tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76829022362887444772024-03-13T02:55:47.028-04:00MSP Quilting AngelsWe are just like you! We are Mother Seton Parish Quilting Angels. We meet 1-2 times a month at Mother Seton Parish in Germantown, MD. We make quilts for Quilts for Kids and Quilts of Valor. We are a multi-denominational group, you don't have to be a member of Mother Seton Parish to join us. You don't even have to know how to quilt-we'll teach you!MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-41228429365003344682012-07-14T21:23:00.000-04:002012-07-14T21:23:04.948-04:00Touched by an Angel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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“When you return from down range, you are required to go to the VA”. “There are lots of items they give you, welcome home packages and other things, but one item I received was something I did not expect”, “The label read ‘Quilt of Valor pieced by Joanne K, Quilted by Lynn R, MSP Quilting Angels, Germantown, MD’”.</div>
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Today, July 14, 2012, Joanne K was humbled to receive an expression of gratitude.<br />
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She received this recognition from someone she would never have known nor had the opportunity to express her gratitude personally, except for a QOV Label, with her First name, last initial and the name of the group with whom she is a member.<br />
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The Quilt of Valor was proudly awarded at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Hospital by the staff.<br />
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Go figure – from down range to down home!<br />
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Welcome home fellow American, Welcome home!<br />
<br />MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-77850836878548551172012-07-04T07:48:00.001-04:002012-07-04T07:49:01.718-04:00Let Freedom Ring - Happy Birthday America!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Because of them - We have our Freedom<br />
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We sew, we quilt - Quilts of Valor. To Honor and Comfort those service members and Veterans, Touched By War.<br />
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From down range comes a note of gratitude.<br />
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Here is a picture thought y'all might like. We have been flying a lot of missions lately, mostly US soldiers. <br />
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We had 25 quilts come in the other day, so after our night of flying all night, some of the flight medics and I went over to the Bagram hospital to give the quilts to the medical staff. They are ensuring that the quilts go with the soldiers that we bring in on their way to Germany and back to the US. <br />
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I honestly could not look up the names of all the people who sent quilts in order to thank them properly. If possible, please let all the QOVF volunteers around the country know that their volunteer work is much appreciated over here. Everytime I go into the ER or ICU coming from the frontline, it hits me and reminds me what my crew is doing out on the lines. <br />
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I am thankful to work with the crew I have and have experienced the upmost professionalism I have seen in my life. <br />
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I hope to have a good point of contact in the next couple of weeks when our replacements arrive. Less than a month for us and it feels good to pack.<br />
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Hope all is well back in the States and y'all have a nice 4th of July.<br />
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Very Respectfully,<br />
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Franklin<br />
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In the United States Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. <br />
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.<br />
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Working as a grade school teacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, in 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at the Stony Hill School. <br />
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In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.<br />
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On June 14, 2012, we commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the FREEDOM which was secured in this battle.<br />
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Every moment of every day, the men and women of the United States military serve to protect and defend our freedom under the Flag of the United States of America - for all of us.<br />
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With every piece we sew we create ties that bind together this nation and each of us with the recipients of our Quilts of Valor.<br />
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Though we may never know the depth of their service and sacrifice to protect and defend this Great Nation - we are humbled and privileged to Honor and Comfort them With Quilts of Valor.<br />
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From Down Range - <br />
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To all:<br />
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I would like to take this time to thank every single member of MSP quilting angels from Germantown, MD. <br />
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Recently, I returned from a 6 month deployment in Afghanistan. <br />
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During a mandatory visit to the VA hospital in Baltimore, we were given quilts from your organization. <br />
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It means a lot that your organization takes so much time to show us so much care and love. <br />
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What you made was not a quilt but a symbol of the true American spirit and what separates our country from all other countries on this earth. <br />
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This quilt will be used to heavily in the next couple of years. <br />
