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Quilting and Patchwork

January 12th, 2008

Quilting and Cooking Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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Ever since the days of the early quilting bees, we seem to associate quilting and cooking as related arts.  The ladies who gathered to help one another on their quilting projects usually enjoyed eating together, too.  Then in the evening their families might join for a social evening.
When my daughter’s fabric arts group meets, they […]

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September 30th, 2006

More Recipes for Quilters

It seems that quilters continue to enjoy recipes, as they did in the old-fashioned quilting bee days.  I’ve found a number of of recipes published fairly regularly in newsletters for quilters.  Apparently the Fat Quarter Quilters e-newsletter publishes recipes in most every edition.
The most recent recipe is for Buttermilk Noodle Pudding, which seems to be a […]

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September 6th, 2006

Recipes for Quilters

I’ve noticed some of the quilting newsletters sometimes contain recipes.  Also, quilters frequently publish cookbooks with recipes and food ideas from various members of a guild or online group.  This collecting of recipes may date back to the early quilting bees which was a social time with food and fun along with working on quilts.
For […]

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August 16th, 2006

Another Recipe at Havasu Quilts

Throughout the years, quilters have been interested in recipes (exchanging them, serving at quilting bees, collecting into recipe books).  It’s not unusual to find an occasional recipe in a quilting newsletter or on a web site.  Havasu Quilts has offered raspberry recipes recently in occasional e-newsletters.
This week, you’ll find one for “Raspberry Pretzel Squares,” which looks delicious […]

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