Quilt Block Holder

Brilliant! I learned this trick at my monthly quilters meeting this morning and I just knew I had to make one! The object is so that you can store your already-made quilt blocks flat and not have to keep ironing them.

So, you need a foam core board, a fastener and some fabric!

You take a 32" piece of fabric. Line up selvage to selvage. You sew it together like a giant pillow case. Figure out which side will need fasteners and sew in before doing the following steps. (I sewed in a button near the bottom and made a hole where it would close on the flap on top.)

Slide in a piece of 15"x15" board and sew a seam at the top of the board.

Leave a space .5-1" and sew another seam.

Slide in second 15"x15" board. Sew a seam at the top if that. Hem up the flap edges and voila!

All ready to store your blocks!

February's Flying Geese

This month's block was a bunch of flying geese, but only one block!

13 down, 51 to go!

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Pasta Sauce & Lasagna

Italian Pasta Sauce (My famous!)

Ingredients:

·         Ground beef or turkey

o   precooked

·         1 chopped onion

·         1 chopped green pepper

·         Handful chopped mushroom

·         1 sliced/ diced zuchini

·         2 cans tomato sauce

·         1 can diced tomatoes

·         2 tbs. Italian seasoning

Directions:Put in freezer bag: meat, onion, pepper, mushrooms and zucchini.

When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 2 cans tomato sauce and 1 can diced tomatoes with the seasonings. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Serve with pasta alone.

OR used as layering sauce for ravioli or lasagna.

Crock Pot Lasagna Ingredients:
·         Pasta Sauce Mix
·         Uncooked lasagna noodles
·         Cottage cheese
·         Shredded mozzarella

Directions:Put in freezer bag: Cook sauce.

 

When you are ready to cook:Starting with a layer of sauce. Then layer noodles, cheese, sauce, noodles, cheese, sauce, until you have filled to max fill line of crock pot. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Cheesy Chicken

Cheesy Chicken
Ingredients:
·         3 chicken breasts
·         1 chopped onion
·         Crm of Chicken Soup
·         1 can corn drained
·         1 c. shredded cheddar
·         rice

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken and onion.

When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with cream of chicken soup. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

At the end, add corn, rice and cheesy and let warm through.

Picture from southern plate.com

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Chicken Pot Pie or Dumplings

Chicken Pot Pie/ Chicken Dumplings

Ingredients:
·         Cubed Chicken
·         1 diced onion
·         1 sm. bag frozen
carrots and peas
·         1 c. celery
·        2 cans Crm of Chick Soupe

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken, peas and carrots, onion and celery.

When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup. Add water to cover.. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Serve with pasta or in pie crust. OR, to make with dumplings, cut store bought biscuits into small pieces and put in the mix with 1 hour left of cooking.

picture from taste of home.com

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Beef & Broccoli

Beef & Broccoli
Ingredients:
·        Cubed beef
·        2 c. broccoli florets
·        1 chopped onion
·        ½ c. teriyaki sauce
·        ½ c. water
Drizzle of honey

Directions:Put in freezer bag: beef, broccoli, and onion.

When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with ½ c. water and ½ c. teriyaki sauce and honey. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Serve over rice or yakisoba type noodles.

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki and Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:
·         3 chicken breasts
·         3 large carrots (chunked)
·         1 red onion (sliced)
·         Handful of cashews
·         ½ c. teriyaki sauce
·         1 c. orange juice

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken, carrots, onion and cashews.

When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 1 c. orange juice and ½ c. teriyaki sauce. Cook on low 6-7 hours or high for 3-4.

Serve over a bed of rice.