With fall upon us and winter around the corner – and good heavens should I forget …  FOOTBALL SEASON!!! … our Brigham Young University and University of Utah collegiate flannels, cotton prints and fleece prints are becoming very popular here at LDS Fabric!   Presently we have twelve different BYU and U of U products.

Sykel Enterprises (www.sykelenterprises.com) is the manufacturer of these high quality collegiate lines of “licensed” fleece, cottons and flannels.  The word “licensed” means in part that the manufacturer doesn’t allow private parties (you and I) to produce products with these licensed fabrics and sell them commercially.  It has to do with copyright infringement and trademark branding.  LDS Fabric will continue to stock these BYU fabric and U of U prints for same or next day shipping.  Hopefully our BYU and UTE fans will be well pleased with our selection and great prices.

You can visit these prints at our link http://ldsfabric.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_83

I’m going to share one of my best ‘tried and true’ pie recipes with you.  This is one of those special pies and it is fast and easy. 
I call it Chocolate Truffle Pie…

1 baked pie crust OR pre-made graham cracker crust
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs or pasteurized eggs or egg beaters

• Melt chips and set aside to cool.
• Cream butter and sugar until very fluffy
• Add vanilla and melted chips
• Add eggs (cold from fridge), one at a time, beating vigorously after each egg.
• Pour into pie shell and smooth on top.  (Can be frozen)
• Serve with whipped cream and chocolate shaves or sprinkles.

This pie takes about 15 minutes to make (not including crust) and must be chilled for about 2-3 hours and must be served cold!  Its a real winner!
Bon Appetite!

OK… I know I probably sound bias, but I have to be completely honest and say that our two new Young Women LDS Fabric prints are probably my new favorites.  They are absolutely nothing less than SUPER COOL!!   They just arrived and I’m tickled ‘green’ to recommend them.  Right now they come in a double brushed 100% cotton flannel (full 44″/45″ width) but in early fall we will have the same prints in our cotton print line-up.  They are very popular and I assume that will stay the case…

“Young Women Values“ showcases the Young Womens Values in printed words of Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works and Integrity sprinkled among a happy and energetic floral arrangement.  We have some great matching colors for this series.
“Young Women” shows an adorable young woman with matching flowers accented with bee’s a buzzing and an iconic small red and white checker-square which shows the words “Young Woman” with a heart in the middle of the words.  Just too cute and a big recommend from Kathleen!

Oh Boy… I have been so busy posting new patterns I think my fingers are going to wear out!  I am happy to report that we are posting new products and patterns on our LDS Fabric website.  Lots of them!

I am very selective which ones I will carry.  Many of these I have already made myself.  Several I have not made but have personally reviewed them for their quality and interest.  There are some real great patterns for beginners and NO ONE should feel intimidated so as to not venture forth and dive into a quilt pattern!!!

A New Trend?
A new trend that I think I’m picking up on among quilters is that many are wanting a quilt pattern that allows them lower time commitment to make but yet produce a great look and feel.  The time-factor of making the quilt seems to be at the core of this challenge.  We have too little time and high expectations!   This reminds me of a story I heard once by Elder L. Tom Perry when he was visiting our stake conference as our visitor…  It seems he was visiting at one of his children’s homes one day and while looking at the family calendar posted on the wall, he said he saw how full it was with all sorts of activities.  Everyone was going in every direction… and he picked up a pencil and started to erase.  His point was that we are putting too many activities into our daily routines and need to simplify…    With regards to quilting, there are indeed many wonderful prints that lend itself to being fairly fast with great results.  I have posted some of those patterns for the over-stressed and over-extended!  Better to have two completed quilts – than ten unfinished ones…   Call me if you need a recommendation!   Bon Appetite!

I am pleased to announce the new arrival of our first three LDS themed cotton prints.  We have named them “Zion’s Daughters”; “Sons of Helaman” and “I Hope They Call Me On A Mission”.   These are high quality 100% cotton prints which I am sure anyone will be pleased with.  These are the first of several cottons in the LDS Fabric line up.

