Countdown to Christmas
From Pinwheel Quilting

12 Days til Christmas

How about a quick and easy Christmas decor.
Something to add to your existing decor.  These
trees are colorful and nice for Christmas. 

Needed:
Styrofoam cone (different sizes)
Glitter (colors for your decor)
Candle holders (can be different heights)
Spray Adhesive
Glue

First take the cone with the bottom of the cone
on the top of the candle holder and twist.  This 
will make a place to sit your cone on when ready 
to glue it to the candle holder.

Lay out newspaper or wax paper, a big enough
pieceto pour your glitter out on.  Spray with the
spray adhesive.  Now pour or roll cone in the
glitter.  You can do this in layers, after your first 
roll in the glitter, spray cone again and add more
glitter.  Repeat until you have enough glitter to
your liking.  Let sit to dry.  After letting the cone
dry put glue on the top of the candle holder and
sit the cone on top.  You can also put alittle glue
on the cone before sitting it onto the candle
holder.  Hold for a few minutes until the glue
dry enough to hold cone in place.  Let sit to dry.

Now place your trees with your Christmas decor. 
On a mantle or in a table centerpiece.

Enjoy!
Happy Holidays,
Carol

 

Countdown to Christmas
From Pinwheel Quilting

18 Days til Christmas

This cake is a great holiday cake.  I plan on making
  one this year.

Jam Cake

   2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
   1 cup butter or margarine
   8 egg yolks, beaten
   4 cups flour
   1 tablespoon cinnamon
   1 teaspoon cloves
   1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
  8 egg whites
  1 box seedless raisins
  1 cup chopped nuts
  1 quart blackberry (or other) jam
  1 cup buttermilk
  1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream butter until fluffy, add sugars gradually and cream
together until light and fluffy, add egg yolks.  Sift and
measure flour, add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt and
sift together 4 times.  Save a little flour mixture out to dredge
nuts and raisins.  Add to the creamed butter-sugar mixture.
Beat egg whites to a soft peak stage and fold in.  Add raisins,
nuts, jam and buttermilk, in which the soda has been
dissolved.  Prepare four 9 inch layer pans by lining the
bottoms with wax paper,  lightly greased.  Divide the batter
enenly.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes, test
with straw for doneness.  Cool, remove from pan and frost
with caramel icing.

Caramel Icing

1/2 cup butter, melted
   1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
About 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Add brown sugar to melted butter in pan, bring to boil.
Stir and cook about 1 minute, until slightly thick.
Cool slightly.
Add milk and beat smooth.
Beat in confectioners' sugar, adding gradually until
    icing is of spreading consistency.

Enjoy!
Happy Holiday,
Carol

Countdown to Christmas
From Pinwheel Quilting

22 Days til Christmas

My mom loved to make salads, and she loved Jello.  I guess when you have
 8 kids, Jello was a good way to go.  She did like to mix it up alittle bit, and
 this recipe was her favorite.

Jello Salad with Fruit Cocktail

8 oz. cream cheese, diced
1 can fruit cocktail, drained
Pecans, chopped

Prepare jello as recommended on package, chill in fridge.
Before fully set, add fruit cocktail, cream cheese and pecans.
Return to fridge to set.
Mom always kept the cream cheese cubes in the freezer until adding them
 to the jello mixture.

Enjoy!
Happy Holidays,
Carol

Countdown to Christmas
From Pinwheel Quilting

23 Days til Christmas

I know what everyone thinks of Fruit Cakes, not a favorite at Christmas,
but everyone always seems to have one.  I like Fruit Cake that is , my mother's
Fruit Cake.  It's like a nut cake, there's not much cake to it.  If your are one
who make's Fruit Cake for the Holidays, I hope you will try this recipe.

Joan's Fruit Cake

3 1/2  cups pitted dates
1 lb. candied pineapple(2 1/2 cups)
1 lb. whole candied cherries (2 cups)
2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 lbs. pecan halves(8 cups)

Simple Syrup:
Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in saucepan, bring to boil.  Cool.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt then cover fruit.
Beat eggs and then add sugar.  Add egg mixture to fruit and stir. 
Finally, add pecans.
Grease and line loaf pan with brown paper.
Firmly pack fruit mixture into pan.  I get 2 loaf pans filled with mixture,
  put equal amounts in each pan.

Bake at 275 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.  Just golden brown.

