Tuesday, August 15, 2017

June Guild Meeting—Margie Ullery

New Member


Welcome to our new member, Suzanne Mertlick!


Show and Tell


Rita Leckie and Annie's Calendar Quilt

Rita Leckie showed a beautiful red and white quilt top called Annie's Calendar Quilt



Rita Leckie and her quilt

Rita also showed a second quilt done in redwork with a girl sewing a button on a boy's shirt. 



Rita Leckie and her quilt Redwork Cats

Rita's third quilt was Redwork Cats, a round robin project she did with a quilt group in Seattle. She did the center blocks, and the rest of the group added borders. 



Jill Cox and her quilt Eagle Pride

Jill Cox made an eagle quilt for a neighbor getting his Eagle Scout badge called Eagle Pride.

Marilyn Steele and her quilt Don't Fence Me In

Marilyn Steele made a beautiful black, red, white quilt with fussy cut cowboy scenes. She calls it Don't Fence Me In. It is made for her husband who was a cowboy for most of his life and was on the BYU Rodeo team. She will give the quilt to him to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary this year.



Annette Ghez and her Beach Quilt

Annette Ghiz showed her Beach Quilt she had brought for the hospitality table. She'd seen a similar quilt in the Springville Quilt Show many years ago. Every time she looks at her quilt, it reminds her of the friend she went to see the show with who has since passed away and that this is now the 47th year of her whole family going to the California beach together.


Linda Roskelley and her Stars and Stripes quilt
Linda Roskelley showed a quilt made with a pattern from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. She calls it called Stars and Stripes and she quilted it on her longarm machine.




Linda Roskelley and her Star Burst quilt

Linda showed a second quilt made with a pattern from the Missouri Star Quilt Companycalled Star Burst It's made with quick pieced triangles.


Linda Roskelley and her Monkey Wrench quilt
The third quilt Linda showed was made by her niece, who loves to do humanitarian projects. It's a churn dash block, and it uses monkey fabric, so she called it Monkey Wrench

Janice Walker and her baby quilt Sunbonnet Sue Thru the Year
Janice Walker showed her baby quilt Sunbonnet Sue Thru The Year, made with 30's fabric. She made it for her soon-to be born granddaughter.

Janice Walker and her baby quilt Pinwheels
Janice also shared another baby quilt called Pinwheels that was made to match the twin-sized quilt she shared with us last month. 

Genevieve Palmer and her quilt Buggy Barn Crazy Stars
Genevieve Palmer showed her quilt Buggy Barn Crazy Stars with a striped border she designed herself. 

Kris Day and her quilt Cathedral Windows
Kris Day showed a beautiful Cathedral Windows quilt made out of denim and colorful fabrics for the gradient challenge this year.

Francine Berrett and her quilt Flaura's Red Trailer House
Francine Berrett showed her quilt, Flaura's Red Trailer House. She said it was fun to do and only took a couple of days.

Francine Berrett and her quilt Plaids, Polka Dots, and Posies
Francine Berrett's second quilt is an original pattern she calls Plaids, Polka Dots, and Posies. It is made with hourglass blocks and appliquéd posies. She has taught it at Panguitch before, and she is planning to teach it at Quilt Fest this year. 

Gloria Hartley and her mystery quilt
Gloria Hartley showed a beautiful green and yellow quilt that was a mystery quilt last year at Quilt Fest. 

Gloria Hartley and her quilt
Gloria's second quilt was a yellow, blue, green, and white quilt.

Gloria Hartley and her quilt
Gloria's third quilt is a Wonky Irish Chain pattern that was taught at Quilt Fest in 2016 by Melissa Corry. It's a really simple quilt to do that works up very fast and can be done in a weekend. 

June Program—Margie Ullery, Ribbon Candy Quilt Company

Margie Ullery, owner of Ribbon Candy Quilt Company, was our presenter at our June meeting. She shared the story of how she began her company and showed us the numerous quilts that she has designed over the years. Although she does have some pieced quilts, her signature Seasonal Skinnies patterns use fusible appliqué and are fast, fun and done. 

Margie Ullery

This cheery table topper set, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, is made for summer fun! It's easy and fast to piece. The appliqué is done with wool, but can be made with cotton instead. 

This is another wool project, Forget Me Nots. It was made for Alaskan cruise she was asked to teach on for Quiltmaker magazine.

