The Linky Party is Now Working!

Hi, all!


Just FYI, the linky party for the first Quilting For Good Tuesdays is now working!  Many many thanks to Brent, who runs Linkytools - he spent the evening helping me figure out how to fix the problem via e-mail!  So go here and join in the fun!!


Hugs!


Sarah

Quilts by Carol E.

I have been having fun getting some quilts finished this week (finally)! Here are two of them.. others are still waiting for bindings. This first one is going to Julie at Operation Wood Hollow for families in Utah who lost their homes to the wildfires.

I love the binding fabric I used!

This one is going to Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. They give out layette bundles to newborns, and this quilt is intended for the layettes. I donate these to Tree of Life which is an agency through which our church does work-weeks (aka mission trips) at Rosebud.

Quilting For Good - the 1st Linky Party!!

Hi, all!


Welcome to the first Quilting For Good Tuesdays linky party!!  Here's your chance to link up and show everyone your charity quilting efforts for the week!  


The rules are simple - it doesn't have to be a finish to be linked up, but it should be something you're doing for charity.  It could be a donation you've made to a charity quilter, a post showing progress you are making on a charity quilt or blocks, or it could be quilts you or your group have made recently for charity.  Be sure to tell us who you are quilting for, and if the group isn't listed in the sidebar, be sure to let us know a little bit about it.  And please mention in your post that you are linking up to Quilting For Good Tuesdays!  Let's get lots of folks in on the party.....


And once you've linked up, take some time to check out the other links!  You might find a charity you didn't know about before, or a fellow charity quilter nearby!  The possibilities are endless....


Oh, and be sure to grab the button!  Help us spread the word and get all those charity quilters in on the party.....

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See that picture at the top of the page?  Those are quilts that my church ministry group, Piece*Love*Quilt, made last year for the 100 Quilts For Kids challenge hosted by Katie of Swim Bike Quilt.

This is an awesome charity challenge, and if you've never been involved in it before, you should give it a try!  This year, Katie is recommending that you donate your quilts locally, so you don't even have the expense of mailing your quilts away if you don't want to.  You can read more about it on her blog.  She's also having a blog hop every Monday in July, August and September, with her fellow bloggers doing a post highlighting the challenge and sharing some fabulous info to help you participate - it could be anything from a quilt pattern or tutorial, tips for choosing fabric, showing quilts they've made to donate, or their favorite charity.  I guarantee it will be interesting, inspiring, and there may even be giveaways on those blog hop days!   On Monday, July 2nd, Lynne of Lily's Quilts blogged about her favorite charity, Siblings Together, AND she has a giveaway!  You might want to hop over there and check it out - but don't forget to come back and link up here!!

Just to keep it real, here's the stack of
charity tops and backs I need to get
quilted this week!

And speaking of giveaways, Katie has lined up sponsors for the challenge, and you'll be entered if you link up pictures of your finished quilt(s) at the end of the challenge.  Doing good, AND the chance to win great prizes!  What more can you ask for?

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So now it's your turn.  What have you been working on this week that will be given to help others?  Link up below and show us!  (The linky will remain open until next Monday night at midnight CST, so you've got time to get a post together if you haven't got one ready already!)  Help spread the word by posting the button on your blog, and go visit the other party-goers and be inspired!! 

Hugs!

Sarah

Quilts for South Africa

I am going to South Africa in July, and I decided to make some baby quilts to give

 to expecting and new moms.   So far I have 3 quilts finished.  I have more to

machine quilt, and will keep making them until I leave.

My only hitch is that my daughter is getting married in two weeks, so that, of course, is

taking top priority : )

Here are the baby quilts that I have ready for my trip:

The first quilt has the traditional binding, and the last two have no binding.

I decided that I was more likely to get them finished without

binding,  what do you think about quilts with no binding?

piece,

elizabeth

Giving to Fire Victims in Utah

Just a little backround on my giving history. I started giving quilts and quilt related things when I joined a quilt guild 20 years ago.  I was a new quilter and I  remember telling the Charity Chairperson that I wasn't good enough to participate in the project.  Her answer keeps me focused on the goal still today.  She told me that if a person was in need of the love, support, caring thoughts behind a quilt, they really didn't care if the points were perfect.

Since then I have given whenever possible.  Blogging has expanded my scope and has enabled me to help in tiny bits  all over the country. A block here a top there.  I use my stash and scraps from friends.

This top is going to go to Julie at  http://havingfunquilting.blogspot.com/   she is getting together quilts for the forest fire victims under the heading Operation Wood Hollow.  This is an area near where she lives in Utah.

This top was made with scraps from a fiend ( should read friend but this may be more appropriate)who dropped a kitchen trash bag full oh her scrap pieces on my porch.

These blocks will be going to Margaret's Hope Chest.  Link on SideBar.

So if you are unsure if you're work is good enough and that is stopping you from participating,let me be the one to tell you that you are plenty good enough and each piece you do will make you a better quilter and make you feel so good inside.

1 for the Guardian ad Litem office

Finished up this quilt that I did a few years ago as a one day mystery. It was using fake curves covered with rick rack. Hopefully some child will like it.

WilmaNC

Four Quilts for New Orleans

Hi, all!


I wanted to show off four quilts I finished this week that will be going to New Orleans in the fall...

These four tops were sent to us by Katie of Swim Bike Quilt!  Thanks, Katie!!  They'll be added to the other quilts sent as part of the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge.

Oh - and speaking of Katie, she's once again hosting 100 Quilts For Kids, running this year from June 15th to October 15th.  You can read more about it here!

Hugs!

Sarah