News 23 Apr 2012 - 30 Apr 2012

Any child squares were received from:

Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England for the Angels/Fairies category



Donations
Many thanks to Thorntons in Dundee and company Bauer in London for their donations of used stamps this week.

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News 12 Apr 2012 - 23 Apr 2012

Quilt News
The following quilts are under construction: Jessica S (Alison), Dean B (Helle), Samuel W (Victoria), Harry (Pam) and Amelia Rose (Julia).

Isla's quilt was delivered, quilted by Lesley:



Kita has completed an emergency quilt using squares from last year's Hello Kitty Stitch-a-long - thank you Kita!




The next six months
Gaynor and Katherine met in Lincolnshire this week, and spent two days sorting out fabric for quilts up to the end of September. We have a couple of odd duvets to buy for backings, but the majority of the quilts are sorted out and now just waiting for squares to come in :)

Here we are sorting out fabric:




Fabric donations
After long and considered discussion, we have decided to stop asking for fabric donations from April 2012. There are many reasons for this - LQUK has grown, and there is limited storage space at Katherine's house. Some fabric we have been sent in the past has been unsuitable (too small/wrong blend/difficult to match to theme of child's quilt). And the overwhelming reason is that we can make funds go much further by buying directly from the USA. We are also, since being granted charitable status, now able to purchase some items such a duvet covers wholesale in the UK.

Although it can seem impersonal to send money, it can actually be more personal, as it allows us to purchase material tailored to the child's theme/interests. We thank everyone who has contributed by donating fabric in the past.


Laundrywoman of the year!
We would like to thank Elaine Thomas (Gaynor's mum!) who washed and dried over 220 yards of fabric in less than a week for us. It had to be done quickly before Gaynor left for Lincolnshire and Elaine worked really hard. Many thanks for your efforts, Elaine.




Colour Catcher
The people at Colour Catcher saw this picture of Elaine washing fabric on Facebook:



...and sent us this message:

We think that what you are and LoveQuiltsUK are doing is amazing, so we're going to send over some boxes of Colour Catchers. We'll send them over to the address on your website. Carry on the good work :)

Square News
We have received 23 squares this week! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

Any child squares were received from:

Amanda, Salford, Manchester, UK for the Girls category
Amanda, Salford, Manchester, UK for the Flowers/Bugs category



Donations
Thank you everyone for you donations of cash/cheques/Paypal this week, it is really appreciated. We shall soon be purchasing some duvet sets wholesale so your donations will go even further than usual :)

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News 25 Mar 2012 - 12 Apr 2012

It has been a quiet time over the last couple of weeks with Gaynor and Katherine both away on holiday. However, normal service is now resumed! :)

Quilt News
3 quilts have been delievered since our last update:

Shona G's quilt (Flowers with butterflies and dragonflies) - quilted by Joyce:



Isla's quilt (Sea Life) - quilted by Lesley: Isla's quilt has been delivered, but we haven't received a photo yet - her mum is getting Isla ready to go into hospital for an operation next week and also has a 5 week old newborn! We will keep you posted :)

Mollie B's quilt (Butterflies and Dragonflies (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Brenda:



Thank you all for your contributions to all these quilts and thanks to our new quilters!


In Memoriam
We are very sorry to tell you that Benjamin S who received the Cars quilt in January has passed away :( We send our deepest condolences to his mum Lyndsay and all Ben's family.

We received this message from Lyndsay:

His beautiful quilt was loved by him x Thank you to all who made it possible x the quilt will be used and loved by us and his sisters x


USA fabric shopping
Gaynor has been on holiday to the USA and has brought back 220 yards of Walmart's finest fabrics to keep us going. Thank you to Gaynor's mum, Elaine Thomas who has already started washing the fabric!


Gaynor with fabric


Elaine washing fabric!


Square News
We have received an amazing 84 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

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