Rough and Tumble best describes all little boys and what they like to do. This appliqué wall hanging is the perfect match for them. 

This cute little appliqué wall hanging, Happily Ever After, is great for all those little girls in our lives. The images in this quilt will inspire creativity in their young minds as they play. 

Twist & Turn is a fat quarter friendly quilt that is easy and fast to make. The pattern comes with two sizes: throw and twin. This quilt is great quilt for quilters of all levels. You can make it for a girl, boy or out of holiday fabrics, it all looks great.

Chatterbox is a popular quilt that's great for large– to medium-scale prints and that works in any color way. For some fun, fussy cut your fabrics to fit the blocks size.

Sugar Pine Meadow is a 2-piece quilt set with a table topper and a throw. It combines simple pieced blocks and fusible appliqué and goes together quickly.

Sugar Pine Ridge is the matching twin-size quilt to Sugar Pine Meadow. It combines simple star blocks and easy checkerboard blocks and makes for a fun and new look for a cabin quilt. 

Delight is a fun quilt to make that's great in any color combination and goes goes together fast. The stems are made of rick rack or gathered trim.

Old Glory was one of Margie's first quilts that appeared in the July/August 2012 issue of Quiltmaker magazine. 

The Rhapsody pattern includes 3 sizes of quilts: throw, Queen, and King. This pattern is fat quarter friendly and easy to make and great in any color way.

Extreme is a great quilt for all those teens who love extreme sports. 

Winter Friends is made with easy pieced blocks and appliquéd snowman.

This fun Christmas wall hanging, The First Noelis made using appliqué.

Join in the Reindeer Games (left) and make your Christmas wall quilt. Winter Nights (right) is a Block of the Month that will keep you indoors where it’s warm and cozy.

Santa Claus Lane is a festive and jolly Christmas wall hanging using fusible appliqué.

Very Merry is a great pattern for quilters of all levels that looks great in any colorway.

Christmas Sox is a fast and easy fusible web appliqué quilt that's perfect for jelly rolls and stash busters.

Visions of Sugarplums comes to life with this easy to make quilt pattern. The center of the quilt is pieced and the borders are decorated with candy, using fusible webbing appliqué.

Patriotic Skinnies (left) Fusible web appliqué is used to make these bright and patriotic wall quilts. Everyday Skinnies (right) showcase an apple, flowers, and a cupcake.

The quilt Kalidescope uses a fabric line from Moda called "Sunkissed." The blocks are all half square triangles, and one of the first blocks she learned to do as a beginning quilter. She's made this quilt in many different colorways. 

Enjoy a day on the coast anytime with this fusible appliqué wall hanging, Starfish Cove.

Breezy is a fun quilt to make, combining classic pinwheels and fun polka-dots made with raw edge appliqué.

Ribbon Candy is a jelly roll friendly quilt that is easy to make. It's perfect as a scrap quilt and a great quilt for beginners and quilters of all levels.

Freedom is an easy pieced and appliqué quilt. The flags are pieced and the stars are appliquéd with fusible web.

Fun in the Sun celebrates summertime and is fast and easy to make. The pieced blocks are just right for using up colorful scraps we all have and the flip flops are appliquéd using the fusible web method.

Anchors Away is a fun and easy nautical quilt.

This simple quilt showcases different fabrics. 

Margie made many different wall hangings and mini quilts from a single panel.

Margie was asked to do some online tutorials for Craft University last summer, and they wanted something done with panels. Margie made many different things from a single fabric panel called "Sunday Ride" by Bernatex. She made a picnic blanket, some drawstring bags, and a paper plate holder. 

Margie was invited by Craftsy to teach some lessons on fusible appliqué online. They wanted her to do something seasonal, so she made these table runners. 
As part of the lessons, Margie also made a quilt showcasing all four table runner designs and all different seasons.

This quilt is perfect for Valentine's Day. 
These were also made from a panel, from the Susybee fabric line Lewe, the Ewe for Quiltmaker magazine. She made a quilt, pillow, and wallhanging from a single panel. 

This is a quilt Margie made for little boys that she designed really quickly. 

This quilt was in the American Patchwork & Quilting calendar for 2013 for the month of June. Margie had fun doing something a bit more challenging, and working with the batik fabrics.

Going to the Moon was another quilt Margie made for Quiltmaker magazine.

