March 15/2019 Weather 59/42 a bit chilly.
Downtown Kerrville has a special quilt shop in a beautiful old home called Creations.
Last fall the shop started selling a small bundle for the purpose of organizing a show and quilt challenge.
It was a challenge to received 2 yards of fabric and 9 inspirational sayings that had to go in the quilt. After that you decide what to create. This is opposite to what I am used to; usually I have a design then go looking for fabric.
Since last fall Billy was giving me ideas and sketches that he thought would look good on the final quilt.
The finished quilt had to be handed in by March 11. The ladies were so appreciative they even put a special note on my quilt "Hand delivered from Canada". Nice!!!
This year all donated quilts will go to CASA of Kerrville. When
a child enters the foster care system because their home is no longer
safe, a judge may appoint a “Court Appointed Special Advocate”, or CASA,
volunteer to advocate for the child’s best interest.
CASA will take charge of the quilts and distribute them to the children under their supervision as well as enable smaller groups such as K’Star and Women’s Job Corp to have quilts for their clients’ children.
Friday a group of ladies from Buckhorn Lake RV went off to the quilt show and we did enjoy ourselves looking at 134 quilts and of course finishing off with lots of shopping in the store!!! Saturday Billy went up to see my quilt hanging in the show. While we were there a social worker was telling the Creations staff how this touches a child. Many come in with only the clothes on their backs and this might be the first thing that is truly theirs to keep for a long time. Gosh, we felt touched by her words and glad that we could "pay it forward" in a small way.
Downtown Kerrville has a special quilt shop in a beautiful old home called Creations.
Last fall the shop started selling a small bundle for the purpose of organizing a show and quilt challenge.
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| my challenge quilt bundle |
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| Fish appliqued on the back with bubbles and the inspirational saying |
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| Rosey laughing at the caption "hand delivered from Canada" |
CASA will take charge of the quilts and distribute them to the children under their supervision as well as enable smaller groups such as K’Star and Women’s Job Corp to have quilts for their clients’ children.
Friday a group of ladies from Buckhorn Lake RV went off to the quilt show and we did enjoy ourselves looking at 134 quilts and of course finishing off with lots of shopping in the store!!! Saturday Billy went up to see my quilt hanging in the show. While we were there a social worker was telling the Creations staff how this touches a child. Many come in with only the clothes on their backs and this might be the first thing that is truly theirs to keep for a long time. Gosh, we felt touched by her words and glad that we could "pay it forward" in a small way.
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| Behind that ladies shoulder is our donated quilt !!! |
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