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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Fearless Five Quilt- SURPRISES
Not everyone in Blogville is aware of this, but WHN was commissioned by several residents to make gifts for the family to be included with the quilt. The Ladies of Leisure, our beloved Chihuahua Mafia, Coco Bean, Lady Godiva and Truffle, were the first to commission such a surprise. Coco Bean donated a beautiful chenille blanket that would not have done well as a quilt square, so a pillow for Sandra was made, using Fearless Five fabric! Bert the Dog also donated two of his Rescue Dog harnesses, but the fabric was more suitable for a pillow for Baby Josh, and voila- using matching fabric that Tiger and his lady Mona had in harnesses and a dress, the Baby Josh pillow was created! The Trubblesome Trio sent a silky fabric with US flags on it, from the UK, and asked that bandannas for Brinks and Bella be made, and they were! Remember the red and white heart fabrics that WHN used? Well, since there was no room in the quilt itself, she made a prayer shawl for Sandra, blocked in the same red used for the bandannas. Finally, using fabric donated by the Furst Mom of BLogville, and of course for which WHN did not take a photo, a prayer shawl was made for Grammish, who is Sandra's Mom and with whom Shelby slept at night.AS WHN and Sandra are both Catholic, both prayer shawls were blessed at her parish and are now with the Fearless Five family. In fact, all of these gifts were shipped out while our WFQ, Cynthia, was busy quilting the Fearless Five quilt and were held by Sarah, Mona and Weenie's Mom until the quilt was finished and arrived safely. These surprises were opened at the same time as the quilt itself. FINALLY, since WHN had an extra block of the Fearless Five from the quilt, at the suggestion of our WFQ, a baby quilt for Josh was made- also using fabric leftover from the Ruby and Penny quilt that The Mayor sleeps on each night!
Monday, February 6, 2012
It has arrived!
Heard from our world famous quilter, Cindy! The quilt arrived today as did the fabric from Rottrover and PUDDLES!!!!! She plans on getting started on the quilt tomorrow!
PS- Did you see how the Giants just romped all over the Pats yesterday. They are 4-0 in the Superbowl! GO GIANTS!
PS- Did you see how the Giants just romped all over the Pats yesterday. They are 4-0 in the Superbowl! GO GIANTS!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Chip and Quilt UPDATES
Our vet called yesterday with Chip a Dee Doo Da's test results- and his cyst was BENIGN!!!!!
The quilt top left Warrendale, PA at 9:23 AM, and is due to arrive on 6 February 2012. It was shipped delivery confirmation and insured.
Remember, the tracking number is
03103490000150304649
The quilt top left Warrendale, PA at 9:23 AM, and is due to arrive on 6 February 2012. It was shipped delivery confirmation and insured.
Remember, the tracking number is
03103490000150304649
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Fearless Five Quilt Donor List- FINAL!!!!