Spring Morning is a block of the month quilt pattern that uses fun fusible web images and traditional blocks to celebrate Spring. There is a wall hanging, table runner, and a mini quilt included in the pattern. 

Spring Skinnies (left) are a fast and easy project for quilters of all levels. Each image is stripped pieced so you can use scraps from your stash to create a fun holiday treat for you or a gift for a friend. Spring Fling Seasonal Skinnies (right) are also super fast and easy to make. 

Whether you use soft pastels or bright and bold fabrics, Sassafras is the quilt pattern for you. It's Layer Cake friendly and whips up in no time at all. The flowers are appliquéd using fusible webbing. This is a great pattern for beginners or any level of quilter that would like to have a quick and easy project.

Here is Margie's Sassafras quilt in a different colorway. 

Whether you twirl, spin or dance in to Spring, you’ll enjoy creating Twirl into Spring, three fun and easy wall quilts.

Like a breath of fresh air, Patio Garden Skinnies are here for you! With hummingbirds, butterflies and dragonflies, these new Skinnies will create a peaceful Patio Garden in your home.

Bring in spring with the newest in the Seasonal Skinnies line, Blossom in Spring.

Flamingo Island Skinnies are designed for all of us who need a Island retreat! 

Get ready for summer with these Sizzlin' Summer Skinnies.

Zoo Crew Skinnies showcase different fun zoo animals.

Summer Skinnies have patterns for ladybugs, a patriotic heart, and an ice cream cone.

Cozy up to these Whimsical—Special Edition Seasonal Skinnies that were formerly published in Quiltmaker magazine.

These fun and bright Relax in Summer Skinnies will help you celebrate summer!

Jump, dive or swim into these summer themed Jump into Summer Skinnies. Have fun with the ants at a picnic, savor the sweet strawberries or celebrate our country! 

Feel the warmth of the sun with these Sun Kissed—Special Edition Seasonal Skinnies, formerly published in Quiltmaker magazine. 

Coastal Skinnies showcase nautical symbols of an anchor, sailboat, and lighthouse.

Summer Days has all three quilts in one pattern: a wall quilt, a table runner and a mini quilt. The pattern is written as a block of the month, but is all in one package, so everything you need is there to start your seasonal quilts.

The Sew Happy! Skinnie Mini's are just the right size for mini wall quilts, and perfect to use for quilts blocks and build a larger wall hanging or throw.

Hoots Hollow (left) is charming and sweet and perfect for a new baby or toddler. Jubilee (right) is a layer cake friendly quilt that is easy to make and can be used as a table topper or wall quilt.

Confetti is a jelly roll friendly quilt pattern that works great as a scrap buster and is perfect for a baby or throw.

Everything is coming up flowers and Bloomin' is no exception! Fusible web flowers with three-dimensional centers, topped with a large charming buttons, add depth and character to this fun feminine quilt. 

Enjoy your Halloween as you make all three of these adorable Frank-N-Friends Skinnies.

Boil, boil, toil and trouble the Witches Brew Skinnies are perfect to decorate for Halloween.

Fall in love with these new Frolic in Fall Skinnies featuring a scarecrow. a skeleton, and a pumpkin with a crow perched on top.

Seasonal Skinnies 5 has images of a star, four leaf clovers, and candy corn.

Fall Blessing Skinnies are just what you need to add to your fall quilt collection.

Thanksgiving Skinnies include this colorful turkey. 

Fall Festival Skinnies show different fall designs.

Fall Skinnies have images of apples, a black cat, and acorns.

The quilt Scaredy Bat is pre cut friendly and fast and easy to make. Images are appliquéd with fusible webbing.

This wall quilt/table topper, Harmony, is a fast and easy quilt to make with a beautiful array of colors that all work together. It’s a great pattern for all levels of quilters and perfect for jelly rolls or as a stash buster. You can make it with the fusible web pumpkin appliqué or not and use bright spring colors for a totally different look.

Autumn Evening Block of the Month has all three quilts in one pattern—a wall quilt, table runner, and a mini quilt.

On the left are the table runner and mini quilt from the Autumn Evening Block of the MonthBe Thankful (right) is a new addition to the Skinnie Mini's series! The possibilities are endless with these fun mini wall quilts. Sew them together to make 4-patch wall quilt duplicating the turkey, or make placemats by adding a border on one side.

