December's Club

This month for club we only had show n' tell and enjoyed lots of yummy goodies, and our year end drawing. 

We had 3 winners in our year end drawing and they are

Helen-$50.00

Sidney-$25.00

Pat-$25.00

Now onto show n' tell

 Vivian shared her snowflakes from Embroidery Library they come in two different sizes small and large.

 Vivian is working on a silky blanket for her granddaughter

 Gwen made the indoor snowball fight from Charming Station

 Carol made these fun snowman frame ornaments from Embroidery Library

She also made this scrubber washcloth.

 Brandy made this fun hippo quilt for her father-in-law

 Ruth made some quilted wall hangings

 Artel made this adorable quilt. The quilt pattern is called Traveling Turtles by Amy Bradley and can be found HERE

 She also made this quilt called Mom and Me from Quilts Etc.

 Kathi made several Christmas tea light covers from Embroidery Garden

 Here is my banner that I shared. The snowmen are from Embroidery Garden, it used to be a free design, but I think now you can only get it on the yahoo group. The frilly circle alphabet is free from Planet Applique's Yahoo group. I pulled the snowman design into my machine and the scalloped letter that I wanted in order to get the button holes in the scalloped circle, and just skipped all the other steps on the snowman

 Here are a few close ups.

Nattalie embroidered this super soft blanket

Shelly D finished her round 2 it, this amazing poinsettia wreath

Tina made this fun Santa bag from Amazing Designs

How cute it this name wall hanging? I love the colors

She also made several stockings

Diane made a Christmas dishtowel

And this blanket with this fun alphabet, called Jack and Jill, from Embroidery Designs

Beverly shared her Christmas table runner she made.

November Club

Round 2 it  for next month is Shelly D our second one is still missing if you have it please get it back so we can give others a chance to have it. 

December's Club is Saturday December 22 it will be the year end drawing. There will be three winners this year. 50.00, 25.00, and 25.00  There will be breakfast goodies, if possible please bring something to share

We are going to shake it up a bit and start with the yummy recipe Jan made and then show n' tell 

Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
from Real Simple
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the dish
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the dish
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into a 1/2-inch dice
1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped pecans (I omitted these)
2 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Heat oven to 325° F.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, beat the butter and the granulated and brown sugars until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Using a wooden spoon, gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. The batter should be very thick. Stir in the apples, pecans, and vanilla. Scrape the batter into a buttered and floured 9-by-13-inch baking pan (I used a bundt pan). Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes (it took 65 minutes in my oven). Transfer to a wire rack. Let cool for at least 10 minutes while you make the Caramel Glaze, if using.

With a spatula, loosen the sides of the cake. If you want to remove it from the pan, invert it onto a baking sheet, then invert it again, right-side up, onto a platter. With a toothpick or fork, poke holes all over the surface. Pour on the warm sauce. Serve warm or at room temperature, with ice cream, if desired.

Tip: This rich, moist cake travels exceptionally well in its baking pan.

CARAMEL SAUCE

• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream, unwhipped

Directions:

In a small saucepan melt butter.

Add the brown sugar; whisk until combined and thickened (about 2 minutes).

Whisk in the whipping cream, until thoroughly blended (2 more minutes).

This sauce would be great on ice cream, French toast, pancakes or anything edible.

Ok now for Show n' Tell

 Sidney made this fun countdown calendar using a shoe organizer from walmart. This is one of those projects that I look at and think to myself "now why didn't I think of that"

 Helen made these darling Santa's from Embroidery.com

 Mavis made these hot pads

 Nattalie Shares with us these cute mini composition notebook covers from Five Star Fonts

 And this wipe holder also from Five Star Fonts

 Shelly D made this fun Christmas book from Molly Mine

 I love this cute bag Pat made

 on the back she added a plastic pocket

 Pat also made these fun Christmas pillowcases

This design is from Embroitique

She also made this adorable indoor snowball fight. The design is from Charming Station and is on sale through the end of the year if you are a member of their Yahoo group.

 Kathi made towels for some of her grandkids using designs from Embroidery Library

 Carol made these utensil holders from Embroidery Library go check out the other cute holders they have to make.

 She made this cute ornament which is a free design from Sandy light foot

 Here is Carol's pillowcase she made

 and her FSL angels from Sonia Showalter Designs

 Neva shows her 12 days of Christmas wall hanger Embroidery Library

 Tina hand cross stitched a towel for each month

 If you remember last month Tina showed the blocks she made for her duck quilt, this month she shows it all put together.

 And this is her turning 20 quilt she is making for a friend

 The label that goes on the back of the quilt

 Donna has been busy making these fabric paper dolls

 Alice shows her bear quilt she has been working on for her Grandson

 Shelley W has digitized and made some ornaments

Now we will move on to show you all the cute projects Jan shared with us today.

This wish list pillow is so fun, I love the reindeer on it. The directions can be found at  Embroidery Library

With a pocket on the back for their Christmas list.

pillow made from post card fabric

Here is a red work Santa that she put in an embroidery hoop

Happy Holidays pillow

Love this mitten pillow she found the idea on Pottery Barn. You could put little treats in each mitten. 

How about a button Santa? So cute all framed up ready to display.

This is a great idea. She got the frame from the dollar store and added the hooks then embroidered the saying which is from Embroitique and is currently on sale.

Here is another one that she did. The frame is from the dollar store and she added the hooks.

Here she used the valance from the dollar store and embroidered the a few different nativity scenes on it. The designs are from Embroidery Library and come in two different sizes.

Here is the table runner from the dollar store with some simple bells embroidered on to it

We have all seen the mustaches taking over. Here is a fun one to put on a shirt. The design is from Urban Threads

Jan made this wall hanging (North pole) and a pillow cover

What a darling elf. So many fun things you can do with it.

Here it is made into a doll

and on a small bag. The original elf was not done as embroidery and can be found here and was digitized for embroidery by Jan

I love this topper Jan made to hold a towel. Just slide the towel over the ribbon and the topper down

and you have this cute hanging towel.

here are some ornaments she made as well.

A couple of things before we are done. Gwen shared with us how to make a 10 min table runner Here is the video tutorial if you are wanting to make one.

Also Kathi demonstrated how to make a "magic stocking" and for ease of time HERE is a link to directions to show you how it is done. These are NOT the instructions she shared with us, but it is the same concept. The only difference is that she did not cut out the stocking shape first as they show in the directions. She layered her fabirc and layed her stocking template on top and cut all layers out at the same time. I am sure either way would work.

Hope to see you all at December's Club