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Cover Art
“Tufted Titmouse Still Life”
by Michelle Palmer
We chose artist Michelle Palmer’s lovely still life to help us usher in fall. We especially
enjoyed the bright, yet fall-like, colors she used.
When Michelle was a child, dirt roads, farmland and meandering streams were her
playgrounds.
The end of the day would find her covered in dirt, exhausted from climbing hills and
trees, and her pockets would be filled with pebbles, pinecones and other natural treasures.
Favorite memories from her childhood have spilled over into her hobbies as an adult. She
loves to be outdoors in the gardens or taking long walks on beautiful canal paths. Songbirds
have a special place in every corner of her gardens. She still gathers materials from her
journeys and tries to weave them into her watercolor paintings.
Throughout her entire educational journey, Michelle was inspired by so many teachers
who recognized and encouraged her talent and love for art. She is a self-taught watercolorist
and constantly pushes the bounds of her art, which is a part of her everyday life. Working
from home in upstate New York, she is surrounded by the wonderful support of her husband
and two children. She is living her dream by sharing her God given talent through her
watercolor paintings with people all around the world.
To enjoy more of Michelle’s art, go to http://michellepalmerart.blogspot.com/ or visit
Michelle Palmer Artist on Facebook. Michelle is represented for licensing of her art by
Linda McDonald, Inc., Charlotte, NC 28209 704-370-0057
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Oct-Nov 14
Food for Fat Quarters/Toys for Tots
At Holiday in the Valley Shop Hop in Nov.
Enjoy the highways and byways of the Willamette Valley while visiting some of the
finest quilt shops the valley has to offer. Eight shops will take part in the 2014 Holiday in
the Valley Shop Hop from November 1 to 15.
Making it even more special this year will be Food for Fat Quarters/Toys for Tots. In
addition to the traditional shop hop, the shops want to create an atmosphere for the Holidays
within their communities. Each participant is asked to bring an unexpired, non-perishable
food item and/or a new unwrapped child’s toy to receive a free Fat Quarter. One Fat Quarter
per day per shop. Shoppers can donate at one store or all eight and give as many food items
or toys as they wish but will only receive one Fat Quarter per donation. Please bring food
items that are complementary to the holiday meals.
Each shop has selected a charity in its community to support and the donated food items
and toys will be delivered at the end of the shop hop. Below is a list of the participating
shops and the charities they will be supporting.
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The Quilt Loft, Albany – Linn Benton Food Share
•
Yankee Dutch, Brownsville – Sharing Hands
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Quiltwork Patches, Corvallis – Resource Closet for Children and Families
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Grandma’s Attic, Dallas – Sable House
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Ladies of Liberty, Independence – Polk County Toys for Tots
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The Purple Frog, Jefferson – Jefferson City Fire Department
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The Cotton Patch, Keizer – Marian Polk Food Share
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Finally Together, Lebanon – First Christian Lebanon Food Bank
There will be prizes and giveaways at each stop and the shops have created a special
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Lebanon • Albany • Jefferson • Brownsville
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Stayton • Salem • Dallas • Philomath • Lebanon • Albany • Independence • Corvallis
Oregon
Giveaways and Winners
Our giveaway winner from the last issue is Deborah Escobosa from Veneta. Deborah
will be sent a $25 Gift Certificate to be spent at her favorite advertising shop, Quilt Patch
in Eugene.
There is another $25 Gift Certificate drawing in this issue so be sure to enter and tell us
which Country Register advertiser is your favorite. We love hearing from our readers and
so do our advertisers, so let them know how much you appreciate their shops and that they
bring you The Country Register each issue. When you enter our contests, please tell us how
you use The Country Register in your travels and shopping trips around the state.
Georgia from Salem wrote, “The Country Register has opened my eyes to shop hops
that I didn’t know about. All the advertisers in the Register have peaked my interest to visit
when I go on vacation in the area of the shops, so I make it a point to cut out the ad with the
information on it so that I have it on hand just in case I need it.”
Thank you. Georgia! We have two new shop hops advertising in this issue – Holiday in
the Valley Shop Hop and Harvest and Stitches Shop Hop. Be sure to mark your calendar
and invite a friend or two to go with you and enjoy both events!
The Country Register, Inc., is in its 26th year! There are papers now in 45 states across
the U.S. and in five provinces in Canada. Going out of state? Call ahead to the state(s) you
will visit and get a copy of that area’s The Country Register so you can take it with you as
you travel this fall.
