Hello friend! The last day of November here in Virginia was overcast and looked like snow, but it was 54 so no chance of snow!
I'm kind of ready for December. I got a new tree and I'm working on getting it decorated. It's a tad bigger than my prior one so I might need some more things for it.
This is an exciting day to show you my Hometown Finish and reveal the next Block Wednesday free Quilt along
Join me on this wonderful trip through childhood. You may be thinking about your own childhood, your children, grandchildren, your nieces/nephews or a wonderful child you know.
Each week will be a theme that we talk about. The block is not pictorial, the theme is to make it more fun. You may decide to make this quilt for a child you know and have their memories stitched in. Or make if of your grown child and document the stories as you go.
Or just sew along and use fabric you own and love!
TIMING: The Email notice goes out noon-ish in my time zone, eastern time zone.
Quilt Photo Sharing: Share at my Facebook community or at the end of each article. You can share your fabric down below! I am using the same photo share for all sew alongs
Well this is a FUN day! Not one but TWO giveaways and the last block of Home Town Charms!
For our final HomeTown Charms block we come together to do good work. We end the blocks with Charity. It is the cornerstone of our communities. Neighbors helping neighbors in so many ways. It might be an ongoing project, or fundraising for a very specific need. Working together to do good is an incredible thing we as humans can be part of.
When you share your block, tell me about the charities and fundraisers that are important to you.
...Let's get to it!
Hometown Charms Block # 12 - PATTERN AFTER THE HOMETOWN notes
Fast & Fun lap quilts Tour, My day! With a book Giveaway!
*** Sloan Zone Ambassador team *** their charity and fundraiser 💕
Kendall - I helped fundraise to get a church bell tower completed after being missing for 100 years, we also got bells for the tower from a church in England that was lost to fire, for example)
Laura - My hometown now, Bellefontaine (French for beautiful spring) is being revitalized. By a group of entrepreneurs called, Small Nation. Our town has become a standard for other towns who are now restoring their towns. Small Nation has basically gone through gutted each building/business and restored it back to its original beauty. Old dilapidated buildings have been saved. And Our town has the smallest street (McKinley St) in America and the first concrete street in America (court st) It was a test street.
Suzanne - Like many quilters, I pitch in with my guilds “ community quilts”. Over the years I’ve made tops and now quilt for the group. They supply quilts to our local childrens homes , womens shelter, local sheriff and fire departments emergency response teams. I also quilt for a group in neighboring Connecticut called Quilts that Care. They supply quilts to cancer patients in treatment and in hospice. For over 30 years I have been a “friend” to my local library.
Barbara - My favorite charity currently is The Normady Project. It’s a organization created to help women who have escaped human trafficking, where they can learn to live independently through mentoring, support and encouragement. In addition, on-site classes are offered in areas of trauma recovery, healthy boundaries, life skills, employment skills, parenting skills, culinary skills, exercise and more.
Carrie G - Both my daughter and I are Girl Scouts. We support our local council and service units efforts which not only empower young woman, but teaches them the importance of community service. Even my son benefited from his sister being a Scout for 13 years as he modeled what she learned through the organization.
Kathy - Many of the groups I belong to do a Charity project each year. Over the years I have made quilts for preemie beds, lap quilts for Hospice, quilts for the woman's shelter, hats, scarves, and washcloths for the homeless. I also volunteer my time with several local organizations.
Brenda -Growing up my mom taught me that no matter how bad you think you have it there’s always someone else that is having an even harder time. Giving and helping others it’s a good thing.
Alzheimer’s research I made 36 Art quilts which were auctioned and proceeds went to research. Pretty Chemo caps with machine embroidery made and donated to local Cancer treatment center. I even donated my hair minimum 10” more than once. For cancer wigs that are provided free to patients. Crochet the tiniest hats & booties for our NICU. And also for the
March of dimes preemie project. Making tiny quilts & blankets. Just the size of a legal envelope! Helps those fragile babies look more like real babies and gives comfort to the families. Just some of my ways to give to others
Dorris - The quilt group I am in donates quilts to Quilts of valor, Child Advocacy, and Family Promise (a group for homeless or near homeless families with children in our county). There are only 8 of us on a regular basis and we have made and donated over 50 quilts so far this year. I do the quilting on a large percentage of the quilts in addition to doing my own.
::Fast & Fun Lap quilts book tour - All quilts made from 10” squares, like layercakes or your stash. I did the Puzzle Box with Adel in Winter Fabric line
BOOK TO Pam who said : Love that book! I saw a few quilts that would be doable for me. I dont need another book but when you see at least 3 quilts i like i would buy it. Thanks for sharing
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To win a copy of the book, leave a comment by Nov 29 at 6pm telling me
SUSAN who said... My favorite holiday memory was going to Grandma's for Christmas Eve dinner. She would make ornaments throughout the year and her tree would be filled with her handcrafts. At the end of the evening we could select a new ornament to take home and put in our own Christmas stash. I still have her felted, feathered birds and sequined Styrofoam balls and even little plastic canvas mailboxes that you can hide a Hershey's kiss in.
Suzanne who said... Hi Pat… my favorite holiday tradition is baking cookies. I have already made gingerbread men and pecan Tassies, yum! My favorite holiday sweet is peppermint hot chocolate. We make it at home but I also enjoy Starbucks too. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🥰❤️!
Sherri who said... Favorite holiday treat is rocky road fudge, used to love poppycock but can't make it anymore its to addictive
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3 people will receive a tin of cookies, and you get to pick the tin!
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