Nattaliia and her husband arrived in Melbourne from the Ukraine in early 2022 as refugees and as you can imagine with very few personal possessions. Our QFO Vice President Libby discovered Nattaliia had a passion for embroidery machine craft, especially with making beautiful women’s wallets and fortuitously, a manual Pfaff machine and Horn Cabinet had been donated to QFO so very quickly we were able to help Nattaliia get sewing again.
Our latest exciting update is a computerized Pfaff embroidery machine has recently been donated to QFO and the obvious beneficiary was Nattaliia.
You can purchase her lovely wallets on Etsy find her at VikaRepkaHandMade. They are indeed quite lovely.
As you can see from the photo, Nattaliia was delighted.
And from our QFO longtime member Christine ...
Just gave another’s twelve quilts to Maureen who volunteers with LLT aka Lifes Little Treasures.
Do look these amazing folk up on https://lifeslittletreasures.org.au to see the wonderful organisation that they are. And we are indeed blessed to be able to contribute our fabric 'hugs' to them.
And from Deborah ... "What a great result completing the first top from the March 7th Makers Marathon blocks".
Irene joined the blocks during the week and after a lovely collaborative discussion on Tuesday, then promptly added the sashing’s to bring the top up to single size.
Rachel is such a cutie I just had to take a snap of her wrapped in a QFO quilt.
I forgot to take a photo of the newly arrived Horn cabinet. Thanks to Judy’s sister for the donation.
Kathy delivered yesterday and with another lovely collective effort we got it into the hall, assembled and placed in the Horn nest now numbering six .. how wonderful.
Deb
And that, folks, winds up another Blogpost from yours truly. I look forward to sharing more news .. either before or after our April Gathering Day which will take place on April 8th at the Hall in Hoddles Creek.
Until then .. 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