Holiday in the Valley, continued from page 3...
pattern for the holidays to give away free. You can use your pattern to make a quickie
holiday gift, perhaps as a hostess gift, Secret Santa or a gift exchange. Kits to accompany
the pattern will be available for purchase.
Plan to visit each shop and bring your donations to help stock the local pantries and gift
baskets for the holiday season.
For more information, email [email protected].
Oct-Nov 14
Building Harmony
Life Gets Easier with Experience
by Jeff Cappis
We’ve been living out here in the country for ten years now. In that time, I think we’ve
gotten pretty good at it. That just comes with time and experience.
I’m reminded of our first winter out here in the country. We’d moved out here in the
beginning of August and I went right to work getting ready for winter—in October. In
particular, I wanted to make sure we had plenty of firewood. I’d seen pictures of country
homes in the wintery woods and there was always a fire going in the fireplace.
So, I went off to collect firewood for the winter with my chainsaw, just cutting up deadfall
or even standing dead. After seven or eight feverish hours, I had a big pile of firewood.
“It’s a manly thing,” I thought and I was proud. Not only am I cleaning up the forest
but I’m also providing heat for
my family. I had a mountain
of wood. Using a trailer I had
attached to my quad, I hauled
the wood down to the house
where I neatly chopped and
stacked it.
Not a moment too soon,
either. Later that day, winter
hit with a vengeance. The
thermometer dropped to well
below zero and it snowed. Man
did it snow. I wasn’t worried,
though. I’d gathered enough
wood for the winter.
As it turned out, what I
thought should get us through
the winter lasted only a week. I couldn’t believe it. Did you know it takes more than half a
log a day to heat our house? When we got down to burning rags, old underwear, dirty socks
and the rest of my wardrobe for heat, I realized I had to go out and get more wood. MUCH
more wood.
The weather had cleared for the moment and the sky turned pure blue. My breath hung
in the fresh, crisp air, hovering above the white virgin snow like clouds. It was cold, but
bearable. My quad was hard to start, but with a lot of coaxing (and swearing), it did finally. I
rode it through the deep snow to a nearby grove of standing dead trees. Big, dead, dried and
ready to bring down. Surely this would get us through the winter.
I picked up my 8-inch chain saw. Yes, they do make them that small and, yes, it was
nowhere meant for the job, but I was from the city. What did I know? So, as it turns out, the
chainsaw was probably better used for carving a turkey.
This time I put in nine hours. Nine frantic hours. I could feel the bad weather closing in
again. The sky went dark and the snow began to come down. I was loading the wood into
my trailer when the wind picked up. Within minutes I was in a full-blown blizzard. I knew I
only had time to take one load down to the house. The rest would have to wait. It got colder.
It got darker. I had to go now before it was too late!
The quad (I affectionately call “Satan”) wouldn’t start. No amount of coaxing, swearing
or even kicking would get that @#$%! thing to start. I began to worry. I was shivering, and
then the prospect hit me—I could die out here! Panic set in. I had to think. Maybe I could
light the gas tank and keep warm until help arrived. Maybe I could build a cabin out of the
firewood, light it on fire and crawl inside to keep warm until help arrived. I was sheer out of
ideas when suddenly I heard a voice.
“Jeff! What are you doing out there? I’ve been waiting hours for you. I finally had to turn
on the furnace!”
It was Cathy and she was standing in our back door. Turns out I was only twenty-five
feet from the house.
“Quit playing with that quad and get inside.” She stopped. “It’s cold out. Please bring
some of that wood in with you.”
I laugh when I think about how in some ways; I was such an idiot back then. But, I’m a
smarter idiot now. I start collecting firewood much earlier and I know how much we need.
I also got an 18-inch chainsaw. So, as time goes by, the winters don’t seem so hard, either.
Also, with time and experience, I always make sure there is gasoline in Satan and I’ve gotten
to know where my back door is.
Copyright by Jeff Cappis. Email: [email protected].
