Sewing Shorts Outfits

Last week we tie-dyed a t-shirt and 1 yard of fabric to match. Everyone got to pick what color they wanted. Then, hopefully, everyone rinsed and washed their fabric over the weekend.

Remember for our meeting on March 6th (that is THIS FRIDAY COMING UP) to bring:

Sewing Box with:
washed and ironed tie-dyed fabric
pair of shears
tape measure
straight pins in your completed pin cushion
ALSO - bring a pair of scissors to cut paper with!!!

We'll be cutting out your shorts. You DO NOT need to bring your t-shirt. Keep it in a safe place until later this spring.

Here is G with a completed outfit on that Mrs. M made for someone who wasn't able to be at the meeting (gee - wonder who that is???). I wanted everyone to see how awesome they will be when they are done. We will also be embroidering our Thrills & Skills Logo on the t-shirt with green thread using an embroidery machine - under the careful guidance of Mrs. G. So - this outfit isn't REALLY done yet!

Your updated schedules show all these dates - but I want to post them here so you know what they are about...

By April 17th everyone needs to have their outfits done. Then you need to let one of the leaders (Mrs. D or Mrs. M) know if you are going to participate in the CLOTHING EVALUATIONS. They will be on April 27th from 6-8pm, at the County 4H offices downtown . You will be able to let the leaders know WHAT time you would prefer when you register. On April 27th you will need to wear you outfit down to the 4H office - and show it off. Experienced evaluators will judge them on the construction of the garment (as it is seen on you) and how the outfit looks on the individual.

On May 9th - at 10:30 at the Jo-Ann store in Colonie, 4H will have a FASHION REVIEW. This year it is called the A-May-Zing Creations. It is a regional 4-H Fashion Revue and about 75 participants are expected! In order to participate you MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED in the Clothing Evaluation beforehand. Evaluation sheets from 4/27, ribbons and awards will be presented at the Fashion Revue.

After this, if you want to, you may also participate in the Fashion Revue at the Schaghticoke Fair.

Bread Making -

We learned all about YEAST BREAD a couple of weeks ago. We learned that the water had to be JUST the right temperature - that you have to measure the ingredients EXACTLY - and be careful not to add TOO much or TOO little flour! Even the Mom's had fun!
Here are some more Thrills & Skills gals watching their bread go round and round and be kneeded by the mixer! BREAD IS EASY!

Here is everyone with their shaped loaves. The loaves are now ready to go in the frig for 2-24 hours before baking. Surprise - not all yeast bread has to rise in a warm place.

AWESOME JOB EVERYONE!

Here is one YUMMY loaf ready to serve.

And - here are two more loaves. Maybe one should head for the freezer!

Past Meetings

One of everyones favorite things to do is HAVE FUN! We were talking about demonstrations and picking out what kind of cookies to order and sell. Then we started making bread and having kind of a good foolin' around time!
Here is our Treasurer for the day! She is marking who came and how much they paid for their dues. GOOD JOB!

MEETING REMINDER - February 6th

Hi Everyone!

After our monthly business meeting we're going to continue our sewing and macreme. We're also going to delve into the world of YEAST! Come and learn about this fascinating cooking substance and learn how to make REFRIGERATOR BREAD!

Yes Mom's and Dad's. You don't need to bake this right away, you don't need to watch it for 2 hours..... this is miracle bread.

Kids will all take home 1/2 loaf worth of dough formed into a loaf, placed on a cookie sheet, oiled and covered in saran wrap. When you get home, simply refrigerate for as long as 24 hours. It'll be just fine for breakfast OR dinner Saturday!

45 minutes before you want warm crusty french bread.

1. Take bread out of frig and carefully remove wrap
2. Preheat oven to 400F
3. Place in relativly warm place (not the oven yet) and let bread come to room temperature for 20 minutes
4. slash top with sharp knife in 4 to 5 places
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. OPTIONAL: remove from oven and brush with beaten egg white & 1T cold water - return for 5 more minutes. This makes a gorgeous brown crust.....

If you like this - check back next week - I'll post the recipe! Watch out - you might get hooked on YEAST!

Macreme and Plants

We had a fun meeting on the 9th. Be sure and try to work on your Macreme Plant Hangers a bit before the next meeting. Call or e-mail if you need another pair of Jute Cords to do another section! Here is "C" doing a great job with her Mom helping keep the cords straight!
And - here is our b'day girl "K" with her Mom and little sis doing their best to help out.

And look at "A" go with Dad! Good job! I cant wait to see how these all look in 2 weeks!

And "E" - she and her Mom have this figured out. It'll be done in no time.

We also worked on learning how to pot up our Pothos cuttings from September. Here Mrs. D demonstrates just how much soil to put in the pot before the cuttings. We made pretty pots for them too. They should grow a lot before the fair. Good Job everyone!

Remember to Keep them watered - but not floating!

January 9th Meeting Reminder

Hi Everyone:

HAPPY NEW YEAR - and welcome back to those we haven't seen in awhile!

Please bring a batch of cookies to send to IRAQ! Check out the sidebar for other important things to remember for the meeting.

As I mentioned in e-mail - - here come some details for Friday night! We will be decorating a pot for rooted plants, learning how to pot it (and taking materials home to do it there - plants too tender to take outside this time of year!) and start a Macreme Plant Hanger. We will work on the plant hanger over the next several meetings. IF there is time, we can also begin our pin-cushions. The 2nd meeting of January will be a busy meeting - continuing to work on these projects! If you're unable to attend this Friday - try to set up a date with Mrs. M or Mrs. D to get started!

I have two patterns to use for the Macreme hangers. One a TRUE macreme - and another more of a knotting project for those that can't or don't want to get into macrame. This easier project will be done in 1-2 meetings. Try to have an idea of which project you want to do on Friday - and we'll divide the Thrills & Skillsers into two project areas!

Each of the projects takes about 50 yards of jute. We are asking each member to bring $3 extra dues to offset the cost of these materials, the pots and potting soil. Thanks. These are all items that can be individually judged at the Schagitoke Fair in August - - the plant, the pot, the hanger... If completed and entered, you are very likely to WIN your material cost back!

PINCUSHION Design

This is what our pincushion tops are going to look like. Mrs. G. has done these up on her embroidery machine on a variety of felt colors. I THINK most of the thread will be 4H GREEN! They will look even more awesome after you all do some blanket stitching around them and stuff them!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years Celebration. Don't forget we meet NEXT FRIDAY, January 9th (someone's birthday BTW - and she can bring snack if SHE wants to). We will meet at the school at 7PM. See sidebar for list of things to bring.

See ya!

Mrs. M.