In February, I told you about a mystery quilter who had sent a beautiful completely finished quilt in a box with no name, no note, no return address.
The quilt was very large - and the places I have been working with were requesting smaller quilts - so I set this one aside, knowing the right time and place would come for this quilt to find a home.
And then just after Halloween, the email came from a friend of mine in Georgia. Her college roommate lived in the path of Hurricane Sandy - and though her home was intact, she was without power and had taken in her sister and her sister's friend, both of whom had lost their homes entirely.
I can't even imagine -
I think Mom must have "nudged" me - because that night I took my 7 year old son shopping, and we put together a care package of foods, hand warmers, gloves, and other items, bundled them all up with the quilt, and sent them off to Long Island.
A hug passed from Kentucky to Long Island by way of me.
A hug intended to bring comfort and warmth - and though it didn't go to a cancer patient (at least not that I know of) - it did go to someone who is suffering and will be going through a long recovery process.
It felt like the right home for this quilt... thank you again, my mystery quilter.
4Patches4Hope began as a desire to use my passion for quilting and the power of social media and word of mouth to create comfort quilts for those undergoing cancer treatments and also raise money for cancer research. It was to begin on my mother’s birthday –today - October 4, 2011 and be a birthday gift to her. Unfortunately Mom’s cancer had a different timetable, and on July 12, 2011 her battle with this disease ended. I decided to forge forward in her memory.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
4 Patches become 16
I have posted in the past about my initial approach of strips of 12 similar or identical blocks - and that stripe layout was used in the first few quilts that were donated.
Now I am working with groups of 4 - turning them into 16 patches. I now have a design wall, so I can toss the blocks up there as I make them and ponder the possibilities of layout into the final quilt. Each one will take 6x7 of these 16 patches, and I think the finished result will work nicely! I have a bunch paired up and ready to chain piece - one of the nice things about being home for Thanksgiving and not having to travel is having a little extra bit of sewing time over the weekend.
This year I am thankful for ALL OF YOU and the support you have given me through this project.
Hugs!
-Regina
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