Oregon Show Listings
Oct/Nov 2014
Annual Clark County Quilters’ Dairy of a Fabricaholic
Fri – Sun, Oct 17-19- Fri 3-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
HH Hall Building, 10000 NE 7th Ave, Vancouver, WA
www.clarkcountyquilters.org
Hugo Ladies Club
37th Annual Schoolhouse Quilters’ Quilt in the Country
Fri & Sat, Oct 3rd & 4th, 9am – 3pm
6050 Hugo Road, Hugo
Emerald Valley Quilters’ Quilting in a Material Whirl
Sat-Sun, Oct 4th & 5th, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am- 4pm
The Lane County Events Center, Performance Hall
796 West 13th Ave, Eugene
www.emeraldvalleyquilters.org
Oregon City Bizfair & Harvest Festival
Sat, Oct 4th – 10am – 3pm
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Center
1726 Washington St, Oregon City
www.oregoncity.org
Quiltopia – 7th Annual Quilt Show
Fri-Sun, Oct 3rd – 5th
Salem – www.quiltedforest.com
Eugene • Springfield
The Quilt Patch
Fabrics • Books • Patterns • Classes • Notions
448 W. 3rd Ave • Eugene, OR
[email protected]
www.quiltpatch.biz
541-484-1925
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12 noon - 4pm
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Hillsboro • Beaverton • West Linn • Oregon City
Back-to-College Tea
by Lydia E. Harris
As a university student, I shuffled through the orange and gold maple leaves carpeting the
University of Washington campus. Fall, with its cool, crisp air, easily became my favorite
season—especially as I strolled hand-in-hand with Milt, my college sweetheart. We got
engaged in October of my senior year and planned
on a summer wedding.
Five decades later, I savor memories of those
exciting days of learning and special friendships.
So as Lena, my niece’s daughter, prepared for her
own educational adventures, I wanted to send her
off with a back-to-college tea.
Create an Edible Invitation
Since Lena lived only five minutes away,
I delivered an edible invitation. I baked a small
streusel-topped teacake to tantalize her taste buds
and wrote this note on teacup-shaped paper:
Dear Lena,
You are cordially invited to a tea breakfast on
Monday at 9:30.
Tea 4 - 2, me and you.
Love, Aunt-Tea Lydia
Lena gladly accepted my invitation.
Prepare a Comfy Setting
When Lena came for tea a week later, I seated
her in a cozy living-room chair. Then I served
The edible invitation
her breakfast on a wooden tray adorned with a
floral placemat, matching cloth napkin and a candle in a little teacup. Of course, I used pretty
dishes.
“I feel so pampered,” Lena said, relaxing in the recliner with the breakfast tray nearby. I
joined her in another recliner.
Make Yummy Food
For a breakfast tea, choose
your favorite foods and add a
cuppa’ tea. I wanted to make
Lena’s breakfast special, so my
menu included: coddled eggs with
bacon bits and cheese, homemade
raisin-bread toast with jam, mango
nectar, fancy fresh fruit, individual
cutie pies and two kinds of tea—
rose petal and mango Ceylon.
“This looks so delicious,” Lena
said. “I’ll take a picture and e-mail
it to my friends.”
To make the fruit special, here’s
my recipe: Layer watermelon,
cantaloupe and grapes in a tall
A slice of the Plum-Delicious Teacake.
goblet for a rainbow effect. Then
See the recipe on page 10.
slice an orange into circles and poke half a slice into the top of the fruit as a rising sun. Pour
sparkling cider over the fruit before serving.
To make cutie pies, bake individual pies in wide-mouth, eight-ounce canning jars.* Or
use muffin tins or small aluminum-foil pie pans. Prepare or purchase piecrust and cut it into
3-inch-circles. (The ring of a canning-jar lid makes a good cutter.) Line the bottom of each
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Oct-Nov 14
Portland • Gresham • Beaverton• Forest Grove • Hillsboro 7
1st Annual Harvest and Stitches Shop Hop
In Northern Willamette Valley, 10/22 to l1/1
The air is filled with the scents of ripening fall crops, the fields are alive with the sounds
of the fall harvest and the long sunny days are giving way to crisp cool nights. It’s the perfect
time to reap a harvest of another sort—a bushel full of quilt block patterns, lots of project
ideas and a bonus table runner project—just perfect for working on during the coming fall
and winter evenings.
Stitches Shop Hops is celebrating the 1st annual Harvest and Stitches Shop Hop with
10 days of fun in Oregon’s Northern Willamette Valley. Organized and coordinated by Deb
Messina, owner of Quilter’s Corner Store in Beaverton, and Sandra Christopher, owner of
Sandra’s Stitches in Hillsboro, the Shop Hop will be held October 22 to November 1.
Eleven area Independent Quilt Shops have joined together to offer shop hoppers a great
time and a range of creative projects with something different at every shop. There’s even a
bonus project—you’ll pick up one piece of the bonus project pattern at every shop you visit.