Fright Night is a fusible web appliqué wall quilt that is perfect for everyone who loves Halloween! You can make the whole quilt or use the images and create a table runner, Trick-or-Treat bag or decorative pillow.

Some new Seasonal Skinnies from Margie Ullery. 

An adorable owl mini quilt Margie made. 

Crazy for Love is a Valentine's themed table topper and table runner. You can make one or both quilts to add lots of love to you decor. Simple piecing and fusible web applique is used to make these fun holiday quilts.

Some more of Margie's Skinnie Minis

Even more of Margie's Skinnie Minis

The Alaskan Sampler wall quilt is the perfect keepsake showing the images from ports of Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay and Victoria, British Colombia. 

This is a quiet book Margie made.


This jungle animal quilt comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

These mini quilts come from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

This quilt comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

These quilts and accessories come from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

This quilt full of sea creatures comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

This fish quilt comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

This friendly monster quilt comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.


This friendly monster pillowcase comes from the Margie's Adorable Animal Applique book.

Welcome to Hello Sunshine from the Skinnie Mini's series! All three quilts in one pattern. Each quilt is a 12 block mini. You decide whether you make them as a mini wall quilt or add them to another setting to make a larger quilt.

Summer Fun Seasonal Skinnies (left), Seasonal Skinnies 4 (center), and Seasonal Skinnies 2 (right). These Skinnies are a great way to use your scraps and stash of fabrics because each image is strip pieced.

Seasonal Skinnies 1 features a ghost, and stocking, and a pumpkin.

Three quick and easy wall hangings from Seasonal Skinnies 3 are great quilts for the spring and summer months! 

Nutcracker Suite Skinnies (left) and Winter Wishes Seasonal Skinnies (right) are just what your winter needs to add some cheer and whimsy. Making any of these fun quilts will chase the winter blues away. 

Snuggle in Winter Skinnies (left) and Winter Wonderland Skinnies (right) are perfect for all quilters! 

Cozy up to these cute and easy Cozy in to Winter Skinnies.

And the all new Santa's Helpers Skinnies are a hit for sure in bringing a smile to your face. 

Thank you, Margie, for your generous giveaways and for your infectious enthusiasm for quilting. We all had a great time!


Wednesday, June 21, 2017

May Guild Meeting

New Members

Welcome to our new members! Two of our new members were at our May meeting.


UQSM Winners

Congratulations to our talented members whose quilts won prizes this year at the Utah Quilting and Sewing Marketplace:

Kathy Porter received Viewers' Choice for her quilt Ralph the Rhino.
Kathy Porter's quilt Ralph the Rhino

Karin Crawford received Riley Blake 1st Place for her quilt Sweet Millefiori Meadow, which was quilted by Kim Peterson. 
 Karin Crawford's quilt Sweet Millefiori Meadow

Deonn Stott and Debbie Proctor received the Riley Blake Honorable Mention for their quilt Sweet Quilty Adventures Over the Meadow.
Sweet Quilty Adventures Over the Meadow, a quilt by Deonn Stott and Debbie Proctor

Helen Butler received the Utah's Own 2nd Place for her quilt With All My Heart.
Helen Butler's quilt With All My Heart

Bee Highlight—Piecemakers

Piecemakers is a fun group, and open to new members. It meets in the Springville High School home economics room. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month, September through May at 7 PM.

At one meeting, they had a fat quarter drawing, a great show & tell time, and a presentation on quilting tips. The group has an ongoing challenge to finish old quilt projects. Drawings are held three times a year to reward one of the lucky quilters who finished a UFO (unfinished object). Then there is a bigger drawing in November to reward those who finish 3 or more old projects during the year. The group is also doing a spool block exchange, with each member making 14 blocks in an assigned color. At the end, each participant will get 14 different colored spool blocks to make into a quilt.

Each year Piecemakers puts on the July 24 outdoor quilt show in the Jones-Hughes Pioneer Park in Spanish Fork, as part of Spanish Fork's Fiesta Days. This is a great community service! For more information on this Bee, please contact the Bee's president Amy Williams.

Show and Tell

 Diane Carn and her Stacked Squares quilt

Diane Carn showed her quilt, Stacked Squares. It was made with the Andover Downton Abbey fabric collection, which she purchased from Craftsy, and it used 1 layer cake, 2 jelly rolls, and some fabric from her stash. This is the first quilt she's quilted on a longarm machine, with help from her sister-in-law, Mary Frances Killpack.



