Martha Pullen
Teacher Licensing
Huntsville, AL

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Southwest Sewing Celebration
Tucson, AZ

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School of Art Fashion
Huntsville, AL

Dates & Details

YOU are invited to our birthday party! Celebrate 30 years of Martha Pullen Company at the February 2011 School of Art Fashion! Make plans now to join Martha and the MPC staff for great schools, lots of birthday surprises and a special banquet commemorating 30 years of bringing you the best in sewing notions, fabrics, lace, trims and sewing education! Download the brochure! Register Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Join us in February for:

• Beginning Heirloom School with Dody Baker & Patty Smith
  
• Kari Mecca Embellishing School
  
• Wendy Schoen Baby School
  
• Debbie Glenn Fine Machine Sewing School
  
• Louise Cutting Fashion School
  
• Gail Doane Sewing for Girls School
  
• Michie' Mooney Smocking & Construction School
  
• Bernina School with Lezette Thomason
  
• Baby Lock Sew & Serge for Babies School with Pam Mahshie & Missy Billingsley
  
• Everything Evy Hawkins with Baby Lock
  
• Baby Lock Heirloom School with Connie Palmer
  
• Husqvarna/Viking School with Sue Hausmann & Peggy Dilbone
  
• Pfaff/Zundt School with Sue Pennington Stewart
• Sign up for pre-day classes, too!

Registration begins Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 8:00am (CST)
For registration call 800-547-4176, ext. 4.

It’s almost the last minute!
Baby Lock II – September 14-21, 2010

If you’ve been thinking about coming to our brand new Baby Lock II licensing, it’s time to stop thinking and start packing! Two spaces have just opened due to last minute cancellations and we don’t want anyone to miss being a part of the first class to enjoy this amazing curriculum. Since this class won’t be on the schedule again until 2012, this is your opportunity in 2010 to learn about the Baby Lock family of machines, create brand new projects, make new friends, and have a sewing experience unlike any other. You don’t even have to bring a single machine because Baby Lock is generously providing all of the machines for this licensing. Click here for more information about this licensing or click here for your registration form.

Martha & Suzanne's New Family Recipe Book, Memoir Book, Devotional Book is Ready!
Recipes... Reflections... Remembrances...

Peek Inside » Martha and her daughter-in-law, Suzanne Crocker, have teamed up to bring you Recipes… Reflections… Remembrances…, a cookbook, memoir and devotional that will encourage and inspire you! Filled with heartwarming stories and delicious recipes, this unique book feeds you - body and soul - and provides helpful how-to information about recording your own remembrances. There are 218 easy-to-read pages measuring 8-1/2” x 11”. Available at Martha Pullen Company for $25.99.

Sheep in an SUV by Suzanne Crocker!
More African Adventures!

Learn More »   Sheep in an SUV and Other African Adventures by Suzanne Crocker is the delightful sequel to Suzanne’s best-selling book about missionary life in Africa, Pig in a Taxi. You’ll laugh and you’ll cry at the lessons learned and the love conveyed  throughout the stories in this collection. These Crocker family adventures will renew your faith and give you a fresh perspective on your own daily struggles. Order now – just $11.99!

Beautiful French Cotton Lace Now on Sale!

Get these gorgeous French cotton laces at 30% off - 3/4” lace edging (L-2/9872), regularly $2.80 per yard, now only $1.96! And 5/8” lace insertion (L-2/9878) regularly $2.32; only $1.62 per yard! Click here to order!
(Five yard minimums)

THREAD THE NEEDLE TIP FROM ELEANOR HEIMBACK
Just read your tips for threading needles and thought I'd add one more: spray the cut end of your thread with hair spray (it dries almost instantly) and thread that end into the eye of the needle. Works like a charm as the stiffened thread doesn't 'wobble' when you push it through the eye.

P.S. I just love your TV show and usually tape it (especially the ones related to doll clothes) and save it for future reference.

GORGEOUS CHRISTENING DRESS FROM ROSIE CAHILL
I made a gown for my granddaughter's baptism at the end of June. The fabric is your Martha's favorite batiste with all of your laces. I used your cross design from your Bonnets and Booties machine embroidery CD. I put pintucks on the bodice, with the larger design in the center, and used the smaller cross design on the sleeves with pintucks on either side. At the bottom, I made large tucks with a continuous border of the crosses from the bonnet design. I added piping at the bottom of the bodice and wide lace at the hem. I also stitched Isabelle's name and other information on the coordinating slip that I made. It was a very rewarding undertaking. My daughter loved it, and Isabelle was beautiful. Thanks for all the training I received from you and your teachers to make this possible.

GORGEOUS BABY QUILT USING THE IEC BIBLICAL DESIGNS FROM NELL SUMMERLIN, NC 
I just wanted to share with you the baby quilt I made for my great niece who is due to arrive in September. I used your Biblical designs, edited them and stitched them in different colors. It was so much fun making this quilt, but with my hand and arm in a cast at the time, it was a challenge!

