Quilts For the Orphans

Many of you have asked me about the quilting project I am doing for Rescue Ministries International and the blind orphans they are taking care of in Sierra Leone. I thought I would post their link here and on my side bar along with telling you that Pastor John and Lindsey Kargbo are 2 of the most God filled people you will meet and they have a heart for these children.

Please, won't you help them? It gets cold in Sierra Leone and it is a very poor country. The orphans have what we can help them with. I have committed to making each orphan a twin sized quilt for their bed. I have made them with various fabric, buttons, etc. so these children will have sensory objects for themselves.

They hand wash everything and because it is dusty, Lindsey told me they wash frequently with a washboard...so please, durable 100% cottons, corduroy or other sturdy fabrics only.

If you commit to making a quilt, please let me know and when you let Lindsey and Pastor John know, tell them I sent you. I have made 3 so far...I only have 50+ more to go. Won't you help me complete this project for these young boys/girls, men/women?

How many of you out there have stash fabric and time to do this? We can do this together! I have tried several times to get this done and can't believe with all the wonderful quilters I have met, not one has stepped up and said...yes, I will do this!

It only costs your time and postage to Washington state, Pastors Kargbo will get them to Sierra Leone somehow...they always do!

Accomplishing Much

I have finally completed the front of the Pomegranite quilt and I tweeked it and changed it around a bit because after reading all the kit instructions and cutting to their specifications, the pieces came up short. This is the second kit I have ordered that the instructions aren't correct and it really upsets me...but I just made some changes that worked. Making the few changes I did, actually made the quilt a bit larger than the original, so I am happy!

So, today, I will head out to my local quilt shop and find some backing material that matches this and it will be finished by this evening since I have been blessed to have the day off for the first day off in a few weeks. I am enjoying having the windows open today and being able to go out and get some new fabric. I will only get enough to finish the back as I don't need extra. I am still involved in the 2010 Destashing project!

Now that will be done, I will be working on a Christmas quilt from an old 'Stitch 'N Sew Quilts magazine from August 1993 called Brick Streets of Moline & it was created by Carol Scherer.

I could have cut it using the strip method, but I don't think I would have gotten the great mixture I did. It requires cutting 400 2 1/2" x 5" pieces and I cut so many, that I am actually going to have enough to make 2 quilts.

The other fabrics you see are for the orphan quilt project I am working on in Sierra Leone. These are all older orphans and require making twin sized quilts. I would love help if someone out there wants to make 1 or 2 simple quilts and send them my way!

This last picture of the day shows my cutting table as it looks right now. I am sooooooooooooo embarrassed at the utter chaos and mess it is in, but that opens up some ideas for a quick giveaway. So, stay watching, because you may win some stash fabric!