1. Sarge
2. Dennis the Vicsla
3. Goose
4. Max (South Africa)
5. Frankie and Ernie Furter
6. Madi
7. Zona
8. The SLimmer Pugs
9. Sagira
10. Minnie and Max
11. Max Da Odder Weenie
12. Amber Da Weenie
13. Winnie (UK)
14. Bert the Dog
15. Mona and Weenie
16. Bert the Dog- second donation
17. Hood's Happenings
18. Jacque and Pippen
19. Alasandra, the cats and Dog
20. Peggy Frezon
21. Elanor Tuska
22. Roo
23. MADI- second donation
24. Janelle Richardson
25. Daily Dose of Jack
26. Chris of Fabric, Food and Fido
27. Mango
28. Jazzy and Addy (quilt squares)
29. Shiloh and Shasta
30. Trubblesome Trio (UK)
31. Lady Godiva, Coco Bean and Truffle
32. 5 Sibes
33. Rubie (Australia)
34. Cindy (our quilter)
35. MilShelb
36. Cowspot Dogs
37. HoneyBuzz
38. Molly Jo and Bobo
39. Jazzi and Addy (fabric from their MOm)
40. Rocky Creek Scotties
41. K9 Katastrophie
42. Frankie and Ernie- second donation
43. Minna Krebs
44. Pip
45. Amber Da Weenie and pack- second donation
46. The Heartbeats
47. Pibbles and pack
48. Jackie and Dillon (oregon)
49. Stella
50. Dachshund Nola
51. Mayzie and pack
52. Ruby and Penny Furter (Canada)
53. juniorbabee.blogspot.com
54. Tank's 2 Cents
55. Tucker (from Maine)- arrived today- lovely LARGE piece of black fleece!
56. Sugar the Golden Retriever- lovely heart fabric
57. Nubbin's Tails58. Sagira- second donation
59. Rottrover
60. Puddles
Rottorver and Puddles' squares are being sent directly to our beloved quilter Cindy and will be added to the back of the quilt
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Fearless Five Quilt- Block Placement
Since I will not be posting photos until sometime later this month, I am listing, from top to bottom, left to right, the names of the quilt square donors. EVERYONE who donated is listed and this is where you will find your square. If a name is listed more than once, it is because I was able to cut multiple squares fro the quilt from the fabric that was donated from that particular person, or that I was sent more than one square.
ROW 1, Squares 1 - 15, from left to right:
Stella, Stella, MilShelb, Stella, Stella, Rocky Creek Scotties, MilShelb, Stella, What's Her Name, Stella, Stella, Stella, Stella, Rocky Creek Scotties, MADI
ROW 2
Slimmer Pugs, Goose, What's Her Name
Fabric Food and Fido, What's Her Name, Ruby and Penny Furter, Ruby and Penny, Shiloh and Shasta, Ruby and Penny, Slimmer Pugs, What's Her Name, What's Her Name, Stella, Stella, Fabric Food and Fido
ROW 3
Elinor Teska, Elinor Teska, Elinor Teska, Peggy Frezon, Gloria Hood, What's Her Name, What's Her Name, WHN, WHN, WHN, Amber Da Weenie, Sagira, Minna Krebs, Peggy Frezon, MilShelb
Row 4
Elinor Teska, Jazzi and Addy, Goose, Elinor Teska, Peggy Frezon, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Dachshund Nola, Max from South Africa, Max Da Weenie, Minna Krebs, Roo
ROW 5
GLoria Hood, CowSpot Dogs, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, WHN< WHN< WHN< WHN< WHN< Five Sibes, Goose Zona, Goose Cindy our quilter
ROW 1, Squares 1 - 15, from left to right:
Stella, Stella, MilShelb, Stella, Stella, Rocky Creek Scotties, MilShelb, Stella, What's Her Name, Stella, Stella, Stella, Stella, Rocky Creek Scotties, MADI
ROW 2
Slimmer Pugs, Goose, What's Her Name
Fabric Food and Fido, What's Her Name, Ruby and Penny Furter, Ruby and Penny, Shiloh and Shasta, Ruby and Penny, Slimmer Pugs, What's Her Name, What's Her Name, Stella, Stella, Fabric Food and Fido
ROW 3
Elinor Teska, Elinor Teska, Elinor Teska, Peggy Frezon, Gloria Hood, What's Her Name, What's Her Name, WHN, WHN, WHN, Amber Da Weenie, Sagira, Minna Krebs, Peggy Frezon, MilShelb
Row 4
Elinor Teska, Jazzi and Addy, Goose, Elinor Teska, Peggy Frezon, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Dachshund Nola, Max from South Africa, Max Da Weenie, Minna Krebs, Roo