Trish Derrick and her Barbados Bag

Trish Derrick showed her Barbados Bag, a cute yellow, gray, and white bag with different compartments and zippers. She has made one of these bags for each of her girls.


Helena Miskin and her quilt

Helena Miskin showed us a darling tied baby quilt. The fabric has baby Minnie Mouse on it, with black flannel on the back so it's both cute and soft.


Wanda Sump and her Vintage Tin quilt

Wanda Sump showed her Vintage Tin quilt. This was a gift for her husband's 50th birthday. It took her two years to make because it was a surprise for him and he works from home. She tea-dyed the muslin and changed the pattern to personalize it with embroidery of their favorite numbers, nicknames, birthdays, cities they are from, and details from their Route 66 trip. The license plates have their kids' names and birthdates, and the babies they lost. 


Janice Walker and her quilt for LuLu

Janice Walker showed a quilt made from a Missouri Star Quilt Company pattern called Kindred Pinwheels (scroll to the bottom for the supply list and a link for the tutorial). She saw a charm pack online named "Little LuLu, I love you Lu." She had to make a quilt for her granddaughter whose name is Lucy and they call LuLu because she does, indeed, love her little LuLu.



JoAnne Hawks and her Rail Fence quilt

JoAnne Hawks showed her Rail Fence quilt from a free pattern taught by Angela Walters on The Midnight Quilt Show for craftsy.com. All the batik fabrics were from JoAnne's stash.  She had broken her shoulder and was having a hard time not being able to sew. This is the first quilt she made after she could sew again, because she needed something simple while she was still recovering.


Sharon Wright and her Scrappy Stars quilt

Sharon Wright showed us her Scrappy Stars quilt. It is a multi-colored scrap quilt with a wool vine, and quilted with big stitch quilting. She says this represents not a FINE quilt, but a DONE quilt.


Sharon Wright and her Gingerbread Friendship quilt

Sharon Wright also showed her Gingerbread Friendship quilt. This was a fun block exchange with the Utah Quilt Guild consisting of 15 gingerbread boys and girls. Another DONE quilt!



May Program—Round Robin

We had a great group of quilters at our May Round Robin, learning tips for making half square triangles, flying geese, disappearing 9 patches, fidget quilts, and fast kitchen hacks. Thanks to the wonderful teachers and helpers who made our classes successful!

Half Square Triangles and Flying Geese

Machelle Preston taught us about half square triangles and flying geese, some different methods of making them, and different ways to use them in quilts. 



Machelle also shared a pattern for a Half Square Triangle Poucby Kanako Fukatani (@kanakofukatani) availablfor free from Craftsy. If you make the bag, you can tag her wit#HSTPouch @kanakofukatani on your Facebook or Instagram posts. 



Don't forget the Magic 8 Method for Half-Square Triangles that was shared in our June Patchwords newsletter. This method is by Karen Walker of Craftsy.

Just think of all the possibilities for blocks made with half square triangles
Quilt Block Designs by Mark Jason Dominus

Disappearing Nine Patches 

Davidene Zimmerman demonstrated disappearing nine patches using a pinwheel block. A traditional nine patch quilt block is made with nine squares sewn together, then sliced into four parts to create four smaller blocks that look completely different. They can be rearranged in different ways to create different patterns. Starting with a pinwheel block gives a lot more possibilities than the standard traditional nine patch quilt block. Davidene showed some block options, then passed around flannel boards to the guild members to rearrange into the different patterns. Some people even came up with some new configurations.








Fidget Quilts

Mary Killpack talked to us about fidget quilts, and showed some examples and ideas for how to construct them. There are many different ways to make these quilts, but basically they are a mini lap-size quilt about 20×20 inches with different objects sewn on that are tactile and manipulative.



It is estimated that in America over 5 million people are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Although the mechanics of this disease are not fully understood, scientists do know the disease develops in stages with dysfunction in cognitive processes, notably memory loss. As the brain shrinks, due to the disease, those affected become more agitated; developing restless hands, and often “fidget” with medical equipment. To ease this agitation, the fidget quilt was created.  