All eleven shops are within easy driving distances (SW Portland. west to Forest Grove
and south to the McMinnville and Salem areas). All shops will be open Monday to Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with some shops open extended hours and on Sunday.
Participating shops include:
• A Common Thread (Portland)
• BERNINA/Stretch & Sew Fabrics (Keizer)
• Boersma’s Sewing Center, Inc. (McMinnville)
• Grandma’s Attic (Dallas)
• Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest (Salem)
• Needles in the Grove (Forest Grove)
• Quilter’s Corner Store (Beaverton)
• Sandra’s Stitches (Hillsboro)
• Sharon’s Attic (Hillsboro)
• Tea Time Calicos (Beaverton)
• The Pine Needle (Lake Oswego)
This is a free event designed to encourage the art of quilting. All quilters, quilters in
training and those curious about quilting are invited to participate. Every shop hopper will
receive a pattern and the fabric to complete a 6” (finished) quilt block from each participating
shop visited. In addition, each shop will be using its block in a completed project—large,
small or in-between. Eleven shops—eleven different project ideas—and part of the bonus
project is waiting for you at every stop along the way. SEW MUCH creative inspiration!
Winning a prize is so much fun! Each shop is conducting an in-store drawing for a $25.00
prize. The more shops visited, the more chances to win. Shop hoppers who visit all eleven
shops and turn in their completed passport will be eligible to win larger prizes, including:
• The Grand Prize: A 3-night stay at the Oregon Coast
• 1st Prize: A Prize Bag filled with fabric, patterns and so much more! ($300.00 value)
• 2nd Prize: A Prize Bag filled with fabric, patterns and so much more! ($250.00 value)
• 3rd Prize: A Prize Bag filled with fabric, patterns and so much more! ($200.00 value)
• 4th Prize(s): A $50 Gift Certificate (11 total—one from each participating shop)
Passports are available at each participating Independent Quilt Shop and are also
available for download at www.StitchesShopHops.com. Shop hop news, updates and
information about participating shops will be available on the website and also at Stitches
Shop Hops on Facebook.
Stitches Shop Hops organizes three Quilt Shop Hops each year: Snowflakes and
Stitches™ Shop Hop in February, Sunshine and Stitches™ Shop Hop in July and Harvest
and Stitches™ Shop Hop in October.
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Special Events • Portland
Popular Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival
At Portland Expo Center in November
The Portland Expo Center will host the extremely popular Quilt, Craft & Sewing
Festival on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 20, 21 and 22. This year’s colorful,
creative and crafty show will be better than ever with even more vendors to learn from.
Each morning at 9:45 a.m. (15 minutes prior to opening), $500 cash will be given away,
split between 20 winners. This was very exciting and popular last year as you might imagine.
Plus, 25 vendor-donated door prizes will be given away every day, also.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10.00 for 3 days and there is a
$1.00 coupon.
This Festival features every brand of sewing, quilting and embroidery machines. Other
sewing, quilting, needle-art, knitting, rubber stamping, embossing, scrapbooking and
creative arts vendors will show the very latest in tools, supplies and patterns. The event
already has a full group of vendors with the very best in exhibitors from across the country.
One of the long time objectives of Rusty Barn promoters is to bring in a large percentage
of its exhibitors from outside of the show’s market. This provides a wonderful opportunity
for attendees to see and buy cutting edge products and techniques to which they might not
otherwise have had access.
In addition to all the quality exhibitors from across the county, the Festival will also
feature an exciting selection of ‘make-it and take-it’ workshops as well as on-going daily
seminars presented by gifted instructors and artisans. The classes, seminars and fashion
shows are included with the price of admission. Yes, unbelievably they are FREE!
The Portland Expo Center is located at 2060 North Marine Drive, Portland, a facility that
is very easy to get to and is clean and safe for attendees. The parking fee is a reasonable $8
per car. For additional show information, programs, directions or a printable coupon, please
visit: quiltcraftsew.com.
Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 - 16 oz. can of pumpkin
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup of real maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup pecan halves
Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into
the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan. Beat cream cheese and sweetened
condensed milk. Add pumpkin, eggs, 1/2 cup maple syrup, cinnamon
and nutmeg.
Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 300 degrees.
GLAZE: Boil 3/4 cup maple syrup and whipping cream rapidly on medium
heat for 15 to 20 minutes or until thick. Spread over cheesecake and top with
pecan halves.
Kristine Berg Doss is the owner, editor and publisher of A Primitive Place & Country Journal
magazine. A Primitive Place is the fastest growing primitive, colonial and country magazine on the
market today. For more info, visit www.aprimitiveplace.org or email [email protected].