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I will make sure that our child, to be born later this year, understands the meaning behind this quilt, so they will understand how blessed they are to be raised in this country and how the people in this country are what separates us from all others. <br />
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So to Joanne K and the Germantown, MD Quilting Angels, Thank You.<br />
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TSgt Jared<br />
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</tbody></table>Karla Trotta, of Frederick MD, celebrates National Quilting Day 2012 through the creation of a Quilt of Valor. <br />
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Karla, a member of the MSP Quilting Angels, Germantown, MD, has created numerous quilts to include Quilts for Kids(R) - with a focus on children with pediatric cancer and Quilts of Valor - to Honor and Comfort all combat servicemembers and veterans touched by war.MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-19841264449068196042012-02-26T22:37:00.000-05:002012-02-26T22:37:34.104-05:00Skype® Connects Quilts of Valor, Mother and Son<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIU_7uLdMOZIu6hfimG_14WtESGuizs4b4AmbQkBfe3A-LLYkwkmG61RGWp4IW8r2Lofj4IT-kvNFVm-ht7HitQoFYO9y9d5jK8JK3-XgaMGIDnOW0pHwo-66Vu1PbL8bNazoNct_zqrs/s1600/img_9226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIU_7uLdMOZIu6hfimG_14WtESGuizs4b4AmbQkBfe3A-LLYkwkmG61RGWp4IW8r2Lofj4IT-kvNFVm-ht7HitQoFYO9y9d5jK8JK3-XgaMGIDnOW0pHwo-66Vu1PbL8bNazoNct_zqrs/s320/img_9226.jpg" width="320" /></a>For each of us – we sew and Quilt to Honor and Comfort those service member and veterans touched by war. As many know, when a loved one goes to war, so does the family. The family, this Nation and the QOV family consider those that serve to protect and defend us - our Heroes.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Marcella Pirner-Cormier, Destination Coordinator, Quilts of Valor Foundation, handles QOV requests, both nationally and for those that are down-range. Marcella forwarded a request from Cindi in Knoxville, TN for her son Kyle.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Kyle knew the vital mission the system served and was torn between staying behind or ensuring the system was deployed to meet the mission. He told Cindi "Mom, I will make a difference; maybe I can save some lives". Cindi said “I believe he did”. <br />
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Kyle’s son arrived 7 days before he left for the war front. Cindi said of her son Kyle, “He is my hero” and to the Quilts of Valor Foundation “Thank you for all you do.”<br />
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Cindi – From all of us at QOVF – “Thank you for your family’s service and sacrifice for all of us”.<br />
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And speaking of technology – for this presentation, it was the first known Skype® of a QOV Presentation!<br />
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Thank you Rachael!<br />
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Honor and Comfort was served at 6:00 PMMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-70895024509543747052012-01-15T19:38:00.000-05:002012-01-15T19:38:16.093-05:00Curtains make a new Home or How Quilt of Valor recipient # 60,096 was to be Honored and Comforted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/carlson/thumbnails/dscn0173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kba="true" src="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/carlson/thumbnails/dscn0173.jpg" width="166" /></a></div>New wife, New Life - a warrior returns home. 10 years and seven combat tours later, after serving valiantly to protect and defend the United States of America – 27 Years old, Sergeant Carlson restarted his life in Reedsville, WV.<br />
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Step back for a moment to Eleanor’s Quilts and Fabric’s, in Reedville, WV, located on, of all places, Veterans Memorial Highway (http://www.eleanorsquiltsandfabrics.com/). <br />
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Enter Melissa Carlson and Mom looking for fabric for new curtains for the home Melissa and Anthony will call their own. A fabric from the Timeless Treasures, American Valor series, catches Melissa’s eye.<br />
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There it was, on the selvage of the fabric, WWW.QOVF.ORG.<br />
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Hmm, Melissa thought…”I like this fabric, maybe there is more information online”. <br />
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Mom and Melissa complete their purchase of fabric and begin the task of making curtains.<br />
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Discover the rest of the story at our website - <a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/carlson">http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/carlson</a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-16202117414328932512011-12-31T13:35:00.000-05:002011-12-31T13:35:53.984-05:00Quilts of Valor - What Sort of Medal is THAT?<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WMUMnUXtLOw/Tv9VgsuVGTI/AAAAAAAAAqY/TaKCKWLnJ6E/s1600/IMG_8864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WMUMnUXtLOw/Tv9VgsuVGTI/AAAAAAAAAqY/TaKCKWLnJ6E/s200/IMG_8864.JPG" width="163" /></a></div>Your elders have forever warned you – “Never get in a car with a stranger”. Gee… Why on earth would you give a ride to a stranger or two or three?<br />
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You are on a Mission.<br />
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If you have ever lived in the Washington DC area, you know the difference between a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk (slug) and the absurd concept of sharing a ride with people you have yet met (strangers – aka – SLUGS).<br />
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The Mission? To serve Honor and Comfort upon Lance Corporal Skerry at his family’s home north of Fredericksburg, VA.<br />
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The issue? A 5:30 appointment at the home of Lance Corporal Skerry that would be a tight fit two hours away in Washington, DC traffic. <br />