When cool, brush top of loaf with simple syrup.  Let dry and repeat
  3 or 4 times.  Wrap loaf in tea towel that is generously soaked in bourbon.
  Wrap with wax paper, then wrap with aluminum foil.  Let sit for several
  days or weeks before serving.

Now that is a Fruit Cake.

Enjoy!
Happy Holidays,
Carol

Countdown to Christmas

Countdown to Christmas
                      From Pinwheel Quilting
                             
24 Days til Christmas
Holiday Recipes

Dark Secrets

1 cup shortening
3 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
4 tablbespoons sour milk
6 1/4  cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups raisins
2 cups chopped nuts
1 cup candied fruit
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 teaspoons nutmeg
2 tablespoons bourbon

Cream together shortening and sugar, add eggs and milk.
Sift half of the flour with baking soda.
Flour the fruit and nuts with some flour and add the rest to batter, mix well.
Sift remaining flour with spices, add to batter.
Batter will be very stiff.
Add bourbonnd mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool than  store in a cool place.  Best if made a couple weeks before Christmas.

Enjoy!
Happy Holidays,
Carol

Barns Barns Barns

 

Barns Barns Barns

2012

Block of the Month

Block 10

 

 

Barns Barns Barns

2012

Block of the Month

Block 11

 

Now Available

Blocks 10 and 11

 

Hope everyone's having a great weekend.  I visited Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI today

and it was amazing.  It was my second visit and it was everything I remembered, from the samples, the fabrics and the very nice ladies working in the shop.  If you are ever in the area this is a must

see shop.  Leaving for Iowa tomorrow,  will be stopping by Bishop Hill, Illinois.  I'll update you

later.  Have a great weekend and Happy Quilting.

                                                                        Carol

New Books

If it's bags you love, you will love this book.

Great looking and usable bags.

$14.99

Autumn Gatherings from Primitive Gatherings

$27.00

New Fall Issue of

Primitive Quilts and Projects

$8.99

Lori Smith's

Fat Quarter Quilting

21 Great Minature Quilts

$26.99

T-Shirt Quilt and Pillow

My latest T-shirt quilt.  I think this makes 10 now that

I have made.  This style is my favorite.

New Fabric Group

Free Spirit Collection

How Cute....

The newest member of True Kentucky

She was visiting me on Friday while laying

out quilt blocks.

She only weighs 9 ozs.

Isn't she cute....

Congratulations

Congratulation's

Barb Dawson of E'town

Winner of the Christmas Fat Quarter Pack

during are Christmas in July Sale

Happy Quilting

Carol

Pumpkin Patch

PUMPKIN PATCH

This pattern includes all 3 Pumpkins.

5 Fat Quarters are needed to make

mulitable Pumpkins and green fabric or felt for leaves.

Kits are available for $25.99.

(includes pattern and Fat Quarters)

Fall and Halloween

All Fall and Halloween fabrics will be on Sale

(Christmas fabrics also)

25 - 40 % off

Sale starts Wed. July 25th - Aug. 4th

Happy Quilting,

Carol



Christmas Challenge 2012

        Christmas Challenge 2012



Make a Christmas Quilted wall hanging and enter it
in this quilt challenge.  The quilted wall hanging can
also be one you already have but, must be one you made.

Quilted wall hanging can be no larger than 160"
(total inches around) and must be a Christmas design.

Bring quilt into Pinwheel Quilting by Saturday Oct. 13th.
Quilts will be displayed until Dec. 1st.  During this time
visitors will be able to vote for their favorite.  Cost is
$1.00 and the money goes toward a gift certificate.  The
quilt with the most votes will win a gift certificate to

Pinwheel Quilting Quilt Shop
452 East Main Street
Glendale,  KY
502-457-0007

Can't wait to see all of your designs.
Happy Quilting,
Carol

Chriatmas in July Sale

Christmas in July Sale

July 25th - Aug. 4th

All Christmas and Fall Fabrics

25% off

Register for Fat Quarter Giveaway

Daily Specials

Hours: Wed. - Thur.   11-5

Fri. - Sat.   11-6

Pinwheel Quilting

452 East Main Street

Glendale, KY

Today Only

Fat Quarter Sale

Today Only

ALL FAT QUARTERS

10 for $20

Jion us today during our

Barbecue and Chili Fest and Contest

Glendale,  KY

Hours today are 10am - 6pm

Great Saturday Morning

Good morning everyone, what a great summer morning.  It's the 3rd Saturday in July,
and here Glendale, KY  that can only mean Barbecue, Arts and crafts, kids zone and
lots of family fun.  Hope you get a chance to join us today.
Until next time.  Have a great weekend, Carol

Halloween Basket

This Halloween Basket would be great to put your Treats in.

