In August 2011, the women of the Georgia Quilt Council gathered to make Quilts of Valor for wounded soldiers. By the end of three days, 52 quilt tops had been completed. Photo submitted by Ray Barreras as part of Martingale’s 2011 Share the Warmth campaign. Ask a hundred quilters to name what they like best [...]
Posts tagged: "charity quilting"
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Share the warmth: quilting for charity
Posted by Mary Green on December 10, 2012
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Quilt, sew, knit, and crochet for Sandy
Posted by Jenny on November 10, 2012Images and stories from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy—which caused severe damage in New Jersey and New York—continue to remind us that people will be left with challenges for many months, even years to come. Our hearts go out to the residents and volunteers on the East Coast who are picking up the pieces. Craft [...]
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Thread your needle for a cure
Posted by Jenny on August 6, 2012If you’d like to squeeze extra smiles into your day, get to know Ami Simms. This famed quilter, teacher, and author not only has a talent for design; she has a knack for comedy. Along with her many books, including How NOT to Make a Prize-Winning Quilt, Ami is the inventor of the all-in-good-fun Worst [...]
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Join a cause to quilt for: Quilts of Valor
Posted by Jenny on May 22, 2012val•or [val-er] noun boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor. In 2003, a mother from Anacortes, Washington, watched her son go off to war. And while the nation’s focus turned toward sending much-needed supplies to troops in the field, Catherine Roberts wondered about the wounded [...]