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Discover the "rest of the story" at our website - <a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/skerry" target="_blank">HERE</a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-43200846229987794162011-09-24T10:48:00.000-04:002011-09-24T10:48:42.682-04:00<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X4Q6SRt5IIJkxbwJosqY91kUOqXWZQcivRa3kamsCsVEV7xBg7QvAObOSYQp4vk8VLfEb1uoeEo-mYzu3y3GMwUHVZrTXEUzlUDmRebEjK3PHAzJs7pHqR50A1mRtdaokdGvVWmEUfUp/s1600/img_7604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X4Q6SRt5IIJkxbwJosqY91kUOqXWZQcivRa3kamsCsVEV7xBg7QvAObOSYQp4vk8VLfEb1uoeEo-mYzu3y3GMwUHVZrTXEUzlUDmRebEjK3PHAzJs7pHqR50A1mRtdaokdGvVWmEUfUp/s200/img_7604.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br />
Herding Cats in Texas or Help Quilts for Kids ROund Rock Texas<br />
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In each of our lives we have moments in which we affect a positive change in a childs life.<br />
There are 31, 556, 926 seconds in each year. An hour has 3600 seconds.<br />
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YOU will decide today how YOU will Make A Differnece.<br />
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Central Texas was devastated with wild fires this summer.<br />
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The Quilts for Kids Local chapter in Bastrop, Texas wants to facilitate getting quilts to children whose families have lost everything. <br />
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Below is their story–<br />
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It is almost impossible to talk to anyone who doesn't know a family who has lost their home. It has been reported that the fires have destroyed 45,000 acres and approximately 1400 homes. This area is heavily wooded and varies from suburban sub-divisions to rural farms. The families were lucky if they were able to save family pets but most lost everything including homes, livestock, family pets, basically everything except their lives.<br />
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We know it isn't possible to give a quilt to every child but want to make a difference by providing quilts to the families who have the least resources. I have several contacts that are involved in the shelter efforts and feel that we can get the quilts to the children who need them most.<br />
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If your group has quilts to donate please contact Marie to coordinate or you can send them to:<br />
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Marie Schlameus<br />
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8308 Mendota Cove<br />
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The single-day commemoration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.<br />
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Last evening, Brigadier General Richard L Simcock, II, Principal Director (Asia & Pacific), Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Asia & Pacific) was awarded a Quilt of Valor for his service and scarifice for this Great Nation. <br />
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During the presentation, made possible by the Potomac Kiwanis (www.potomackiwanis.com) the General also served as the personal representative of all our men and women veterans and those on active duty.<br />
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The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF.org) has awarded 42,480 Quilt of Valor.MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-13636600001117581792011-05-15T12:51:00.000-04:002011-05-15T12:51:30.067-04:00In the Presence of an American Hero’s Hero<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTu69dFzu8gG8RwXg0AQJ2yV24qPwf_spFPDnxH0LEXArF0P0yoGhzLPacxiVNCZ7G2cPuHdJBJbC1UhsPnYPTWlQBLkQn1oM_uCZzSykeuJwLUo84ABU5AERXVyNosBsjjdWiJdeAYpf/s1600/IMG_1162c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTu69dFzu8gG8RwXg0AQJ2yV24qPwf_spFPDnxH0LEXArF0P0yoGhzLPacxiVNCZ7G2cPuHdJBJbC1UhsPnYPTWlQBLkQn1oM_uCZzSykeuJwLUo84ABU5AERXVyNosBsjjdWiJdeAYpf/s400/IMG_1162c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The other evening, members of Germantown, MD, MSP Quilting Angels, a chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF.org) attended a television broadcast taping to air on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2011. <br />
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Held at the Music Center at Strathmore (www.strathmore.org/) for the fourth consecutive year, the United States Air Force Band (www.usafband.af.mil) proudly partners with Maryland Public Television (www.mpt.org) to create a special musical tribute to veterans of all services with the program “America's Veterans – A Musical Tribute”.<br />
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The tribute included noted personalities, from television, stage and the music fields, to give honor and pay tribute to a member of each of our five armed service units – Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy.<br />
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The personal stories, narrated by the Air Force Chaplin, detailed the heroic acts of a Hero’s hero, who, through selfless-giving, saved countless lives in the face of one’s own certain loss of life. The recognition of these men and woman, recipients of the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross and Coast Guard Medal of Heroism, seems to pale in comparison to the their personal acts of heroism.<br />
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I encourage you to contact your local PBS (www.pbs.org/) station. Ensure you are able to view and record one of the most inspiring events you will view this year and next year…Join us at the annual event!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/">http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/</a> or by email at <a href="mailto:wecare@mspquiltingangels.org">wecare@mspquiltingangels.org</a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-46097200144429796562010-09-11T05:59:00.000-04:002010-09-11T05:59:15.691-04:00Al Lind - Quilts of Valor - September 10, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2XFpR_zBa7Ra01F7BJtufqF9W_4kULIMrk2CR6lFvJRUTVmInmNiUN5EQhcXLTXglGrb7F8np86Iz8oytkFs7dFLiEVXL3UTdnDXkuXasfrZH9UkdTY_i5Gx-_uuDYAvfiWYVHSndjQ0/s1600/al_lind.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2XFpR_zBa7Ra01F7BJtufqF9W_4kULIMrk2CR6lFvJRUTVmInmNiUN5EQhcXLTXglGrb7F8np86Iz8oytkFs7dFLiEVXL3UTdnDXkuXasfrZH9UkdTY_i5Gx-_uuDYAvfiWYVHSndjQ0/s200/al_lind.gif" width="200" /></a></div>In memoriam - Al Lind, 92, September 10, 2010, created and donated over 400 Quilts of Valor to Honor and Comfort service members returning from duty overseas who were touch by war. <br />
