Friday: February 13, 2009
This past week has seen the eastern states of Australia experience their worst natural disasters... from the raging inferno in Victoria that destroyed so many lives, towns decimated to the flash flooding in northern Queensland... It's difficult to expression what one feels in these circumstances - sadness & disbelief are among them. As a nation we are grieving but at the same time that Aussie spirit & will for survival & hope is alive and kicking strong to help the victims of this past weeks tragedies. We want to send our sympathies, thoughts & prayers to all those that have been affected.
The quilting community is a wonderful thing to be a part of in times of need. Here in Australia and even across the world these wonderful people are banding together, forming many quilting initiatives that give support in one way or another.
One of my wonderful friends in Victoria... Janet Rowe - Wildcraft Farm has launched one of these initiatives...
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES... ORPHAN BLOCKS...
Can you make a quilt block or two?
Do you have a spare ½ (ish) to make up 12½" blocks?
Do you have ORPHAN blocks that you can spare?
Blocks need only be basic sewing... nine patch, rail fence, or other simple styles. Scrappy in colours if perfectly fine. Raid the scraps in your sewing rooms...
We will match them up with other "orphans" and turn into 60" square quilts for children. Actually, if your able.... if your cutting fabric -- could you make two (2) matching square.. that will make it so much easier for Janet & her quilting friends to match squares when sewing these pieces of orphan gorgeousness together.
If you can make more... WOW!!! then you quilting gals are super FABULOUS!
Ok... if you need more information... buzz over to Wildcraft Farm or email Janet for more details. You'll find her email details at her blog.
One last thing.... snag the gorgeous Orphan Block logo (on the right) and splash across all your websites, blogs, communities, Facebook, MySpace, etc...
take care... have a gorgeous day full of creative stitches & inspiration!
hugs
xoxo
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