Oct-Nov 14
Huge Fall Antique & Collectible Show
Returns to Portland Expo Center in October!
Vendors from all over the U.S. will create a one of a kind journey into the past when
one of the largest antique shows in the country, produced locally in Portland by Christine
Palmer, returns to the Expo Center. The Portland Expo Antique & Collectible Show will
take place on October 25 and 26 with hundreds of outstanding antique collectors and dealers
and more than 1,000 booths inside and outside the Expo Center.
This is a huge show and you won’t want to miss it! If you are a treasure hunter, decorator,
collector or just enjoy finding pieces from your past, the Fall Expo Antique & Collectible
Show is for you. Show hours are: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is $7.00 and is good for both days; you can buy your tickets online at www.
christinepalmer.net.
A noted special feature will be a memorable exhibit on early Portland theaters. Remember
the Bob White, the Oriental, the Portland, the Orpheum or the Fox? You’ll be able to see
original programs, photos and artifacts from these beautiful theaters, so long gone.
Attending an Antique & Collectible Show can be an emotional and fun-filled journey
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into bygone days. Seeing items from your past can evoke wonderful memories—perhaps of
toys that were thrown away, your grandmother’s cookie jar, familiar Halloween decorations,
board games and memorabilia. Pricing for many of the treasures you’ll find at the show are
modest and there is nothing like going home and unwrapping your newly found treasure. It’s
often a second chance at owning an item that you thought you’d never see again.
If you are a fan of collectible toys, this Show is for you! Look for wind-up mechanical
toys, porcelain dolls, Star Wars collectibles, Sci-Fi books and comics and much more. Adults
often begin to reminisce when antique toys are mentioned. If you grew up in the 1970s, sitcoms and movies from those days bring back similar memories. Those childhood memories
will come to life at the show with displays and items from play trucks, planes and trains to
1860s cast-iron toys, German and Japanese tin-toys and steel mechanical banks.
Christine Palmer, show manager and producer, noted, “It used to be that going to a
collectible show meant completing a collection and that’s still true for some. Today, we are
seeing our visitors looking for vintage clothing, period furniture pieces, lighting vintage
prints and other things to accent the home. Even I just found a lamp from China that is 150
years old that I just adore in my home!”
At the October Antique & Collectible Show, patrons can buy pop collectibles, vintage
clothing, glassware, silverware, antique radios from the 1930s, turn-of-the-century furniture,
movie memorabilia, collectible toys or sports memorabilia.
The more classic collectors will find sterling silver pieces, Tiffany glass, bronzes, tribal
art, paintings and Native American artifacts and much more. Home decorators can select
from furniture in American, European, 1890s golden oak, mahogany and country styles.
Do you have treasures in your attic? Expert appraisers will be on hand to identify and
evaluate show patrons’ individual pieces if brought to the show. Its only $7.00 per item
and, yes, you can bring photos of larger pieces in your collection. These market evaluations
are offered by ISA appraisers (the top in the industry) and proceeds benefit the Sunshine
Division Food Bank.
The Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center is located in the Kenton neighborhood of
Portland at 2060 N. Marine Drive. Parking is $8.00 at the Expo center and $5.00 at Portland
Meadows (shuttle provided). MAX: Take the Yellow Line to the Expo Center.
Christine Palmer has been producing Antique & Collectible Shows since 1981 in Portland
and she has always brought an abundance of interesting collectors and businesses. Whatever
your passion is in collecting and decorating, don’t miss one of the largest shows of its kind
anywhere—visit the Portland Expo Antique & Collectible Show on October 25 and 26.
For more information, go to: www.ChristinePalmer.net.
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container with crust, add your favorite fruit filling and top with another circle of crust. If
you use jars, place them two-inches apart on a baking sheet with sides. Bake at 350 degrees
for 30 minutes or until done. Remove carefully and cool. *Caution: One time a jar with pie
broke while cooling.
For Lena, I made three kinds of little pies: apple, huckleberry and plum. She chose plum,
finding it plum-delicious! Serve with ice cream if desired.
Add Spiritual Food
Lena and I laughed and chatted while we ate, catching up on her college plans. Before
she left, we prayed together.
To encourage Lena and other college students beyond teatime, I contributed to Rise, a
32-week devotional to help college freshmen grow in their faith. Lena read my devotions
before I submitted them to make sure they were relevant to college students. This fall, her
brother will attend my alma mater so I gave him a copy of Rise, which is available at: www.
chaplainpublishing.com.