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Al Lind - was lovingly referred to as a QOV Poster Boy and more, but this veteran told it like it was...<br />
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Mr. Lind was a WWII veteran and a former prisoner of war who quilted for other vets and handily admonished other vets to "get off their duffs" and quilt! Through the Quilts of Valor program, he has assisted with the creation of nearly 400 quilts.<br />
Mr. Lind, was presented a plaque at the U.S. Army Yakima Training Center in central Washington by Brig. Gen. Frank Cipolla, Deputy Commanding General of the 88th Regional Support Command at Fort McCoy.MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-85549256885011341222010-09-10T21:16:00.000-04:002010-09-10T21:16:02.152-04:00Vicksburg, MI - September 11 – Nine years later<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr2192_fPR841MPNU_1nMWQDFIzfJvcNaxrR6e-Xg1SxHGLS5wXAL-ThFKqNZOxeh1T933ofbAuxq4dRG2P7tybxUTRbKYN-GVRU1Lj9x7-MuK6-Xq9pzoFNOY-aklDk8zCWR5fPM2MVj/s1600/medium1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr2192_fPR841MPNU_1nMWQDFIzfJvcNaxrR6e-Xg1SxHGLS5wXAL-ThFKqNZOxeh1T933ofbAuxq4dRG2P7tybxUTRbKYN-GVRU1Lj9x7-MuK6-Xq9pzoFNOY-aklDk8zCWR5fPM2MVj/s200/medium1.JPG" width="174" /></a>Vicksburg, MI - September 11 – Nine years later – Blue sky, sunshine and definitely an autumn like day. Today’s weather is nearly identical to that the infamous day nine years ago, except today we are measurably safer, but perhaps without notice.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
The quilt block shown here, created by Jonatha Johnson of Vicksburg, MI, represents the heroes and heroines of September 11, 2001, which will be forever emblazoned in our minds and hearts these.<br />
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Today, as we commemorate September 11, we offer Honor and Comfort to our military that have been touched by war. Like the emergency service teams that streamed into the towers to save countless lives, today’s warriors stream into harm’s way to ensure our safety, preserve and protect our freedoms.<br />
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The MSP Quilting Angels of Germantown MD, in collaboration with the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) and partner Lockheed Martin, have joined forces to support the ASYMCA Operation Kid Comfort through which custom-made quilts are created for children of deployed military personnel who experience grief from missing their Mom or Dad.<br />
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Learn More about The Armed Services YMCA - http://www.asymca.org/2010/operation-kid-comfort-2/MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-80260702363720936742010-08-21T18:05:00.000-04:002010-08-21T18:05:23.313-04:00Quilts of Valor - Germantown Maryland<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/7/a/1/600_17346049.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ox="true" src="http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/7/a/1/600_17346049.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>Baltimore Maryland - The MSP Quilting Angels of Germantown, Maryland are busy working to complete 100 Quilts of Valor to be distributed at the VA Hospital in Baltimore Maryland.<br />
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The MSP Quilting Angels of Germantown, Maryland, founded in 2004, are a talented and diverse ecumenical group of women whose works serve great causes - Candlelighters - Childhood Cancer Foundation, Quilts For Kids and Quilts of Valor . The custom heirloom quilts created by the MSP Quilting Angels are Blessed during a special Mass at Mother Seton Parish under the direction of Reverend Carlos Benitez before distribution to children with pediatric cancer or wounded warriors. The MSP Quilting Angels have numerous out-reach programs and seek joint partnerships with other organizations to support these worthy causes.<br />
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Want to JOIN in the Fun?<br />
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Get started <a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/">LEARN MORE</a> or Write to me <a href="mailto:wecare@mspquiltingangels.org">KATHY</a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-7425182472163329242010-07-16T19:02:00.000-04:002010-07-16T19:02:15.163-04:00Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine July/August - QOVF<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwhBYJwR7diET3mOuwe-EbwL4LSAGzp2f4NS9UpEPJbBB618Kfc7Lp0XcY5OvrPGCqtF74uiaA_ORLcTjzYJynjFsy45iWRGxl4seQzErP2ZF3y3eFuJn0tcBnOx0WSh5yj5tmn-xdAvD/s1600/orig_mag88_150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwhBYJwR7diET3mOuwe-EbwL4LSAGzp2f4NS9UpEPJbBB618Kfc7Lp0XcY5OvrPGCqtF74uiaA_ORLcTjzYJynjFsy45iWRGxl4seQzErP2ZF3y3eFuJn0tcBnOx0WSh5yj5tmn-xdAvD/s320/orig_mag88_150.jpg" /></a>In the Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine July/August issue, Marianne Fons has created a beautiful Quilt of Valor published with the pattern in this issue. </div><br />
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The name of the pattern is Valiant Eagle and it is absolutely a show stopper. Marianne Fons uses Variable Star, Pin Wheels, and an applique Eagle in the center of the 64" x 80" QOV. <br />
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The Eagle pattern has been taken from the collection of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska Flying Eagles. I found I could also make a QOV from the Banner Day pattern in the front of the magazine when I made two and moving the one border to the outside. <br />
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It is a great pattern to show off quilting, add applique you love, or use that special fabric that you can not cut.<br />
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When you see the quilt you can add what you think. <br />
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If you don't have your copy yet...or are not a subscriber...there is still hope!<br />
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Follow the link below and get going!<br />
