Quilt Retreat

"I keep my ideals, because in spite of

 

everything I still believe that people are really

 

 good at heart."~Anne Frank

 

 

 

     A friend of mine invited me to attend a quilt retreat with her at Bear Lake.  I was so excited because it's the very first quilt retreat that I've gone to and it did not disappoint.  I had the time of my life.  Each day we sewed and sewed only stopping to eat and sleep.  We had fantastic meals that we took turns fixing and each night little gifts were left for us either on the table or on our pillows.  Such a fun week spent in a beautiful house with beautiful women that I was so thrilled to get to know better.

 

 

 

 

 

As the quilters finished a quilt top they would display it over the edge of the balcony railing.  As you can see there were some beautiful quilts created last week.

 

 

 

 

     Thanks so much to my family for letting me go and play with fabric for a week.  It was the best Mother's Day gift ever.  Here are just a couple of recipes that would be wonderful at a Mother's Day luncheon.  My friend, Sharon, made this pasta salad for a luncheon and it was so good.  I begged her for the recipe.  The pie recipe comes from another friend, Lisa, who submitted the recipe for a neighborhood cookbook.

 

 

Chicken Pesto Salad

1 cup Italian salad dressing

1 cup pesto

1 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

1 chicken, cooked and deboned

1 package pasta, cooked, drained and rinsed

1-2 cups purple grapes, cut in half

Small package fresh spinach

     Stir first 3 ingredients together; pour over pasta and stir well.  Stir in chicken and grapes.  Add spinach just before serving.

 

 

 

Chocolate Mousse Pie

1 ½ cups mini marshmallows                                     1(8oz.) Cool Whip

½ cup milk                                                                   1 Oreo cookie crust

1 cup chocolate chips                                                 1 chocolate bar

Melt first three ingredients together until smooth, stirring constantly.  Let cool until lukewarm.  Fold in Cool Whip.  Spoon into Oreo cookie crust.

             Crust: Row and a half of Oreos, crushed mixed with 3 Tbsp. softened butter.

             Grate 1 chocolate bar over top.  Refrigerate until set.  Can be frozen.

     I bought this book with my own money from a scholastic book order when I was in sixth grade.  It was a memorable and poignant book and it's message has stuck with me.