ROW 5
GLoria Hood, CowSpot Dogs, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, WHN< WHN< WHN< WHN< WHN< Five Sibes, Goose Zona, Goose Cindy our quilter
ROW 6
Peggy Frezon, Hood's Happenings, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN,Winnie, Zona, Sarge, Zona, SLimmer Pugs
ROW 7
Hood's Happenings, Peggy Frezon, Fabric Food and Fido AND Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, Fabric Food and Fido and Bert the Dog, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Da Weenies of FLorida, Goose, Zona, Goose, Jazzi and Addy
Rows 8, 9, 10, 11, 12- What's Her Name with the Fearless Five fabrics
Row 13
Jacque and Pippen, Cowspot Dogs, Goose, Zona, Goose, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Fabric Food and Fido (X3), Stella AND ALassandra the Cat and the Dogs (X2)
Row 14
Cowspot Dogs, K9 Katastrophie (Ruthie), Zona, Goose, Zona, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Mango (X3), Stella and Alassandra (X2)
Row 15
HoneyBuzz, Jacque and Pippen, Goose, Zona, Goose, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Fabric Food and Fido (X3), Jazzy and Addy, Trubblesome Trio
Row 16
Janelle Richardson, Cowspot Dogs, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Ruby and Penny, Frankie and ERnie, Ruby and Penny, Dennis Tucker and Trixie, Junior
Babee
Row 17
Cowspot Dogs, Daily Dose of Jack, Whn, Mona and Weenie, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, WHN, Ruby and Penny, Ruby and Penny, Ruby and Penny, The Heartbeats, Jackie and Dillon
Row 18
MADI, Cowspot Dogs, WHN, WHN, WHN, Molly Jo and Bobo, Rubie the Schnauzer, Sugar the Golden Retriever, Minnie and Mack, Nubbins Tails, Ruby and Penny, WHN, Ruby and Penny, Junior Babee, Tucker
Row 19
Jazzi and Addy, Jazzi and Addy, WHN, Jazzi and Addy, Sugar, Sagira, Jazzi and Addy, MADI, Sagira, Jazzi and Addy, Maysiegal, Tank, Pip, Pibbles, Rottrover
The Quilt is DONE!!!!!
We, the Dachsies With Moxie, are pleased to inform you that the Fearless Five quilt top is DONE! 19 squares long by 15 squares wide! Yes, we chained What's Her Name to her Janome, but it was worth it.
Tomorrow it goes to our beloved quilter Cindy!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Top two rows of the Fearless Five quilt - DONE!
The quilt top is under construction! It will be 15 squares wide by 19 squares long- each square will be 5.5 inches wide .
The pink square in the first photo is from Da Weenies of Florida! You will have to wait until Sandra and her family actually have the quilt in hand to see where it appears!
In the second picture are the top two rows of the quilt!
The third through fifth pictures are close ups of the top two rows! In picture three, top row, the donations come from Stella (blocks 1 and 2) MilShelb (block 3). Stella (blocks 4 and 5), Rocky Creek Scotties (block 6) Milshelb (block 7) and Stella (block 8) Bottom row- Slimmer Pugs (block 1), Goose (block 2) WHN block 3, Fabric, Food and Fido, block 4, WHN, block 5, Ruby and Penny blocks 6 and 7, Shiloh and Shasta of Team Beaglebrats have block 8
In picture four, top row- Stella is block 8 (in the middle) followed by WHN at block 9, and Stella for blocks 10 through 12. Bottom Row, starting next to the snowman from Shiloh and Shasta, Ruby and Penny have block 9, Slimmer Pugs have block 10, WHN has block 11 and 12
In picture five, WHN has the black with hearts at block 9, followed by Stella at blocks 10 through 13, Rocky Creek Scotties at 14 and MADI at block 15. Bottom row- Fabric, Food and Fido have block 15 and Stella has blocks 13 and 14
The pink square in the first photo is from Da Weenies of Florida! You will have to wait until Sandra and her family actually have the quilt in hand to see where it appears!
In the second picture are the top two rows of the quilt!
