. Make a
thumbprint in the center of each
one and fill with strawberry
or apricot jam before baking.
If you serve sandwiches, cut
the bread with a flower-shaped
cutter, fill with your favorite
spread and decorate with small
bits of fruits, nuts or veggies.
If your menu includes
fruit, arrange pieces of fruit on
skewers and set several upright
in a drinking glass or vase as a
bouquet.
Favorite desserts, cakes or
cupcakes can be garnished with
marshmallow flowers or even
Dessert place setting with the teapot my husband
gave me for one of our anniversaries. Little vase has real forget-me-not blossoms,
which are edible.
blooming forget-me-nots in it.
Offer at least two types of
tea—one with caffeine and one without. A fragrant, floral blend, such as rose, would be
nice. Republic of Tea carries Downton Abbey English Rose that makes a rose-colored,
fragrant brew. Or order flowering teas that bloom in the teapot.
Multiply meaningful memories.
Life goes by too quickly to not celebrate special occasions. Pick a reason to celebrate
with a forget-me-not tea, invite special people you want to remember and gather to make
memories you won’t soon forget.
And before I forget, I want to plan a forget-me-not tea. Won’t you join me?
Lydia E. Harris holds a master’s degree in Home Economics. She is blessed with five
grandchildren who call her “Grandma Tea.” Lydia authored the book, Preparing My
Heart for Grandparenting, (AMG Publishers).
Lydia’s Recipe for Forget-Me-Knot pudding cups on the next page
June-July 2016
Special Event • Portola • Fernley, NV • Fallon, NV • Dayton, NV
From Lydia’s Recipe File: Forget-Me-Not Pudding Cups
This pudding not only tastes delicious, it looks super-cute served in child-sized
teacups and garnished with a marshmallow forget-me-not flower on top.
Pudding ingredients:
One package (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding
One cup milk
Two cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
Ten chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos
Directions:
1. Using a wire whip, stir together pudding and milk for about 2 minutes.
2. Blend in whipped topping.
3. Place cookies in resealable plastic bag and crush with rolling pin.
4. Mix half the cookie crumbs into the pudding. Save the rest to sprinkle on top later.
5. Refrigerate pudding until ready to serve.
6. To serve, spoon pudding into small teacups and sprinkle remaining crushed cookie
crumbs on top to resemble dirt. Garnish with Marshmallow Forget-Me-Nots.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups pudding.
Marshmallow Forget-Me-Nots (small and large)
Ingredients:
Large and mini-marshmallows to shape into flowers
Blue sugar sprinkles
Small yellow candy for flower centers (e.g., gumdrops, Jujubes™, mini M&Ms®)
To make small Marshmallow Forget-Me-Nots with mini-marshmallows:
(Garnish for dessert served in small teacups.)
1. With kitchen scissors, snip mini-marshmallows in half diagonally to make petals.
2. Put petals into a resealable bag with colored sugar. Shake to coat cut sides.
3. To make each flower, arrange five marshmallow petals, sugared side up, on top
of pudding cups. For the flower center, add yellow sprinkles, candy or frosting. (If your
fingers get sticky, dip them in cornstarch for easier handling of petals.)
4. If desired, make a few marshmallow leaves by shaking cut mini-marshmallows in
a bag with green sugar. Arrange on top of pudding near the flower.
To make larger Marshmallow Forget-Me-Nots with large marshmallows:
(Garnish for pudding served in punch cups or regular-sized teacups.)
1. Place rounded side of marshmallow in your hand (like a log). Flatten slightly
between palms of hands.
2. With kitchen scissors, cut each marshmallow into four pieces. Shake in bag of
colored sugar to coat cut sides.
3. Arrange five petals on top of pudding cups; add yellow center. Add a mint leaf if
desired.
Perky posy variation: Instead of decorating with Marshmallow Forget-Me-Nots,
decorate with a fresh or silk flower. Stick a two-inch piece of green straw into the pudding
and place a colorful flower into the straw, stem first.
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Fremont • Redwood City • San Mateo • San Jose
California & N. Nevada
Quilting with Barbara
Random Occurrences in Our Lives
by Barbara Conquest
Chance? Serendipity? Luck? Fate? Coincidence? Whatever we call it, seeminglyrandom occurrences can have tremendous effects on our lives.
Years ago, I left what many would consider a dream job in the Canadian Rockies,
which resulted in far more prosaic and sometimes monotonous employment in the city. It
was at this second job, just before leaving it for university, that I met my husband of now
over fifty years. Chance? Destiny? Fate?
