Happy October!

Good morning, everyone!

It is October already, and the autumn colors are coming on! Fall is truly my favorite season!!!

October Blanket Bee Quilt Block

As mentioned before, our quilt block for October will be X Marks the Spot.
For one 12 1/2" block you will need...

• 4 - 6 1/2" squares of print fabric
• 8 - 4" squares of white fabric
• 4 - 3" squares of a solid colored fabric
• 4 - 3" squares of a coordinating colored fabric

I have some white fabric we can use if you don't have any... I will try to find some time to cut some squares before our blanket day to get us started.

A Thank You Note from Weed, California

I'm sure you all heard about the fires in California, Oregon, and Washington over the past couple of months. They were the cause of most of our smoky summer skies. One fire in California, the Boles Fire, burned much of the town of Weed. There is much more to the story that can be found here http://www.kezi.com/weed-students-return-to-classrooms/, but in the end, the coordinator nearest there was asking for 850 blankets to give to all the school kids in that town. We helped her meet that goal. A 'Thank You' note was sent by a parent of a couple of the kids....

I am a parent of two children that attend Weed Elementary school and who were evacuated during the Bole...s Fire. When they came home bursting with smiles and showing me their two BEAUTIFUL quilts they received from Project Linus I was shocked! "Every child received one?" I said..."Yes, we all picked out one," they said. After reading the inscription tag included I was moved to tears. I had never known about Project Linus before and just want to say it was one of the sweetest, generous gestures. You gave all of these children a wonderful gift.....the gift of comfort. My daughter loves decorating with it and my son is attached to it somewhat like Linus and has slept with it every night so far. They shared stories of the other children so excited to pick out a special blanket made just for them, many of which lost all they had in the fire. They were so excited about them all made so special with children in mind. Those children may never forget that frightening afternoon in September but they will also never forget the love and generosity of others! Its been overwhelming! I hold them each a little tighter and thank God for all their safety! Please pass on a huge THANK YOU to fellow blanketeers. ..their gift meant more than they know :):).........

And just in case you were wondering, the name of the town comes from the name of the man who founded it, not the other weed California is known for....  :)

That's all for this morning! See everyone in a couple of weeks!
gina