Spent some time at my sister's in NC this summer, and worked with her church quilt group, who make prayer quilts for those in need of some comfort. They are hand tied, and at church service, any who would like to tie a knot and say a prayer are asked to do so. Then when the recipient feels each knot, they know that it came with a prayer for them. Nice. So I thought, great, now I can do what I like to do-create quilts-without having to quilt them.
Carol, whose house they meet at, asked me if I needed any more embroidery thread. Her late husband had The Thread Exchange-in Weaverville NC-as a client, and had all this lovely Robison Anton thread given to them. She doesn't use it, So I came home with it.
I rode home with my nephew instead of having to fly, so I put my clothes in plastic bags and packed my suitcase with material so my daughter didn't see it and say "Oh Mom, more?" It worked. Now to get to work.
Jo
Enjoyed your story about the clothes in a plastic bag and fabrics in the suitcase. If she did catch on you could have said just checking to see if I learnt anything from you when you were a teenager.
This is the way we do our prayer quilts also. I don't have to do the quilting, just the embroidering. I can't tell you how many we've done. So many in need!