Some time later while sitting at the lunch table with a new member of staff who
said she was from “a wee island nobody has ever heard of,” we discovered common
ancestry on the small Hebridean island of Tiree. My people had immigrated to Canada
three generations ago; hers were still living there. This chance observation resulted in a
long-standing friendship and several trans-Atlantic journeys and, incidentally, my visit to
the exact property from where my people had emigrated.
When we travel we like to pre-plan only the “bones” of a trip—flights, car rental
and usually first and last night hotel reservations because having to search for a place to
lay our heads before and after long flights is a process we prefer not to leave to chance,
serendipity or fate. (We’ve learned this from some rather unpleasant experiences). The
rest of the time we like to wing it.
We also prefer to eat at small local restaurants when we’re on the road, eschewing the
reliability and similarities of chains for the quirks and surprises of small independents.
Thus it was that we found ourselves at the Sunrise Kitchen in Deming, New Mexico, a
few weeks ago. After a great lunch, we wandered outside where my husband spotted a
quilt shop, Sew and Sew, just around the corner and suggested we check it out. I protested
faintly, tempted to let my lunch settle in the air-conditioned car while we moved on, but
when a husband tries to persuade his wife to investigate a new-to-her quilt shop, who can
refuse?
Well! This shop had exactly what I had spent a week looking for—and lots of it. I
had found a few southwestern–themed prints here and there, but this shop had bolts and
bolts of them in many colorways—in addition to a wonderful selection of other beautiful
fabrics I hadn’t seen elsewhere. My credit card got a good workout; I got exactly what I
had been searching for and even some I hadn’t known I needed!
Chance? Luck? Coincidence? Perhaps all three, or perhaps, as my husband frequently
says, “What a wonderful husband you have. Listen to him!”
Barbara Conquest writes her column from Blue Sky Quilting in Tofield, AB. ©
Barbara Conquest.
Marketing Tips for Crafters—
Simple Steps to Sell What You Make
by Barbara Kalkis
Summer might be a lazy time of year for regular folks, but not crafters. You count the
days to holiday show season and begin calculating how many more items you can make
before your first event. Most times, crafters concentrate on projects but think of the sales
process at the last minute. Perhaps this approach results in a successful show. Sometimes,
however, you sell very little and wonder why.
Finding an answer is the key to thinking like a marketer because selling isn’t just luck.
Whether you sell afghans or automobiles, every sale begins with marketing. Marketing
improves your chances of selling by telling shoppers who you are, what you make and
why you are unique.
Craft shows are an excellent platform for sales. They act as your storefront, giving
you a well-known selling location. Show organizers publicize events using flyers,
posters, postcards, advertisements, newspaper articles or radio announcements. While
these marketing tactics draw audiences to a show, they don’t automatically translate into
sales for you.
Many factors go into successful marketing. Use this checklist to get started or update
what you are doing now:
• Business Cards are a mandatory marketing tool. They state who you are, what you
do and how to contact you. They fit in a wallet as a constant reminder. Instead of reciting
a website that’s hard to remember, you can easily give them away or post them on store
bulletin boards. Include your name, your business name, phone number with area code,
and a short description of your craft. If you wish to be contacted by email, it’s best to set
up an email address specifically for your business. This same rule applies to social media
sites, such as Pinterest and Facebook.
• Postcards are a handy size for providing all your information: your name, company
name, contact data, something about yourself, and product pictures. Computers include
postcard applications for easy creation. Heavy 100 or 110-pound index paper is sturdy
enough to travel well in your purse, through the mail and onto a refrigerator door!
• Social media. The Internet is an easy, effective—and popular—way to reach family,
friends and a global audience. Be very sure you have enough product to support volume
requests and factor shipping costs into your prices.
• Labels tell shoppers exactly what an item is. They also introduce you and give
shoppers a connection to you through your mutual love of art. Provide your name or
company name and your contact phone number or email address.
• Instructions. Make it easy for an item to be used or given as a gift. Not every cook
knows how to use your quilted pouch to microwave potatoes so they taste oven-baked.
Cloth items may need special washing instructions.
• Idea cards might contain a recipe, a special way to use an herbal product or an
optional use for an item. Once, I admired some lovely small crocheted doilies but returned
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June-July 2016
Building Harmony
That’s What a Younger Man Would Do
by Jeff Cappis
At a family party the other day, somebody who was looking for me asked my 5-yearold grandson where I was. My grandson pointed over to me and replied, “He’s that old
man over there...”