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<a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/fonsandporter/fp/ourmagazine/currentissue.aspx">http://www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/fonsandporter/fp/ourmagazine/currentissue.aspx</a><br />
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Quilt on!<br />
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KathyMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-45477866472268168262010-06-15T23:31:00.001-04:002010-06-15T23:32:34.199-04:00Flag Day 2010 - O'er the land of the free, Because of the Brave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOeVNl_1_8x7GuUKaT8sD63INW1LWoXSKZz1CkY3-ilj6SKbIiy1A2NlS7fbV6A9tuZSfPTmOcb36-gp4PnH2whlzcDbBgcYd3gQT4BBwRFI_QikbTkx2wfCqMPKSAmvJ5_6EcCWmw1sO/s1600/glory_sm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOeVNl_1_8x7GuUKaT8sD63INW1LWoXSKZz1CkY3-ilj6SKbIiy1A2NlS7fbV6A9tuZSfPTmOcb36-gp4PnH2whlzcDbBgcYd3gQT4BBwRFI_QikbTkx2wfCqMPKSAmvJ5_6EcCWmw1sO/s200/glory_sm.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><strong>Germantown, Maryland</strong> – The MSP Quilting Angels commemorated Flag Day, June 14, by creating heirloom Quilts of Valor to Honor and Comfort those touched by War. <br />
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Every year, the MSP Quilting Angels, in Germantown Maryland (a Maryland Quilts Of Valor chapter – http://www.QOVF.org) hand craft heirloom quilts which are delivered to the Baltimore Maryland VA Hospital. <br />
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During the Flag Day gathering, signature blocks from the Houston International Quilting Exposition were sewn into quilt tops.<br />
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Catherine Snyder, Director, Quilts of Valor is seen here looking over a creation by Sandi Reynolds, called Road to Glory. Catherine’s recent visit surprised and inspired everyone with her QOV stories and experiences.<br />
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This day and every day – Remember Freedom isn’t Free – They put their lives on the line everyday to secure our Freedom.<br />
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O’er the Land Of The Free, Because of the Brave.<br />
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For more information contact – wecare@mspquiltingangels.orgMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-90797868963800333222010-04-18T09:34:00.004-04:002010-04-19T00:49:28.267-04:00Quilts for KidsThe MSP Quilting Angels of Germatown Maryland, support Quilts for Kids through the Candlelighters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZHpqOZYnp-xtG5JdBqJ0WQuf35qiX0MN-bxMjmxhwHDqVI62G9bBfpe9kke5zLOzRyyKNgbwKSqUeC2_r81x0K99zd6Pf9f0FE7h1P-JlgF0f7ckLqmCq1uY-wqApd27qvMFtvTL2krX/s1600/img_9726.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461470637894418274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZHpqOZYnp-xtG5JdBqJ0WQuf35qiX0MN-bxMjmxhwHDqVI62G9bBfpe9kke5zLOzRyyKNgbwKSqUeC2_r81x0K99zd6Pf9f0FE7h1P-JlgF0f7ckLqmCq1uY-wqApd27qvMFtvTL2krX/s200/img_9726.jpg" /></a> Childhood Cancer foundation.<br /><div></div><br />Each year in the U.S. there are approximately 12,400 children between the ages of birth and 19 years of age who are diagnosed with cancer. About one in 300 boys and one in 333 girls will develop cancer before their 20th birthday. In 1998, about 2500 died of cancer, thus making cancer the most common cause of death by disease for children and adolescents in America.<br /><br />To see the full day's events in photographs, please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/today">http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/today</a><br /><br />Every month we have a Block of the Month, where we ask readers like you to to make one or several blocks and send them to us to be made into Quilts for Kids or Quilts of Valor. To learn more about how YOU can help a child with cancer or a wounded warrior, please visit:<br /><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/bom">http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/bom</a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-55717910768648022442010-04-01T22:14:00.004-04:002010-04-01T22:24:24.753-04:00April Block of the Month - It’s in the StarsIt’s in the Stars<br />April Block of the Month.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/images/bom/april2010/image1.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 232px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/images/bom/april2010/image1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This month we’re doing a new star. It’s fun and fast and will be the largest block we’ve made so far. The finished size with be 16 1/4”. And it’s entirely made up with squares, with a little bit of a twist.<br />Cut 1 square 8 ½” This is the center square of the star.<br />Cut 8 4 1/2” background squares.<br />Cut 4 4 ½´ squares for the star rays.<br />Cut 4 4 ½” corner squares.<br />Figure 2 (cut squares)<br /><br />Want it all?<br /><br />See the full details <strong><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/april2010.htm">HERE</a></strong>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-51281978460001670262010-02-17T00:04:00.005-05:002010-02-17T00:29:23.185-05:00Nobel Prize Awarded (in words) in CaliforniaEvery year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.<br /><br />Marlborough School, in Los Angeles, California, provides a learning environment where young women develop self-confidence, creativity, a sense of responsibility, and moral decisiveness.<br /><br />Marlborough School emphasizes the process of personal growth, encourage cooperation, and foster close association among members of the community to promote emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being.<br /><br /><br />Modesty in recognition for performing an act of kindness for someone you will never meet is an extraordinary quality. Being recognized by your granddaughter as a caring person and one who should receive the Nobel Prize puts you on top of the world. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxV_NxVIbffjY4Ae0gmTYCpiaOubiuQodrDozgcscS5dS-EtdEUIX5zGfd0feeXcoBBGPQRm-fBd-rZFOuey0sii3KXdTRB9nIwLc2ua2XgueyJjjRqttEt1fCaRTfe03O7LZ7Ci_rlrM/s1600-h/award.