Made from Auntie too"s pattern, Biscuit Basket.

This basket is made from a Riley Blake Collection.

Fabric and Pattern available.

Kits also available.

Pinwheel Quilting

Glendale, KY

502-457-0007

pinwheelquilting@gmail.com

What a great lesson.......

Today, Meaghan, my niece, was here for a

lesson.  We decided to make a fabric basket.

And how cute did they turn out.  She's having

fun learning to sew.  I can't wait to see what

we do next.  I know it will be fun.......

Happt Quilting,

Carol

"Where's the Patches"

This is my newest pattern "Where's the Patches".

The pattern gives you three measurements.

The one pictured is the middle size

63" x 63".

Kits and Patterns available.

Contact shop for more information.

Happy Quilting

Summertime

Try this summertime project, Country Threads "Bloom".

Great for bringing alittle of the outdoors in.

Brighten up your door or any wall in your home.

Fat Quarter Bundle Winner

Congradulations to Courtney Thompson is the winner of the Fat Quarter Bundle.  Thanks to everyone who wrote a comment on my blog the last 2 weeks.  Look for another givaway soon.
Thanks, Carol

Hot summer days.........

Hope all of you quilter's are taking advantage of this hot weather and doing some quilting in the coolness of you homes.  Happy Quilting...Carol

 This summer has been great for getting

the younger ones into sewing.  My neice wanted to learn and this tote bag is her first project.  Last week she made a top and shorts outfit. She is doing a great job. 

Tomorrow we get to do another project, but we have another twelve year old joinning us.  Can't wait to see what we

decide to do.

I offer Beginning Sewing Classes on the last

Saturday of each month.  Or you can get with me about

a time that works better for you.

What's Your Name Pillows

What's Your Name Pillows

Pillows made to order.  get your pillow for

$28 to $30. Names with 7 letters or more $35.

10 colors to choose from.

Pillows are approx. 14" x 24"



I know you have only seen girl names

but I do alot for boys also.



Barns,Barns,Barns

Barns,Barns,Barns

2012 Block of the Month

Block 6

Now available at the shop Block 6,7 & 8.



"STARS"

"STARS"

Table Runner

Just in time for the 4th of July.

This easy Stars table runner is fast and easy.

Kit comes in a mini Weber Grill and is only $24.99 and

includes pattern.

Pattern available for $7.00.

Contact shop for kit and pattern, 502-457-0007.

Shop hours:  Wed. & Thurs.  11am-5pm.

Fri. & Sat.  11am-6pm.

Supersize "Shoo Fly"

                                                

       Want a super easy quilt to make, this is it, the supersize Shoo Fly quilt.  It is one of the projects in the latest American Patchwork and Quilting magizine.  The one in the magizine is done with bright colored fabrics.  I've been looking for a quilt pattern for the Riley Blake Collection "Tuxedo" and I
have found it.  This white,black and gray quilt as a few changes to the one in the magizine.  Ther are kits available at the Shop for this project in bothe the "Tuxedo" group and also the "Delighted" group.  A group also from Riley Blake and consists of bright colored fabrics.
                                                          www.rileyblakefabrics.com

                                            You can contact the Shop for more information.

Glendale's Spring Fest

We had a great crowd for Spring Fest on Saturday.  Hope you were able to make it.  Beginning with the Pancake breakfast and when I was leaving I could still here the music playing in the park.

We also had a great day in the shop.  I am celebrating my 1st Anniversery.  Congradulations goes to Mary Carney, she is the winner of a bundle of fat quarters.

                                                   

                                                                            

                                                                                         

30's Log Cabin Quilt

Getting ready to send this quilt to

Pennsylvania.

It will be raffled off for the

American Cancer Society.

Hope it raises alot of money.

Country Harvest

"Small Town"

Pattern and Kit now available.

Pattern is $8.oo

and

Kit is $35.99

Quilt Block

It was an exciting day at

Pinwheel Quilting

and

True Kentucky

we got our Quilt block.

If you are down I65 at exit 86 come

check us out.

Pinwheel Quilting

452 East Main Street

Glendale, KY  42740

502-452-0007

Barns Barns Barns Quilt

                                                                             
                                                                              2012
                                                               Barns Barns Barns Quilt
                                                                  Block of the Month

             

                                           The quilt top is done.  After a couple of variations

                                         this is the final product and I love it.  Hope you do to.