Old? I’m not old. What was he talking about? I’m 55. That’s not old. Some say that
the 50s are the new 40s. With math like that, how can you go wrong? As a matter of fact, I
got so worked up about being called old, I considered getting off the sofa and setting him
straight. But, in the end that seemed like too much effort and my back was a little sore, so
I let him off the hook.
It did get to me, though.
After some thought, I realized
you really are only as old as
you feel so I met my age headon. I decided to put a little more
bounce in my step. Ramp up my
energy a bit. I began to work
physically harder.
I have almost two acres of
lawn to mow around here every
week, so I used a push mower.
Sure it’s more work, but I’d get
some exercise, fresh air, and
besides, it does a nicer job than
the tractor mower.
It started out fine. But
halfway into the first strip of
thick green lawn, the push
mower began to blow smoke.
The thick grass made the going
tough and I started choking on the lawnmower exhaust. By the end of the second strip of
lawn, I was gagging and exhausted from pushing. I swung the lawnmower around to start
the next strip and—ow!—something in my back knotted up. It took me twenty minutes
to crawl back to the house. I was laid up for three days. Cathy finished the lawn with the
lawn tractor in twenty minutes.
When I was better, I decided to collect firewood and headed into the forest with my
chain saw. Energetic, manly work—right? That really got my blood pumping. The work
and the fresh air did me wonders. I hauled logs, navigated rough terrain and generally
strained for every chunk of wood. I felt great! I felt young again. I was daring. And,
when I dared to drag a whole tree down the hill, I strained my shoulder and pulled a few
ligaments. I was laid up for a week. Cathy ordered a winter’s worth of firewood for $300/
delivered.
With the drive of a younger man, though, I pressed on. I moved rocks—foot injury,
1 week. I moved tons of dirt with a shovel—more back problems, 5 days. I built a new,
large cedar deck—injuries too numerous to list here, can’t even estimate the time I spent
whining about it. Everything I threw myself into threw me back. Every time, Cathy found
an easier way to take care of it.
One day, I was recouping from an incident with a damaged power line that I thought I
could repair. Turns out I couldn’t. Cathy called the power company and they sent a crew
out right away to fix it (which they do for free) and it made me think again.
All this effort to stay a little younger was actually aging me faster. Maybe that’s how
young people become old people. We do become wiser, though so older people know
how to get things done with less effort.
The exception is my wife. She didn’t get older, just wiser. Right, honey?
So, the next time you’re straining for something or doing something hard, for Pete’s
sake, act your age—and get somebody else to do it. Preferably someone younger. I’m
going back to my sofa.
Copyright by Jeff Cappis. Email: [email protected].
Tips for Crafters, continued from previous page...
them to the shelf because I didn’t have a use for them. The crafter suggested them as a
replacement for coasters. Sold! Now I use them when I have guests for dinner.
• A Crafter biography helps people know you as an artist. How did you discover your
art? What makes your crafting unique? Do you display your products somewhere? Teach
classes? Write a blog? Post items on a site? Limit your word-count to 100 – 150 words.
• Samples and/or demonstrations. Food samples draw an audience. Demonstrations
teach shoppers how to use your product and encourage them to buy it and try it. Both
activities let you start a conversation that’s about crafting and not selling, Remember,
people buy when they feel connected to the craft or the crafter.
Happy marketing! Successful selling!
Barbara Kalkis learned to craft from her creative mom but she has honed her
marketing skills over a career that spans 36 years, including 21 years as the owner of
her own business, Maestro Marketing & Public Relations. When not writing or teaching,
Barbara dabbles in art journaling, crochet and crafts her own greeting cards under the
name “ByBarbaraDelights.” She believes crafting is an art of the heart with a business
brain. You can contact her at [email protected].
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Gustine • Porterville • Reedley • Special Services
California & N. Nevada
My Journey with Lazarus
by Kerri Habben
There is much I could tell you about Lazarus.
First, and most importantly, we have traversed many miles together. We’ve walked
back and forth, and throughout the journey, he has been, for the most part, a consistent
partner in fulfilling one of life’s responsibilities.
Certainly, he has slowed down over the years and at times has preferred a state of rest.
Like most of us, he sometimes had to overcome inertia. There were moments he simply
wanted to sleep. In short, his engine could hum, but he was beyond his prime. At times,
though, a new spark unplugged his former vitality and he would seem years younger.
