Time for another Roll Call?

My recipe's not special either - the trick is the ingredients. It helps to
have seriously ripe bananas. I toast my pecans and I add a 'scant'
teaspooon of fine vanilla. If you are unable to ripen bananas (remembering
the years when we homed bottomless pit teenagers), a couple of jars of baby
food bananas will do. Polly

"Julia in MN" wrote in message
...
Nothing too special about this one -- it's straight out of the Betty
Crocker cookbook -- but I do get compliments on it
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeID=35305&Source=SearchResultPage

Julia in MN
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Gen wrote:
sounds like it might be the time to share these killer banana bread
recipes. Please
Gen

"Paulette" wrote in message
...
Though I mostly lurk here, I do chat with a few members and read darn
near
And Polly, I too make a killer banana bread.
paulette in WV

Hey Steph,

I'm in Marin

StephM wrote:
StephM had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/quilting/Re-...all-87112-.htm
:
Hi! I joined the group a few days ago and what perfect timing – I’m
getting to meet you all through the roll call thread!

I just began quilting this month - taking a 5 week class at a local quilt
shop and Love it. My Mom has been quilting forever and I grew up with
it…finally got bitten by the bug myself. I really enjoy cross stitching
and been doing it on and off for over 20 years.

I live in the San Francisco Bay area, was raised in upstate New York. I
just moved in with my partner (DP? – not married yet!) We share our home
with two awesome cats. DP is in art school, loves video games, thinks my
quilting is great and he has a very cute British accent. George is a dark
tabby that I bottle raised and is my baby boy and Bean is a brown ticked,
blue-eyed feline queen. From the posts I see that QI refers to loved
fur-balls but what does it stand for?

This seems like a great group – I’m having a great time reading!!

Steph


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Kamalaleah wrote:

I'll go next. My name is Tamara and live in Northern California with my
QI, Marshmallow DA Bunny. I am also retired and loving it. Not the
reason I retired, three shoulder surgeries in less than a year and a
half but love being able to do what I want when. Plus having time to
spend with my folks. I feel very lucky to have such great parents that
are good health and fun to be around. I must have done something right
in raising them

My Grandparents (Dad's parents) were tailors from the old country
(Russia. I remember my Mom making what I called three arm hole dresses
for my sister and me when were little. I still have the pattern she
used
to make the dresses. I took up quilting about 8 years ago after sewing
for years. I guess sewing is in my blood. I still like cross stitch. I
sometimes teach quilting classes at my local quilt store. LOVE dark
chocolate!!! The only reason I have a kitchen is it came with the
house.

Tamara


Sally Swindells wrote:
As Cornwoman wrote 'Now I want to
know more about each of you! Please tell!!

and we seem to have a flurry of new posters, is it time for a
general
Roll Call, so that newbies can see who we all are.

So here is mine:

Retired to the Suffolk coast in England from Nottingham in 2001,
so of
advancing years!


Two big children, neither still at home. Richard 33 has lived with
his
girlfriend and her three children for 5 years so it seems pretty
permanent. He works in computers (thank goodness!). Rachel is 37
and
lives with her husband Tim, an airline pilot, in central England.
She
has her own Personal Training business, but I think she has given
up
having a beautifully slim and fit mother!

DH Mike is into ornithology in a big way - birdwatches, rings
birds for
migration stats, does conservation work, so I am left to stitch!
(and
garden).


QI Inspector No 1 is Hodge who is a white cat with a grey tabby
mask,
hat, cloak and tail. He is assisted by 2 year old Mia (who is
black and
white and would rather be doing other things), and her brother
Kiwi who
shows great promise. Kiwi was supposed to be all black, hence his
name
the New Zealanders will understand. However, he is a bit of a
clown so
grows a long very fluffy brownish coat for winter, with a big
mane like a lion and an enormous tail. He retains his pitch black
face and legs though! In the summer he is black and short haired
and
looks considerably smaller.


Have sewed for ever, lots of embroidery, but only started quilting
about
6 years ago when my sister died and left me her board, rotary
cutter,
lots of bits and pieces and small stash. She only had one or two
things
unfinished but I thought I would learn to use the board and cutter
so I
could finish her things properly. However.... the stash has grown
and so
has the pile of UFOs - and I seldom embroider!


I've just had a sort out of my Webshots, so its fairly up to date.
At
the moment I am concentrating on the 'Singing the Blues' and have
spent
the evening appliqueing leaves - lots and lots of leaves!


Chocolate - officially nil as I am dieting, but ........ (Personal

Trainer is too far away to see!).


So .. open to everyone else!







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Hi Morag, Jo and anyone else in Scotland!

I'll be in Stirling from Thursday 7 Feb to Sunday 17
Feb.......................want to meet up?