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 162px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439078934591630594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxV_NxVIbffjY4Ae0gmTYCpiaOubiuQodrDozgcscS5dS-EtdEUIX5zGfd0feeXcoBBGPQRm-fBd-rZFOuey0sii3KXdTRB9nIwLc2ua2XgueyJjjRqttEt1fCaRTfe03O7LZ7Ci_rlrM/s200/award.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This notoriety is the foundation of Marlborough School – makers of Peace.<br /><br />Ladies – Join us again this New Year – Make a Block for a Kid with Cancer, whom you may never meet, yet she too will know You Should receive the Nobel Prize for Love and Peace.<br /><br />Mackenzie, pictured below, is the third daughter of 4 and her family have been friends of ours since they moved into their home.<br /><br />Mackenzie should be your idol as she is ours too. At age 8, her first brain tumor was discovered, the size of an egg. Last week, at age 11, Mackenzie had her third brain tumor removed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbfopgW_pokHafqC0qceRJP1XWblcK19ZylwkXpEJCd5EZAoXL1jajCfo-rfjjE8YyBzGp34Ckhc0ITA88Q9_PskwfuDScLJiI0DbNLetXHVAh_DIs7dXWP18nyoDezrDCN6KrT2KWeDE/s1600-h/mackenzie.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439075662232608706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbfopgW_pokHafqC0qceRJP1XWblcK19ZylwkXpEJCd5EZAoXL1jajCfo-rfjjE8YyBzGp34Ckhc0ITA88Q9_PskwfuDScLJiI0DbNLetXHVAh_DIs7dXWP18nyoDezrDCN6KrT2KWeDE/s200/mackenzie.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Join Us! in celebrating Kids with Cancer, the power of their energy and the lesson they teach US every day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Design your own or choose one of our blocks. You Will Make A Difference.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/bom"><span style="color:#3366ff;">BLOCK OF THE MONTH IS HERE</span></a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-90663277806560206632009-11-21T05:02:00.003-05:002009-11-21T05:09:18.240-05:00Be Thankful, Save a Life and a family for Three dollars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmwXUDN6ucrsImCZr4EdZRAUIUTj06zafHCJlth5zZQBHe9Yv41CwZAkGg2guviYCnqffmqFsDU-QSmxzkm9YtPoD0vFTQPbfgmEU-TPkGtd5fyEzsjHQWXfB0xPiqFbtfOa_bAcVLCX2/s1600/l.jtLHwDdzTiCcByVW%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406495578304177634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmwXUDN6ucrsImCZr4EdZRAUIUTj06zafHCJlth5zZQBHe9Yv41CwZAkGg2guviYCnqffmqFsDU-QSmxzkm9YtPoD0vFTQPbfgmEU-TPkGtd5fyEzsjHQWXfB0xPiqFbtfOa_bAcVLCX2/s200/l.jtLHwDdzTiCcByVW%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Three Dollars will save her home and pay down her medical bills<br /><br />Next week is Thanksgiving and truly the Stucks are thankful.<br /><br />They have their daughter, a cancer survivor, <strong><em>TWICE</em></strong>, <em>in Three years (now) at age 11</em>.<br /><br />Next week, the Stucks will celebrate the fourth anniversary of thier daughter's diagnosis with brain cancer and their Mom's birthday.<br /><br />They will also begin the foreclosure on their home, and packing to leave it.<br /><br />Cancer will have ravaged their lives once again.<br /><br />Today, send this email to everyone you know and have them send it to everyone they know.<br /><br />Today, take out your check book and write "I love you Mackenzie" in the Memo section, Then write a check for THREE DOLLARS.<br /><br />Mackenzie's family needs one million dollars in 30 days...no kidding.<br /><br /><strong>Not a joke, not an internet scheme and tax deductible too.<br /><br />Open your heart, your check book and send it to:<br /><br /> MacKenzie's Angel Fund </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong> c/o SunTrust Bank</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong> 337 East Ridgeville Blvd</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong> Mount Airy, Md 21771<br /><br />http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mackenziestuck<br /><br />God Bless<br /><br />Now, get busy...she needs 330,000 people to do something great</strong></span>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-79889458936838463772009-10-20T23:11:00.002-04:002009-10-20T23:15:23.517-04:00What do you do when the President Calls?Likely, there are many people in your life you have wanted to have a conversation with, but never had the opportunity.<br /><br />What happens when YOU get THAT call?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF33GrnDcDH2MZkM5GK1Ym4MWxByWRHwoTJi1oSKmlbg3DagsDKhnGBgdMmBzZWTnZKxqe5xWR6meppCDh2Njl3_VM2qw1jzUieZyxFzcXe1N3fgMmCHlzA2dKbdXYcGCj7sZlWkBZmob8/s1600-h/catherine.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 71px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 71px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394886021434327666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF33GrnDcDH2MZkM5GK1Ym4MWxByWRHwoTJi1oSKmlbg3DagsDKhnGBgdMmBzZWTnZKxqe5xWR6meppCDh2Njl3_VM2qw1jzUieZyxFzcXe1N3fgMmCHlzA2dKbdXYcGCj7sZlWkBZmob8/s200/catherine.jpg" /></a>Today, the call did not come from The President of the United States. Instead, the call came from the Executive Director of the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF.org), Catherine Roberts!<br /><br />Do you remember the game in grade schoool, "Phone Tree""or "Telegraph"? Everyone gets in a line, the teacher tells the first person something and down the line the story gets retold. "Little Janie has a pretty dress, a lovely hat and shiny shoes" the teacher says. By the time the story gets to the end of the line, "Little Janie" is an astronaut, has flown 12 missions and tamed Congress.<br /><br />Our photographer, web guru and gabby person was having one of his moments (bragging about the MSP Quilting Angels) and chatting with the Co-Chair of the North Central Washington Quilt Guild in Wenatchee, WA via Yahoo QOV Chat about some "ideas" he has spinning in his head.<br /><br />Well...as they say, the rest is history.<br /><br />"Hello. This is Catherine Roberts, from Quilts of Valor", ""Is Jeff Thorne available?"<br /><br />"Oh Hi!""No, he isn't here, can I help?" I replied.<br /><br />"I was talking to Lori Kutch and understand Jeff is a longarmer"!<br /><br />My JAW dropped, then I laughed! "No, he isn't a longarmer" (I'm thinking ...long yarner (story teller), long yawner (too many nights falling asleep at his computer). He doesn't even like getting shots! I would not disparage the good works of our ladies longarmers.