The third through fifth pictures are close ups of the top two rows! In picture three, top row, the donations come from Stella (blocks 1 and 2) MilShelb (block 3). Stella (blocks 4 and 5), Rocky Creek Scotties (block 6) Milshelb (block 7) and Stella (block 8) Bottom row- Slimmer Pugs (block 1), Goose (block 2) WHN block 3, Fabric, Food and Fido, block 4, WHN, block 5, Ruby and Penny blocks 6 and 7, Shiloh and Shasta of Team Beaglebrats have block 8
In picture four, top row- Stella is block 8 (in the middle) followed by WHN at block 9, and Stella for blocks 10 through 12. Bottom Row, starting next to the snowman from Shiloh and Shasta, Ruby and Penny have block 9, Slimmer Pugs have block 10, WHN has block 11 and 12
In picture five, WHN has the black with hearts at block 9, followed by Stella at blocks 10 through 13, Rocky Creek Scotties at 14 and MADI at block 15. Bottom row- Fabric, Food and Fido have block 15 and Stella has blocks 13 and 14
Chip, and a Fearless Five Quilt update
Today, my Chip a Dee Doo Da, had to go to the VET for his dental and to have a rather large cyst removed from the left side of his abdomen. He did very well and is now home, sleeping on the couch watching Season 5 of Psych with the rest of the DWM. He has a rather large incision on his left flank and is wearing a cone of shame so as to keep him from licking it. We hope it heals quickly. No running or playing for three to five days, and he has his stitches removed on the 14th! My personal security guard, who could teach the Secret Service a thing or two, is home with his Momma and will be spoiled as he recovers.
I have started assembling the top of the quilt, which I hope to mail to our beloved quilter, Cindy, on Saturday! One more quilt block, from Nubbins' Tails, is en route and once it arrives it will be included in the quilt top and off she goes!
I have started assembling the top of the quilt, which I hope to mail to our beloved quilter, Cindy, on Saturday! One more quilt block, from Nubbins' Tails, is en route and once it arrives it will be included in the quilt top and off she goes!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Fearless Five Quilt donation- UPDATED- Thursday!
