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Quilt suggestions to honor my son ??

My son (in Kansas City area) has HHT, as do many members of our family (including my husband, another child, and three of our grandchildren). Scott has been working for a couple of years to get ready to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, a lifelong dream, which is quite a 'feat' for someone with HHT. His goal is to raise funds and awareness, as well as to reinforce his belief that he can do anything he sets his mind and heart on doing!

I am including some information about his climb and HHT, and have intentionally NOT included the link for fundraising (if anyone wants it, please email me privately). I WILL include the link to find out more about HHT:

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and would be glad to answer any questions that people send to me. What I *am* asking you for is some ideas about a commemorative quilt to honor Scott. Two thoughts are, Jacobs Ladder and a friendship quilt with well-wishes from his friends and family (I could send out squares to people, with the help of his wife). Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. If you receive this as a duplicate posting, please accept my apologies in advance.

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Climbing for HHT Awareness

Scott Olitsky (front) on Mt Whitney with friend David Coats

Scott Olitsky climbs for HHT

Mt. Kilimanjaro, in north-eastern Tanzania, reaches 19,340 feet and is one of the seven summits; the highest peak on each of the seven continents. You would not expect to find someone with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia standing on the summit but that is exactly where Scott Olitsky plans to be on February 26, 2009.

What is Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangietasia (HHT)?

It=92s hard to spell, impossible to pronounce, and can be a Silent Killer.

HHT is a long neglected national health problem that affects 1 in 5000 people or 75,000 United States citizens HHT is an inherited blood vessel disorder that affects blood vessels in the skin, lungs, brain, liver, nose, and gastrointestinal system HHT can result in stroke, hemorrhage, and death

20% of those affected by HHT will become disabled or die prematurely

On February 19, 2009, Scott sets out on a nine day route to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with two of his good friends. On the last night, he will sleep at 18,000 feet where the temperature is likely to be below zero.

Why is Scott climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro?

Scott is part of a family of five generations of HHT patients, including his three children. Scott's hope is that his climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro will help to increase the awareness of HHT. Currently, 9 out of 10 of the HHT population (68,000 US citizens) are not yet diagnosed due to widespread lack of knowledge by medical professionals and, therefore, are at risk of stroke, hemorrhage, and death.

Scott's climb will hopefully highlight the good news. HHT tragedies can be prevented through early diagnosis and treatment.

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gwen
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God bless Scott and your family: good for him!

as for quilt? How about Mountains of one sort or another?

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[with light "moons" and signatures in them?]
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[wrong mountain, but hey! call it whatever mountain puzzle you like! - signatures in the centre] My favourite is Delectable mountains: lots of room to write signatures/wishes, plus quick to piece plus great graphic design. Here's one version
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Burns has another.

Kim Graham

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BC, Canada THE WORD IN PATCHWORK

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KI Graham

I had thought about Delectable Mountains; a friend did one for her daughter who moved to Colorado and it was beautiful. I will check out your link, and it's a great idea if I can put notes from friends on it. Thanks! Gwen

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gwen

OOPS!!! Someone just emailed to tell me my mistake! The website for HHT information is

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Gwen

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gwen

how about moon over the mt in the middle and a border of delectable mountains. as they are so very different i might be inclined to add a small border between the two. quilterscache.com has the delectable as a border iirc.

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guess you'd have to play with the size to get it to fit your layout.keeping in mind how big it will be if you add a small inner border to thethe middle blocks.
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few mountain blocks there.http://www.quilterscache.com/AlphabetizedListPageA_F.htmldelectable mts and a variation on that page.sounds like a mighty courageous lad you got there.wishing him all the best with his climb.hth, j. while looking thru the QC site this block also caught my eye.
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"gwen" wrote... I had thought about Delectable Mountains; a friend did one for her daughter who moved to Colorado and it was beautiful. I will check out your link, and it's a great idea if I can put notes from friends on it. Thanks! Gwen

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jeanne-nzlstar*

I very much like the idea of both Jacob's Ladder and Delectable Mountains, and hope you can get both in somehow. As for edging, rather than traditional sashing, how about using Around the World and/ or postage stamp?

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Mary

I think I might be inclined to put some stars into the quilt. Maybe Moon over Mountain with a border of stars? Just a thought --

Sunny

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Sunny

hmmm...if you're looking for a block with "climbing" as part of the idea, then Jacob's Ladder probably isn't the best choice: Jacob doesn't climb the ladder [despite the Sunday School song]; the angels come DOWN the staircase. If you want a Biblical block, perhaps "Road to Heaven?" I have simple instructions on my page

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And the scripture message certainly is appropriate in this case.

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KI Graham

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:34:28 -0600, gwen wrote (in article ):

Hmm. How about Delectable Mountains. I've always liked that pattern

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Maureen Wozniak

I'm actually thinking of trying my first 'art quilt' with a picture of the mountain and some animals. Gwen

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gwen

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:04:23 -0600, gwen wrote (in article ):

I bet it will be beautiful. Good luck!

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

Just jumping in here. One thing you could do is overlay his route on a map of K and use that for the quilting. I saw something similiar in a quilt for a guy retiring from the Marines. A map of the globe with his route through the years picked out in thread. Frank Reid (going back to lurker mode)

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Frank Reid

That is what I'm doing for the trip we took this past summer. Have a US map with the Canadian province lines so I can include that. Only thing I haven't decided is whether or not to put the beginning and end of each trek on the sides of the map. It would make the whole thing bigger. I have an 'inaccurate' map fabric for the back naming different cities along Rt 66 but the cities are squished together. Don't think it'll matter for the other side.

Butterfly (Glad you are still around Frank)

Just jumping in here. One thing you could do is overlay his route on a map of K and use that for the quilting. I saw something similiar in a quilt for a guy retiring from the Marines. A map of the globe with his route through the years picked out in thread. Frank Reid (going back to lurker mode)

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Butterflywings

Gwen: How about Moon Over the Mountains? A few of our posters have made this recently with Batik. (Maybe Joan in Omaha and a few others.) How about Delectable Mountains? Those are the only ones that jump out to me. Best wishes to your Scott and his family members. PAT in VA/USA

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Pat in Virginia

Butterfly: I do not understand what you mean about putting beginning and end of trek on the sides. I would mark each journey with small buttons. Green, start; Yellow, stops; Red, destination. PAT in VA/USA

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Pat in Virginia

Trip 1: FH, AZ to Lansing, MI 2: Lansing MI to....... Etc.

Splain any better? Butterfly

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Butterflywings

WOW.... glad you came out of 'lurker mode!' I like that... overlaying his route in thread. COOL !! Gwen

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gwen

Glad I could help. You can find a lot of maps of the mountain online with the routes already done (like this one):

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Cheers Frank Reid

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Frank Reid

I really do like what you sent. I've written to Scott to ask him to look at that map, and tell me his route. Thanks a million! Gwen

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gwen

You can also have him carry a piece of your base fabric with him and incorporate it into the quilt along with some of the pictures. Frank Reid

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Frank Reid

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