Lazarus also had his stressful moments. On occasion, he would grow tense and react
strongly. But it was more a reflex than out of anger.
Sometimes his belt slipped down. His cutting edge wasn’t quite as sharp as it once had
been. Then early last autumn, Lazarus and I were walking together across the lawn when
it happened. He clunked out.
I say clunked because Lazarus is, after all, a lawnmower.
I have a suspicion that you are reading this pondering two things. Why would a person
name their lawnmower and how did it come to be “Lazarus?”
I confess that I enjoy bestowing names upon things. Our old printer was “Herr
Gutenberg.” The rain barrel is “the Baron.” The composter is the “Madame” due to its
resemblance to a long, black skirt worn in more elegant eras.
The lawnmower did not have a name at all until a couple of years ago. At the end of
one summer, it stopped working and we assumed that it was, well, dead.
Seasons rolled around to another spring and I was able to start the lawnmower. It
seemed the engine was, indeed, alive. Thus, it came to pass that he was called Lazarus.
The last couple of years have been difficult ones for Lazarus but he has been mowing
our lawn for about fourteen years. We all have the right to grow weary. It evolved that,
when I went down to the shed (which does not have a name), I would express a hope as
I left the porch.
“Well, let me go see if I can wake up Lazarus.”
There were times Lazarus struck a nerve, literally. The starter cord would retract and
snap back to hit my arm, sometimes leaving a bruise or making my fingers go numb. I
would instinctively blurt out a bevy of words not exactly appropriate for the likes of a
Baron or a Madame. However, sudden pain can momentarily override a lifetime of good
upbringing. So, we had our moments.
But I must tell you what I will remember most about Lazarus. He was the first
substantial home and garden tool who was brand new to me.
In a delightful way, most of what I use around the house is Dad’s saw, Poppy’s
hammer, Uncle Henry’s gardening gloves. Lazarus came into my life when more outdoor
responsibility had barely landed upon me. His arrival and my own new journey coincided
as I grew into my turn to tend to our patch of earth.
So, Lazarus, rest in peace, friend. You have served faithfully and well and I thank you.
We bought a new lawnmower on Valentine’s Day. It is red. Now, if you’ll excuse me,
the sun is shining, the grass is too long and I have a date with Cupid.
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.
She donates many of her yarn creations to those in need. Kerri has gathered a decade of
essays she is working to publish. She can be reached at [email protected].
Strawberry Pie
By Marvin Hass
How far have I traveled since the days of my childhood
Soda pop was a nickel and you sinned if you’d lie
Families would gather on a sweet summer Sunday
To eat watermelon and strawberry pie.
I blew with the fair wind, like a young eagle
I followed the rainbow to my pot of gold.
Drank from the cup of fortune and folly
Knew I’d live forever and never grow old.
Had an eye for the dollar and an eye for the ladies
Never thought about giving, just what I could take.
Now I’m sitting alone in a cold dreary mansion
With lonesome for comfort and a lock on the gate.
I try to go back when my memory will let me
To the bend in Red River where the cottonwoods grew
The preacher would pray and we’d sing halleluiah
For the blessings we had and the love that we knew.
Write this all down and take it for gospel
From someone whose drifted and forgot how to pray
I’ll swear it’s the truth on my dear Mama’s bible,
“When you open your heart then you open the way.”
How far have I traveled, how far have I drifted
From my family home and those words to live by.
I long for those Sundays with love all around me
Eating cold watermelon and strawberry pie.
Marvin Hass was a farm boy from Central North Dakota whose career spanned 37
years throughout the Midwest as a cooperative lender and CEO. Western poetry is his
passion and Marv lives in Green Valley, AZ, with his wife Candy. Marv has 4 children
and 3 grandchildren. You can contact Marv at his website www.prairiepoet.org.
June-July 2016
Annie Sloan Stockists • Gleneden Beach, OR • Special Events
Making a Lion Toothbrush Holder!
Looking for a kid’s summer craft project? Here’s one from Grungy Galz in
Goodyear, AZ that’s a bunch of fun and super easy using Chalk Paint®, decorative
paint by Annie
Sloan:
Supplies:
Dollar
store
plastic lion or any
animal that is your
favorite
Chalk Paint®,
decorative paint by
Annie Sloan, color
of your choice
Scissors or drill
with a 1/2 inch bit
Soft Wax
Toothbrush
1.
