I like the idea but was hoping the completion date would be closer to Thanksgiving. I will be traveling for my company for most of September, then busy with some other commitments for much of October. Can we push back the date by at least a couple weeks? Maybe Nov 15th? That would still give us time to vote before Thanksgiving. Kate

Connie, I think the fabric, the size, the 'whatever' doesn't matter. It's the spirit of making something fun and lovely for the Holidays (anything from Halloween to New Years') - and then sharing the pictures and ideas with the community here - that is what's important. We don't need a challenge to do that. Everyone gets to do what you want and we'll all include pictures in a posting sometime around the Holidays. No competition, no voting, just sharing. I want to see your Holiday batiks and I'm betting everyone else does too! Just for the record, I would consider ANY fabric, in holiday colors, to be "holiday fabric". Of course, for many people holiday colors would be red and green, but for some it could be golds or silvers or even blue and white. If you mean for it to be a Holiday Project, then I think it counts. For some other challenges there would be more rules but this one I think was supposed to be pretty open to creativity. Kate

I'm up for one. Can you remember who first brought up the subject? Annie

Just found this, but I recognize so many of you from other forums (schoolhouse, would love to see the darker blue on the ceiling-bet it looks as wonderful as everything you do in your gardens!). I won't be home from school by 4:00, but will check in when I do get home. I have just had the Vietnam Vets pick up some things, but there is so much more to do. I have cleaned out my son's old room to make an extra guest room, but the twin bed, mattress, bedside table, etc. are now sitting in the area outside the room next to the stairs (walkout basement) waiting for him to move them to his even smaller guest bedroom! So, actually, it looks worse here than it did before when I could just close the door. For me, organization mostly involves purging. Sadly, DH is a hoarder, so my storage options are limited. He has filled the attic, his half of the garage, the basement workroom, and most of the closets and cupboards with his stuff. Thinking it is time for us to move into our own places next door to each other. My home would be organized, spare, and wonderful. His? Hmmm... :)