1. Sarge
2. Dennis the Vicsla
3. Goose
4. Max (South Africa)
5. Frankie and Ernie Furter
6. Madi
7. Zona
8. The SLimmer Pugs
9. Sagira
10. Minnie and Max
11. Max Da Odder Weenie
12. Amber Da Weenie
13. Winnie (UK)
14. Bert the Dog
15. Mona and Weenie
16. Bert the Dog- second donation
17. Hood's Happenings
18. Jacque and Pippen
19. Alasandra, the cats and Dog
20. Peggy Frezon
21. Elanor Tuska
22. Roo
23. MADI- second donation
24. Janelle Richardson
25. Daily Dose of Jack
26. Chris of Fabric, Food and Fido
27. Mango
28. Jazzy and Addy (quilt squares)
29. Shiloh and Shasta
30. Trubblesome Trio (UK)
31. Lady Godiva, Coco Bean and Truffle
32. 5 Sibes
33. Rubie (Australia)
34. Cindy (our quilter)
35. MilShelb
36. Cowspot Dogs
37. HoneyBuzz
38. Molly Jo and Bobo
39. Jazzi and Addy (fabric from their MOm)
40. Rocky Creek Scotties
41. K9 Katastrophie
42. Frankie and Ernie- second donation
43. Minna Krebs
44. Pip
45. Amber Da Weenie and pack- second donation
46. The Heartbeats
47. Pibbles and pack
48. Jackie and Dillon (oregon)
49. Stella
50. Dachshund Nola
51. Mayzie and pack
52. Ruby and Penny Furter (Canada)
53. juniorbabee.blogspot.com
54. Tank's 2 Cents
55. Tucker (from Maine)- arrived today- lovely LARGE piece of black fleece!
56. Sugar the Golden Retriever- lovely heart fabric WHN promises photos , but she and Dad are terribly sick with the flu!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Fearless Five QUilt donation- UPDATED
1. Sarge
2. Dennis the Vicsla
3. Goose
4. Max (South Africa)
5. Frankie and Ernie Furter
6. Madi
7. Zona
8. The SLimmer Pugs
9. Sagira
10. Minnie and Max
11. Max Da Odder Weenie
12. Amber Da Weenie
13. Winnie (UK)
14. Bert the Dog
15. Mona and Weenie
16. Bert the Dog- second donation
17. Hood's Happenings
18. Jacque and Pippen
19. Alasandra, the cats and Dog
20. Peggy Frezon
21. Elanor Tuska
22. Roo
23. MADI- second donation
24. Janelle Richardson
25. Daily Dose of Jack
26. Chris of Fabric, Food and Fido
27. Mango
28. Jazzy and Addy (quilt squares)
29. Shiloh and Shasta
30. Trubblesome Trio (UK)
31. Lady Godiva, Coco Bean and Truffle
32. 5 Sibes
33. Rubie (Australia)
34. Cindy (our quilter)
35. MilShelb
36. Cowspot Dogs
37. HoneyBuzz
38. Molly Jo and Bobo
39. Jazzi and Addy (fabric from their MOm)
40. Rocky Creek Scotties
41. K9 Katastrophie
42. Frankie and Ernie- second donation
43. Minna Krebs
44. Pip
45. Amber Da Weenie and pack- second donation
46. The Heartbeats
47. Pibbles and pack
48. Jackie and Dillon (oregon)
49. Stella
50. Dachshund Nola
51. Mayzie and pack
52. Ruby and Penny Furter (Canada)
53. juniorbabee.blogspot.com
54. Tank's 2 Cents
55. Tucker (from Maine)- arrived today- lovely LARGE piece of black fleece!
WHN promises photos , but she and Dad are terribly sick with the flu!
WHN promises photos , but she and Dad are terribly sick with the flu!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Fearless Five Quilt FABRIC UPDATE
What's Her Name is STILL ACCEPTING fabric for the Fearless Five/ Pittie Pack Quilt! If you still wish to participate, please contact us via email, DachsiesWithMoxieMama AT gmail DOT com for our address! PLEASE GET THE FABRIC IN THE MAIL ASAP! WHN wants to get the quilt top done the first weekend in February so that our wonderful and world famous quilter, Cindy, can get it quilted and bound!
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Fearless Five Quilt Donor List- listed in order of arrrival
1. Sarge
2. Dennis the Vicsla
3. Goose
4. Max (South Africa)
5. Frankie and Ernie Furter
6. Madi
7. Zona
8. The SLimmer Pugs
9. Sagira
10. Minnie and Max
11. Max Da Odder Weenie
12. Amber Da Weenie
13. Winnie (UK)
14. Bert the Dog
15. Mona and Weenie
16. Bert the Dog- second donation
17. Hood's Happenings
18. Jacque and Pippen
19. Alasandra, the cats and Dog
20. Peggy Frezon
21. Elanor Tuska
22. Roo
23. MADI- second donation
24. Janelle Richardson
25. Daily Dose of Jack
26. Chris of Fabric, Food and Fido
27. Mango
28. Jazzy and Addy (quilt squares)
29. Shiloh and Shasta
30. Trubblesome Trio (UK)
31. Lady Godiva, Coco Bean and Truffle
32. 5 Sibes
33. Rubie (Australia)
34. Cindy (our quilter)
35. MilShelb
36. Cowspot Dogs
37. HoneyBuzz
38. Molly Jo and Bobo
39. Jazzi and Addy (fabric from their MOm)
40. Rocky Creek Scotties
41. K9 Katastrophie
42. Frankie and Ernie- second donation
43. Minna Krebs
44. Pip
45. Amber Da Weenie and pack- second donation
46. The Heartbeats
47. Pibbles and pack
48. Jackie and Dillon (oregon)
49. Stella
50. Dachshund Nola
51. Mayzie and pack
52. Ruby and Penny Furter (Canada)
53. juniorbabee.blogspot.com
54. Tank's 2 Cents
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Our Quilter, REVEALED
Just heard from our quilter and she has graciously allowed me to reveal her name- CINDY!!!!