Give your
lion a bath! After
you have scrubbed
him clean, rinse and
dry him off.
2. Grab a grown
up! Have your
grown up either cut
a hole on the back
straight through the
bottom of the lion
or drill through him.
3. Pick your color of paint and paint him! We chose Chalk Paint®, decorative
paint by Annie Sloan in Old White. This guy only needed one coat of paint.
4. Protect him! After all the paint dried on our lion—usually 20-30 minutes—we
sealed him with Annie Sloan’s Soft Wax. Brush on the Soft Wax and buff him out
with a cloth. Once you sealed him with the soft wax, your lion will be water resistant!
5. Ta Da! Now all you need to do is add your toothbrush!
Grungy Galz is at 540 N. Bullard Ave. Suite #19, Goodyear, AZ. Grungy Galz
is on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
California Upcoming Events
June-July 2016
The Vintage Marketplace, June 3-4, 9am-3pm
Galway Downs, 38801 Los Corralitos Rd, Temecula
Admission $5 www.thevintagemarketplaceatgalwaydowns.com
Central Coast Quilt Shop Tour “Welcome You,” June 3-5
11 Delightful Unique Shops, prizes & fun!
www.quiltshopsofthecentralcoast.com
Our World in Stitches, Carson Valley Quilt Show, June 4-5, 10am-4pm
Douglas County Senior and Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Ln,
Gardnerville, NV
www.quiltshos.cvqg.com
Beach Cities Quilters Guild FantaSea of Quilts,June 4-5, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
Soka University Gymnasium, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo
Admission $10 www.beachcitiesquilters.org
Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma Country “Wine Country Quilt Show” June 4-5
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa
Admission $10 for both days www.mqsc.org/annual-quilt-show/
Society of Decorative Painters - An Artful Journey, June 6-11
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle N, San Diego
www.decorativepainters.org/2016.php
Camp Vintage Antique Show, June 11 - 8 am to 4 pm
Earthbound Farm Stand, 7250 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel
Free Admission www.campvintage.org
Shop Hop By The Bay June 22-26
Participating Shops: Always Quilting, Back Porch Fabrics, Color Me Quilts, Eddie’s Quilting Bee, Family Threads, Golden State Quilting, The Granary, Judy’s
Sewing and Vacuum, The Nimble Thimble, Not Just Quiltz, Quilts and Things,
Scruffy Quilts, Sew Bee It Quilting,
For more information: http://www.shophopbythebay.com
Sew Original Quilt & Creative Expo, June 23-25, 10am-5pm
Grand Sierra Resort – Silver Pavilion Room (spa level)
2500 E. Second St, Reno
General Admission- $10, 3 Day- $20, 12 & under- Free www.qscexpos.com
Big Bear Lake Quilters Guild 2016 Annual Quilt Show “Visions of Big Bear”
Friday, August 5, 12-8pm • Saturday, August 6, 10am-5pm
Quilt Appraisals, August 6
The Lodge at Big Bear Lake, Holiday Inn Resorts (formerly Northwoods Resorts)
40650 Village Dr, Big Bear Lake CA 92315 www.bigbearlakequiltersguild.com
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Orcutt • Chatsworth • Pasadena • Special Event
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New “Home Sweet Home” Fabric
Designed for 2016 Row by Row Experience
Debra Gabel, designer and founder of Zebra Patterns, has created a collectible fabric
line to celebrate the upcoming 2016 Row by Row Experience™ “Home Sweet Home.”
The collection features an adorable map, quilters’ license plates, a coloring book design,
neighborhood full color scenic design and more! This is the third year that Debra has
created a fabric line for this unique quilting event.
Row by Row Experience™ is like a shop hop,
but it’s not... there are no fees, no cards to stamp,
and quilters have all summer to travel and visit
participating shops to receive a free row pattern,
win prizes and purchase the exclusive fabrics.
In 2015, over 2,600 shops participated across all
50 states and Canada. In 2016, more than 2,900
stores have registered, including the addition
of shops in Europe. Find all details at: www.
rowbyrowexperience.com.
The unique fabric line for 2016 is hitting shops now and you still have plenty of time
to stitch up some cute travel accessories before the 2016 Row by Row kicks off on June
21. In addition, Exclusive Fabric Plates™ by Zebra Patterns will be available in many
Row by Row quilt shops. Collect a bunch to create fun projects, sewing studio wall art or
even a fun backing for your quilt.