Dear Sewing Family,

I am truly happy this week that the cookbook/memoir/devotional book Suzanne and I have been working on for over a year is ready to ship. This book has been in my heart for many years. Suzanne and I want to thank you for letting us share our family recipes - with precious memories written with each - as well as our stories and thoughts surrounding these important events in our lives. I am thrilled that we were allowed to include not only family recipes but also ones of several friends who so willingly sent family favorites of their own. Some of my most favorite recipes include Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad, Martha’s Famous Angel Biscuits, Daddy’s Spaghetti, Dr. Pepper Biscuits, Alabama Caviar, and Lemonade Pie. Some of my favorite choices from Suzanne’s many recipes are Vinegar Pie, Slumgullion, Brown Bag Apple Pie, Togolese Coconut Cookies, and Little Braided Herb Breads. My sister, Mary Nixon gave me several of her favorite recipes including Mary’s Beef Stew which is the best in the world I think. Lynne Holyoake my friend from Australia gave me a Coronation Curried Chicken recipe that was reportedly served at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953. Lynne writes, “It is very Moorish. I serve it with rice and salad.” Click here to see a few pages from inside the book and to have a few of our recipes.

We have scripture placed throughout the pages, which I know you will love. We each have written personal stories about food experiences throughout our lives. Kathy McMakin read the book and sent me the following reply. (Of course she might be a little bit prejudiced, but I was thrilled and honored with her letter.) Kathy wrote:

“I LOVE the 3R's book!!! I will respond with 3 C's ... Great for:
Cooking (wonderful recipes), Crying (heart-warming stories that move you to tears and funny stories that bring tears of laughter) and Celebration - of life, relationships and memories we have in and because of Christ!
It's an awesome testimony disguised as a cookbook!"

As we get ready for TWO fabulous licensed teacher programs this fall I was thrilled to receive this letter from Joyce Rhead, from Canada. Joyce writes:

“Last March, I attended a Beginning Licensing, and during the lunch with you (such a pleasure), I told you I was going to apply for the Premier’s Craft Education Award which is given once a year to someone exhibiting items in the Women’s Institute division of the Exhibition (Old Home Week, it is called).  Well, I won this year!!  I am so excited because now I can return to Alabama for an Heirloom Licensing.  I’m sending along some pictures of my entries and other work done this year.  The little orange dress is from Kari Mecca’s first book, which I just love. The red and white apron is a McCall’s pattern that I just started adding things to and kept going. Lots of fun. God has been good to me and is leading me where He wants me to go, and I’m trying hard to follow Him, one day at a time. Thanks for your ministry. It has been an encouragement to me.”

Don’t forget that we begin registration for our February School of Art Fashion on Sept.8 at 8am CST.  This is our 30th Birthday Party for Martha Pullen Company this year and you won’t believe the curriculum Sis Hutchison has lined up for this school!!! Sue Hausmann and I are going to entertain you at the banquet Friday night. Remember that Sue can really sing and remember that I really can’t dance; however, I am dancing anyway. We promise a real show!! Call 800-547-4176, ext. 4 to register. Click here to download the brochure.

Joe and I had the privilege of seeing two of our grandchildren, Morgan Pullen and Campbell Crocker move into their dorms at Birmingham Southern College last weekend. Morgan is in pre-dent and Campbell is in pre-med. Both are thrilled beyond thrilled to be at Birmingham Southern, which I consider one of the finest schools in the United States. Actually they have one of the highest rates of acceptance into dental and medical schools of any college in the whole United States. Both are third generation family members who have attended Birmingham Southern.
 
Now when you begin to cook from our new cookbook remember these two things which Michelle Reitz sent to me recently. “Remember: Julia Child lived a lot longer than Dr. Atkins.” “Gravy is what you pour over healthy food to make it edible.”
 
Our cookbook is true family cooking with true family recipes from our files. And yes sometimes we do use a stick of butter and cream of mushroom soup. We are southern aren’t we?? Please order quickly since we only printed so many. It will take about five weeks for a reprint if we are fortunate enough to sell these quickly.
 
Suzanne’s new book, Sheep in an SUV, is as fabulous as her first best selling book, Pig in a Taxi. You will laugh and cry over the stories that actually happened to them during their 10 years as Southern Baptist Missionaries in Africa. After each story there is a “What about you?” section as well as specific prayers to pray for missionaries all over the world.  Many mission groups have used Pig in a Taxi as their textbook for the year. Sunday school classes have used her book as their educational material and guidebook. You will love Suzanne’s newest book. Click here to order for $11.99.
 
I pray for our men and women serving in harm’s way and for their families. I pray for our world leaders as they make important decisions concerning not only our country but also other countries.  As I think about all of you who are getting this newsletter I pray for you and your family. I know many of you are sick and in need of healing - physical healing. I know that many of our families are in need of relationship healing. I know that many of you have other critical, pressing needs.  Please remember that God is still in control of the universe as difficult as that might be to think about sometimes. Please remember that you alone cannot solve anything. Remember “You can’t, God never said you could. He can, always said He would.”  I close with the scripture Suzanne and I used as the first one in our new Recipes…Reflections… and Remembrances. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17: “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”

I send my love as always.
May God Bless You,
Martha

Join Martha and shop the MPC Store at these Baby Lock
For the Love of Heirloom Sewing Events!

