Make a difference in the fight against breast cancer-Quilt Pink!

A family friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer-the kind that mamograms do not detect. She will undergoe a double mastectomy with reconstruction on Aug. 7th. As a nurse, I have met many people who have battled this disease. My heart and my prayers go out to our friend. And how timely for me to receive my October issue of American Patchwork and Quilting in the mail today. The very first page is titled, Get Involved! The magazine is sponsor for The Quilt Pink project. Over 4000 quilts were made last year and continue to be auctioned on ebay, with the proceeds all going to breast cancer research at the Susan G. Komen foundation. The current auctions run through October 2007. The next Quilt Pink project kicks off with a Quilt Pink Weekend, scheduled for Sept. 21-23, 2007.

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/ has the details and how you can get involved. Be sure to visit the site for more info, ideas and heartwarming stories of how people have made a difference in the lives of others, and how we can battle this disease one quilt at a time.

Those of us who quilt have an amazing gift. I've come to realize that I can not take this gift for granted. What seems simple and comes easily to me, may be far beyond the reach of someone else.

More sites added today

I added more sites to the list today and learned about several projects.
I also added an Events column with links to various auctions and relief sales.

This weekend, I will be finishing up a quilt I made for DD who is off to college in the fall.
Stitching on the binding and the label is all I have left to do. I hope she likes it.
{Hugs}

We all have a cause near and dear to our hearts

If you're a quilter chances are you have made a quilt for some kind of cause or for someone in need of a comforting quilt hug to get them through the rough times. We all have a cause that is near and dear to us, whether it be Breast Cancer Awareness, a Relay for Life team, or quilts for soldiers and their loved ones.

The guild I belong to http://www.redrosequiltersguild.com/ makes quilts for the children who come to the local abuse centers. We recently began working on blocks and quilt tops for the Quilts of Valor program. http://www.qovf.org/ and have gotten the community involved by opening up to nonguild members a community workshop group.

This got me to thinking. We quilters know that quilts bring comfort to those in need of a hug to get them through a rough time in their lives. So I decided to make a list, a directory if you will, to list the sites where quilters can go to find information on quilting for a cause. If you know of any sites, would you send them my way?

{HUGS}
Kathi