A free pattern is being offered by Timeless Treasures for a “Row by Row-Home
Sweet Home – Tote Bag” that is perfect for collecting row patterns, kits, license plates,
pins and more as you visit participating shops. Download the free pattern at http://bit.ly/
rxrtote. Timeless Treasures is a family owned business selling wholesale to retailers in
the Quilting and Sewing Industry.
Debra Gabel recently shared her design and creative process for creating the specialty
fabrics for the Home Sweet Home fabric collection. She began with the theme for the
year, which was decided a year or so ago by the Row by Row creative team. Debra then
started thinking of design ideas and researching art having to do with the theme. She
made a private board based around art for houses, homes, dwellings, etc., on Pinterest,
one of her favorite inspirational sites.
Next, she got out her sketchbook, started drawing and scanned her sketches into Adobe
illustrator to be redrawn in line form. Once Debra had a completed black and white
sketch, she started coloring with Timeless Treasures’ collection of basic fabrics named
“Studio,” which gave her a sketchy look. After all the sketches were done, she made an
“idea board” on the computer that included sketches, color swatches, notes and concepts,
which was shared with the Row by Row and the Timeless Treasures teams. The two teams
worked closely in tweaking
the art starting with the main
focus fabric called “packed
houses.” Then the border
and strip was spun off the
main fabric and several new
colors in the “Studio” line
were added.
When the art was
completed in Spring 2015, it was sent for the technical color separation into 18 screens
for printing. Colors can vary at this stage and when the technicians feel they have the
color matched as closely as possible, they make fabric proofs called “strike offs.” These
are 1 to 2 yard samples of the actual art on the actual fabric with the actual inks for all
involved to review and make changes.
Eventually, they were approved and production began. The finished goods were
shipped in huge rolls to the USA over the ocean. It was then wound onto the traditional
10-15 yard bolts you see in fabric shops.
Debra said, “I am grateful every day for my gifts of being able to create fun designs
for quilts to share all over North America. I am passionate about quilting, designing,
teamwork and inspiration! Thank you for letting me tell my story.” To learn more about
Debra and Zebra Patterns, go to: www.zebrapatterns.com.
Enter to Win a 2016 Coloring Book
For Row by Row™ Home Sweet Home
The Country Register has a gift for one of our lucky
readers. We are giving away one “Home Sweet Home—
Row by Row Experience” 2016 Coloring Book donated
by Debra Gabel of Zebra Patterns.
The travel-sized coloring book has seventeen Home
Sweet Home “quilt style” coloring pages with designs
that are the same imagery that appear in the 2016
Souvenir Fabric Collection by Timeless Treasures. Each
page is blank on the reverse side to avoid bleeding color
if you use color markers. Enjoy an added bonus “eyespy” game. Search, find and color the hidden items
throughout the book! If you would like to purchase a
copy, please visit www.zebrapatterns.com.
Enter to win by sending an email to california@
barlomedia.com and put Coloring Book in the subject
line. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. You can also send a note
or postcard to: The Country Register, 515 E Carefree Hwy, #1128, Phoenix, AZ 85085.
The drawing will be held on July 1st and the winner will be sent a copy of the book
and be announced in the August-Sept issue.
Black Pepper Chops with Molasses Butter
courtesy Cooksrecipes.com
There’s almost nothing to compare to the aroma of pork on the grill; and these chops
live up to that taste memory. The molasses butter adds an unexpected and pleasant flavor
punch to chops hot-off-the-grill.
Recipe Ingredients:
4 boneless center loin chops, 1 1/2-inch thick
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoons molasses
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
4 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
Cooking Directions:
In small bowl blend butter, molasses and lemon juice with fork. Cover and refrigerate.
Rub chops on both sides evenly with pepper.
Grill chops over a medium-hot fire for 12 to 15 minutes,
turning once.
Top each chop with a tablespoon of molasses butter.
Makes 4 servings.
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Grand Terrace • Riverside • Upland
California & N. Nevada
Furniture Refinishing Project
Using Paint and Paddles Chalky Paint
A now-gorgeous two-piece hutch was just a non-descript old, circa early 1960, piece
of furniture with original hardware until it was refinished at Paint and Paddles using
the store’s chalky paint. The shop is located in Upland, part of the Inland Empire east of
Los Angeles.
The process for restoring the hutch was
kept simple so that DYIers would find it easy
to follow.
