Grandma's Craft Day - Making English Muffins

English Muffins

1 cup warm water

2 Tbs. sugar

1 Tbs. yeast

1 cup scalded milk

¼ cup butter

1 tsp. salt

4 to 5 cups flour

Cornmeal

Mix water, sugar & yeast and let sit for 5 minutes while yeast grows. Add butter to scalded milk and melt. Add salt to dough with milk and butter. Put half the flour in and mix with a spoon. Gradually add more flour and mix. When the dough is too hard to stir knead by hand as you sprinkle more flour in. Knead until dough is soft but not sticky. Cover with a soft cloth and let rise until double in bulk. Roll half the dough onto cornmeal to ½ inch thickness and cut with a large cookie cutter or can. Set them on a tray to raise. Put a little olive oil on a griddle or electric frying pan and heat to about 250*. Cook muffins on top and turn once. Total cooking time about 15 minutes. Do not bake.

Velda's Craft Day - Making Aprons

Our group is getting smaller and smaller. Curious to see if it will still happen if one more person moves away!

Apron

1 ¼ yard of 2 contrasting fabrics—makes 4 aprons

Cut 2 squares approximately 22” wide and long removing the selvages. (I cut the fabric down the middle lengthwise first.) Cut 4 strips 4” X 22”. Cut 2 triangles 6” on two sides. Cut 2 small rectangles 4” X 5”. Cut 6 strips 2” X 22”. Cut 2 6” squares for the pockets and trim each side up 1 ½ inch to make point in the middle bottom of the pocket. (Repeat all of this in the contrasting fabric.) One large button is needed for each apron as well as 1 package of medium rick rack of the same color. All seams are 1/4 " with no cut off on the serger.

1. Serge a small 4X5” piece to a long 4” piece.

2. Serge the other long 4” piece to one edge of large square of contrasting fabric. Then serge the first 4”long piece to the side next to the other one so the contrasting fabric makes a “V” on the edges of the 22” piece. Trim to make square.

3. Serge the long edge of the large triangle and the top of the pocket. These should be of the contrasting fabric.

4. Place the triangle on the large square (right sides together) and stitch ¼ inch from the edge on 2 sides. Serge all around the large square and then turn the triangle and press.

5. Attach rick rack to the two sides of the triangle and along the “V” where the two fabrics meet at the bottom and also on the top of the pocket.

6. Stitch down the long edge of the triangle so it doesn’t move. Fold over and press.

7. Fold all edges of the pocket and press. Then center it and attach it to the apron.

8. Fold all edges under and stitch about ¼ " all around the apron.

9. Stitch long strips together and turn and press to make the neck and side straps. Cut to fit neck making sure you can get your head through the hole and attach to top of apron. Attach the ties to the sides about 5 inches up from the border seam. Sew on button.

Kori's Craft Day - Christmas Gift Tags and Appetizers

If you have any questions on how to do any of these crafty ideas, please contact the person who held the craft day. I didn't get instructions for all craft days.

Kori had Christmas wrappings plus two different dips -- one sweet and one artichoke.

Grandma's Craft Day - Holiday Boxes

Misty's Craft Day - Hand Towels

Surprisingly Melinda was in town and was able to make it to this craft day! Isn't Melinda's witch adorable?

Cathy's Craft Day - Gift Boxes and Magnetic Boards

ADORABLE!

Velda's Craft Day - Springville Art Museum