Summer Camps 2011

It's been more than a year since I've posted. Crazy. But here we are again...starting up summer camps and classes. Click on the schedule to see when we'll be having camps. Email or call me to talk about which dates you're interested in. A couple of camps are already filled...so hurry!


Yay Summer! Yay Sewing! Yay Sunshine!

Make It Mine Summer Camps

Please email me at barbara.silvester@gmail.com for information about dates, times, and availability! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Show and Tell

Check out the Thursday Afternoon Quilters showing off their quilts at Craft Warehouse! After 6 months of cutting, pinning, sewing, unsewing, singing, laughing, talking, and FINALLY finishing we just had to show off what we'd accomplished. We were invited to the Quilt Club at Craft Warehouse to tell what we liked and didn't like about the whole quilting process. (Lucky girls...an hour off school and a trip to Wendy's for french fries and a Frosty, too!) 

Long Arm Quilting Services ~ updated prices

Just click on the price list to enlarge. Give me a call or send me an email...I'd love to quilt your quilt!

Mini Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins

This is the FAVORITE snack lately at our sewing classes. (We do not recommend that the entire muffin is eaten in one big gobble...now who would do that?!) The kids have asked for the recipe and it's so easy they can make it themselves!

1 box chocolate cake mix (triple chocolate is best, but any chocolate flavor will work)
1 small can pumpkin
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1/4 c. water

Mix all ingredients together and scoop into pam-sprayed mini muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes.

I like to double this recipe by using the big can of pumpkin with 2 boxes of cake mix. They freeze very well.

A Hug Quilt for Hilde

Kerin makes what she calls "Hug Quilts" for people who need a little TLC. Here is her quilt for a very good friend, Hilde. I stitched the blocks (above) with the terry twist technique.

Hilde loves birds and bird houses so this fabric was perfect. The back (below) showcased the fabric too.

Loops & Flowers for Baby

For this cheery baby quilt I stitched freehand loops...

and funky little flowers.