Thank you so much to all who have responded to the thread about quilts for the barracks in Farah, Afghanistan for my SIL.
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-63082-1.htm)
I have tried very hard to keep up with the PMs and board messages, getting little sleep last night while designing pattern suggestions with instructions to send to those who've asked for them. There has been the most heart-warming response here. I've told my DD, who has talked again to her DH and told him, and he finally has a smile on his face this day knowing there is so much care for his men! They have no idea how far the ripples of Bert's heart cry has flowed, thanks to the precious quilters of the world (!) who've joyfully stepped up to the plate to help them put a little color, warmth and love into their world.
Farah, Afghanistan has several small villages of less than 600 people whom our military are trying to reach to assist in forming a newer, better government and keep safe from the Taliban. He reports that yesterday, just after telling my DD the horro story about the puppies they'd adopted, a bomb detonated just outside of their FOB (forward operating base) which killed several Afghanis and hurt several children. The military managed to get everyone airlifted out safely. No soldiers harmed. How difficult it must be in their minds to correlate the people who would abuse the puppies to those who are crying in pain and injury. There is no justice in war when the emotions of our young men are being stretched so thin.
Thank you again for your marvelous assistance in this project. I WILL get to your PMs and responses, I promise -- with the exception of one unknown that got away from me when the battery died on my laptop! Please forgive me if that one was you.
One of these patterns is ready to be emailed to anyone's personal email address...if you'll send it on to me, please. I intend to work some more tonight on another design and instructions for your choice.
Jan in VA, sewing, emailing, designing, and praying, all for a good cause