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    Search: Posts Made By: MillieH
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    Forum: Recipes
    05-04-2013, 08:43 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 2,805
    Posted By MillieH

    I did crab mornay served over/in puff pastry...

    I did crab mornay served over/in puff pastry shells and a fruit salad for a luncheon, with a choice of pies for dessert. It was a hit--but the crab mornay is a bit expensive if you are having to...
    Forum: Recipes
    12-10-2012, 10:39 AM
    Replies: 22
    Views: 4,927
    Posted By MillieH

    I had a bunch of apples on hand last year, so I...

    I had a bunch of apples on hand last year, so I made a Waldorf salad and took half of it to my son and DIL's. She'd never had or seen Waldorf salad before, and it has become one of her favorites. ...
    Forum: Main
    12-07-2012, 10:58 AM
    Replies: 40
    Views: 7,824
    Posted By MillieH

    I've had good luck with a solution of Cascade...

    I've had good luck with a solution of Cascade (powdered original kind) and Dawn dishwashing liquid (original) disolved in hot water and left to soak for several hours or overnight.
    Forum: Main
    12-07-2012, 10:30 AM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 6,767
    Posted By MillieH

    Use your printer/copier and the chart provided in...

    Use your printer/copier and the chart provided in the site below to make it as easy as pushing a button:

    http://www.thequiltedsnail.com/scale.html
    Forum: Recipes
    12-04-2012, 12:48 PM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 3,514
    Posted By MillieH

    I'm a real soup lover. Thank goodness DH likes...

    I'm a real soup lover. Thank goodness DH likes soup, too. I have a good recipe for a leftover ham soup, but this one looks so quick and easy I must try it.

    Many of my specialty soups use...
    Forum: Main
    12-04-2012, 10:23 AM
    Replies: 31
    Views: 9,513
    Posted By MillieH

    If using purchased jelly rolls, this can be an...

    If using purchased jelly rolls, this can be an expensive quilt top. However, it's a great stash buster quilt top. One good thing is all those scraps you thought were ugly, when cut and sewn into...
    Forum: Main
    11-28-2012, 05:20 PM
    Replies: 37
    Views: 8,215
    Posted By MillieH

    Color values are key to the success of this...

    Color values are key to the success of this pattern. This is the time to use your very lightest (white, ivory, etc.) with your darkest prints and/or solids. But maybe that's just me....
    Forum: Main
    11-25-2012, 10:54 AM
    Replies: 280
    Views: 23,694
    Posted By MillieH

    As soon as the yardage I just ordered arrives,...

    As soon as the yardage I just ordered arrives, I'll join you.
    Forum: Main
    11-15-2012, 08:00 AM
    Replies: 95
    Views: 11,847
    Posted By MillieH

    With me it's not a favorite pattern as much as a...

    With me it's not a favorite pattern as much as a favorite theme. I love star blocks and usually have one in progress for hand piecing on trips.After one hurricane (Louisiana) when our power was out...
    Forum: Main
    11-07-2012, 12:02 PM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 6,220
    Posted By MillieH

    To be on the safe side, cover the printed area...

    To be on the safe side, cover the printed area with freezer paper first.
    Forum: Main
    10-14-2012, 10:13 AM
    Replies: 171
    Views: 19,814
    Posted By MillieH

    So clever--and in you and your daughter's case,...

    So clever--and in you and your daughter's case, so personal.
    Forum: Main
    10-11-2012, 06:38 PM
    Replies: 421
    Views: 117,690
    Posted By MillieH

    Thanks, Valarie Ann, for introducing this...

    Thanks, Valarie Ann, for introducing this question. The responses have been quite interesting and may save others of us a lot of money on gadgets that don't work.
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    10-06-2012, 10:34 AM
    Replies: 57
    Views: 5,593
    Posted By MillieH

    Up North said: Now the kookaburra song is...

    Up North said: Now the kookaburra song is flitting through my head!!

    Wonder how many of us that happened to as we read this?
    Forum: Pictures
    10-04-2012, 10:30 AM
    Replies: 60
    Views: 9,459
    Posted By MillieH

    I love it! Looks like a good project for quick...

    I love it! Looks like a good project for quick gifts, too.
    Forum: Main
    10-04-2012, 10:01 AM
    Replies: 52
    Views: 10,464
    Posted By MillieH

    Angel Babies

    Diannia, I'd be happy to go through my stash and send you fabrics with a tactile quality to help you have more variety to the parts of each angel --no charge for fabrics or postage. No doubt others...
    Forum: Links and Resources
    09-30-2012, 09:25 AM
    Replies: 13
    Views: 4,608
    Posted By MillieH

    Google for "increase decrease patterns" and get a...

    Google for "increase decrease patterns" and get a chart with instructions for using a scanner to make a pattern any size you want it.
    Forum: Pictures
    09-24-2012, 08:57 AM
    Replies: 153
    Views: 56,127
    Posted By MillieH

    How clever!

    How clever!
    Forum: Pictures
    09-20-2012, 07:53 PM
    Replies: 54
    Views: 9,526
    Posted By MillieH

    Perhaps this pattern should be called the...

    Perhaps this pattern should be called the Football Star. You finished it during a game, and I hand-pieced some 50 or more 12" blocks of the same pattern on road trips to watch our son play football...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    09-19-2012, 01:07 PM
    Replies: 150
    Views: 12,503
    Posted By MillieH

    I'd always thought I'd like to be called Mimi,...

    I'd always thought I'd like to be called Mimi, but my DIL's favorite grandmother was "Mimi" to her, and she died just before my first grandchild was born. I just couldn't ask to take her name so...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    09-19-2012, 12:57 PM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 4,755
    Posted By MillieH

    My DIL and my MIL taught elementary students. I...

    My DIL and my MIL taught elementary students. I saw many of their teacher gifts in their next yard sale. I taught high school students, and they didn't usually give gifts--and that was fine with me.
    Forum: Main
    09-19-2012, 12:30 PM
    Replies: 32
    Views: 9,748
    Posted By MillieH

    I'm frugal. I used old bath towels (frayed...

    I'm frugal. I used old bath towels (frayed edges) and cut bibs from the good part when my boys were little. I bound (bias tape) or zigzag-stitched the edges. These laundered well and dried quickly...
    Forum: Main
    09-19-2012, 12:07 PM
    Replies: 119
    Views: 51,059
    Posted By MillieH

    I've done this, but I just used fleece fabric and...

    I've done this, but I just used fleece fabric and bound it with ready-made binding. Fleece won't fray and doesn't have to be bound, but it holds up better in the laundry if bound. It's light-weight...
    Forum: General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    09-18-2012, 05:13 PM
    Replies: 20
    Views: 7,508
    Posted By MillieH

    To restore vintage white fabrics before putting...

    To restore vintage white fabrics before putting them in my antique booth, I soak them in a mixture of hot water, Cascade (original, granular type) and regular Dawn dish detergent. I also used this...
    Forum: Main
    09-03-2012, 10:23 AM
    Replies: 59
    Views: 10,201
    Posted By MillieH

    Potholders or casserole carriers (for those...

    Potholders or casserole carriers (for those church potluck dinners).
    Forum: Main
    09-03-2012, 10:06 AM
    Replies: 43
    Views: 12,327
    Posted By MillieH

    I've had mine 8 or 9 years. I love it! It's...

    I've had mine 8 or 9 years. I love it! It's never needed any kind of repair. I does everything I need and more, so I've never had a "yen" to get a new machine.
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