You can find her blog at http://birdbrainsanddogtales. wordpress.com/
She has an introductory posting at http://birdbrainsanddogtales. wordpress.com/2012/01/11/ getting-back-in-the-swing-the-houston-pittie-pack- quilt/
Fearless Five Quilt- blocks 25 through 37!!!
| Daily Dose of Jack |
| Fabric, Food and Fido |
| Fabric, Food and Fido |
| MANGO |
| Jazzi and Addy's squares |
| Jazzi and Ady's Mom |
| Trubblesome Trio |
| Coco, | Lady Godiva and the Girls |
| The Five Sibes |
| Shiloh and Shasta- the BeagleBratz |
| Rubie |
| Our beloved mystery quilter |
| MilShelb |
| MilShelb |
| Cowspot Dogs |
| Honeybuzz |
Fearless Five Quilt
The Fearless Five Quilt is coming along nicely! Donations are still coming in! While the original deadline was this coming Monday, 16 January 2012, What's Her Name wants Blogville to know that fabric can be sent along until she finishes the top, which will take her at least two more weeks! So, if you still want to send something, please do! Pictures of Jazzi and Addy's squares and all the other ones, including Coco Bean's blanket and the BeagelBratz collar, will appear later today!~
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
A GREAT BLOGVILLE THANK YOU and Pittie Pack Quilt Update
What's Her Name here- The DWM have graciously allowed me to actually post my thoughts on their blog! (Yes, I do have them and yes, my mind is filled with blonde moments)
THANK YOU for the KEY TO BLOGVILLE! I am humbled by your generosity and love and overwhelmed with it. This is an honor beyond compare and I vow to live up to the trust and love that it entails. I apologize for not posting about it sooner, as recognition is something that is new and unexpected. Again, I thank you for this great honor.
NOW, the Pittie Pack Quilt. Fabric has been pouring in from all over the world! Mango sent his Relentlessly Huge sweatshirt and the mailman now has a hernia from lugging the box up our driveway! Jazzi, Addy and their Mom sent a treasure trove of fabrics for the quilt, in addition to their blocks! I will be posting these photos later today as well as the photos of the packages that arrived yesterday and today!
The inspiration for this quilt was Twix, the Twixerrific, our beloved friend who is now healthy and pain free, and waiting for all of us, at the Rainbow Bridge. When I first learned of the devastating news from Blogville, my first reaction was to make something for Sandra. The loss of her five babies just tore me up- she lost her five and I am owned by my five babies and the fear of losing them in one fell swoop just froze me in place. I emailed my thoughts to the Furst Mom of Blogville, who encouraged me. At first it was going to be a surprise, as I did not know Sandra nor follow her Pack at the time, but over the course of our email exchange that night, that quickly became a moot point. Then we both had the same idea- why not open it up to Blogville and ask for fabric squares to show the love and support so dearly needed by Sandra, her family, as well as for Brinks and Bella. THAT is how the quilt idea was born.
A week or so after the appeal to Blogville for fabric, I received an email from a quilter who lives in Upstate New York, volunteering her time and talent to help make this quilt come true. This wonderful woman reads many of our blogs and wanted to help, and had also wanted to make a quilt for Sandra, so when she saw our appeals, she asked if she could help. I have not asked for permission to reveal her name, but once I have received her permission, I will do so, as she is also deserving of praise for her help. She is a far more accomplished quilter than I, and will be doing the actual quilting on a long arm quilting machine for us. If she were being paid, this would run easily to two hundred dollars, but she is donating her time for us. Because of her skill level and the size of the quilt, I immediately accepted her offer and will be posting some of her finished works for all of you to see- they are simply fantastic. I will be constructing the top and forwarding the top, backing and the batting to her to work her magic. Once completed, the quilt will make its way to Sandra and her family.
Next, Mayor Frankie and Ernie's Mom, the Furst Mom of Blogville- without her, NONE of this is possible and her role needs to be properly and publicly acknowledged. She holds our family together and is always there for all of us! Thank you LANA!
Finally, every single one of you in Blogville who gave of themselves for this quilt deserves my thanks and love. Without you I would never have been able to get this quilt done, and without your encouragement , this quilt would never have been possible.