We launched our website at the beginning of last April, however most of our fabric was in flannel.  Indeed flannel has its wonderful place, but the addition of cotton prints have always been part of our plan.  Now finally they are starting to arrive.  In the months ahead you will see many more…  A lovely Book of Mormon line up is due this coming fall.  You will see some of our existing flannel patterns become available in cotton print also, as well as many new prints which include:

• Book of Mormon series
• Young Woman and Young Woman Values
• Noah’s Ark series
• Scouting l and Scouting II
• Fairy series
• Two wonderful Nativity prints for Christmas
• Cowboy series
• And a very exciting Pirate series in cotton

These and many more will be arriving throughout the year.

Our oldest son had just left to serve on his mission in Mississippi. I was so happy to finally have our son on a mission. My friends forgot to tell me how much I would miss him…  There I was in the dairy section of Safeway, crying my eyes out thinking about my missionary in the MTC. Right there next to the milk I came up with an idea and off to the fabric store I went.  I made him a simple but beautiful missionary quilt – 8 inch squares, and only two fabrics. One was a printed pattern the other a coordinating solid fabric. It was a simple patchwork quilt. In the solid squares I embroidered things like – “Called to Serve; ” Elder Jensen; ” We love you”;  Mississippi Jackson Mission” … things like that.  As he left the MTC it was waiting for him when he arrived at the new mission home in Jackson. He said it was like a big hug from home all the nights on his mission. That was exactly the feelings we were hoping he would have.

Being a little older and wiser my second missionary quilt was done six months before our second son was called. I tucked it into his suitcase as we left for the airport to take him to the MTC in Provo. He said it was a wonderful surprise as he unpacked his suitcase and found it.  Both our sons came home with their quilts.   Both quilt and missionary – a little ragged, a little dusty, and a little worn-out. These two quilts today symbolize to our sons the honor, endurance and memory of a hard but joyful mission.

Our third son turns 18 next week. He also will have a lovely quilt when he leaves. It will also be made with love and when he wraps himself in it at night – our family will be wrapping our arms around him too.

Happy Quilting, Kathleen

ROLL RECIPE:

In large bowl or electric mixer (i use my kitchen aid fitted w/a dough hook), combine water and milk powder; stir until milk dissolves. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups flour. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 2 cups flour; mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes at medium speed. (Dough will be getting stiff and remaining flour may need to be mixed in by hand). Add about ½ cup flour and mix again, by hand or mixer. Dough should be soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff (It is not necessary to use the entire amount of flour).
Scrape dough off sides of bowl and pour about one tablespoon of vegetable oil all around sides of bowl. Turn dough over in bowl so it is covered with oil. (This helps prevent dough from drying out). Cover with plastic and allow to rise in warm place until double in size.

We are so pleased to report that the new Robert Kaufman kona cotton prints have arrived.  The good news is that they are VERY nice - better than expected…  The bad news is that they are really going fast and Kaufman has already sold out of several of these prints from their first production run (and our stock is going quickly too!).  For those “sold out” prints, we are waiting on them to received stock from their second production run due to be delivered to us by mid August.   I have also posted these prints in our Fat Quarter category as well…  ENJOY!!!

I am very pleased to announce that by mid June we will be one of the first to carry the new Robert Kaufman line of officially licensed Boy Scouts of America cotton quilting fabrics. These prints are TOPS! and will be very popular. There are twenty three prints in this official BSA line. We will be posting these on our site this week for advanced orders.

LDS Fabric Gift Certificates – Mothers Day?

We have had some requests for our LDS Fabric gift certificates as Mothers Day approaches.  What a great idea for any mom!   They are available in increments of $10, $15, $25, $40 and $50.

Our gift certificates are available all year long and can be found in their own category at the bottom of our main web page.  Certificates can be purchased like any other product in your cart, and as part of the checkout process, you will be prompted to send the gift certificate to any person’s email address you wish - as the recipient of the gift certificate.  A very simple process.  Intructions are posted there.
Again thanks to all of you for your LDS Fabric Fun!