Plan Your Teatime
As summer ends and fall brings beauty and bounty of its own, why not plan a special
teatime for a student you know? I’m ready to bake a plum-delicious teacake to share over a
cuppa’ tea. Won’t you join me?
Here’s a short blessing you can use if desired.
For rosy apples, juicy plums,
And honey from the bees,
We thank you, Heavenly Father God,
For such good gifts as these.
Author Unknown
Lydia E. Harris holds a Master of Arts degree in home economics and is blessed with five
grandchildren aged preschool to high school. She has authored numerous articles, stories,
devotionals and a book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting.
From Lydia’s Recipe File:
Plum-Delicious Teacake
Try this teacake with plum-flavored tea, such as Sugar Plum Spice (Celestial Seasonings)
and Cinnamon Plum (Republic of Tea or Ashbys). Read Lydia’s article on page 24.
Beat together:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk or sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix in:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pour batter into greased 9-inch round cake pan.
Top batter with 6 to 8 pitted plums cut in half, cut side up.
Sprinkle with mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes
out clean. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 6 to 8.
(Adapted from Plum Kuchen recipe at http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/PlumKuchen.)
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A Sampling of Time
by Kristine Berg Doss
Samplers offer a glimpse into history and the everyday life of early needleworkers.
The oldest surviving samplers are dated back to the 15th and 16th centuries. When the
needlewoman saw a new stitching pattern, she would
quickly sew a small sample of it onto a small, narrow
piece of cloth which became her ‘sampler.’ They were
about 6-9 inches wide and were called band samplers.
When unrolled they revealed an assortment of drawnwork,
cutwork, needlework and embroidery. They were used
as a reference or guide for future projects. Another early
form of samplers are called spot samplers. They consisted
of little vignettes of flowers, butterflies, birds, or other
decorative stitches.
The most common samplers found today are ones that
were created by young schoolgirls. They consist of crossstitched alphabets, numbers, poetry or biblical verses, and
little figures, flowers and animals. These samplers were a way to teach young girls the basics
of needleworking, and also their alphabet and numbers. The top half of the sampler was
usually devoted to the alphabet, while the bottom was a picture, motto, poem, or biblical
verse.
Great care should be taken to protect samplers from fading and deterioration. Framing
samplers without allowing proper air circulation will cause them to rot. Also, be careful as
to not display them in direct sunlight as this will cause them to fade.
Today, samplers are highly collectible and are proudly displayed in the
primitive/colonial home. For those of you who are not lucky enough to own
an antique sampler, reproduction ones are widely available and look very
authentic, right down to the colors and imperfect stitching patterns.
Kristine Berg Doss is the owner, editor and publisher of A Primitive
Place & Country Journal magazine. A Primitive Place is the fastest growing
primitive, colonial and country magazine on the market today. For more
info, visit www.aprimitiveplace.org or email [email protected].
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Junk Store Jaunts
by Susan Springer
My thrill with thrift stores began when I was about 13. I wandered into a junk store
and was immediately hooked at finding neat loot, stacked helter-skelter for pennies on the
dollar. I made fifty-cents an hour for babysitting and could see my buying power expand
in leaps and bounds. I was enthralled. No, I was giddy. This was in a time when it was a
social embarrassment to my mother that I was so enchanted by such a store and talked to
the neighbors about my “finds.” Years later—once I had a home of my own—I went wild.
This hobby has continued for the last 46 years, and looking at my garage and spare room,
you wouldn’t doubt it. Before you cluck your tongue, consider this. I have found world-class
art, museum quality sculptures, designer handbags, fine jewelry, high-end clothing, elegant
luggage as well as goofy things I use for props in my various hobbies and businesses. Sooner
or later, I deduced, whatever you wanted would wind up at a convenient thrift shop.
Over the years, I have found this true. Some of my fabulous finds have been: a bottle
of unopened perfume (the real deal that would normally retail for $125) priced at $6.99; a
Chanel shoulder bag, which listed for $1500 at the time, for $5.99; $400 Taryn Rose shoes
for $6.99; and a signed Chihuly glass bowl with nesting vase for $24.99—just to name a
few. Between junk stores, antique malls and estate sales, I buy what catches my eye and
what I like. It’s as if these things jump out at me when I walk into the store.
