Well, here we are again .. after a weather induced 'hiatus' in March due to a fire danger warning. And I'll begin with a 'cheeky/sneaky' cut and paste of a recent wonderfully newsy email update I received from our Libby last week .. before moving on to the news from our April 'Gathering Day' at the Hall on Saturday the 13th.
Giftings this month
93 fabric hugs have been gifted to Life’s Little Treasure’s, Maroondah Rotary – Refuge Victoria, Royal Children’s Hospital – PICU and Rose Lodge Aged Care, Wonthaggi.
Rose Lodge, Wonthaggi:
Many Thanks for the donation of these beautiful quilts. Our residents and families have loved choosing a blanket for their loved ones. Please thank all your volunteers who have worked on these quilts.
Thank you also received from:
Maroondah Rotary wanted to take this moment to thank you for your generous gift of the many beautiful quilts. We fully appreciate the time and resources (and love) that go into these amazing works of art and we know they will be loved by the recipients. We have passed these quilts on to Refuge Victoria for families in need.
Life’s Little Treasures;
Thank you so much for your donation of handmade items to Lifes Little Treasures
Foundation. We know that they have been made with love and care, for which we are very grateful. Your donations have been unpacked and will now support a little treasure and their family through many of the support programs that we offer.
Oir Free motion quilting session.
Thank you so very much to our Cheryl for sharing your free motion quilting skills and tips during a Tuesday in March.
Talking about QFO .. our latest 'outreaches'.
Annette, Christine and Libby have had a busy few weeks sharing our QFO story to
VicQuilters - Sewing with a Cause, Yarra Valley View Club, the Fab 50’s at Ringwood North Community House and Ladies Time Out at Narre Warren North Baptist Church. We were invited to set up a trading table at 3 of the groups and have raised $650 from craft and quilt sales. How wonderful.
At the Vic Quilters Summer Gathering, Annette, Christine, Deb and Libby joined 85 quilters for a wonderful day hosted by Seabreeze Quilters in Altona North. We busied ourselves appliqueing hearts to blocks for Care Quilts that Seabreeze Quilters make. It was great to hear about other groups and their sewing for a cause - Quilts of Valour Victoria, Seabreeze Quilters and Waverly Patchworkers Gift Quilts.
VicQuilters very kindly gave us a donation of $100, so all of these funds will go towards the purchase of wadding and backing fabrics’
And now onto our notes from our Saturday 'Gathering Day at the Hall in Hoddles Creek. We had a small but industrious group in attendance ... present were: Libby, myself, Yvonne, Cheryl, Christine, Margaret, Carmen, Deborah, Jennifer, Kathy and Loretta.
Many bindings were attached to our 'Gifting quilts' ... Libby has been extremely busy sourcing recipients for our 'fabric hugs' and it's an absolute joy to see the shelving consequently having room for the quilts we continue to create.
'Quilts in -Quilts out' could almost be our new motto :)
Here we have Margaret busily finishing off a binding.
Yvonne instructing Carmen on the Gammill quilting machine.
Christine measuring and matching for binding fabric to complete this beautiful Dresden Plate appliqued quilt.
Libby and Kathy sorting through some recently donated fabrics.
Deborah and Jennifer busy being busy.
Cheryl searching for the 'just right' needle from our supplies.
'Game on' as Cheryl proceeds with her free motion work ...
An overview of our little 'hive of activity'.
Morning tea/lunch goodies .... a teaser for those who were sadly disappointed in February when I didn't make it. This ones for you Joy ;)
Cheryl giving some free-motion 'pointers' to Loretta.
Busy busy busy .... Libby and Margaret.
More fabric sorting ...
This particular fabric panel will really 'pop' with the addition of some red and black sashing and binding. We envisage it delighting and aged care resident with its nod to fashions of the past. I look forward to seeing the finished quilt.
Part of a magnificent donation recently dropped off by Bron Krueger. Thank you So much for your kindness Bron .. so much gorgeous fabric. You blessed us beautifully with your kindness.
And that, folks, winds up this months Blogpost. I look forward to sharing with you again soon.
Many Blessings
Susan
Contact us via our Website : www.quiltsfororphans.org
Blogger: Susan Hamilton .....phone (03)9737 1825
Email: [email protected]
Our postal address (for donations) is P.O Box 398 Monbulk Victoria 3793
And .... we are www.quiltsfororphans.org
On 'social media' aka Facebook find us at https://www.facebook.com/QuiltsForOrphans/
Check out the following Links:
http://kayleenwest.com.au .... for Art with a positive spirit
https://lifeslittletreasures.org.au
http://mellyandme.typepad.com .... creative clothing etc for children
http://mrsmartinsquiltshop.typepad.com/ ...whose customer blessed us with awesome fabric
We have also stitched for the following Childrens Homes ....
http://www.butterflych.org/.... for news about the Butterfly Palliative Care hospice in China
And their very own Blog ... which is beautifully written and contains inspirational stories on the children in their care. See the Link below:
http://butterflyhospice.blogspot.com.au/
http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d6a59784e7a45314d6a673d0d0a&sb=1
www.freetobekids.org/- .... the rescue organisation that frees children from slavery and exploitation
www.hopefosterhome.com ... the babies we are creating crib quilts for in China ...
www.zoehopeproject.blogspot.com .... giving hope to children in Zambia.
http://english.chinaconcern.org/ ... more children in China that we have stitched for ...
http://www.lolachildrensfund.org/ .... in Ethiopia
http://www.fikelela.org.za/orphan.asp .... the Fikelala AIDS Project in Capetown
http://mifanmama.com/Shining_Star_2.html the Home for vision impaired children in Shanghai
http://www.austchamshanghai.com/about-us/csr/mifan-mama.aspx
www.jewelsofhope.org ... the project we stitch for in Lesotho Southern Africa
http://www.thebabesproject.com.au/
http://elishacare.blogspot.com.au/
http://rangescc.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/elisha-care/
The Matombo Village Project vimeo.com/217129149
http://heavenlytrimmings.com
http://www.changetheone.org which provides ongoing relief, care and assistance to people and communities in remote areas of Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.
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