Quilt #38

I'm falling behind in the amount of quilts that are being made by everyone.

The latest one is this beauty, made by my ever loyal supporter Carol E in Minnesota and her friend Diane for 12 year old Taylor.

Carol has done so much to support this cause, as has the lovely Finn, Ann, and Siobhan who have all made quilts this year to help me reach my target.

If there is anyone I've forgotten please accept my apologies. I've been overwhelmed with the response.

Whoops - I forgot Tracey. Like me, she made a quilt for a gorgeous boy, only to see him die within a couple of months of receiving it.

So far it's been a pretty tough year.

But we can fight this. Even if it's just by making quilts!

That's why I'm stretching myself just a little bit further and making the string quilt (see previous post). The money raised from that will hopefully go towards raising more awareness of this heart rending cancer.

Please spare a thought for the children and their parents who are suffering because of Leukaemia, more especially Leah and Michelle and their families.

Clare xx

Pulling at the Heart Strings

Remember this?

I was getting a bit disheartened as the fabrics are all the same and I thought it was getting a bit boring.

I put out a plea on the Stashbuster Yahoo Group asking if anyone wanted to get rid of some of their red and white stash.  After all, the purpose of the group is to get rid of stash isn't it?

I received an email from a lovely lady in Illinois saying she'd willingly send me some of hers as she'd grown tired of them and didn't think she'd use them.

Woot!

Look what arrived the other day. 4lbs of fabric!

Love those "heart strings".

The quilt is back on the floor and I'm cutting and

sewing again.

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you'll know that Quilt #32 was made for a little boy called Morgan. Sadly he became an angel in April and his mother is trying to raise funds for the children's ward of the hospital where he was treated. When this quilt is finished I'll be sending it to her so she can auction it.