Well, I see that I haven't done a blog post since February. February!!!! Just an indication of how busy things have been.
Coincidentally, the last blog post was on the PL Mystery Quilt...which is why I'm writing this today. The purpose of the Mystery Quilt was to be a fundraiser for Project Linus. First, the registration... which got you the weekly patterns. If you didn't enroll then, you can at any time... the clues are all still waiting for you, plus you have the option of looking at the finished quilt to see how you might change it up if you would like.
After finishing the quilt, participants were encouraged to send in a photo of the quilt, and PL Headquarters would select the top 20. Even though it was a crunch time for me at work and at home, I somehow managed to finished my quilt, and I am very excited to say that it was one of the top 20 selected!!!
Now it is time for me to ask for your help. The winners are chosen by popular vote... and, as this is a fund-raiser, the votes are $1 each. Voting started June 1 and goes through June 30. Voting is easy, and you can vote as many times as you like! As the post title says... vote early, vote often! The top three quilts with the most votes win some great prizes and the chapter coordinator of the winning quilter's chapter will also win a beautiful assortment of thread for the chapter. Right now... I'm in the bottom half of the pack.
I can't express how important it is to our organization that we get financial donations. Maintaining 501(c)(3) status means keeping up with a lot of legal stuff. We also need supplies for Blanket Days, brochures, printing, postage, etc., etc., etc. We get some donations from area businesses but it seems we always could use more. On the positive side, because we are a 501(c)(3), your votes, which are a donation, qualify as a tax deduction!
Since starting this chapter in 2006, we've given out over 7000 blankets! We are often told how much these blankets mean to not only the child who receives it, but also to the parents, to the nurses, to the family! Please consider a donation to help us continue to do this work!
So, I am half-asking, half-begging you to go to this website and vote for my quilt.... Quilt #7...which, by the way, I named "Antarctic Summer". To view the quilts, you can go to this website...
or you can go straight to the voting page at
Again... it is Quilt #7... Lucky 7!!!
Thanks for listening!
gina