<br /><br />We proceeded to discuss the MSP Quilting Angels efforts, our mutual trials and tribulations (shared experiences) and what we are all doing for soldiers. Catherine was particlularly, interested in the fact all our quilts are blessed before they are distributed, which we discussed at length.<br /><br />So, yes there are mutual hopes and directions for all of us...but that dream (nightmare) of Jeff being a longarmer...well that is one for the phone tree. Maybe when the story gets to the end of the line, he'll be a mild mannered husband, dutifully taking care of chores around the house and will come running when called. Come to think of it, maybe the longarm thing is not so far-fetched.<br /><br />Quilt on!<br /><br /><br />KathyMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-21069530422250538792009-09-10T21:21:00.005-04:002009-09-10T21:53:38.571-04:00Al Lind - An American Hero in Stitches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqJzco-LiKLKyxMVaix8s2fs2TYtru-79l7wfnJB-V4MOKJ5gNU8VO8eUkojqdzAmbbxJKthh2JJ2E39cuSgWBtY3kETfrz2WNZHUrSwzP08KRolxgNvKp0VEvQk-3UQrw78jJytUoUzp/s1600-h/Al+Lind.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 154px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020367553895842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqJzco-LiKLKyxMVaix8s2fs2TYtru-79l7wfnJB-V4MOKJ5gNU8VO8eUkojqdzAmbbxJKthh2JJ2E39cuSgWBtY3kETfrz2WNZHUrSwzP08KRolxgNvKp0VEvQk-3UQrw78jJytUoUzp/s200/Al+Lind.JPG" /></a><br />Today, and frankly any day, you must admire someone putting action with their kind words.<br /><br />Example, Al Lind - He has been called a QOV Poster Boy and more, but this veteran tells it like it is.<br /><br />You see, Al is a 91 year old WWII veteran and a former prisoner of war who QUILTS for other vets and handily admonishes other vets to "get off your duff" and quilt! Through the Quilts of Valor program, he has assisted with the creation of nearly 200 quilts.<br /><br />Today, Al Lind, 91, was presented a plaque at the U.S. Army Yakima Training Center in central Washington by Brig. Gen. Frank Cipolla, Deputy Commanding General of the 88th Regional Support Command at Fort McCoy.<br /><br /><br />To Join in watching an <strong><em>American Hero</em></strong>, tell is like it is CLICK on the YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=913B6v2W74Y"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">LINK HERE</span></strong></a><span style="color:#000099;">-</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19lQTMo879xpgWoQH25DYZbc708Zd_AWlqHZ49Zfc7Amln8nMbhQ2EqOua6z-lwoHCKr4pzr8GI9CmA03rFlcgOGGmYadzW1r7FBLrU3doTZs-jqZ_2j5_3bxkr0shGWwVeh1w0IQzDCG/s1600-h/Al+Lind+YouTube.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380021410138514034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19lQTMo879xpgWoQH25DYZbc708Zd_AWlqHZ49Zfc7Amln8nMbhQ2EqOua6z-lwoHCKr4pzr8GI9CmA03rFlcgOGGmYadzW1r7FBLrU3doTZs-jqZ_2j5_3bxkr0shGWwVeh1w0IQzDCG/s200/Al+Lind+YouTube.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And look around your house to see who is setting on "his duff"<br /><br />Quilt on!MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-7841073890055079862009-09-02T22:31:00.002-04:002009-09-02T22:33:43.462-04:00Hey Neighbor! Welcome!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEFOougB2dLP5nG0aevxCvQBTB8A0RD9VrOiWJEVqSdoJ1fYAIsvEFUNhAgn27-0D1oz7xjMeofCAPL68UGWoDW38yt1N4M5oKi7YhiBWJL3tGkt_b6E_b2Yi9CaCuo74Tvj0KdVPzR4W/s1600-h/image102.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063224720742626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEFOougB2dLP5nG0aevxCvQBTB8A0RD9VrOiWJEVqSdoJ1fYAIsvEFUNhAgn27-0D1oz7xjMeofCAPL68UGWoDW38yt1N4M5oKi7YhiBWJL3tGkt_b6E_b2Yi9CaCuo74Tvj0KdVPzR4W/s200/image102.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>These days it seems all to frequently in our area, when we get home - we disappear into our homes.<br /><br />We turn on electronic devices and connect to the world or the world comes to look at what we are doing.<br /><br />How would you greet your neighbor if you saw them or knew what they did for fun (quilting right?!).<br /><br />Last month we had visitors, 414 + 5...give or take. Whew!<br /><br />From around the world and across the United States, neighbors came to see, read and understand what fun we were having and what good deed we were doing!<br /><br />People of all walks of life came from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Poland, Japan, Norway, France, Netherlands, Romania, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ireland, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, Finland, South Korea, Philippines, Hungary, Spain, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Serbia, Argentina, Israel and that was just last month, Whew!<br /><br />So What’s the Point?<br /><br />Someone or so MANY are interested in the good works we are doing! From the United States (34 STATES !) one neighbor in particular was so interested she JOINED IN by making the Block Of The Month!<br /><br />Welcome Neighbor! Welcome Deb Tiefenthather from Columbus Ohio!<br /><br />Deb recognized the MSP Quilting Angels, because her daughter and husband attended Mother Seton Parish (our benefactor and home) while they lived in Germantown in recent years. Oh how good deeds get noticed!<br /><br />Deb says, she has made 2 Quilts of Valor and is working on two more! Way to go! QOV Rocks!<br /><br />So, our new neighbor has sent us beautiful Patriotic Blocks using our Block Of The Month selections.<br /><br />Deb, and all our new neighbors, you can’t imagine what will happen next!!<br /><br />So, the bottom line is this, listen, invite, join up, but JOIN IN!<br /><br />Your life and the lives of those we serve will be forever changed, I guaranteed it!<br /><br />Coming up, read about another Al you have not met, but wish you could!<br /><br />Pssst! Want a peak in and see what great deeds Deb was performing? <a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/deb_t/"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Look HERE.</span></strong> </a>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-42027112927032779782009-08-29T13:13:00.002-04:002009-08-29T13:16:44.935-04:00What is your family saying about you?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3HDbJlZQXEi48tAn7uK_XgC3VKeEq2ofSXI3O4b8WqkGiBphG2sKRw8JnpA6qobpJo8UXQXExGE25nOi9-aypMfUakpTnacW2-IV9Xt7QGEUWU4pe9M52M6Cwa52YAw7ETljv7_by5M0/s1600-h/img_4407.