Change the way you ‘carry in’
May 1st, 2008
One of the great things about the Fourth here is the plethora of ‘carry-in’ dinners that go along with it. I’m always searching for my whitest tea-towel to cover bread or cookies when I take this basket. Here I stamped a flour-sack (about $1.29 at the farm supply store - available at discount and warehouse stores, too) with Eddie and some stars from Supah Star. I used very light dye-based ink. Then I had my mom (because I’m no good with a needle!) embroider my simplistic design. America the Beautiful would also coordinate wonderfully with Eddie, if you wanted to do something similar!
Speaking of ‘carry in’, I know that folks call it different things in different areas of the country. In Georgia, it was often called ‘dinner on the grounds’ at our church. What do you call these social get-togethers that involve good home cookin’?
May 1st, 2008 at 9:52 am
potlucks!
May 1st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
We usually call them “potlucks” when we are talking about places like Church or when it is at one of our family memebers homes we just so “going to supper”. One time we were visiting my dh’s family and his Aunt said “I am going to FIX for you”… I said “oh thanks” and had to find out later that she was cooking supper for us! LOL…but that was not a bring a dish kinda thing! Oh and I am from the south too.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
WOW! What a fantastic way to use stamps. I so want your mother’s embroidery skills. Love this idea.
Where I live…we call “carry ins” a potluck.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Potluck or Covered Dish here in TX (you should know that)! Great idea to embroider this towel — looks so pretty in your Longaberger Bread basket!
Bet’cha didn’t know I knew that much about baskets, did you?!! 
May 1st, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Lori, I really like your flour sack towel idea. I have an old SU set [retired] that I might try this with. I always keep a few sack towels in the linen closet to cover bread or dinner rolls with. We also call them “potlucks” or “bring a dish to pass suppers”. My husband can carve beautiful watermellon baskets and melon laterns and we often bring fresh fruit baskets or salads to these. I also like to make Greek olive dinner rolls that would look great in a basket along with one of these towels. Thanks for the idea!
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May 1st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Just checked out the Supah Star Set…very cute. With 3 grandsons and a grandprincess, I can get a lot of use out of this set. I think I will be ordering it very soon! Thanks for the headsup.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 am
Here in Utah we call them potluck dinners.
I love the flour sack. You made something so plain into a beautiful work of art. Thanks for the inspiration.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 am
This turned out so cute…and what a great idea!! We call ‘em potlucks.
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:58 am
Hi Lori!
We also call them potlucks…and I am ALWAYS looking for a clean towel to use, too! What a great idea! and I love July 4 too…it’s my mom’s birthday!! I have a red, white and blue “theme” in my dining room
So pretty!
Kim
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hi Lori, This is a great idea. I grew up in Tennessee and we also called it dinner on the ground. I live in Utah now and we have potluck lunches at work all of the time so I will try your idea for our lunch in July.
Thanks for sharing.
Patty
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:44 am
It’s a potluck, baby.
And yep on clean towels. . . I usually end up going to Target and picking up new ones on my way home, LOL!
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 am
I wish I could remember what Susan called them at her church, but I too am familiar with Potluck. Wish I could sew cuz I love your idea!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Lori, this is the coolest idea ever!!! I am going to share your link with some friends. I know they will love it, too. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent!!!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
What a fun idea — I love that! (And I have two of those Longaberger bread baskets…hmmmm — now you’ve got me thinkin’!) Simply beautiful!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Love the embroidery idea - so cute! We call it a potluck way out west *wink*
May 5th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Potluck her in NC—I’ve never heard it called “carry in”—-When I saw the title, and the picture,I thought you meant something to do with “take out” food–which really makes no sense, but it’s early and well, there ya have it…..Great idea!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
We say either pot luck or covered dish.