I'm proud to announce that this quilt, "Reminds Me of Freedom" was selected to be part of a traveling exhibit of Quilts of Valor.  It's hard to believe that its only been one year since a group of us from Hayden Lake Family Physicians decided to get together once a month to make these special quilts. In late June, I agreed be a local coordinator for the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls area. Soon after, us North Idaho gals were tasked with making 270 quilts to award to members of the Idaho National Guard who were deployed for more than 1 year to the middle east. It was going to take more than a few of us to get that job done so I started the Inland Northwest Virtual Quilts of Valor group on Facebook. Wow! The lessons I've learned! The biggest lesson is that quilters are the most generous people in the world who will always come together for a good cause. Quilts of Valor are made to honor and give comfort to those who have served and sacrificed for our country in wartime. Its a wonderful cause. Check it out at www.qovf.org.  In January, approximately 45 men and women in Lewiston received their quilts and on February 12, we'll present another 175 or so to men and women at the armory here.  That's alot of quilts! I estimate that those 220  quilts took over 50 volunteer hours and $100 of fabric (at least) to make. 220X50 = 11000 hours  220 X $100 =$22000 donated fabric and batting.  WOW!!!!