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Old 06-26-2011, 03:28 AM
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Saturday I put up some of my stash for sale, included was a piece of Navy blue with white stars. It sold within seconds. This morning I received this message:

Hi Mimom,
I work a 14 hour day on Saturdays and did not get a chance until now to check out your sale. Would you please let the buyer of #1 - Navy blue with stars - know that I am desperate for 1/4 yd of this fabric? I make small flags for veterans and caskets of deceased soldiers. It looks like this fabric (thanks for the ruler on the side) is absolutely the right size for a field of 50 stars in them. I've been searching and I missed it. 1/4 yd would go a long way in making them and/or their families very happy.

I passed the message on to the person who bought the fabric and she replied:

Please cut the 1/4 yard and pass it on to her for me. I'll pay the full price but she is welcome to the 1/4 yard.
Thanks,
Joanne

I offered Joanne any piece of fabric from my stash and she declined.

If the whole world was like these people, we wouldn't have wounded soldiers.

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Old 06-26-2011, 03:30 AM
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wow, what nice folks!!
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:35 AM
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Thanks for sharing this story. It certainly warmed my heart♥
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:38 AM
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Yep I seen it happen many times but it still amazes me as to how generous quilters really are.
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Old 06-26-2011, 03:46 AM
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If the whole world was like these people, we wouldn't have wounded soldiers.



So true!!
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Old 06-26-2011, 04:25 AM
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:thumbup:

Thank you for sharing this story.
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Old 06-26-2011, 04:29 AM
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that, indeed, was very generous. i had the same experience yesterday... i was selling a used refrigerator on CL. the sale was pending when i got an email from Jeff. i explained that the sale was pending and i'd notify him if it didn't go through. Jeff replied that he was desperate for the refrig. i emailed Susan explaining his desperation and she said to let Jeff buy it instead, as she was not desperate for it.
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It seems that we forget the generosity of most people because of a few bad apples. I try to believe that the generous ones far outnumber the others. Thanks for the story.
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Such nice things to hear on a Sunday morning!!
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Old 06-26-2011, 04:50 AM
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helps a person feel there is hope.
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