Have you ever noticed how nice and giving most quilters are? We all have so many plans for quilts for others. We rarely make a quilt that we don't plan to give away. If you are one of those giving quilters that just love to piece new blocks but don't always have a plan for them then we have a great opportunity for you.
'My Sisters Quilts' is currently accepting donations to make quilts for "Home of the Brave", an organization that honors the families of fallen soldiers. A group of Utah Quilters lead by Pat Moseman would like to give memorial quilts to the families of Utah soldiers who have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sounds like a worthy cause to me. If you want to help there are three different things you can do:
1) Pick up a kit for just $1 at My Sisters Quilts to make a 12 1/2 in block and return it to the shop
2) Create your own 12 1/2 in block from red, white, and blue or civil war reproduction fabrics and drop it off at the shop.
3) Donate batting or civil war reproduction fabrics to go toward the finished quilts.
Pat Moseman will pick up the finished blocks (it takes 15 blocks per quilt) and any fabric or batting donations and turn them into beautiful quilts for these amazing families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
This is for a national organization and if you want to learn more or download the pattern and instructions for the blocks, visit the website www.homeofthebravequilt.com . The pattern download is under the quilts tab. And if you know of a family that deserves one of these quilts, you can also nominate them to receive one on the website.
We hope that as many of you that are willing and able will help with this project! We believe it to be a worthy cause and would love any help that you can give us!
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