Stashbuster Special Charity Quilts
Starting in October, Carol Yonetz will be collecting blocks for 3 different charity quilts to be put together in a Guild Charity Workshop at the February meeting.

The 3 charities are:

1. Pink Ribbon: a four patch "Leaning Log Cabin" that makes a 9" block in pinks, white/off whites, and gold. We need 56 blocks to make a quilt.
2. Linus Quilts: an "Hourglass" pattern makes a 7 1/4" block of multicolor scraps in lights and darks. If you cut 4 - 8" squares on the diagonal twice, you will have enough for 4 blocks. We need 36 per quilt.
3. Nursing Home Quilts: "Woven Ribbons" is the pattern that makes a 6 1/2" square. Light centers, dark "sides" for the ribbon effect 5 - 6 (5 wide/6 long) identical blocks per row. We need ta total of 30 per quilt.

You can donate to one or all three quilts. The one who donates the most blocks per quilt wins a prize. You can sign your name on a piece of paper and stitch (basting size) to a block or stack of blocks. Ziploc bags are okay too.

At the February meeting we will have different tables completing each step of the quilt making process; putting the blocks together into a quilt top, sandwiching the quilt, and then quilting it. If we have enough blocks ahead of time to get a quilt or 2 ready to bind, we will have a table for that too!

So whichever your favorite charity happens to be or whatever pattern you want to try out, it all goes to 3 worthwhile causes and makes more people happy quilt owners.

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