Here's a post from Cathy Butkovich (cabmarshall) in the ATW main forum...
Okay Ladies... the gloves are off....Here we go...
ROUND ONE was the start of the charity quilts... we won that round... delievered 5 amazing internet quilts to the KIDS IN DISTRESS, last December2006,
ROUND TWO.. came this year when we started back up after a short month break for the holidays.... We have won that round also... we came back so strong, we knocked them out with 5 consecative months of Charity quilts... 14 completed and donated to the KIDS IN DISTRESS, 10 completed and donated to PROJECT LINUS, and 7 completed and donated to WOMENS SHELTERS. We ALSO acquired a photo gallery, a web page, and a discussion forum to post all our NEWS.. I call that a win!
ROUND THREE came in July with the Patriotic Quilts... I thought 20 quilts was being crazy, but went for it anyway... We KNOCKED THEM OUT WITH 60... these are not complete yet but they are humming along. We also have approx 30 some quilts in various stages of completion from the months March thru June. Some are complete but not donated yet. Not to mention the 9 or so from the month of August.
We decided as a group to get caught up on the quilts and our own projects... so the quilts will end for this year with the AUGUST blocks......
NOW HERES THE CHALLENGE.... Some of the ladies who regularly make embroidered blocks and the filler blocks have been sewing Christmas Charity Stocking also.... NOW we are in the ring for this years final round..... And we need every available pair of sewing hands... even if you are a beginning sewer.... any one with a machine can make a Christmas Stocking. We need 1000. Is that to much to ask? I dont think so! I thought 350 embroidered blocks was to much but all you came thru with over 900 embroidered and filler blocks... to be creating over 60 quilts....
I have patterns ready to mail in envelopes with stamps all I need is your address... Email me with your mailing address, get some material to make the stocking and go sew......
We have several places to send these stockings to, one is a group in IL that only need the stockings... they have the stuff to fill them with..these will be going to approx 1000 service men and women. The other is some Shelters and childrens facilities that need the stocking and the fillings... but you can just send $ to help buy what is needed to fill the stocking.
Debi H in California is heading this endevor... I am her biggest cheerleader...
Monica J in IL has the contacts with the group fro the service men.
Please help us reach our goal and WIN this entire round and a year of the greatest charity work I have ever been involved with. Remember... nothing ventured nothing gained.... if you dont at least try to sew a christmas stocking how do you know you cant!
So thats my challenge.... WE CAN DO IT!
Email me at Cabmarshall@yahoo.com or look for Debi's post earlier in the ATW forum.
LETS GO! -- Cathy B.
Note: Here's one of the quilts for the veteran's project...
