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updated 05/10/2009 02:09 PM

Spring of 2009

Helping Hands Quilts

Bobbie Stember is working on adopt a child at an at risk school which is Peterson Elementary getting the whole guild involved.

 Our own member Susan Steaffens is the Principal of Peterson.  The students we are making quilts for are 4,5 & 6 graders.  The Twin size quilts need to be ready by November.

 A reminder that each circle can get $100.00 for batting for the donation quilts from the guild budget.  Buy the batting and bring or send in the mail to the Treasurer Peri Tirtlot (Check the roster for address).   If you choose to another gift with the quilt please make it school related.

 If no one in your group can quilt the donation quilt, Christmas Goose will quilt it for $5.00.  (How generous is that?!)

Please use your roster and call or e-mail Bobby Stember, Susan Steaffens,  Kathy Farris

Bluebirds are taking 14 lap size quilts to the Nevada Cancer Center, here are some of them.  They have 40 or so over the last year.  Good Going!

 

Scarlet Bonnets are made an outing to deliver quilts to the Marion House in Henderson for women .  They had tea and cookies with the women and gifted each with her own quilt. 

 Marion House is a shelter for women in need of time and recourses to jump start their lives. 

Flannel material is available for any one who is doing charity quilts.

Fall of 2008

Green Valley Circle donated 34 quilts to the Henderson safe house in October. 

Ronald McDonald House, Artful Hearts Foundation and Terri Cerda still needs your help.
My name is Terri Cerda and I live with my family in Las Vegas Nevada.  I run a foundation called the Artful Hearts foundation that can be found at www.artfulhearts.org  Last week, I traveled with my two young daughters, 6 and 8, to Cleveland Clinic, staying at the Ronald McDonald House for the week.  Both of my daughters have a life threatening medical condition called combined immune deficiency that was given attention in the John Travolta movie "The Boy in the Bubble".  Because my children's condition is so rare and serious, we will be making frequent trips to the Cleveland Clinic and the Ronald McDonald House.  For us, we take a bit of Las Vegas with us every time we go and, we give a little back each time we travel there or to any of the hospitals and clinics where my children are treated.  We believe strongly in giving back to those who take care of us.....and more importantly, to those who take care of the many special children who are giving up their childhood to fight for their lives.
 
I have a small problem.  Each and every time I walk into a place like the Ronald McDonald house that cares for children fighting life threatening or terminal medical conditions such as my own daughters, I feel obligated to do anything to put smiles on their faces by making the environment a happy place.  Well, this brings me to the next point.  The Ronald McDonald House in Cleveland has rooms that are much like hotel rooms all the way down to the bed covers....very bland, brown quilts and no artwork in the rooms.  The house encourages it's guests to come together in common areas, but the reality is that most of the families must stay in the room due to the fact that their children are sick.  Nationally, many of the Ronald McDonald houses are sponsored by corporations that take rooms and sponsor them, decorating and providing toys to the children in the rooms.  But thus far, the Cleveland House has no takers on this.  Well, I promised to make it better for them.....to brighten the lives of some very special children.  I want to begin by finding a group of quilters that are willing to donate 70 quilts to the house.  Each room is much like a standard hotel room with two queen beds.  There are a total of 60 beds. 
 
I realize this is a big undertaking, and I plan to seek the help of many to pull this off.....but I am the kind of person that keeps my word.  You are the first I have contacted about this project that will be done through the Artful Hearts Foundation.  We are completely unfunded and rely solely on the donation of  the general public to stay afloat.  I would like to entertain the possibility that you can help me gather some quilters to take part in this.  We can arrange to give each donating person or sponsor info for tax purposed regarding charitable contributions.  Please let me know if this is something you are interested in helping with as we would greatly appreciate the help of all those we can involve.  PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me at tcerda@cox.net or by calling me at 702-622-6889.
Sincerely,
Terri Cerda

 

With the help of Quiltique' Fabric store, quilters have been sewing Christmas Stockings for the troops.  They were fun to make and took about 15 minutes to make.  These 35 were made by the web-mistress.  It was a great way to use that material that doesn't quite go with other fabrics.

Send us your pictures and stories on ways to help the needy.

    

The Farris family including Niece Kathy Jr., Kathy Sr. husband Dave and daughter Marcy spent 4 hours Tuesday putting together 40 Santa stockings for at risk students at Twin Lakes elm. and for two families chosen by the Palms employees.  Grand daughter Alexis shuttled material back and forth, and her daddy Jason Anderson cooked a wonderful shrimp dinner for us so we could stay focused.  This will be a memory day.

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Black Mtn. Circle has a sew-in and made over 300 blocks for Quilts of Valor which is such an important endeavor. Any circle also working on this project please contact the website qltkit@aol.com so that we can tell your news. 

We had leftover squares so we made nine patch squares that will also be delivered.

  

Kathy Williamson, Patty Kirk and Susan Cocks are some of the Black Mountain quilters that participated in a Quilts of Valor sew-in  In the   basement at the home of Kathy Farris.  We had a total of about 11 people join in the successful day of sewing and lunch.

 

Bluebirds have been working on a charity project at the Cancer Center on East Desert Inn.   Jody Cotton and Marjorie Stanbridge took these 15 quilts recently and the ladies are working on more.  They are usually gone in a couple of weeks. 

Quilter's can go to the  Quilt Chatter for more information on Quilts of Valor Click Here  Hear the story of the 8000 plus vets that have been wounded in Afghanistan and Quait.  Sew and Vac. Ltd. receives them all month long and get as many tops made as quickly as they can.  The sew in is just in mass, all day focus on the project but it is not the only day all month we work on the project.  People take blocks home from the sew in and get the tops done as quickly as convenient.  They just don't want the blocks to sit around while we have so many wounded warriors who need them.  We also meet weekly at Sew Vac.  in Long Beach, for one afternoon a week. 

When you send them in please send them to:

Sew Vac, Ltd

1762 Clark Avenue

Long Beach, CA 90815

And, once again, thank you so much for the support and participation.  You all will be able to look on the website and see the tops your blocks went into as soon as the tops are completed.

Give all of the Desert Quilters our best.

Carol

Quilts for Kids with Cancer

For the past 5 years, Quilts 4 Cancer, (Q4C) has worked with many volunteers to have quilts for each and every child with cancer in the area medical centers. To date, most of the quilts have come from NY & AZ -  this policy needs to change. WE NEED 150 QUILTS FOR NEW CASES EACH YEAR FROM THE LAS VEGAS AREA.

If our Las Vegas quilters work as a  team, we can gain more support with fabric and batting donations.  Q4C is the national 501C3 charity that coordinates the efforts.

In 2003 there was a NATIONAL contest for a Bernina Sewing machine for the quilts for NATIONAL programs, not just Las Vegas. Quilts came in but we found many with pins and many too small to use for a child. WE are in need of your help and cooperation.

Today there are over 30,000 children in the USA having one type of treatment or another. EACH YEAR OVER 4,000 CHILDREN DIE OF CANCER IN THE USA ! We can give so much comfort with quilts.

Contact: Barb Johnston "Tired but inspired" www.quilts4cancer.com.

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