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Making An Impact, something we can all do. While having lunch last month with a group of friends, I was once again appalled at the server who set down our water glasses, then haphazardly tossed eight straws on the table for five people. I immediately grabbed the one closest to me, and said loudly to …
Continue reading Making an Impact with Aurifil and Dream Green
Update! - If you are finding this post in January 2019, please click on 2019 Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project for the latest information on the 2019 Project. The support for this quilt drive continues, and it seems to be building. Even if you do not sew or quilt, there is a way for you to …
Going to the mailbox these days is so fun, with all the packages to pick up! The response from the greatest readers ever has been just awesome. I am continually amazed at the generosity for a community in a rural area from literally all over the world. That someone in Australia, or New Zealand, or …
I am reposting about this project and the prizes you can win as perhaps last week was just too busy with spring break. My blog was also down for a couple of days as the upgrade was completed to remove ads and complete the redesign of the blog. I hope you like the new look! …
Summer items are beginning to hit the local stores, and it is now time to begin collecting up some fun things for this year's Safelight Project. The director at Safelight is hoping that we can make more of the bags for the residents of the domestic violence shelter. The 45 bags that we donated last …
Continue reading The Safelight Project 2018 and prize announcement!
Blocks continue to stream in, and I am so excited with the response! You are all amazing, and I thank each and every person who has sent blocks, some with donations for shipping and other costs, along with large pieces of fabric yardage for backing or binding. I mentioned the first four packages from readers …
I hope that everyone will read this post, even those that are not quilters, because I need your help. Most readers will be aware of the devastating fires that have swept across California destroying everything in their wake. Like many, I am grateful for my home and family, especially with the holiday season, and cannot …
The Safelight Project has come to a close, and I want to show you the rest of the story. Cards and donations just kept coming, more bags were made, and the delivery has been done. The cards coming in were just extraordinary, such creativity and beauty! These from Cyndy R. were stunning. I have to …
I had leftover strips from the latest jelly roll project, and I really liked the soft, sage green colors. I also had these wonderful large buttons suitable for a coat. Knowing I will never make a coat, I had an idea for using them on a tote. If you don't have leftover jelly roll strips, …
Winter finally arrived with some really chilly temperatures and snow! This morning the total is approaching a foot, and it is still coming down. This picture was taken about an hour ago, already 6-8 inches everywhere. The forecast for my area is 12-18! With the leaves gone, our winter view is able to see the …
