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Old 10-22-2010, 07:34 AM
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Thank you for sharing your story. It's so wonderful to make someone in need feel loved through quilting.
If anyone on the board is looking for organizations which need quilts, just try googling "charities that need quilts" and you will see a number of web sites with very comprehensive lists. if you have stash to share, it is a great way to use those fabrics that may not meet up with your current tastes.
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Old 10-22-2010, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Woodster
That is SO heartwarming. Thank you and your friends for doing this, and thanks to everyone else who gives of themselves to brighten someoneone else's life.

I've hesitated to the point of not saying anything about what my husband and I are doing for the 41yr old single mom who works res.hab. therapy 30 hours a week with our daughter.
My husband was able, with two partners, to acquire 8 trailers for $1.00 each. So far, they have completely gutted 4 of them, are in the process of drywalling, installing cabinets, carpet, vinyl, cleaning up the yards, putting in new steps/patios, roofs. We are taking the profits that we would have made from selling, and giving Missie one of the trailers for her son and her. She will have to pay the monthly park rent/utilities, but will have a place to call her own. She was speechless (amazingly!!) when Hubs told her what we were going to do. She goes by every day to check out her new home, and her 8 year old with ADHD is ecstatic about his new digs and the tree in the yard he can climb!

Although we really could have used the $ to pay our own bills, the joy in her far outweighs having to scrimp even more to get our stuff paid.
When you give you get back.
Thank you for taking care of that family God will reward you.
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Old 10-22-2010, 11:01 AM
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(sniffle) what a rewarding experience!
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Old 10-22-2010, 12:48 PM
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Me too! Thank you for sharing.
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Old 10-22-2010, 01:32 PM
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You are God's angels on earth. Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if everyone loved their neighbor the way you do.
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Old 10-22-2010, 03:01 PM
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That is wonderful. I would love to have seen their sweet faces.
I make lap quilts for our service men & women. I do enjoy making them.
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lass
When I was still teaching, I use to get my ninth graders (15 year olds) to color maps or design a unit cover. They loved the activity. The community I worked in was lower socio-economically and I think they weren't exposed too much to crayons. They would sit so quietly. I always had a big box of colors for them to choose from.
I always have crayons and coloring books around the house for my grandchildre & my great-grandchildren, but I love to get them out and color because it is very calming & relazing. Teenager are still children who need love & attention. I love the story about the quilts. I am making a guilt for 1 on my granddaughter who is in a home children with behavior problems, She wants baby animals on it. Now I will make a few more for others in her home.
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:18 PM
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My Quilt Guild has been making what we call "Kids Quilts" for several years. We give them to organizations who take care of abused children, to a home for unwed mothers, and to the children's hospital, and in the trauma section when a baby or small child dies, we give the parents a quilt to wrap the baby in to take it out, and hope that keeping the quilt will bring them comfort. We usually have one meeting when everyone brings supplies and sews on these quilts. One member of our Guild has made over 400 herself--and beautifully done!
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:20 PM
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great story, thanks for sharing with us
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:49 PM
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over the last 20+ years, I've probably made 200 charity quilts for children; from premie-twin size. It started as a way for me to deal with many miscarriages. I figured that someone else's child needed a quilt. I'm still making them. Everyone in my family has at least 2-3 quilts, so they don't need anymore. It gives me a good excuse to make lots of quilts
in the bright colors and wild fabrics that I love working with.
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