Do you want expensive cookware or, perhaps, high-end knives and are willing to get
them a piece at a time? You can find them! The skill in finding your own treasures can
be learned. My “collections” and objects of desire have changed over the years. I collect
something and then move on to other interests. One year it was quilts, another year perfume
bottles, then antique petit point purses, followed by Native American baskets, etc.
The “secret” I possess is this—exposure to world-class galleries, museums and perusing
the magazines of the wealthy. They help me identify the name brands and artists that may
not be known to the thrift store purveyor and expand my repertoire of stuff I someday dream
of finding. One vendor cannot be an expert on everything so I take advantage of that fact. I
will often buy to sell, but as the years roll by, I am getting rather picky in my selections for
resale. Most of the time I cannot part with things, which explains my garage and treasure
room.
Now that is the problem. Living with ultra expensive items, albeit bought on the cheap,
spoils you. You get used to drinking out of Faberge, Waterford or Ajka stemware, wearing
designer clothing and surrounding yourself with beautiful art and often unusual or interesting
artifacts. Keeping your mouth shut when someone compliments you on something you are
wearing or displaying is another occupational hazard. It is so hard for me to simply say
“Thank you” and not “Oh! Can you believe I paid $4.99 for this?”
Lastly, keep in mind that the thrill is in the hunt. You may find greater enjoyment in the
looking, longing and hoping for the item. When you finally snag it, it may not satisfy like
you thought it might. Like any proper addiction it leaves you wanting more, more and more!
Susan Salisbury Springer is a freelance home economist who has a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Family & Consumer Sciences and is affiliated with several professional organizations.
Copyright 2014 by Susan S. Springer. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Contact Ms.
Springer at [email protected].
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Piecing Life Together
What Price Glory?
by Barbara Polston
Quilters have the reputation of being humble and generous
folks. For the most part, I have found that to be true. Like any
group of human beings, there are exceptions. The exceptions are a
minuscule group, but very vocal on social media.
A competition quilt is one made for the purpose of competing
in large quilt shows. In that arena, the quilt is competing against
others not only for a ribbon but often for prize money, too. There
are many quilters who enter competitions just for the joy of
sharing their work and getting judges’ feedback. If their quilt is
recognized, they are humble and happy. The “exception” enters
shows to add to her ribbon collection and to win prize money. If
she is unable to be at the show, she begs social media friends, who
might be there, for photos of her quilt. She stalks the sponsor’s web site for the winners’ list,
looking for her name. If it’s not there, there are often public complaints about how the show
was managed or judged. Sadly, if her quilt does appear on the list, there are complaints, too.
The latest complaint I read was that show sponsors should not pin ribbons to the winning
quilts. The pins leave holes in the quilt’s fabric. Sometimes, if the quilt is made from
specialty materials like silk or leather, those pinholes do not heal. They are permanent and
become part of the quilt’s story.
Really? Your quilt ended up on the winners’ list and you’re going to complain about a
couple of small pinholes?
Making a competition quilt requires the expenditure of blood, sweat and tears. I’ve made
one competition quilt in my long quilting career. I put over 400 hours into the making of
the quilt; my partner in the project added over 100 hours. That’s over 12 weeks of full-time
work. While you’re making a competition quilt, there is no guarantee that the work will ever
be rewarded with a ribbon or prize money. That depends on how the judges evaluate the
effort and how it stacks up against the other quilts in consideration.
Should show sponsors, their staffs and their volunteers treat the quilts with respect?
Absolutely! But should the maker complain if being recognized as a winning quilt leaves
a bit of permanent history on its surface? I think not! There any many quilters that would
be over the moon with happiness just to see their name on the list. A few small pinholes,
perhaps, is but a small price to pay for that glory.
Barbara Polston is an author, designer and award-winning quiltmaker. You can see
Barbara’s quilts, join her on Facebook or book her class and lecture offerings at www.
barbarapolston.com. She was inducted into Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame in September
2013. Barbara, who has lived in Phoenix, Arizona, for over 28 years, is calmly quilting in
Studio Narnia. ©Barbara Polston, Phoenix, AZ, August 2014.
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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Place Cards
by Patty Duncan
Every year at Thanksgiving, my mom would give each of the family members one of
her beautiful handcrafted Christmas Ornaments. She would place it on our dinner plates
and we always looked forward to seeing what she had made that year. Those ornaments
are very special memories and adorn one of my
Christmas trees each year now.
I have tried to carry-on this family tradition
and make something different for my family
each year. Recently I made “Pumpkin Place
Cards” and each one has a different saying
on the tag to make it personal for my family
members.
