Some of you may remember, that I coordinate a group called Roudn Barn Quilters, small group of 12-15 who make benevolent quilts...ie ..lap robes for rest homes, peds quilts for hospital, raffle quilts for requests from non profit organizations... and fire quilts for those who have lost their home to fire. Allo this has been done by the generosity of donations of the community and our guild to which most of us belong...It has gotten to be known around the community what we do and so are first in peoples minds when they reduce or dispose of their stash.....If you are reducing stash look around your community for a group like this, so many hands make light work and utilize these materials that otherwise are languishing in closets, boxes, bags, and attics......we put together 17 kits, batting backing and quilt tops for laprobes, last night, just 6 of us....they will be distributed at the day meeting on Monday and if any are left at the guild meeting Tuesday night.
Last night at our regular monthly meeting we were given at least 100 yards of nice cotton fabric in pieces of 2-4 yards some larger some with their pricing code still on them! Alocal teacher retired this year and had this stash of fabric she had purchased over the years for covering her bulletin boards. What a godsend for us and the scope of generosity, it warms your heart ...I just had to share this windfall... Mauvice, grateful, in central WI