thank you to
Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts
and
Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs
for your gentle nudge to finish another UFO...
My ALYOF is ready to be donated.
Please stop by the linky party and see all the finishes for March.
Showing posts with label Happy Chemo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy Chemo. Show all posts
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Thursday, October 24, 2013
It's a finish...
...and a view of the back.
Be sure to check what tricks treats the wicked witches
are sharing on the Wicked Blog Hop
are sharing on the Wicked Blog Hop
Thursday, October 24th
I will be flying on my broom tomorrow,
be sure to stop by for a treat!!
Leave me a comment and you could win this
Tammy Bag.
The Tammy Bag pattern was designed by Mdm Samm.
The winner will be picked on October 31st.
Happy Haunting
Tammy Bag.
The Tammy Bag pattern was designed by Mdm Samm.
I will randomly pick a winner from all comments posted to any of my October blog postings.
The winner will be picked on October 31st.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Hands2Help Linky Party
It's the first day to link up your comfort quilts with Hands2Help .
that will be donated to
Happy Chemo and Quilts Beyond Borders.
It is linky party that lasts all week...
I will be sending Emily 2 quilty hugs for Happy Chemo.
...quilt #1 is called 'In Full Bloom'
...quilt #2 is called 'Playing on the Grass and in the Dirt'
Emily is helping cancer patients of all ages going through chemo treatments.
Her goal is to give 1500 quilts to Happy Chemo.
Wrapped in a quilt is like giving each cancer patient a...quilty hug.
Emily shared a lovely thank you note from a cancer patient
who received a Happy Chemo quilt.
You can read about it in Emily's post "Happy Mail Day".
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When I first heard about Happy Chemo I knew I wanted to help.
Most of you may not know this about me as I don't
usually share much about my family life on my blog.
but...I'll share this...it's why I chose to make the quilts for Happy Chemo.
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Before I started quilting,
my sister and son both received the 'C' word from their Drs.
It was tough couple of years for me...
my sister received her diagnosis in May 1998...just a few weeks after our Dad passed.
After a couple of surgeries, chemo and radiation,
...it was March 1999 when my sister finished her treatments.
Our son was diagnosed a few months later...in October.
Chemo drugs are administered differently depending on the type of cancer.
Our son had an IV drip for 4 or 5 hours every morning for 5 days
then off the drugs for 2 weeks
then back on the IV for 5 days.
He did this for 4 months.
Shortly after my son's first treatment...
I found him in my sewing room with his girlfriend and now our DDIL
cutting up large squares of brightly colored fleece.
They made a fleece quilt...and it turned out pretty darn good.
He was in his final year of University...
and with a wonderful circle of friends and understanding professors
he graduated along with his class.
I shed a bucket of tears at graduation.
I confess...I've used a tissue or two today too.
Luv you guys...both are cancer survivors.
Thank you Sarah for hosting this challenge.
Your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated.
I hope to participate again next year.
Happy stitching
Friday, May 3, 2013
I'm back and I've missed you...
...since my last posting, way back on March 29th
I've been spending a lot less time on the computer, but
still my computer has been hacked
and has sent out emails to just about everyone in my address book...
not once but twice. I apologize, really, I did not send them out.
I've been spending a lot less time on the computer, but
still my computer has been hacked
and has sent out emails to just about everyone in my address book...
not once but twice. I apologize, really, I did not send them out.
Mr QnQ retired March 31...
it's hard to believe that he has been retired 5 weeks already.
We traveled to Canada April 5th and
got to see the grandgirls perform in a dance competition.
They did fantastic...I even got to
celebrate my birthday with them...it was great!!!
I've been working on donation quilts.
I've been working on donation quilts.
In March I signed up with Sarah's Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge.
I will be donating these 2 quilts to Happy Chemo...
...helping Emily reach her goal of donating 1500 quilts to cancer patients.
This time I did not procrastinate, had a couple UFO's
that just needed to be quilted!!
I finished binding the quilts as we traveled down I75
to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee for a little vacation.
We went antiquing or 'junking' in Jonesborough TN
and stopped to take these pictures at a park.
The pink quilt would be perfect for a breast cancer patient.
I'm calling it 'In Full Bloom'.
The brown and green one would be perfect for
a boy who loves sports...it is quilted using sports equipement.
I'm calling it 'Playing on the Grass and in the Dirt'.
I'm hoping I have time to make another quilt before I have
to mail them...by mid June...still have lots of time, right?
We used to live in Morristown in East Tennessee 10 years ago
and the closest quilt shop was an hour away.
We stopped by the Cherry Pit on Tuesday,
the same ladies are still there.
I bought this cute snowman pattern...called
and a wee bit of fabric...$6.35 worth...
...yes Mr. QnQ is retired.
Today, I'm linking up with
Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict and
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts.
I've entered my purple log cabin quilt at the
Quilting Gallery's Show and Tell.
This week theme is Applique quilts.
You can vote for 3 quilts till Monday at 6:00 p.m.
If you like my Flowers at the Cabin quilt
I would love your vote.
Vote HERE.
Enter the Quilting Gallery's Giveaway
at the bottom of the voting page.
To enter leave a comment answering:
What’s your favourite size of quilting ruler and why?
You have until Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. (EDT) to enter the give-away.
Happy stitching
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