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Handmade quilts from Nepal Raises Money for Children’s Education
Lynchburg, VA In this day and age where daycare and private school could easily cost a couple of thousand bucks. Quilts handmade by a woman in Nepal could fund one child’s entire education there. At $140 the quilts are sold through a non-profit organization called Quilts for Kids in Lynchburg. “I think they really love [...]
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I read the article about the Cat Blankets and thought I would tell you what one of the things we do here in Cincinnati. We are the Toy Shop Axillary. We dress about 800 dolls for Christmas every year for Salvation Army. They are distributed at Christmas time. Parents come in and pick the doll [...]
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From Kelly Smith at the Quilting Examiner. March 21 is National Quilting Day. This event was started in 1991 by the National Quilting Association. This year they are devoting the celebration to “the home” and suggest that quilters use their efforts to support those who are “struggling for warmth and comfort”. To that end they [...]
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One year ago, a very determined woman decided to run with an idea to help injured service men and women. She got together with some other determined women, and they organized the local Quilts of Valor Bee. During that January planning meeting, Carlie Nichols wasn’t sure whether her plan would take wings and fly, or [...]
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