Supplies:
Sandpaper – 220 grit and 400 grit
Rag
2-inch Brush
Large 32 oz. Paint and Paddles Campfire
Paint
Clear Wax
Wax Brush
To achieve the look of the finished piece,
follow these easy instructions:
• Clean piece as needed with your rag and
lightly sand any imperfections with a 220
grit sandpaper.
• Begin painting your first coat. Here, due
to the size of the piece, a 2-inch brush was
used with the Paint and Paddles Campfire
color. You should determine your brush size
based on your project.
• Once you finish your first coat, allow
your piece to dry for about an hour. Most of
the chalky paint dries in about an hour or less.
• Before painting your second coat, lightly sand your piece using your 400 grit
sandpaper.
• Paint your second coat and, once it is dry, lightly sand any imperfections away using
your 400 grit sandpaper once more.
• Finally, using your wax brush, wax your piece entirely.
Paint and Paddles
The main focus of Paint and Paddles is on their chalky paint, which is less expensive
than similar products on the market while the quality is just as great. There is a growing
collection of over forty unique paints plus the shop works continuously to give customers
the best experience when using their paints. If you can’t find exactly the color that you’re
looking, they will be happy to do a custom color.
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The paint is a low VOC water-based paint with My Savvy Sisters Chalk Powder
added to it. Many DIY projects can get pricey so the goal is to keep costs down for those
who love fixing up their homes. They are currently in the process of expanding and
adding more venders for their affordable paint so it is accessible to others in the market.
In addition to their chalky paints, you’ll find DIY, painted furniture and vintage finds
with a rustic flair at Paint and Paddles. Doing custom work and refinishing pieces
for their customers is one of the shop’s specialties. They take pre-loved furniture that
someone now thinks is “trash” and turn it into someone’s “treasure” using their specialty
paint colors.
Handyman services are also available to help fix and improve your home in an
affordable way plus they offer a variety of classes to help DIYers learn the techniques
and skills needed to do their own work.
Founded by Owner Michelle Flint in 2012, Paints and Paddles began out of a need
for quality furniture at an affordable price. Previously located in Claremont, the shop
moved to Upland after the business began to grow. More space was needed so they began
utilizing a secondary painting studio as the new primary location
Michelle said, “Painter extraordinaire Caren Whiteside is our painting instructor and a
store employee during the week. She paints a majority of our furniture along with Miguel
Garcia, who restores our furniture and creates some of it as well. They are both amazing
creators!”
In talking about Paints and Paddles’ philosophy, Michelle said, “We offer many
services at lower prices than you’ll find elsewhere. We believe that nice things and dream
homes should be affordable for everyone. And, we strive to ‘Walk in Love’ in everything
we do.”
Paints and Paddles is located at 133 Monte Vista Avenue, Suite 15, in Upland. For
more information, go to http://paintandpaddles.com, email [email protected]
or call 909-360-3733. You can also follow the shop on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Anaheim •Oceanside • Santa Ana • Garden Grove • Tustin
California & N. Nevada
Living in Luxury—Small Things &
Simple Pleasures
by Simone Gers
Like most girls of my generation, I had several wedding showers and felt very lucky to
receive a really nice set of stainless steel flatware. Thirty-five years later, I still have that
set and I’ve added to it over the years, preferring to use flatware instead of plastic when
we’ve had parties and get togethers. And I’ve always loved what I received, especially
when unloading the dishwasher and putting away gifts from over the years.
Over the last few years at the store, we’ve sold a lot of silver plate flatware. As I ring
up these pieces, I love the way they feel in my hand. I love looking at the different sizes of
the tines, the different shapes of the spoons. So this last year, I told my husband Tray, let’s
switch out our utensils—you’re always finding good pieces and I don’t care if they’re all
the same pattern. What I like is the weight, the different patterns and different sizes. And
while Tray loves the thrill of the hunt, he’s magical when he’s hunting with a list.
It took a few months, but we have gathered a mixed-matched drawer of silver plate and
I love it. Just last week, I was eating my breakfast and got so happy—there’s nothing like
a silver-plate delivery to make a kale smoothie taste great. Then, a couple of nights later,
I made a big pot of bean soup, which Tray loves but I’m never too excited about. I like
soup okay but it’s not my favorite. Maybe that’s because, when I was a girl, soup night
was when there wasn’t much in the pantry and Mama had to throw together whatever
there was into a pot to squeeze out something for all of us to eat. Often, that soup had
to last a couple of days and we all knew it without saying anything. But eating it with a
silver spoon, the bean soup tasted so good. I marveled at how perfectly sized the bowl of
the spoon was for the size of the beans and my mouth. I thought about how Tray likes a
big spoon and I like a medium-sized, deeper bowl, and by mixing and matching, we both
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Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market
Is Coming to San Diego, July 16 and 17
More than 100 vintage, antique and handmade vendors—creatively curated by Junk
in the Trunk Vintage Market—are coming to San Diego in July.
