April's Club

Let me start by saying I should be fired. I don't know what happens each month, but I have every intention of coming home and updating the blog(at least by Monday) and every time I come home, I am greeted with "I need to go here" or" Mom so and so did this", or the tornado that just went through my house while I was gone. Then I think ok I will do the blog tomorrow (Sunday) and then the next thing I know I have a million things added to my calendar each day and it has been 2 weeks since club. Like I said I should be fired! With that said let's get on with why we are really here.


Since I know several of you want the recipe for the dip I made I thought we would start with that first. I am not sure where this came from as my sister sent it to me so I can't give credit where credit is due.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

1 c. ranch dressing

1 c. salsa(I put mine through the blender because I don't like chunky salsa)

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 c. shredded cheddar, Monterey jack, or Colby jack

2 c. canned chicken, drained or cooked diced chicken

tortilla chips for dipping

In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese.  Mix cream cheese with the rest of the ingredients.  Stir well.  Transfer mixture to crock pot and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes (or until hot).  Or spoon mixture into greased 9x11 pan and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes (or until hot)

Serve with chips or crackers. 

I doubled mine but only used one can of chicken(from costco). Also I later found out that it was really yummy cold and it gave it a different taste. 

 This months club we were shown how to piece in the hoop using this book

Which can be found HERE at least this is the cheapest I found it in my searching.

Here is a pieced block Jan made using the designs from the book.

Here is a dish drying pad Jan made using minky on the back

and a dish towel to match

How cute are these rubber gloves? They are so cute they almost(notice how I said almost) make me want to wash dishes. The idea came from THIS BLOG which has a tutorial for you.

 The idea for this cute towel and

this one came from HERE. This would make a cute mother's day gift or wedding gift

This apron design on the towel was inspired by THIS quilt pattern.

Jan made this cute cover for a note book

and this cute cover for a photo album

Here is another notebook cover she made using the idea for the design from HERE

And last but not least my favorite project and one that I plan on making in the very near future (ok when patterns go on sale).


Now it's time for Show N' Tell

 Ilia made this fun black and white quilt

 and also this cute in the hoop animals quilt. The designs for this are from  Anita Good Designs

 Niva made this fun blanket and matching burb cloth using the lindy lamb design from Embroidery Library

 She also made these fun in the hoop marshmallow bunnies from Embroidery Garden they come in 4 different sizes

 Carol also made the in the hoop bunnies. The littlest bunny fits inside an Easter Egg.

 Shelly digitized and is sharing with us this in the hoop candy bar cover.

 Tina made the quilt block of the month block.

 And this fun table cloth using different Easter eggs

 Here is a close up of one of the eggs. I of course did  not write down where these designs came from, so if you know let me know and I will find a link

 Here are some little in the hoop heart purses Tina made. These are the same ones Terrie showed last month and is FREE from Five Star Fonts

She digitized the faces to make the cute purse below

 Donna made this fun red and black yo yo quilt

 Sharon made this dish towel using a scrubbie design

 and this one

 She also made this shirt with horses

 This texture magic flower

 And purple dress...she has been quite busy.

 Ruth made this darling quilt, I believe the designs are from her machine

 Shariann made adorable bride and groom towels using the Bear bride from HERE and the Groom bear from  HERE

 Susan made this Easter basket using the same designs Terrie used last month for This banner. The desgisns are from Golden needle designs

 Alice made a reversible quilt block that is a reverse applique.

Here is the other side. This is from the Simon Haskins Class- Simons Applique Magic you can find a picture of all the different blocks that can be made HERE.

Here are some paperclip book marks I made using the free designs from Embroidery Garden's yahoo group, unfortunately you can no longer get the flowers but you can get the birdie paperclip embellishment free from their facebook site HERE but hurry, because I don't know how much longer it will be there.

March Embroidery Club

UPDATE: 3/17/2013 I had this post done over a week ago, but apparently forgot to hit the publish button so I am sorry about that. 

This months tip:  put metallic thread in freezer 30 minutes before using to help prevent breakage.

We had a great club today as usual. I want to start by sharing these amazing and adorable cake pops that Sidney and her granddaughter did for the refreshment.

 I love the idea of covering peeps in chocolate. How fun would that be for kids to give to their teachers?

Thank you Sidney, they tasted heavenly.

Jan was unable to be with us as she had a funeral to attend, but she did drop off her projects for us to admire.

 I am sure all of you are familiar with subway art? Jan found this fun St. Patrick's Day subway art on PINTEREST and digitized it.

 This is another design she did.

 The idea for this bunny she found HERE but why hand embroider when your machine can do it for you? So she digitized this one.

 She thinks this bunny came from crafts n things magazine.

 This is a cute sachet pouch she made, that you could embroider a small shamrock or bunny onto.

This cute bunny sachet is from HERE

This is a project she made but forgot to bring to share. She used warm and natural for the bunny on felt. The idea came from HERE

These cute bunny pants treat bags she found HERE, but didn't find them until after club. 

Terrie gave a demonstration on and in the hoop design using a zipper, and showed how to make a wallet, using THIS design from five star fonts. 

 She also shared this cute in the hoop heart coin purse. This design is free from Five Star Fonts

 She also made this Easter banner using  the in the hoop Easter treat bag design  from GoldenNeedleDesigns and the egg treat bag also from Golden Needle Designs which can be found HERE

Now it's time for show n' tell

 Helen made these fun pictures that she can unvelcro and change to a new month.

 Shelly digitized this Easter egg design, but was fighting with her machine and will send it out as soon as she fixes a few things.

 Kathi shared her St. Patrick's Day shirt

and valentine shirt.

 How cute is this quilt Nattalie made for her daughters Baptism? I love the colors in it.

 Shelly made this Alaska sweatshirt for her hubby when they went on their cruise.

and this one too.

 Shariann made this bag using THIS design from Julia's Needle

 Anna made this blessing dress using a pattern from Martha Pullen.

 Lydia made covers for these headphones

and these glasses for her pony

 Tina made her block of the month blocks

Close up of one of the designs.

Beverly made this apron using an old shirt. I love the ruffle on the bottom

 Neva made american girl doll clothes

and showed her finished quilt using the blocks she showed last month.

 Carol did these cute cut work ducks

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And this redwork sue bonnet quilt

She also made this fun ABC quilt.

Diane made an apron using 2 long sleeve men's dress shirts. I love the contrasting

 Pat stitched out these horses but is still deciding what she is going to make with them.

 She has been having fun doing felting and making scarves

 She added the design to the end of the scarf(it is kind of hard to see)

It was a great club and I can not wait to see what next months club brings.