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375435209284704786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3HDbJlZQXEi48tAn7uK_XgC3VKeEq2ofSXI3O4b8WqkGiBphG2sKRw8JnpA6qobpJo8UXQXExGE25nOi9-aypMfUakpTnacW2-IV9Xt7QGEUWU4pe9M52M6Cwa52YAw7ETljv7_by5M0/s200/img_4407.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>You know, as hard as we work, as much as we give…you tend to wonder, does anyone notice?<br /><br />YES!<br /><br />It was one recent night at a local restaurant. While exchanging chit chat, the question came up " So, what about your family?" Not being shy and being a former County Commander for the American Legion in Illinois (thank you for your service!), Al, a never shy or retiring person, told listeners about Sandy, her awesome quilting and the MSP Quilting Angels!<br /><br />Not certain of the entire conversation, we are certain of the results of the conversation.<br /><br />Carolina (Car-O-LENA) a listener to the conversation mentioned her mother. Carolina went on to say that her mother had quilted previously (apparently extensively) and now, while living in California she crochets. Carolina's mother amassed an extensive collection of batiks and prints.<br /><br />This new collection will provide the MSP Quilting Angels a stronger foundation toward meeting our 2009 goals of 100 Quilts for Kids and 100 Quilts of Valor.<br /><br />Carolina (and Mom!), you have forever changed our lives and those of countless children with pediatric cancer and wounded vets.<br /><br />Al, Thank YOU for speaking up and speaking out about your wonderful wife and the awesome heirloom quilts she makes with all the MSP Quilting Angels. To you also we are deeply indebted. Keep on speaking up!<br /><br />To see the new collection of fabrics, please <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/carolina">VISIT HERE</a></span></strong>.<br /><br />Quilt on!<br /><br />MSP Quilting AngelsMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-92039242878995714352009-08-15T17:13:00.004-04:002009-08-15T17:24:44.554-04:00I went to the County Fair, The Birds and the Bees Were There..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASS_ED_HVRh09bh1l435zK1mb6PnJgFc3-7IIxsqCENK6GgthdF6rsM_2sDShDBUFCDo74cxp5ftQnIsM2JHEtZUMBKiL9ujV0ohtDHBrCzjvEjttoopJJLjyvvK0H0ckJzOLmzM_1jit/s1600-h/she_is_a_winner.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 194px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370302797965035842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASS_ED_HVRh09bh1l435zK1mb6PnJgFc3-7IIxsqCENK6GgthdF6rsM_2sDShDBUFCDo74cxp5ftQnIsM2JHEtZUMBKiL9ujV0ohtDHBrCzjvEjttoopJJLjyvvK0H0ckJzOLmzM_1jit/s200/she_is_a_winner.jpg" /></a> The jingle, although changed above, recalls a simpler time. Go, seek out a simpler life. Find a local fair and attend. Get involved with the 4 H group in your area. Your life will be forever changed.<br /><br />See how it changed the life of Deb Franklin of Germantown, MD.<br /><br />What does it take to be a Leader?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Give</span></strong>. <em><u><strong>Give of yourself, your talent, your time</strong></u></em>. Give your passion selflessly to others that they too might, might then give to others and so on.<br /><br />Meet Deb Franklin, of Germantown, MD. Deb has been in the alterations business for, well let's say, a long time.<br /><br />While working, Deb has also been involved in sewing for fun, teaching children (do you read multi-talented) and adults too.<br /><br />In May 2009, Deb, a member of MSP Quilting Angels, came to the group to encourage them to enter the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. Let me tell you, you could hear a pin drop. The impression was, not us! Deb lead the group toward what would be the most visually impressive geometric quilt we'd ever tackle.<br /><br />Fabric was chosen, group assignments were given, teaching and mentoring began. The mantra of precision was hammered home. The unwilling and the fearful were led to the promised land. The quilt began to come together as few could believe it could.<br /><br />Deb handled the quilting, Sandi finished the hanging pocket, Viola!<br /><br />First Place - Group Quilt, 2009 Montgomery County Fair!<br /><br />God Bless you Deb and <em>Thank You from All the MSP Quilting Angels</em>.<br /><br />See the pictorial story, start to finish - <strong><a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/first_place/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">FIRST PLACE</span></a></strong>MSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682902236288744477.post-47690316223127677982009-08-12T21:55:00.003-04:002009-08-12T22:22:13.392-04:00Busy Summer, Busy Lives...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_AIXMDIrNo7wGNrdA6_NJzRjhdbEVmbIWwEt-AuMneJZ8WE_umhntD2alhD1r7zgx6mhZKTX0skvyXxmCqce0OXSheJcIFF6DgdnpN-QnogYijhz6zQduArjRsapH2rgvj6nTI-q3gkh/s1600-h/DSCF2501.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369264755938128066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_AIXMDIrNo7wGNrdA6_NJzRjhdbEVmbIWwEt-AuMneJZ8WE_umhntD2alhD1r7zgx6mhZKTX0skvyXxmCqce0OXSheJcIFF6DgdnpN-QnogYijhz6zQduArjRsapH2rgvj6nTI-q3gkh/s200/DSCF2501.jpg" /></a> Busy Summer, Busy Lives...we all have them, me too!<br /><br />I don't live and breathe quilting, but I am passionate about it...at least the giving aspect and yes, I am a bit crazy about crafting, sewing and quilting.<br /><br />I was thrilled that Kari dropped by last time and brought her daughter. I hope to see you again Kari and let's talk about your teen group at school. Rachel, come back! We had so much fun meeting you, seeing you produce your blocks...let's keep going! Kendra - Hagerstown...we have need for your skills to help others and be a great part of the community. I could go on, and likely I may have missed one or two ladies, but the point is this...These ladies after they joined up, they <a href="http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/jointheangels.html"><span style="color:#000099;">JOINED IN</span></a>.<br /><br />Participation is as important as any aspect of being a member. Start easy, make the Block of the Month, not sure - just ask...every member that has any skilll is EAGER to share their talent.<br /><br />Will you be there Saturday?<br /><br />I hope so... there are soldiers, kids with cancer and the other women of the MSP Quilting Angels that are counting on you.<br /><br />Quilt On!<br /><br />KathyMSPQuilting Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216015879734619897noreply@blogger.com0