Today, I want to heighten awareness of a great charity project that could use your help. And, there are several easy ways you can help make a difference for a great cause. Carole From My Carolina Home is coordinating filling bags with purchased and a few key handmade items, for a women's shelter in … Continue reading Safelight Project – A Call For Help
Today I want to share insights about the fires in California as well as a way you can help. Helpers are also needed to increase awareness of how quilters can help. I have seen grassroots efforts rally to send fabric to those that lost their homes, lost their stash. Great intentions, but having lived thru … Continue reading An update on California Fires – Call for Quilt Blocks (and quilts) – Thomas Fire Relief Quilts
Thanks to Christa Watson for sharing a post on her blog (Christa Quilts), which caught my attention for #QuiltsForVegas. The Las Vegas Modern Quilt Guild has a call for #quiltsforVegas and today I'm trying to heighten awareness and ultimately encourage quilters and quilt guilds to participate. Help is needed to make and donate quilts, even quilt … Continue reading Call for Quilts – #QuiltsForVegas
Many of us know that a quilt can provide great comfort to those dealing with various life challenges, just as sewn animals. But I find it amazing and heartwarming when I hear about young people who go above and beyond to make things to provide such comfort to strangers. Sewing Hope, is one story that should … Continue reading Sewing Teddy Bears – Sewing Hope
Time to Congratulate all the lucky winners of the Bee Creative Charity Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis. Maureen Russell of Beautiful Embroidery Designs has an on-going program to help raise funds for CF, through sale of her Justin's Magic Mandala Machine Embroidery Designs, as well as her collections (large and small) of PDF Mandala templates, that are … Continue reading Bee Creative Charity Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis – Winners
Today I want to thank those of you who have helped Maureen Russell, of Beautiful Embroidery Designs, to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, as well as increase awareness of CF. For those that have purchased virtual raffle tickets, by way of donating funds and/or purchase of Maureen's PDF Mandala templates or her Justin's … Continue reading Bee Creative Charity Fundraiser – #MandalaFun, #StitchAlong, #FMQAlong, #DoodleAlongBee Creative Charity Fundraiser – Week #4: #MandalaFun, #StitchAlong, #FMQAlong, #DoodleAlong
Look at the beautiful doodling Cindy Needham created, using the PDF Mandala templates, from Maureen Russell, that are available as a fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Doodling these templates are great for cards, bookmarks, book covers and more, but doodling is also a fun way to build your free-motion quilting skills. Cindy … Continue reading #DoodleAlong, #FMQAlong – Cindy Needham – Charity Fundraiser to Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
