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01-17-2012, 09:51 PM

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Gladys

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NikkiLu

I was given a flyer from a church group that was making baby quilts for their missionaries in third-world countries. They requested only simple quilts, washable fabrics and NO hand quilting - either tied or machine quilting - most of these quilts were washed in rivers and beaten on rocks.

Yep, sentiment and compassion can be the same and I promise what we consider ugly others won't.
Once again these quilts may be used for the following-

A door to a hut or to separate rooms
A rug
A hospital bed
To wrap the dead
A shawl
Cover etc.
As I stated before I would expect a quilt going to Ethiopia might be used differently from a Linus quilt.
It's my understanding they are usually handed out to large groups of people who are thrilled to get anything because they are starving and have nothing.

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