Uganda Quilt Update!

Here are the quilts that are stacked in my sewing room! There are 64 in all shapes and sizes, styles and colors - and all stitched with love! Every one that I have received as of April 7 is in one of these stacks. (There are 7 more I know of, in our community still being completed.) 64+7 = 71. I know of several quilts still being lovingly stitched by Cuties.
The plastic container has lots and lots of finger puppets, pocket dollies, pillowcase dresses, hand puppets, Tic Tac Toe games, hair clippies, dollies and a few assorted other goodies for our orphans. You Cuties have been absolutely amazing! I am simply overjoyed with the response you have given to help these orphans so far away. When you consider we all support local charities, it's amazing how we just keep digging deeper to help around our world. We are blessed, aren't we?!?!
I have tried to make sure I let people know when your packages have arrived, but I know for sure I have missed one that arrived this week - a huge one full of frogs and finger puppets too. Please tell me who sent that, the paper on the box was removed and now I can't tell exactly who did all this work! I'm so sorry. It is an amazing work of heart!
There are going to be two trips to our orphanage in Uganda this summer. One in May and one in August. So.. if there are any late finishers, don't panic, your quilt and other goodies can be included in the August trip!
I would really appreciate hearing from all Cuties who are working on quilts who aren't quite finished, or will be completed soon. Please either PM me with a new message with your update, or send me an email at Janwharton@me.com . If you need someone else to complete what you have started, or have fabric already, please don't hesitate to send what you have finished and my "team" of sewing friends will complete any UFOs the last week of April. After that, any projects can be sent in August. If everyone sends the number of quilts they have said they will, we should have 88 for May! It would be great to know your status! Thank you!
Many cuties have also sent gifts of money to help buy fabric and assist with postage. Thank You. I also have a short stack of "love offerings" in the form of money orders, checks and cash that will be sent with the quilts to pay for the extra baggage charges along the route to Uganda. It will probably cost about $250 to get the quilts to Uganda. I have $70.00 already toward that! Any left over money will be sent to the orphans for food or other supplies.
Mail quilts to me at Jan Wharton, PO Box 516, Grand Lake, CO USA 80447. Please mail by the middle of April if you possibly can :-)
Thank YOU all and May our Lord bless YOU as you have all blessed these children :-)
I can't tell you what a blessing this has been for me, and walking into my sewing room, I can just feel the love emitted from all these beautiful quilts!
Love and hugs and more hugs,
Jan
Don't hesitate to PM or email! I'd like to know where you are on your quilt :-)