Showing posts with label Quilts for Quake Survivors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilts for Quake Survivors. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Quilts for Quake Survivors


A big Thank You to the fine customers who joined me this past Friday to iron, cut and piece fabric for quilt squares to donate to Quilts for Quake Survivors.
And another big Thank You to everyone who donated fabric.

We'll meet again this Friday, April 15th, from 6-9 at Treadle 2.
Treadle 2 is our classroom space which sits directly behind Treadle Yard Goods along Hamline Ave.

If anyone would like to donate a completed quilt, you can send it to Seven Islands, Inc.
This company imports Japanese fabric, and they have a partnership with Patchwork Tsushin - a Japanese quilting magazine.
from the website - Quilts will be collected until April 30th. Seven Islands, Inc. will ship all quilts directly to Patchwork Tsushin in Japan, where the quilts will be distributed to the people in need.

Seven Islands, Inc.
“Quilt Drive for Japan”
2444 W. 205th St., Suite A-1
Torrance, CA 90501

Thanks again for your hard work, ladies, and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Quilts for Quake Survivors


We've all seen the devastation in Japan, and now there is something we can do together to help those families who have lost so much.
Quilts for Quake Survivors is the brainchild of Daniela and Susan (author of Modern Log Cabin Quilting).
They're calling for supplies to make handmade lap and baby quilts to send to Japan.

A quote from their website -
Why Quilts you ask? Because quilts stand for love, warmth, and comfort. Log Cabin quilting is probably the easiest quilting method, extremely economical and yields beautiful results. It also symbolizes the heart of the home – the center square represents the lamplight or fire in the hearth, surrounded by the “logs” or walls of the log cabin. We’d like to share this feeling of friendship, home and warmth with those who need it most.

Please join us at Treadle 2 on April 8th and 15th, from 6-9 to cut strips, assemble blocks and hopefully put together some quilts for this great cause.

We ask that you bring along your scraps, and any stash fabric that you would like to donate and we'll provide the log-cabin know-how.

See you at the store soon,
Jess