Hello there
I hope you all had a good week... mine was busy & I'm looking forward to the weekend.
This is a difficult blog for me to write as I firstly want to say thank you so much to you all for the lovely comments, kind words and inspiring creativity you have shared with me. I've only been blogging for a couple of months now, but already I feel as though I have a have a wonderful, supportive wee sisterhood out there which I'm truly humbled to be part of. Its because of who you all are that I would like to ask you if you would be willing to help me out with something which is important to me....
In November, my husband & I are going with a team to Thailand for a couple of weeks to work in a children's shelter in a city called Pattaya which, until 1961, was a small fishing village... it is now a sprawling city of over 300,000 with over 50,000 registered (and countless thousands of illegal) prostitutes. David & I will be running clinics in one of the children's shelters which cares for some of the thousands of children who have been used in sex trafficking.
I know that in two weeks we won't really be able to accomplish much, but what if I was able to do something more lasting... what if I was able to take with me something from you all... something which would at least remind the children & the workers that there were people across the globe who cared about them? OK, so what I was wondering was if you could help me make simple non-wadding quilts for the shelters? Basically I was thinking of making quilt tops & then quilting them onto flat sheets which would be more suitable for Thai weather & I could pack easily in our suitcases. I've mentioned this to some lovely local ladies & the other day we came up with this lot:
Thanks so much
Karen
PS I will set up a flickr group for this charitable bee which I would love for you to feel free to join. Thanks
Do you want the blocks, finished tops, fabric, or just anything that people can provide, Karen?
ReplyDeleteI've been to Pattaya back in my cruise shop days and know exactly what it is like. And the Thai people are so lovely. You and your husband will do a lot of good in that time you are there.
Do you want just plain white fabric or will white-on-white be OK? I'm assuming that the sizes are including seam allowances? Do you want any particular colours for the non-white squares?
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great thing you are doing. Unfortunately I'm no quilter, but I wondered if you'd thought of posting your request in the Brit Quilt Group?
Hi when do you need blocks by, any colour requirements and do you have an address for the flickr group?
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely happy to contribute! Just tell me what to do, what colors/fabrics you want and when you want them sent. Easy peasy!
ReplyDeleteI'm quite humbled when I hear of people like yourself who will go so far to help others. The least I can do is to make a block or two for you! As per all the other comments, let me know what colours, dates etc.
ReplyDeleteCount me in K. I'll get some blocks done for you and bring them up on 15th. Jxo
ReplyDeleteHI Karen - more than happy to help such a worthy cause. I take it the sizes you've listed are the cutting sizes (incl 0.25" seam allowance)?
ReplyDeleteI'll make you a couple of blocks. Ros x
ReplyDeleteI'll make some blocks too, any particular colours? do you want some with kids patterns?
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, I can send you a few blocks, do you colours and fabrics in mind?
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