to join the HUG list. (many of you are already there!) We welcome active posters as well as those of you who hide in the shadows but read regularly. Anyone who wants to send a little love and caring is wanted and welcomed.
What is a HUG? -- Mz Sairey said it best -- and you can read her explanation that I posted to Estelle UK's post from 9/20. (or you can read it here:
The HUG request goes out -- members are asked to make a block or even send a square of fabric to the HUG requester. Sometimes there is a theme or a color preference (I did a HUG for my DS who lost her life to cervical cancer -- it was a Lighthouse HUG -- you can see it on my webshots page). The requester provides her snail mail address and a due date.
The rest is up to you. Some members try to respond to each and every HUG request. Some prefer to limit their participation. It doesn't matter. You level of participation is totally up to you. There is no accounting of who gives to which HUG request. No one is keeping tabs. If the request comes at a bad time for you -- hit DELETE. I know of one HUGGER who uses scraps and has a store of 6 1/2" blocks of varying designs and colors... just waiting for the right occasion to use them.
The assembly of the quilt top is usually done by the person requesting the blocks. The quilting may be done her the requester also -- or we have several RCTQ'ers - HUG listers who volunteer to do the quilting on their long arm. We invite HUG Listers to tuck $1 in with their square to help with the cost of backing & batting -- but as any part of a HUG quilt - this is optional. Ultimately, the HUG requester is responsible for seeing the top through to completion.
As HUG List manager -- I try to follow-up to make sure all HUG quilts are completed and delivered. But I do feel obligated to give this caveat: once you send your block -- the rest if out of your (and my!) hands. I don't think anyone here intends to let HUG's linger or not finish and deliver them. But things happen. Once you mail your block, you need to be prepared to let go... in case the HUG vanishes into cyberspace. This happens rarely -- but I think I need to remind you this is strictly a voluntary Endeavour and we are limited by the good faith of our participants.
If you would like more information -- please ask here or email me off list. If you would like to be added to the HUG List -- just email me privately with your name and email addy (mine is grovesfam -- at -- comcast -- dot -- net).
Everyone is welcome. You do NOT have to be a master quilter to participate. Simple 4 patches and 9 patches carry as much HUG value as the most intricate blocks. It's the love and caring behind each block that makes them all beautiful.
Thanks
PS -- you can see some of our past hugs here:
Kate in MI