News 30 Apr 2012 - 08 May 2012

Any child squares were received from:

Amanda, Antrim, Northern Ireland for the Flowers/Bugs category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Cartoon Characters category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Animals/Birds category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Hearts category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Flowers/Bugs category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Cute animals category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Flowers/Bugs category
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland for the Animals/Birds category



Donations
Many thanks for your donations via cash, cheque and Paypal this week, it is really appreciated :)

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News 23 Apr 2012 - 30 Apr 2012

Quilt News
We have received a photo of Isla P with her quilt:



Rebecca has completed an Emergency Quilt from some of the squares from our Green Stitch-a-long last year - thank you Rebecca! :)




Other News
Alice Pyne who received a quilt from us back in 2009 has been very busy this week launching her new charity Alice's Escapes http://www.alicesescapes.co.uk. We wish Alice all the best with her new venture :)

We have also heard that Scott is in hospital at the moment, and we send our best wishes to him.


Quilts opened/closed
Jack P's quilt was opened and closed
Tyler Lee's quilt was opened and closed
Skyla C's quilt was opened
Lucy T's quilt was opened and closed

Square News
We have received 20 squares this week! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

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!

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