Every 3rd Wednesday a few (not enough) ladies gather in a room in the church building to tie quilts to give to the needy.
A kind lady has already put the quilt top together and another has donated a full size sheet or flannel for the bottom, plus the batting.
2 or 3 ladies put it all together on the quilting frames and then the rest of us bring our chairs around and begin to thread our needles and discuss the world news, the local news and the health and welfare of those that are close around us.
The quilts when finished will be sent to the local distribution center and from there sent out all over the world wherever needed, right now mostly to Haiti, or some other devastated country.
More than quilting is going on at these gatherings. Friendships are formed, laughter is shared and faith is reaffirmed. And each one of these ladies ends up feeling that she is doing something at long last to help others.
I for one feel helpless when I see these tragedies on the news and want to help and in this small way I can. No one can do it all alone, but together we can help someone feel that quilt around them in the cold and know that someone cared.
2 comments:
I'd love to learn how to quilt and then have the time to do it.
What a beautiful time together.
Awesome! Everyone wins!
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