                                                                           

                                                                            

                                                                           Block 5

                                                                   Barns Barns Barns

                                                                             2012

                                                                   Block of the Month

                                             Blocks 6, 7, and 8 are also ready if you decide

                                                                      you want them. 

"Easter Eggs" Drawing

Jo Price is this month's winner. She wins the "Easter Eggs" Kit.
Contact the shop for your kit. Thanks to everyone for their comments.

Fabric Easter Basket

Saturday March 24

Isn't this the cutest basket for Easter or anytime.

I will be doing demos on this adorable

Easter Basket made out of fabric.

Learn to make this quick and easy basket.

Demos will be going on through out

the day. 

Store hours on Saturday

11am - 6pm

Barns Barns Barns

2012

Block of the Month

Block 4

Now available in shop.

Pinwheel Quilting

452 East Main Street

P.O. Box 4

Glendale, KY  42740

502-457-0007

pinwheelquilting@gmail.com

Hours:

Wed. & Thurs.     11am - 5pm

Fri. & Sat.            11am - 6pm

Tuesday--Please call if your going to be in Glendale.



Quilter's Day Out

What a day it was.  Had a great day meeting all of the quilters

who came to the day out, ones I new and all my new quilting friends.

What a great time.  I hope to see you all if you get a chance to visit

me at my shop in Glendale, KY.

Barns Barns Barns

2012  Block of the Month

Block 3

Now Available.

"Easter Eggs"

17 1/2" Round Table Quilt

Kits for this Quilt is now available in the Shop.

This Kit is $19.95 and includes everything

except the batting.  Pattern is included.

Now thur March 24, everyone leaving a comment

will be entered in a drawing for this kit.

Happy Quilting,

Carol

"Luck of the Green"

12" x 12"

Small Shamrock Quilt

You will need:

8 Dk. Green Squares   3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

5 Lt. Green Squares    3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

9 Lt. Green Squares    1 1/4" x 1 1/4"

2 Dk. Green Squares             4" x  4"

2 Lt. Green Squares              4'" x  4"

One of the Lt. Green 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares cut down the

center diagonally.  These will be used for the stem block.

Assembly:

Make 4 half square triangles using the Lt. Green and Dk. Green

4" x 4" squares.

With 3 of the Dk. Green 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares place the

         9 Lt. Green 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" squares in 3 of the corners of the Dk. Green squares.            Sew diagonally and trim to a 1/4" seam allowance..

Press toward the corner.





Take 1 of the Dk. Green 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares and the 2 Lt. Green

triangles to make the Shamrock stem.

Place 1 Lt. Green triangle on the Dk. Green square.

Right sides together.

As shown in diagram place triangle 1/2" away from Dk. Green corners.

Stitch 1/4" seam allowance along angled side.  Trim to 1/4" seam

allowance.  Press toward corner.  Repeat with other triangle.

Lay squares out and sew them together.

Trim block to 12 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Layer with batting and backing fabric.

Quilt and bind as desired.

Hope you enjoy the " Luck of the Green"

Barns Barns Barns

Barns Barns Barns

Block of the Month

Block 2

Now available.

Heart of Your Stash

This project can be made with those many scraps we all

have in our stashes.  Hope you enjoy this small one block quilt.

Can also be made with other blocks or multiple Heart blocks

to make a larger quilt of whatever size.

Enjoy!

12" x 12"

Small Heart Quilt

You will need:

2 different printed squares  3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

4 solid squares  1 1/4" x 1 1/4"

2 different printed squares  4" x 4"

2 solid squares  4" x 4"

Make 1 half square triangle using the 4' x 4" squares.

you will need one of each of the prints.

Trim squares to  3 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Place the 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" squares in the upper

corners of the 2  3 1/2" x  3 1/2"squares.

Then sew diagonally (as shown above)

cut a 1/4" seam allowance.

Press corners up making a square.

Now you have your 4 blocks to make you Heart.

Sew blocks together.

Next, add 3 borders.

Border 1 - cut 1" strips

Border 2 - cut 3/4" strips

Border 3 - 2 1/2" strips

Trim squares after adding each border.

Then, trim square to 12 1/2".

Quilt and bind as desired.

I would love to see your quilts when finished.

Share your pictures of your quilts.  We all would love

to see the many different and exciting ways

you decide to do this project.

Pinwheel Quilting

452 Eats Main Street

Glendale, KY  42740

502-457-0007