    Tips for construction

  • Fidget quilts can be made as a 9-patch or with a plain piece of fabric. 
  • Sew ½″ seams.
  • Use a shorter stitch length.
  • Zigzag seam edges. 
  • Use a heavier needle.
  • A walking foot is helpful. 
  • Use sturdy and washable decorations.
  • Reinforce areas as needed.
  • Make a regular quilt sandwich and back with flannel, Minkee, fleece, etc. so it won’t slide off their lap.
  • If you're using heavier fabric like denim, twill, or home decor fabrics, you may not need batting.
  • Envelope the quilt and stitch around the edges.
  • Do some quilting to stabilize the quilt sandwich.
  • Picture yourself using the quilt—what would interest you?
  • Consider using letter beads for the name of the person.
  • Include an envelope pocket with a Velcro flap to put in tissues or little candies.
  • Fidget quilts are also useful in foster care, and for kids with autism. 
  • Make the quilt gender applicable.
  • You can find a lot of examples by searching Google, Etsy, or Pinterest for "fidget quilts" or "fidgety quilts." 


Food Hacks and Tips to Get You Out of the Kitchen Fast!

Maureen and Sarah Yourgensen demonstrated a lot of different food hacks and tips to help us get out of the kitchen fast, so we can get back to what we'd rather be doing—quilting! Here are the tips and a few quick dessert recipes they shared.
  • Put ripe avocados in fridge to extend their life
  • Putting tomatoes in the fridge can change their flavor. 
  • Red peppers are green peppers that were left on the vine longer. They contain more beta carotene. 
  • To store lettuce, wash the leaves, dry off or spin, then place in a ziplock bag with a dry or damp paper towel in the bottom and seal to extend the life of the lettuce.
  • Put a wooden spoon on top of a pot of boiling potatoes or pasta and it will keep the food from boiling over. 
  • Use Glad® Press 'n' Seal in your sewing room! Cut off a strip and wrap around spool of thread to keep ends from unwinding. 
  • Use your Kitchen shears to chop herbs, cut canned tomatoes or chilies finer right in the can, or to trim meats. It's much faster than a knife. 
  • Shred cooked boneless chicken in a deep bowl with your beaters for enchiladas, salad, etc. So fast! 
  • Freeze onions for 8 to 10 minutes or halve and put in a cold water rinse before chopping to keep your eyes from burning. You can also light a match, blow it out & wave it around before cutting your onion. The sulphur from onions makes your eyes burn, but the smoke from the match smoke helps it dissipate. Remember to freeze extra chopped onions for later use. 
  • To get rid of the smell from garlic or onions on your hands, rub your hands on a stainless steel spoon under cold water to remove smell or on a cut lemon.
  • For brownies or other bar treats, remember to cut them with a PLASTIC knife. Your treats won’t stick to the plastic knife like they would to a metal one. 
  • They also demonstrated other kitchen hacks like how to peel kiwis and dice mangos. They also suggested searching for other kitchen hacks or ideas online.

RECIPES

Maureen and Sarah Yourgensen also shared some recipes with us, that you'll find below. Enjoy!

Quick Frozen Citrus Pie 

1 can (6 fl. oz.) lemonade or pink lemonade frozen concentrate 
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened slightly 
8 oz. Cool Whip Yellow or pink food coloring, if desired 
1 graham cracker pie crust 

Place concentrate in a large mixing bowl and beat about 30 seconds. Gradually spoon in ice cream and blend. Fold in Cool Whip and add food coloring, whipping until smooth. Freeze, if necessary, until mixture will mound. Spoon into pie crust. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. Adorn with mint leaves if desired. 


Quick Candy Bar Pie 

Melt one Giant size Symphony chocolate and toffee candy bar (or chocolate candy bar of your choice) in microwave just until melted when stirred. Mix quickly into a 12-oz. tub of Cool Whip until blended well. Mound into a graham cracker or Oreo cookie crust. Grate a chocolate bar or chop another small Symphony bar and sprinkle over the top. Chill well before serving. This is very rich. 

Quick Summer Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert 

In a 9x13 pan, place a layer of ice cream sandwiches (the thinner ones, not Fat Boys), cutting them to fit pan. Drizzle prepared hot fudge and caramel sauces over the top to mostly cover the ice cream sandwiches. Place another layer of sandwiches, cutting to fit pan. Drizzle sauces over the top again. Spread Cool Whip on top and grate a chocolate bar over the Cool Whip. Freeze overnight. When you cut and serve the dessert, no one can tell it’s ice cream sandwiches. They think you slaved over this delicious layer dessert.