This will be one of the most well attended and popular event of its kind in the Southwest
and is the company’s first venture outside its Scottsdale, AZ, home base, where tens of
thousands of shoppers are attracted to its events. Known for careful selection of quality
vendors selling unique treasures and inspiring vintage design, the market is sure to attract
California “junkers” as well.
Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market San Diego will be held on Saturday and Sunday,
July 16 and 17, at Liberty Station, 2870 Dewey Road in San Diego. Ticket prices range
from $8.00 to $25.00. Parking is free.
“San Diego is one of our favorite destinations and it’s a thrill to bring our business
to this great city,” said Coley Arnold, Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market co-founder
and owner. “We’ve had a great reception so far and are excited to host our inaugural
California market here at Liberty Station.”
Local musicians will be performing throughout the market and food trucks will offer
a variety of culinary experiences. Shoppers will also enjoy plenty of visual inspiration for
their homes and great photo opportunities.
“It will be a really fun event for families, friends, or a day-date with your significant
other,” said Lindsey Holt, Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market co-founder and owner.
“We have a range of vendors with an array of options and price points for everyone.”
Online tickets go on sale on June 1 at junkinthetrunkvintagemarket.com. Tickets for
Early Entry from 8 to 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, are $20 in advance or $25 at the gate.
Tickets for General Admission from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday are $8 in
advance or $10 at the gate. There is a Military discount of $2 off Early Entry or General
Admission, at the gate only. Children, 12 and under, are admitted free.
For more information on Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market, a detailed list of
featured vendors and additional information, visit junkinthetrunkvintagemarket.com.
See ad on page 16.
Giveaways and Winners
We have one giveaway winner from our last issue. May DeLucchi from San Jose,
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used what was perfect for our individual tastes. I was already looking forward to leftovers
while enjoying each bite. Tray laughed at me when I said this is the best soup ever—I
think it’s my new antique, silver-plate spoon. Of course, he quipped, we should get some
more.
That’s the thing about being married to a collector. He’s always ready for a new love.
We have been talking about teacups. They don’t sell that well and we started to talk about
why. Tray’s thought was, well, people don’t know what to do with them. Not many people
drink tea out of good cups anymore. And he’s right. So, at dinner, we started riffing on all
the ways great teacups could be used. We had so much fun that we’re already using them
in innovative ways and he is, once again, hunting with a purpose.
We’re now serving our desert in a teacup. From ice cream and a brownie to pudding
and jello-based deserts, teacups make great serving pieces. They’re the perfect serving
size and, with the saucer, there’s a built-in, easy-to-hold tray and place to rest the spoon
between bites.
I’m also using them in rows for holding office supplies—from paperclips to pushpins,
demitasse cups make beautiful, cheerful holders. I discovered they are great on my vanity,
holding hairclips and ponytail holders and other odds and ends—they help me keep
everything organized and neat in a place where it’s easy to get messy. I’m always setting
my rings down when I cook and I thought I could use a teacup by the side of the stove.
What’s great is that I had my rings in the cup and then I needed to set down a fork I was
using to turn some meat over and I realized, oh, this doubles as a place to rest the tines of
the fork. Genius.
One of the unexpected joys of using teacups in innovative and utilitarian ways is that
it’s easy to change the look and feel of a room. Make a yellow room pop with different
colors—from the graphics of two-tone patterns like Spode. Have a room with a lot of
solids or stripes, integrate a motif of birds, flowers or an Asian design to brighten and
provide contrast.
We’ve had so much fun figuring out innovative ways to use teacups and using them
brings joy to mundane tasks and organization. And, just as eating bean soup out of a silver
spoon changes everything, so does reaching for a paperclip out of a Royal Copenhagen
Flora Danica work of art on my desk. I’m sure after we launch a revival of teacups, we’ll
find something else to create with and repurpose. Part of the luxury of our lives is creating
together—finding hidden gems, turning them over in our hands and wondering what else
is possible.
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.
Mystery Quilt, Part 3
This is part 3 of a 3 part Mystery Quilt, you can find the parts 1 & 2 in our
previous issues.
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