Megwen

"Morag in Scotland" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I am Morag, almost 36 and live just outside Glasgow in Scotland with my
husband and two children who are almost 5, and 2 and a half. I am
expecting my third and FINAL baby early in June, and it's another boy.

I work part time from home as a researcher, which I fit around the kids
and the other stuff I do. I am treasurer for my son's playgroup, and I
also answer calls on a breastfeeding helpline.

We don't have any furries in this house, I am quite allergic to most
animals so we have two goldfish which the children have named Sportacus
and Stephanie. Neither fish seems impressed with sewn objects.

I have always knitted, sewed and cross stitched and although I am very
much still a beginner I find it very relaxing and love making unique gifts
for friends who keep having babies!

morag

Here is "my" banana bread recipe. I make the muffins more often than bread.

3/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. oil (I melt butter Crisco)
2 eggs 2 (or more) c. banana
1-3/4 c. sifted flour 2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt

Combine salt, flour, baking powder and soda. In separate bowl mix sugar,
oil, eggs and beat till frothy, add bananas. Fold into flour mix. Grease
bread pan. Bake @ 325 for 1 hour. For muffins, 375 for 25-30 minutes.

Hi Steph!
So glad you joined us. While I am sure your class is wonderful, I want to
remind you that this group has a treasure load of knowledge, and can answer
questions 24/7. So, now and in weeks and months to come, remember that there
are lots of talented quilters here to help you get going in this mad,
wonderful, exciting art.

Now, I'd just like to say Welcome to the Land of RCTQ. We have fun
here, no moderator, no rules. The only thing you really need to know is that
it is very wise to have your chocolate vetted. Just send a pound or two to
the Office of the Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ, which is in my Palace
here in Virginia. I will test and taste and report back via email. You don't
have to thank me ... this is my unselfish volunteer duty in RCTQ. A tough
job, but someone's gotta do it.

Pat In Virginia/USA

"StephM" wrote in message
m...
StephM had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/quilting/Re-...all-87112-.htm
:
Hi! I joined the group a few days ago and what perfect timing - I'm
getting to meet you all through the roll call thread!

I just began quilting this month - taking a 5 week class at a local quilt
shop and Love it. My Mom has been quilting forever and I grew up with
it.finally got bitten by the bug myself. I really enjoy cross stitching
and been doing it on and off for over 20 years.

I live in the San Francisco Bay area, was raised in upstate New York. I
just moved in with my partner (DP? - not married yet!) We share our home
with two awesome cats. DP is in art school, loves video games, thinks my
quilting is great and he has a very cute British accent. George is a dark
tabby that I bottle raised and is my baby boy and Bean is a brown ticked,
blue-eyed feline queen. From the posts I see that QI refers to loved
fur-balls but what does it stand for?

This seems like a great group - I'm having a great time reading!!

Polly Esther wrote:
It seems to me that sweet Cubbe didn't particularly care for your
arrangement. Sort of looks like she gave it a swift kick before she made
herself comfortable. Polly


Exactly right. The squares had been arranged in rows of green, blue,
purple and red. If you look, you can see that the purples got kicked
aside in the final flumpf onto the floor. I've been a collector of 5"
charms for the longest time. I no longer remember what those particular
ones were doing on the floor. Nor do I recall where the blocks on the
corkboard are at the moment. I'm pretty sure they haven't made it into
a quilt.


Cubbe is a dainty dog, catlike in her habits. So the picture is an
unusual one. She only rarely lies down in the sewing studio so I took
it as a special compliment that she chose to lie on the fabric that day.


--Lia

http://www.julia.rocky-dog.com/ACubbeonStash.jpg

Now, there's a brilliant idea from Pauline that I hope you all read and
committed to memory. Her DH thought her SM was noisy and urged her to buy a
new one. ??? Yesssss. There's a tiny amplifier here used for music
making. Wonder if there's a way to persuade it to make my sweet quiet
Berninas sound like chain saws?. Hmmm. Polly

"Pauline" wroteI am 58 years old. I started sewing garments when I was
about 13 years old.
I continued sewing off & on, but as I got older & had demanding jobs, it
was less & less. About 7 years ago, I pulled the machine out & started
making skirts. DH thought my old Singer Genie was too noisy & perhaps I
should have a new "quieter" machine. The store I bought my machine from
teaches a variety of classes. One of the classes offered at the time was
a "stack & slash" style quilt. It was in beautiful bright colors. I
thought quilts were only made in drab, dark colors, so this caught my eye.
The instructor was in the store at the time & assured me a beginner could
make this quilt. I left the store with my new Viking No.1+ and signed up
for the quilt class.

I haven't looked back since then. DH says he has no one else to blame,
but himself for complaining about my noisy Singer Genie. If he had just
kept quiet, who knows when I would have discovered quilting.

I am married to my 2nd (& last) husband. We have been married 14 years -
we lived together for about 10 years before getting married. We actually
met when I was 16 years old, but lost touch for several years - we never
dated when I was a teenager.

