LAST HURRAHS OF 2015!

Two weeks before winter break

I set my intention to see the Aurora Borealis

and amazingly (of course!) everything fell into place!

We had an incredible visit to the 

Enodah Wilderness Lodge in Yellowknife, Canada

http://www.enodah.com/

From Yellowknife,

after you put on the rented Artic clothing,

you drive in a bus about a half hour outside town

then you get in a crazy Hagglund,

a Swedish military vehicle,

and ride about 45 more minutes.

Despite frigid temperatures (around -23)

we went snowmobiling,

snowshoeing, dog sledding, and even ice fishing!

My ever-so-manly husband caught two!

Into the darkest of darkness on winter solstice

to see the light!

Unbelievably amazing!

I was in total awe!

Yes!!!

There was a quilt shop in Yellowknife called 

The Quilted Raven.

That's a felted raven that lives by the register

next to some Aurora Borealis fabric.

Home has been chillier than normal with a bit of snow!

(Although, after Yellowknife a positive

23 feels quite balmy!)

This is my sewing view...

I've been doing a new years purge

of fabric and projects.

I sifted through a shelf of UFOs

and finished a few

and donated the rest.

Here's an odd one...

and a hint of my giant Vintage Spin from Kathy's class this summer!

Look what's going on the back...

I turned a stray place mat into a cute bag for me...

I found this pattern to be a bit addicting...

I think I'll use them as presents in the next workshop -

Tonye Belinda Phillips!

http://www.tonyebelindaphillips.com/

And finally finished 

hand quilting this piece 

started with Freddy years ago...

Wishing you much...