Quiltbook Team

Kitten and SunnyByrd came up with the idea of a quilt, and asked that those who wanted a chance at winning a quilt submit a quilt block. This was a chance for folks to unite in a common goal (the quilt) and share our love for finding recipes, cooking/baking, and photographing the results.

Some of the submitters and made quilts before.  Some quilt blocks were made by friends of the submitters.  Kitten took on the responsibility of piecing and sewing all the blocks together. 

January, Christine M, Jgirl, SWchef, 1gdcowgirl, Marianne, Froghopper, yo.mags, AR Support Staff, AmbiBambi, Blazer, Trishie, BroHoe, Steph Canada, Kitten, Deborah B, CindyLepp, PelicanGal, NYJen, Chef Tony, Pam3BoysMama, Skunkee, LisaT, Chicken, SoupLover-Sue, stacey, LynnWoll (AR), geranium, M'Lady, yo.mags, BigShot'sMom, Beatrice, 5thSister, Trishie, Josephine, Christina, gderr/Josephine, mrs. dach, Suzey, TraciB's Kitchen, Scotdog, Maggi, EvinMomof2, ARSupport Staff, Gitano, Shorecook, Mary, LisaT, ChristineM, MuffinPuffin, 1gdcowgirl, Kitten, Sunnybyrd, Smitty, Chef Tony, Pam3BoysMom, BigShot'sMom, Iceemama, Larkspur, kylee, Trishie, patricia3096, Laura D, Suzey, AngieItaliano, gderr by Tie, Cliff4d, Pixie, TIE, Crystal Dash, Pomplemousse, yo.mags, Southerngma, cyndigephart, MrsM (Carla), tahoegirl, Sharyl14, Sueb, Froghopper, Sweetjam, Avon,BevF, Tristan, Avon, Pelicangal, and Nicolemo2  submitted quilt blocks.  Possibly others did, too.  Some spellings were inconsistent in these names, along with punctuation.  Some people are still contributing on AR, others are not, and others no longer retain the name they were known by while the quilt project was under way.

We had hoped that each participant would explain his/her choice of colors, fabrics, and designs.  All the blogs submitted this day are a result of those efforts in the Quilt of 2009.

In mid-September 2010, 5thSister won the quilt!  We hope she treasures the bonds of friendship this quilt was intended to create. 

Deborah B, Trishie, & sueb (The quiltbook team)

Gitano

Gitano (Spanish for Gypsy) - Something about flamenco dancers has always fascinated me, perhaps the flowing, colourful dresses was the inspiration for my sewing creativity! I have always loved to sew...and COOK! and I am thrilled to have stumbled upon Allrecipes and being able to combine my two passions!  Hence, La Gitana Crafts was born between my kitchen and sewing room!  Being able to share recipes / stories in "cyber world" has opened a new door for me and I am grateful to have so many new, wonderful and helpful friends!  So when this idea for the Memory Quilt came up, I just had to participate! Thank you to everyone involved in getting this "idea" to come to fruition!

Nicolemo2

The material I picked was baseball because that's what we do
in our family.  My Fiancé coaches and my kids play.  We love baseball.  I
also picked the marine emblem because this is my first good job.  It gave me
the break I needed to move ahead in life.  My name was chosen because of my
first name of course and I am a mom of 2. Well now since this whole thing
started I'm expecting my third. Now the name is Nicolemo2soon2b3 :)  That's
Kinda it. Hope you enjoy the quilt and the hard work put into it :)

AngieItaliano

My square is a red teddy bear that says FOREVER FRIENDS on it. The reason for choosing this was because that's how I feel about my AR friends. We have all kinds of friends in life, and even though I haven't actually sat down and shared a cup of coffee with anyone on the exchange, I feel that I've made good friends. Friends who don't judge. Friends that I can relate to more often than not. Friends that can lift your spirits when you're feeling down, and friends who can be honest with you, even if sometimes the truth hurts. To me that is what defines friendship. Her's a big Teddy Bear hugs for all my AR friends (((HUGS)))

Here is my Profile info if you want to use any of it..................

I've been married to my hubby for 28 years. We are now empty nesters. Our 2 kids have flown the coop. I've been a stay at home mom, making it easy to perfect our favorite dishes. We love to entertain. Other than my family, my favorite love is cooking, and feeding people gives me great joy.

My favorite things to cook..........................

I love to make authentic Italian dishes but I also love to barbecue. Actually I do all the prep and my hubby does the barbecuing. I also love to make appetizers. I don't do a lot of baking, but my desert specialties for company are tiramisu and deep fried cheesecake(which is too die for).

My cooking triumphs......................