We have 1 QI, a 3 year old Brittany who we are working on spoiling rotten.
He is the love of our lives. We have no children.

DH & I are both retired - he retired at 50 & I guess I retired at 50 also.
When I was released to go back to work, after being ill for one year, DH
thought it would be nice if we could both be retired. Who am I to fight
with good common sense!

We live in the SF Bay Area - we've considered relocating, but can't seem
to find anyplace we think is as nice as where we live, so I guess we're
staying, especially after all the work we have been doing to our house.

DH took up woodturning when he retired & quite enjoys it. He has sold
many pieces & is currently assisting teaching a beginner woodturning class
at the local Adult Ed.

I take lots of classes (too many UFO's now) & I'm very active in my Guild.
I also volunteer for the Tax Aide Program of Contra Costa (sponsored by
IRS & AARP).

Oh - & I just got a brand new car last week. It's a Buick Enclave & I'm
in love with this car. Anyone want me to deliver fat quarters to them? -
I'll go anywhere in this car

Microphone + Windows Media Editor (or whatever audio editing app you choose)
= new SM? Awesome!!

Won't work in my case, though ... years of being a helicopter pilot has
practically deafened hubby. He'd have a hard time hearing a bomb explode. :
/

Though it's selective - the man can't hear a knock at the door, Buddy
barking his poor noggin off, or the burglar alarm in the same room he's
sitting in, but he can hear a Reeses cup wrapper being opened 3 rooms away.
Go figure.

--
Connie
http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Now, there's a brilliant idea from Pauline that I hope you all read and
committed to memory. Her DH thought her SM was noisy and urged her to buy
a
new one. ??? Yesssss. There's a tiny amplifier here used for music
making. Wonder if there's a way to persuade it to make my sweet quiet
Berninas sound like chain saws?. Hmmm. Polly

"Pauline" wroteI am 58 years old. I started sewing garments when I was
about 13 years old.
I continued sewing off & on, but as I got older & had demanding jobs, it
was less & less. About 7 years ago, I pulled the machine out & started
making skirts. DH thought my old Singer Genie was too noisy & perhaps I
should have a new "quieter" machine. The store I bought my machine from
teaches a variety of classes. One of the classes offered at the time
was
a "stack & slash" style quilt. It was in beautiful bright colors. I
thought quilts were only made in drab, dark colors, so this caught my
eye.
The instructor was in the store at the time & assured me a beginner
could
make this quilt. I left the store with my new Viking No.1+ and signed up
for the quilt class.

I haven't looked back since then. DH says he has no one else to blame,
but himself for complaining about my noisy Singer Genie. If he had just
kept quiet, who knows when I would have discovered quilting.

I am married to my 2nd (& last) husband. We have been married 14
years -
we lived together for about 10 years before getting married. We
actually
met when I was 16 years old, but lost touch for several years - we never
dated when I was a teenager.

We have 1 QI, a 3 year old Brittany who we are working on spoiling
rotten.
He is the love of our lives. We have no children.

DH & I are both retired - he retired at 50 & I guess I retired at 50
also.
When I was released to go back to work, after being ill for one year, DH
thought it would be nice if we could both be retired. Who am I to fight
with good common sense!

We live in the SF Bay Area - we've considered relocating, but can't seem
to find anyplace we think is as nice as where we live, so I guess we're
staying, especially after all the work we have been doing to our house.

DH took up woodturning when he retired & quite enjoys it. He has sold
many pieces & is currently assisting teaching a beginner woodturning
class
at the local Adult Ed.

I take lots of classes (too many UFO's now) & I'm very active in my
Guild.
I also volunteer for the Tax Aide Program of Contra Costa (sponsored by
IRS & AARP).

Oh - & I just got a brand new car last week. It's a Buick Enclave & I'm
in love with this car. Anyone want me to deliver fat quarters to
them? -
I'll go anywhere in this car

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen and anyone else who is quilting at the RCTQ Cyber
Frame!

My name is Pat and I live in Virginia. My quilt making taste is all over the
place. I prefer piecing but do enjoy some machine appliqué. I like
traditional patterns, but insist on adding my personal update. Mostly, I
like to use cheerful colors, very often using odd combinations. There are no
animals here, but I have several non quilting friends who love to check out
my new projects. I also have a bunch of quilting friends, in a few bees. One
bee meets for the purpose of making a Quilt of Valor every month. That is
very rewarding, and fun too!

All for now, Pat in Virginia

I'm Megwen aged 57, (now how did I get that old?!!) from Bath,
England. DH of 32 years, no children but 3 nieces (21, 18, 6)and 1
nephew (8) who I spoil on a regular basis. No QIs either. Work full
time playing with computers, how they have changed in the last 39
years!

I'm happy piecing tops but as yet I've not enough courage to quilt, so
I'm making a pile of tops instead.