Giving Thanks Blog Hop Party - Win a Prize!!!

WE HAVE A WINNER!  

SZAMOCA from Hungary Has Won the "Dashing" Wall Hanging Pattern!

Congratulations!

Stay tuned for Thanksgiving posts coming right up.......

Tis the Season to be Thankful - Deadline for comments is Wednesday, November 27th at 12 Noon PST

I'm thankful for this world and the life we have to live. It's not perfect and we're not perfect (anyway, I'm CERTAINLY not perfect) but we chose to come here to be tested to see if we could make good choices. Every day, I'm struggling to make GOOD CHOICES.

To WIN THE PRIZE, which is the new "DASHING" wall hanging pattern, below,

all you need to do is:

1. Leave me a message to tell me for what you are thankful, and;

2. Follow me.

I will ship internationally & invite you to comment in your own language. It'll be fun to translate, don't you think?

That's all there is to it. Now, to DASH back to the party page, click here!

Palouse Divide Retreat 2013 - Welcome to a Winter Wonderland

An early snow blessed our quilt retreat this past weekend at Palouse Divide Lodge in the Idaho mountains near St. Maries, Idaho. Look at the view from my quilting corner.

Outside it was cold and crispy......

....inside, it was warm, friendly, and cozy. The winter white light was a delight (poetic!).....

....our heads bent over our work......

....a busy hum in the air......

Looking toward the kitchenette in our large, airy room. The lodge provides breakfast and dinner....we bring our own snacks and luncheon items to share.

Each day, some of us worked up to 10 hours on our projects.

Some of us were driven crazy by quilting.....

There was lots of laughter......

....and lots of finishes......

.....so sweet, this Irish Chain......

....and a garden for a gardener......

....and the sweetest Cowgirl quilt I've ever seen......

.....and an "I Spy" for a little guy.....

....and a set of "Days of the Week" flour sack towels. When I came home I ordered towels to make a set of my own. These inspire, yes indeed! I'd say those were Rhode Island Reds, wouldn't you?

And a lovely Christmas table runner that took.....

....about 45 minutes to stitch up.

It was a wonderful 4 days. We didn't really want to come home, did we?