Maryland Heights, Missouri, September 9-11
call Jackman’s Fabrics at 314-994-1060 for details and registration

East Aurora, New York, September 28-30
call Aurora Sewing Center at 716-652-2811 for details and registration

IEC Surprise!
Cute as a Button Designs & Pillow Project Instructions!

I told you about the big surprise for our 2010 IEC members!  Do you love these two pillows or what? With the complete directions for making the pillow, our IEC members get two versions of "Cute as a Button." One has words spelled out with the embroidered button in the center. The second has the words, "Cute as a butt-n" with the "o" left out so you can sew on an actual button to represent the "o." You also get an embroidery design for the buttonholes around the pillow. The download includes a PDF file with instructions for making the pillow and a PDF file with the embroidery stitch orders. The finished pillow measures just under 8” x 8”.
 
If you already are a member of the 2010 IEC then click here to download the embroidery and instruction files for FREE! If you are NOT a member of the 2010 IEC click here to join immediately. You can also see everything you are getting through August by clicking here. This is too good a bargain for you to miss! We also have two more projects coming for you later in 2010 in ADDITION to the "normal, expected embroideries." We love our IEC members and just want for you to be beyond happy with your membership. I promise you will be!

We also have kits for you to make this "Cute as a Button" project in pink or blue. The kit is $15 if you are an IEC member. Click here to see the kit and place your order!

Also available to non-members! Download embroidery and instruction files for $25.00; and purchase kit for $20.00!

MARTHA PULLEN LICENSED TEACHER WEEKS

Licensing dates are scheduled as listed below:

— 2010 —

— 2011 —

2010 Registration Form | 2011 Registration Form

Roman numeral designations indicate a collection of curriculum and not the order in which the
licensings need to be taken. All licensing curriculums are stand-alone and have no prerequisites other than a love of sewing and a desire to learn.

For more info, call 800-547-4176, ext. 5 or visit our licensing info page: Licensing Link

Romans 12:15
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
 
I have three things to share on a personal level, which were brought to my mind after reading this scripture. My friend, Joyce Shelton, a cancer survivor for many years has developed a national ministry in talking with other women who are going through breast cancer and then another cancer after the breast cancer. She lives in a tiny town but somehow God has led her to minister, over the phone, to patients everywhere. It seems like people in a painful or distressing situation can be comforted greatly by others who have experienced similar situations.

When a drunk driver murdered my sister’s little 7-year-old son, Al, people who had also lost a child came to minister to Mary and the family. We clung to their words about how they had survived during tragedies like ours. I never shall forget Pam Holder’s knocking on the door of their home with outstretched arms right around the time we actually got home after he died. Pam had lost her son Rusty several years before. She had found out the time we would be home and arrived just as we were walking back into the house where he would never live again—and she lived four hours away. We clung to her words of how God had taken them through the tragedy. I know my sister has gone many times when a family has lost a child.
 
The Bible says it is just as important to rejoice with those who rejoice. Recently my 4th grade grandson Chase was looking on the Internet with Ward, my 6th grade grandson, at new cell phones. Ward was to get a new cell phone and they looked at all of them. Chase wants a cell phone very badly but his parents have said he is too young. Ward showed him the one he is getting. Later that evening Chase came to me and said, “I’m glad Ward is getting that phone. It is so cool.” It pleased me greatly to have Chase truly celebrating over Ward’s getting that phone. I guess what I am trying to share today is that Martha needs to be sure to always be an encourager to others. I pray I will take the time to encourage even when I’m too “busy.” I pray that I will be there for people who are mourning. God, please make me aware of the needs of others and  remind me that an e-mail or a phone call does not take much time and can be done long distance. Help me to encourage those who are maybe not “mourning” but are just sad and hurt. It is my prayer and desire to be supportive of others’ days of difficulties or joys.

Recipe from the editors of Taste of the South, a magazine about the rich food heritage of the South. Each issue of Taste of the South features more than 60 easy recipes, which we know you will adore. It's published by Hoffman Media of which Martha Pullen Company is a subsidiary. Thanks to their editors for sharing these recipes with us. If you have questions concerning these recipes, please visit TasteoftheSouthMagazine.com, or call, (888) 411-8995. Click here to subscribe to Taste of the South.

These Sausage Dogs with Peppers and Onions are everything a tailgating dog should be. For more tailgating recipes, see the August/September 2010 issue of Taste of the South.

Sausage Dogs with Peppers and Onions

Yield: 8 servings

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 cups (1/2-inch-thick) bell pepper strips (use a mix of colors)
2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) sliced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 pounds smoked sausage links, such as Conecuh Smoked Hickory Sausage
8 hot dog buns
Garnish: whole-grain mustard, such as Cochon Abita Beer Whole Grain Mustard

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers; cook until peppers begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add onion, garlic, vinegar, and Creole seasoning. Reduce heat to medium. Cover, and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cut sausage to desired lengths. Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Add sausage; cook until done, 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve sausage on buns with bell pepper mixture and mustard.