Supplies Needed:
Burnt Orange Cardstock - Paper for
pumpkins
Dark Olive Green Cardstock - Paper for
tags
Crème Cardstock - Paper for tags
White Paper Q-Tip
Two types of Green Ribbon (green fuzzy & small 1/8” solid ribbon)
Craft Glue
Brown & Burnt Orange Smudgers (optional)
Tools: Scissors and small hole puncher
1.
Cut eight 3” Circles.
2. Cut a small portion off the
bottom of each circle. Make sure
to cut exactly the same size off
each circle.
3. Fold all circles in half.
4. Glue half of one circle to
half of another.
Do not glue last pieces yet.
5. Cut stem off a Q-tip.
Smudge Brown to make stem of
pumpkin. Smudgers are used in
Scrapbooking and can be found in
almost all craft stores.
6. Place glue in center of half
pieces and insert brown smudged
stem.
7. Glue remaining two halves
of pumpkins together by putting a
line of glue in the center of all the glued pumpkins. Press center of pieces tight until glue
holds.
8.
After glue dries, smudge edges of pumpkin circles with Burnt Orange Smudger.
9.
Tie green fuzzy yarn around stem at base of top of pumpkin.
10. Make tags with green background paper and crème color for actual tag. Print or
handwrite on crème color paper. You can personalize
with names of your guests or with generic sayings
such as: Give Thanks, Count Your Blessings, May
Your Turkey Always Be Plump, Happy Thanksgiving
or A Thankful Heart.
11. Adhere crème tag on green background
leaving room for hole punch on left hand side. Punch
hole. Thread green ribbon through hole on tag and tie
on stem with green ribbon.
I hope you enjoy making these cute place cards
for the special people in your world.
Patty Duncan hails from Northern Virginia and
loves to visit the East Coast in the Fall season. She enjoys quilting, photography and small
town history. She is also an avid scrapbooker and digital storybook maker. She now lives in
Glendale, AZ, where she spends lots of time spoiling her grandchildren. Patty works in our
sales department of The Country Register.
Faux Clove Studded Oranges
MATERIALS:
Styrofoam oranges
Cloves, whole and ground
Phillips screwdriver or fat screw/nail
Spray adhesive glue
Take your screwdriver and poke holes in
your orange. You can be creative and make
shapes, like stars, and various patterns in
it. This step makes it a lot easier to insert
the cloves.
Lightly spray some adhesive glue onto
the orange and sprinkle some ground
cloves on, working in small sections at a
time. Let dry.
Push a clove into each of the holes. If one breaks off in the orange, take your screwdriver
and push it farther in and push a new clove in.
(This tutorial was originally featured in the winter/holiday 2011 issue
of A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine. Submitted by Kris
Thomas, Prim Project Coordinator)
Kristine Berg Doss is the owner, editor and publisher of A Primitive
Place & Country Journal magazine. A Primitive Place is the fastest growing
primitive, colonial and country magazine on the market today. For more
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Using Milk Paints for Your Projects
by Réne Groom
Fall has a way of turning all of our attention inward. All the
energies that we had been putting into keeping the outside of our
homes maintained are now redirected inside to those projects that have
taken a back seat to more pressing things in the yard and garden.
For some of us, that will include painting projects that we have put
off and put off. With many of us putting more thought into providing
a healthy environment for our families and ourselves, attention has
turned to a simpler time and simpler paint process—a return to the
milk paint.
Milk paint has stood the test of time and can be made easily at
home by mixing skim milk (room temp) and a water soluble lime available at any hardware
or home supply store. Pigment may be added.
Milk paint has been around for a long time. It is reported that some monoliths have
proven to be colored with milk based paints. It was only after the Civil War in 1868 that
commercial oil based paints were mass-produced, changing the paint scheme. While oil
paints were used a long time before that, they, too, were mixed by using more unstable
oils like olive, etc., and their drying time and affect were equally unstable, which led most
to stick with the traditional milk paint for their painting projects. Yet, it was the greenmovement in the mid 1970s that brought the milk paint back into popularity.
So if you are looking at doing some painting projects this fall, go ahead and shake it up
a little—literally. Grab your handy mason jar and try your hand at some old fashioned Milk
Paint.
René Groom is a freelance writer and public speaker who loves to share her adventures,
misadventures and the amazing people she meets down life’s dusty trails. She and her
husband, Tom, make their home in Prosser, WA. She is the mom of four amazing men. Some
of her stories can be found at www.adventureswithdusty.blogspot.com.
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