ANNOUNCING OUR VERY OWN QUILTING BEE

 "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." J.R.R. Tolkien

Zach received his 'Wrapped in Hope' quilt last month.

After receiving a quilting  rejection a few weeks back I was gifted with many nice and supportive comments and e-mails from friends of Margaret's Hope Chest-basically, the consensus was to carry on and don't let it bother me-and I have...mostly. I must admit that I still go to their Flickr group and snoop around every once in a while--wishing I had been welcomed in....but I have so much work to do here it is crazy that I would be wishing for one more commitment. Anyway, one particular e-mail I received was from Emily-she said:

"I have this idea... Actually I was thinking about it way before your rejection post, but that just solidified my thoughts.  I think we should start a Bee for MHC.  Like the do.good.stitches bee but only for your organization. 

I would love to contribute more to MHC but sometimes feel I don't have time to make and entire quilt.  If I could do bee blocks each month I would feel like I'm making a difference, albeit small.  What do you think? " 

I think---YES. 

And so without further ado--I present the Margaret's Hope Chest Quilting Bee!! And the blocks that participants make will go directly into quilts for 6 kids on the 'Wrapped in Hope' Birthday List!  Why I am I using lots of exclamation marks?? Because I am really excited about this and I hope about 20 other people are too!!!

Here is what I am looking for.  12 people (for each quilt) to make 2 of the pre-determined blocks in the pre-determined color/theme.  Simple.  You could sign up for one quilt or all 6.  

Here are the kids I have selected:

1. Joshua with a birthday of June 2, 1999.  He likes basketball, blue, red, black, white, yellow. Blocks must be received by May 1st.  The block I have chosen is Crazy Mom Quilts Hourglass Block. FULL

2. Jordan with a birthday of July 2 , 2002. He likes cars, animals, yellow, orange, red, blue. Blocks for this quilt must be received by June 1st. The block I have chosen is Cluck Cluck Sew's Stack and Whack Block.  FULL

3. Meyon with a birthday of October 7, 1998. She likes purple, pink and cats. Blocks for this quilt must be received by August 1st. The block I have chosen for this is PS I Quilt's Block-O-Strings block.

4. N'Tari with a birthday of November 9, 1995. He likes football, basketball, dogs, blue, black, white. Blocks for this quilt must be received by September 1st. The block I have chosen for this is That Girl That Quilt's Cross Block tutorial.

5. Frankee with a birthday of November 27, 2002.  She likes pink, purple, tiaras, butterflies. Blocks for this quilt must be received by October 1st.  The block I have chosen for this is Crazy Mom Quilts Hourglass Block. 
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6. Harmony with a birthday of December 17, 1999. She likes blue, pink, green, red. Blocks for this quilt must be received by October 1st.  The block I have chosen for this is PS I Quilt's Block-O-Strings block.

So what do you think? Are you IN? I think that the quilts that are made will be spectacular display of commitment to bringing HOPE and comfort to these precious children.  E-mail Carin or leave a comment  if you have any questions or want to grab a spot!