Posted by go-fish on 2005-08-20 00:14:29
Post Subject: afghans for afghans needs your knit/crocheted kid's stuff!
http://www.afghansforafghans.org is doing a drive right now that I haven't seen mentioned on these boards. Their goal is to donate knit or crocheted WOOL items to 5,000 kids in afghanistan this winter. They did this drive two years ago and did not meet their goal, but distributed a bunch of warm items to kids in an institution that were living with very little heat in an area with severe winters nevertheless. they are giving it another try and it would be great to see this one go off a big success! BUT...
the newsletter I got yesterday said that they are currently at 20% of the goal, which means they need 4,000 more items by mid september!
What they are asking for are socks, mittens, hats, vest and sweaters (no scarves) that are 100% wool for real warmth. (some alpaca or mohair is okay, I guess, but sheep's wool is preferred.) They have free patterns at the site, lots of them last time I checked.
The deadlines are:
Sept. 16 for the U.S.
Sept. 9 for Canada
These are the dates they want to have the stuff by.
there are several craft groups doing special challenges for this drive. You can read about them at the main website, I imagine. We also have a quilt square drive happening here at Supernaturale.
the more the word gets out about this, the better! so whether or not you can make something for it, please tell the folks at your local S'n'B or yarn store.
Oh, and the address to send stuff to is on the main site as well.
Okay, thanks for reading this pitch!
Posted by quornflour on 2006-01-03 01:11:52
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How does a quilt-a-long work exactly?
I am fairly new to quilting... though I am just about to finish my fourth one (that is what happens when work is slow). I am all about crazy quilts (much easier on my brain).
I am also trying to organize a crazy quilt square swap in "swaps"...
Let me know how it works I am very interseted to know more.
Posted by aspiring on 2005-07-20 08:39:41
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I got a gorgeous purple quilt square from kdaum! It's so well done! I don't know the name of that pattern though. Thank you so much. I sent you one which is nowhere near as perfectly crafted.
Posted by Sewlittletime on 2006-05-09 08:29:22
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15 yards!!!! Holy moly!
If you went the tablecloth route, you could always reupholster your dining chairs to match, or make seat cushions if they're not upholstered.
I like those denim quilts where the right side shows the raw edges of each quilt square, so that they get all frayed and fringe-y after you wash it.
And if you DO decide to learn to sew.....a dress would be very pretty once you are confident in your skills.
