I have a special request today. During my blogging journey I have met many wonderful
bloggers and enjoyed many fun swaps. During that time I have also come to know my
postlady, Connie, very well! Some of you may remember that a few weeks ago, I told you about Connie's seven year old granddaughter, Emma, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Plans are in the making for a fundraiser to help with medical costs and Connie has asked if I could collect blocks from my blogging friends that would make a really unique quilt. The finished quilt will be sold then at auction. So, if you are reading this and you would like to contribute a block, please e-mail me. The blocks need to be in the colors of red, blue, white, maybe some green and a little purple. No orange or pink. You may make 6 1/2" blocks of any design or you may make the block 12 1/2" in size (4 patch, 9 patch, anything) . I see a plan in my head, so I know it will work out when the blocks come together. For my friends who know me and wish to send a block, thanks in advance. You all have my address. For those who need my address, please go to my profile and click on my e-mail address to send a message. I need to receive the blocks by April 1
0th, 2009. Many thanks for any help you can offer.
SandiNote: The Emma's Hope pic shown above is a jpeg file and if you wish to copy and post it to your sidebar that would be great, then link back to this post. My e-mail address is stitchinglegacy @ gmail (dot) com.
And I forgot to mention that when the blocks come in and then they become a quilt top, there is a group of ladies just waiting to begin hand-quilting it!! Thanks to all of you that have said you will send blocks. It's very much appreciated!!!
A Legacy of Stitches
©Sandra E. Andersen 2001-2008
A Legacy of Stitches is what we leave behind;
the imprint of our very soul that lasts beyond our time.
The heart that quilts knows, oh, so well the peace that can be found,
as needle meets with fabric, for there is no sweeter sound.
Whether quiet piecing done by hand or on our sewing machine,
there’s rhythm to our stitches as we sew along each seam.
Those stitches tell the story of our lives as they unfold
as we think of quilts that Grandma made with stories left untold.
The humdrum of our daily lives grows elegant and grand,
when we start to cut the pieces, then stitch the fabric in our hands.
And whatever is the reason for the quilts we piece and sew,
and whoever is the maker, there is one thing that we know.
Each quilt is full of memories, and is a treasured thing.
If quilts could talk, imagine how some quilts would surely sing!
For some quilts are sewn in happy times and others when we’re sad,
and some are sewn in laughter and others when we’re mad.
Some are sewn to warm us, and some sewn just for fun,
and some are “works in progress” that never quite get done!
Some quilts are sewn for beauty, a quilt made just for “show”,
but the heart of the true quilter is the one who really knows~
That no matter how the quilt is stitched, we leave our mark in time.
This Legacy of Stitches is what we leave behind.
The more you give..........
I didn't write this poem. It was posted on the bulletin board at the company I worked at many years ago. There is a great deal of truth in the poem. I just like what it says........
The more you give, the more you get.
The more you laugh, the less you fret.
The more you do unselfishly,
the more you live abundantly.
The more of everything you share,
the more you'll always have to spare.
The more you love, the more you'll find
that life is good and friends are kind.
For only what we give away,
enriches us from day to day.Author Unknown
11 comments:
I'll do one and try to see if another gal or two will do a block, also. I wish nothing but the best for Emma and will keep her in my prayers.
I will definately make a block or two. Tell the Post Lady we are praying for Emma and her Family
I would like to post this on my blog with a link to you but can't get the picture to post. could you help me please. I will send some also. please get me your address.
Hi Sandi .. How do you make a block? I would love to send one over to you. xx
I will be glad to make a block for Emma. I am a cancer survivor myself.
Hi Sandi, I would be honored to make a block for Emma. I have tomorrow off so can get one together and sent off to you by the end of the week. Email is on it's way.
Crispy
Sandy, I have posted this on my blog and I will make several 12.5" blocks.
I posted this on my blog, too....and also asked my neighborhood gals to make some blocks. I have done several in the 6 1/2 inch size and will make more before I mail these to you. Emma is in my prayers each day.
how WONDERFUL! the only way i could join in is to make a square all by hand and i don't think my stitching would be nice enough! i am sure you will have an AWESOME response though! Thank you for being such AWESOME inspiration! :) Have a FANTASTIC day!
I finished a few blocks yesterday and am putting them in the mail to you today. Hope they'll fit into the "master plan!" lol There's a picture posted at my blog. Thanks for letting us all help. My thoughts and prayers are with little Emma and her family.
I would like to contribute to this worthy cause, too. Just need your snail mail address.
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