I put on a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres engagement party for my daughter with 50 guests. I love to make appetizers but making fancy little appies was new territory for me. I spent weeks experimenting with different recipes and the whole week before the party making ones that I could freeze. I also never made cocktails before and served up bellinis and crantinis. It just about killed me but the party was a huge success.

My cooking tragedies.........................

Too many to mention but the most memorable was making a butternut squash ravioli using won ton skins for company. I made them during the day stacking them on a platter. When it was time to cook them, they were all stuck together into a blob. It was a disaster.

Kitten

When I was a child, my mom would sit and tell me stories about her quilts. She would unfold the quilt on her bed and tell me about the names on the quilts. On the green quilt there was a block from Mrs. Powers and one from Mrs. Beck and Momma would tell me about my Great Aunt Willie and her block. These quilts were like little people to me. Each almost had it's own personality and the colors and designs made each one different and special in it's own way.

 

Momma told me the church she belonged to, the ladies would, when one of them was married, the others would each make a quilt block and give them to one woman and it was her job to sew the blocks together and make the quilt. Momma said it was a way for the other ladies to tell the one getting married, "We are here for you and if you need us, all you have to do is holler and we'll be here."

 

I've been a member of All Recipes since December of 2007. During that time I have come to think of the other members like my mother explaining her quilts. This lady here, she is pretty funny. Fantastic cook, beautiful dishes and always there if someone had a problem. And this one over here, wow! what an adorable goof. And this one, bless her heart, she does try and sometimes she has a hit but she is constantly improving.

 

I began thinking about how, if we lived closer together this bunch would surely qualify for a quilt. Well, I thought that was as far as it would go. Once I mentioned it in a post and I got a couple of, "Oh, how nice," and a few, " Wouldn't that be a great idea," and that's where it ended. And I thought that's where the idea of the quilt ended.

 

Except for one person. One day I got a shout out from Sunnybyrd. She wanted to know if I was serious about the quilt. Well, sure I was serious but also knew it would be impossible to pull off. Sunny asked me if I wanted to give it a try. So, we put our heads together and came up with some idea and she graciously offered to use her blog to get the word out. I was so surprised, people were really interested.

 

Members started asking questions and all of a sudden, I received our first blocks from Mrs Dach and her daughter, Crystal. I sat here and thought, looking at those two blocks, Good Lord, it's going to happen and I almost cried and said a thank you to the Lord and Momma.

 

Well, a lot of time and space have been covered since that May day and here we are. Like Momma said, "Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we are gonna' have a quilt." The Lord was willing and the creek didn't rise too much and here we are.

 

We have 75 members sending in 120 blocks. That's 75 members each sending in a little bit of themselves to tell the others, "I'm here for you." I always thought the theme for the quilt should be, "We are family, I got all my brothers and sisters with me."

 

And Momma says, when you wrap a quilt around yourself and you feel the warmth it's not warm you are feeling. It's the love that each person sewed into their block that is keeping you warm.

 

And floks, "We ARE family and I've got all my brothers and sisters around me."

 

People kept asking  for advice about their block and their Memory Book page and It came to me, I don't have a block and I haven't even thought about a page .I went to the fabric store and was just looking around for a fabric that said, "Hello -- it's me." I guess I spent half an hour or so going from rack to rack when I saw my fabric. Cats and kittens playing in a flower bed of pink and purple pansies. That was it. That was what I was looking for. And with the kittens on the fabric, did I really have a choice?  So, that's my blocks, me and the kittens.

 

To my All Recipes family, thank you each for just being you. I am proud to say I know each of you. And as for All Recipes itself, I think it is a first rate place, too. Thank you for giving us a place to come and find a shoulder to lean on or for that matter how to cook the one that was on sale.

 

Love you all, Kitten

Jgirl

My AR name is Jgirl and here is a pic of my block.

little about me:  I was born, raised and still reside in PA (approx. 40 miles east of Pittsburgh).  I have a son named Cooper, he has four legs and is furry!!  Aside from spending time with my dog I enjoy cooking and camping/boating.  When going on vacation I like to go somewhere it is warm and the water is crystal blue.  Aside from actual vacations I like to do anything that allows me to spend time with friends.  Since I just started to enjoy cooking about 5 years ago I am far from being an expert and that is why I turn to you folks at AR for advice.  I will bake occasionally but I would much rather cook.  I am a huge fan of kitchen gadgets and have been from many many years.  Long before I began to enjoy cooking I owed almost everything in the Pampered Chef book.  Now, I finally get to put some of the gadgets to good use.

When I am not working or on vacation, I am usually reading the recipe requests or surfing AR.  Thanks fellow AR friends, I enjoy the company.

gderr

Several people made quilt blocks for Gary when Claire had a stroke.  Many prayers were said for this couple and their daughters as they struggled through the ordeal!