Leslie: Fabric samples of home decoration fabric (drapery and slipcover goods) would be good for totes. A local decorator might contribute her outdated pieces. You go girl!
PAT > I have 10 cut out, 6 completely sewn and quilted, and am shooting for
I shipped out 25 crib size quilts today. I was selling them in my ebay store and I just took them out of inventory - boxed them up - and sent them out in todays mail!! Felt so good to be able to do something concrete. NW Arkansas is currently expecting about 20,000 refugees this week. Some are already here. Springdale nursing home took in 24 elderly and disabled refugees who require 24 hour care were admitted yesterday. More are coming.
Diane, please e-mail me.
Phyllis
Diane F. wrote:
I'd been repairing a tied quilt from Freecycle and wondering where it should go: our servicepeople in Iraq, local homeless... The repair job took awhile, 18 rips to sew up and applique over and took about 3 weeks. I happened to finish it a couple of days before the hurricane struck!
It's one its way to Houston, along with sheets, bedcover, etc. I have more sheets I'll be sending on Monday. I will make some baby quilts this week.
-- Anita --
Same thing I'm doing Leslie!! I think it's quantity right now, versus creativity
Larisa
No blocks..basically whole-cloth out of whatever i have that will make a moderate weight blanket in whatever size the fabric piece is
Wal-mart has flannel on it's $1/yard table right now. I bought several bolts and am putting together some quicky twin size quilts that I am just machine bar tacking every 4 inches. They will pad some of those uncomfortable portable cots.
That's the spirit. I think tough utility quilts is exactly what is needed.
Thank you. Our National Guard were some of the first to arrive. Those young people left their jobs and families to go at a moments notice. Something a lot of people don't understand about the National Guard - these weekend warriors don't have income from their jobs for their families left at home when they are sent elsewhere. Our local communities step up to the plate and help as much as we can to take care of the families while they are gone to NO, LA - Iraq - Afghanistan - or where ever they are needed but it is really hard on the families that are left behind. Military pay is lousy at best and I don't know if it's true or not but I was told the Nat'l Guard receives less than that when they are activated. I just read that the evacuees from Katrina are going to be housed at the Ft. Chaffee Base, located near Ft. Smith. They took Viet Nam refugees back in the 70s so they have the structures and are equipped to deal with large numbers of people.
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