And lastly, The White Dog Army and their family- back in November, when I first launched my Etsy shop, I was commissioned to make a large quilt for them, but not until after Christmas. The fabric has been purchased, and I was due to start work on it after Christmas. However, with the Fearless Five quilt, the WDA and their family told me to finish the Fearless Five quilt first and then work on theirs. I actually thought that I could in fact keep to my original schedule, but due to the amount of fabric coming in, was unable to do so. I asked and was granted an extension of time for their quilt and so, they too are deserving of your thanks.
I thought that the full story of the quilt needed to be told- all of the praise that I read on this blog and on others has made me very happy, BUT not everyone involved was being acknowledged and that made me uncomfortable. Now you know the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
A week or so after the appeal to Blogville for fabric, I received an email from a quilter who lives in Upstate New York, volunteering her time and talent to help make this quilt come true. This wonderful woman reads many of our blogs and wanted to help, and had also wanted to make a quilt for Sandra, so when she saw our appeals, she asked if she could help. I have not asked for permission to reveal her name, but once I have received her permission, I will do so, as she is also deserving of praise for her help. She is a far more accomplished quilter than I, and will be doing the actual quilting on a long arm quilting machine for us. If she were being paid, this would run easily to two hundred dollars, but she is donating her time for us. Because of her skill level and the size of the quilt, I immediately accepted her offer and will be posting some of her finished works for all of you to see- they are simply fantastic. I will be constructing the top and forwarding the top, backing and the batting to her to work her magic. Once completed, the quilt will make its way to Sandra and her family.
Next, Mayor Frankie and Ernie's Mom, the Furst Mom of Blogville- without her, NONE of this is possible and her role needs to be properly and publicly acknowledged. She holds our family together and is always there for all of us! Thank you LANA!
Finally, every single one of you in Blogville who gave of themselves for this quilt deserves my thanks and love. Without you I would never have been able to get this quilt done, and without your encouragement , this quilt would never have been possible.
And lastly, The White Dog Army and their family- back in November, when I first launched my Etsy shop, I was commissioned to make a large quilt for them, but not until after Christmas. The fabric has been purchased, and I was due to start work on it after Christmas. However, with the Fearless Five quilt, the WDA and their family told me to finish the Fearless Five quilt first and then work on theirs. I actually thought that I could in fact keep to my original schedule, but due to the amount of fabric coming in, was unable to do so. I asked and was granted an extension of time for their quilt and so, they too are deserving of your thanks.
I thought that the full story of the quilt needed to be told- all of the praise that I read on this blog and on others has made me very happy, BUT not everyone involved was being acknowledged and that made me uncomfortable. Now you know the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
UPDATE- 1447 hours EST- The Rocky Creek Scotties have just emailed me to inform me that they have mailed a wonderful batting for the quilt! Thank you.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Pittie Pack Blocks 15 and 16 arrived today
| Mona's quilt block- finished! |
Second donation is fabric from Mona's dress AND leftover fabric from the harness that TIGER, one of the Fearless Five wore! What's Her Name worked furiously (for once) and assembled this memorial block for MOna's sweetie Tiger. Hope y'all like it!
| Mona's dress fabric for the quilt |
| Bert's latest donations! |
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Pittie Pack Quilt- Blocks 5 and 6 have arrived!!!!!
| Guerro |
Today, we have What's Her Name CHAINED to her Janome sewing machine! She is making FIVE blocks in honor of the FEARLESS FIVE! Each block consists of five different fabrics and each block will be five blocks across and five down, and will have five blocks of each fabric dedicated to the meory of these heroes. Guerro is represented by the red roses, Coco Chanel by the pink damask, Shelby by the cream background with the multi colored hearts and flowers, Tiger by the blue floral, and Lucky by the pink and red hearts. Dad is holding one of the finished blocks so that you can see how they will appear on the quilt.
Frankie and Ernie have provided a block and scraps in honor of Baron, for their contribution to the Memory Quilt. Madi and her Mom have contributed TWO BLOCKS to the quilt- a beautiful blue print!
| Coco Chanel |
| Shelby |
| Tiger |
| Lucky |
| Frankie and Ernie's block |
| Madi and Cecilia from downhomeinnc.blogspot.com |
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