I love Mondays - and especially the Monday of the week before vacation! It will be a super busy week as I get everything ready, but the anticipation makes it all worth it.
But first, let's see what happened with last week's list....
I love Mondays - and especially the Monday of the week before vacation! It will be a super busy week as I get everything ready, but the anticipation makes it all worth it.
But first, let's see what happened with last week's list....
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We've made it! Thirteen weeks ago, the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge 2021 began, and since that time, an amazing effort has been going on to spread comfort across the world! By the numbers, quilters from 45 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, and one Australian territory participated. Isn't that incredible? And here's another number...
Friday has finally rolled around once again, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! It's been a busy week around here, and my inbox has been flooded with beautiful quilts being shipped all over the country for Hands2Help! So today I'm going to share the ones that have come in since Tuesday so we can all give those non-blogging participants a huge WHOOP WHOOP! Let's get started!
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Adele D. sent these quilts off to Covered in Love, Little Lambs, and Quilty Hugs! |
Angie N ... |
Yvonne J. is sending these colorful quilts to Little Lambs and Covered In Love! |
And here are quilts with a theme - made by Paula D., they are going to some Hometown Hero teachers, a guidance counselor, and an after-school care worker! |
Kathy L. made this beautiful quilt for Quilty Hugs |
Kathryn S. sent these two to Quilty Hugs! |
Jean W. donated ... |
Can you believe it? We've finally reached the end of this year's Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! I'm so excited to see all the quilts that have been sent off to provide comfort to people all over the world - you are all so amazing to have been a part of this huge effort!!
Just a quick note about this post - I'll be sharing pictures of some quilts that have been sent to me over the past couple of weeks since the last check-in date, and some "housekeeping" items at the end of the post, then ...
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The end of May is fast approaching, and with it the end of this year's Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! But this week we are going to pause for a few minutes and recognize our Hometown Heroes!
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read moreHere it is, Friday again!! And you know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on! Are you ready? I know I am - this is a special post for me, and one I am really most sincerely whooping about! Read on to find out why - let's get started!
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Last Sunday was the second check-in date for this year's Hands2Help Challenge, and I have been receiving emails all week from non-bloggers who want to share their quilts or progress. It has been a humbling experience to see all these wonderful quilters ...
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May! The lovely month of May has arrived, with beautiful springtime weather to enjoy and the end of this year's Hands2Help Challenge in sight. Today we have another guest blogger joining us - Anja from Nova Scotia, who blogs at Anja Quilts! Anja is always creating something beautiful, it seems, and she has a wonderful tutorial for us today. So now I will turn the blog over to her!
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It's hard to believe, but this Sunday marks the halfway point of this year's Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge! I've already seen so many beautiful quilts heading their way to bring comfort and cheer - thank you all for your enthusiastic participation!
And today, we have a new guest blogger - actually, this is her first experience with blogging, as she doesn't have one of her own. Pam M. lives and creates in a fabulous little studio in DeLand, Florida. Take a virtual tour through her studio as she shares about it, and then give her a ...
read moreSunday means another Hands2Help post, and this week we are welcoming guest blogger Joy from The Joyful Quilter! Joy is definitely joyful, and her delightful blog is great evidence of that. Stop by and visit her - I guarantee you won't be disappointed. Today she will be sharing a bit of her love for charity quilting and how she worked to meet needs that came to her attention, so I will turn the blog over to her now!
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Welcome to my GUEST BLOGGER post for Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict's 2021 Hand2Help Charity Quilt Challenge!! I ...
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I hope you're enjoying the Challenge so far! Maybe you've started on your quilts, maybe not - everyone works at a different pace - so it's all good! Today we're going to meet the sponsors who have contributed some lovely things to thank all of you wonderful quilters for participating in the Challenge….
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Wow do you all rock!!! As of the time I'm writing this post, 242 people have already signed up for the Challenge!!! That is AMAZING! Now, if you're just now seeing this, it's not too late to sign up, and there's still lots of giveaway goodies to be had at the end of the Challenge - so in the theory of "better late than never", hop over here, read about the Challenge, then if it appeals to you, sign up and join in the fun!
And, as promised, there's a giveaway drawing for those ...
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It has been a busy busy week here, and only promises to get busier! I'm working on three memory quilts, and the customer has also commissioned two t-shirt quilts after that; another customer wants one t-shirt quilt by late February; and I just got another commission for two t-shirt quilts by April and June. Whew! All that on top of doing the administrative work for this year's Hands2Help Challenge and prepping for this year's tutorial series, String Therapy.
All that to say, this week I am tapped out as far as scrappy sewing. Of course ...
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