LoveQuilts UK News
News 08 Jan 2011 - 15 Jan 2011There were three quilts delivered this week! Corey-Jack's emergency quilt: 
Amber-Rose's quilt: 
Lillie Mae's quilt: 
We had a few hairy moments when the twins' quilts appeared to be lost in the post, but fortunately they arrived safely in the end (phew!) Thank you very much to all the stitchers who contributed both squares and cash donations towards these quilts! Gaynor has completed Lennon Georgie's Noah's Ark quilt which has just been posted, so we hope to bring you news about his quilt next week. Katherine has just started working on Krystal S's quilt. Quilts opened/closed Patrick C's frog quilt was opened and closed (sign-ups went very quickly!) Also, Brooke H's quilt was opened, Poppy's quilt was closed and Rhea's quilt was also closed. Square news We have received a whopping 27 squares this week! Many thanks to everyone those who stitched them and sent them in! Emily, London, England (for Poppy) Jan, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (for Scott W) Jessica Valles Fairless, C´an Picafort, Majorca (for Stitch - a - long) Karen, Majorca, Spain (for Stitch - a - long) Mariann, USA (for Aaron H) Mariann, USA (for Eleanor G) Mariann, USA (for Eleanor G) Mariann, USA (for Freya P) Mariann, USA (for Lotty B) Mariann, USA (for Eleanor G) Mariann, USA (for Stitch - a - long) Mariann, USA (for Stitch - a - long) Mariann, USA (for Laura W) Mariann, USA (for Stitch - a - long 2) Mariann, USA (for Bradley) Mariann, USA (for Faith M) Patricia, Northern Ireland, UK (for Lotty B) Sandy, USA (for Aaron H) Sandy, USA (for Eleanor G) Sandy, USA (for Laura W) Sylvia, Germany (for Krystal S) Gayle, USA for the Angels/Fairies category Gayle, USA for the Cartoon Characters category Jeneen, PA, USA for the Angels/Fairies category Kay R, Pennsylvania, USA for the Cartoon Characters category Kay R, Pennsylvania, USA for the Cartoon Characters category Liz, UK for the Angels/Fairies category Square deadlines for Aaron H and Eleanor G are now approaching, just to remind you! Donations We would like to thank everyone who has sent cash donations big and small this week. In particular we would like to thank Rosemary for her very generous donation towards fabric. We are very grateful and it will help us to keep our heads above water for the next few months! News 31 Dec 2010 - 08 Jan 2011Quilt News This week, Katherine has been working on an Emergency Quilt for Corey-Jack which is being made with some Any Child squares and some patchwork panels. Corey-Jack will be spending a lot of time in hospital during January and February. Gaynor has just started working on Lennon-Georgie's Noah's Ark quilt - shopping for fabric and washing the squares in preparation! The quilts for Lillie Mae and Amber Rose have now been posted so we are waiting to hear about those. Also this week, Abigail's Flower Fairy quilt was received. This lovely picture was taken by Amanda, Abigail's mum:  Cross Stitch Crazy Magazine LoveQuiltsUK is now appearing under the list of cross stitch clubs printed in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine: 
Welcome to any stitchers who have joined us based on this advert! Also thanks to Victoria for sorting out the free advertising. Square News We have received 13 squares this week! Many thanks to all those who stitched them! Gaynor, Swansea, Wales (for Lennon Georgie) Gillian Bickerstaff, Liverpool, UK (for Elizabeth) Gilly, Ellesmore Port, England (for Jayden C) Jan, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (for Rhea T) Jessica Valles Fairless, C´an Picafort, Majorca (for Aaron H) Karen, Majorca, Spain (for Eleanor G) Katherine, Lincolnshire, England (for Aaron H) Sharon, Colorado, USA (for Seraphina) Susan, Ontario, Canada (for Krystal S) Susan, Hamilton, USA (for Jayden C) Susan, Hamilton, USA (for Lennon Georgie) Gaynor, Swansea, Wales for the Teddies category Gillian Bickerstaff, Liverpool, UK for the Girls category Donations Donated fabric was received from: Victoria, Sleaford (See Fabric page for details) Also many thanks to those who have sent cash donations this week, it is very much appreciated. 2010 Review of the Year2010 was the third year of LoveQuiltsUK. We have had a good year with a lot of new stitchers joining us and a lot of old stitchers continuing to stitch for us this year! Thanks to everyone who has so kindly stitched and donated squares for LoveQuiltsUK kids. Also thanks to those who have sent donations of cash and fabric, we couldn't keep going without your generosity - thank you very much! Our website was redesigned in April which allows us to better organise the quilts and square sign-ups and we can tell you that the total squares since then have been: (drum roll!) Total squares since April 20th 2010: 368 squares! Katherine continues to do a fantastic job as our main quilter. Gaynor has taken up quilting this year and has done a few quilts to help Katherine out. She has also taken over some of the administration via the website/email. 27 Quilts were completed in 2010! (50 overall since 2008) Here are the quilts we completed in 2010:
Happy New Year to all and here's looking forward to making more children smile in 2011! |
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