More Retreat Treats

The cows are all home and the feeding has begun...

The preg testing was completed thanks to Dr. Hoium and Dr. Patel.

This is the less glamorous part of being a vet...

But someone has to do it!!

So let the quilting begin!!

We each received a present at retreat from the Heart and Hands Guild.

Great things come in small packages!!

I will have to make sure I get this done for next year.

My purchases at our vendor, Shirley's Sewing Room  from Moosomin,Saskatchewan...

were a couple of yards of StoneHenge and  a Christmas FQ pack.....

And this little treat!!

I stopped at Shirley's this summer to see if she had the Texas Star pattern.

She didn't then... but she does now!!!

I saw it on the back of a magazine a year ago and LOVED it!!

  It was karma and had to come home with me.

I am going to make it with Stone Chips Warm/Cool.

Then that little pole dancer, Bev from Sew and Sews in Carlyle stopped in for a minute.

She had a few extra kits of the project they did this weekend so I purchased one also.

Love the colors and prints in this runner.

So bring on the Christmas tunes, and the snow they are calling for today!!

I am ready!!

And this 'not-so-little-anymore' frontman, Duracell???

I opened the door to let him in and 5 little kittens blasted in right behind him!!

It was a set up...should have known...that's alot of tracks for one cat!

You can never trust a cute face!

Going to sew!!

Christa

Alberta Bound...Saskatchewan Home

Ahhhhh....Home!

As my previous post noted- we had a flat!

But

A tire was had and we made it back!!

It is always good to go because it sure makes home feel great!

As I unpack this morning, I was checking out the great postcards

....aka.... fabric...

that I purchased on our adventures.

We spent the day in Beaverlodge, Alberta.

Spent the day here....

Looks pretty low key...

but then

 there was an explosion of color!!

We saw these..

and these....

and these....

It just kept going on and on!!



It was an incredible display of finished quilts.

This one was appliques and then beaded to take it up another notch!

Each month they have a local feature quilter who fills the walls in their classroom.

Maria McNair was 'Quilter of the Month' for September.

The next two photos are some of hers.

Love the Storm at Sea effect of this one



There was something for every taste.



Amazing batiks!

My pictures do not give justice to the stitching !

We stopped for lunch at Soups in Beaverlodge.

It is all homemade and was delicious!

Back in the City of Grande Prairie, we stopped at Cotton Candy Quilt Store.

Also an amazing store!



Lots of great samples and selection.



Even a rendition of Winter Wonderland but in blue!

Made me want to go home and get started on my red blocks.

Soon.... retreat is coming!!

I was glad to finally get my hands of some Vintage Modern and couldn't resist some Merry Medley.

It think  Merry Medley will look great as my Chip by Miss Rosie.

And who knew?

Stonehenge now makes a line called Oh Canada so I had to have some of that!!

Finally the right reds and maple leaves!

I have to give great admiration to Grande Praire Fabricland.

It was so bright, clean and well organized.  I had to go there twice as it was so amazing.

Thanks to Aunty Mary, Ellen, and Colette for all the touring while in Grande Prairie.

It was alot of fun!!

Christa