Wrap Them in Love

Wrap’em Groups

There are several groups either around the country or online that are supporting Wrap Them in Love with your quilts.  Please click on comments to this post and tell everyone about your group.  Where are you located? How did you get started?  How long have you been quilting for Wrap’em? Tell us something about your members.  Do you have any upcoming events planned?  Anything else you can think of to share?

Notice that we now have three pages here.  There is this home page, an “about” page and a “quilt blocks” page.  I’ll be adding more hints and blocks there.  Eventually, I’d like to add a page about Wrap’em Groups, so I will copy and paste your comments from this post to that page in the future.  You can also email me with any special information that you’d like me to add there. ——-Ellen

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts!

Geri from the Arlington group just stopped by with 13 quilts that the group turned in when they met last weekend.  She said they are all working hard to have lots more for us next month when they get together.  Besides making new quilts, these ladies have also been working hard to help finish some of the donated quilt tops that we have.  Way to go, ladies!!

Yesterday the mail lady came driving up to the door honking and honking!  I ran out to see what she had for me.  She had her little red jeep full of big boxes!  She asked me if it is Christmas or something!  There were three big boxes of quilts that arrived.  The first was from Bev in Alaska.  She quilted eight quilts that were pieced b y JoAnn.  Next was a box of 5 quilts from Donna in Indiana.  Those quilts were from Donna and Cindy C. The third box was 4 quilts from Jayne in Michigan!  They are all such wonderful snuggly quilts!  Thank you to all of you!

Now I have a mountain of quilts to take pictures of and update the gallery on our website.  My “quilt holder” isn’t available for a few days, so as soon as I get some help to do that, I’ll get the pictures taken, edited and uploaded.  Don’t forget about the galleries from previous years too.  There are so many quilt ideas for you there.  And, you can’t help but smile and feel good when you see all of the quilts that have been lovingly donated by all of you.

Happy Quilting, Everyone!  ——-Ellen

Quilts from Texas

The mail lady brought us a box of 5 wonderful large quilts from Tammy  in Texas.  It is always nice to have quilts that are a little larger since kids come in all sizes!  Thank you so much, Tammy —–Ellen

Quilts from the Bama Belles

A large box of quilts arrived from Linda J in Alabama.   Linda always rolls the quilts up so that she can fit them into the box.  When I opened it up, the rolled up quilts were so beautiful—just like a box full of presents—and that was just the backs of the quilts!  Of course, they were even more beautiful when I opened each one.  Please let the Bama Belles know that the quilts arrived safely and we appreciate all of the hard work and love that it takes to make these wonderful quilts. ——Ellen

HI

What a great idea.

More Quilts arrive

Today two boxes of quilts arrived from the Portland Piecers!  I counted 14 quilts as I spread each one out so that I could look at them with my little quilt inspectors.  Ethan tested each one for snuggles and of course, they all passed with flying colors!  They are all terrific!  Cher, please let the other Portland Piecers know how much we appreciate them.

Ellen

FYI

If you want to change your name that appears on your post or comment, you can go to your profile (in the menu on the left) and change the nick name and choose which name you want to appear.  Your log-in name will always remain the same.  Changing the nick name only changes your name as it appears on your posts and comments.

Ellen

Checking in

What a good idea to keep us connected in another way! Should  work well when it is retreat time since you communicate in real time.  I guess you can post pictures but I will have to play with some buttons since I am not familiar with how wordpress works other than in commenting.

Hurray for the gallery pictures too, Ellen.  As soon as I am done taking care of DJ’s birthday cake I will sit down and enjoy viewing them.

Thanks for all you do for us!

Quilts!

We just received a box of 5 beautiful quilts from Birdie!

Thank you so much, they are beautiful!

Later in the day, our mail lady brought a box of quilts from Kathy in Florida.  Kathy sent three darling quilts.  Thank you!

Ellen

Gallery Pictures

I just put 8 pages of quilt pictures in the 2009 gallery.  I still have more quilts to add, but that will get us started!  I am sure that you will enjoy seeing the beautiful quilts that have been donated to Wrap Them in Love!  I’ll let you know when I add more quilts.  I am always impressed at all of the talent that you all share.  Thank you so much!

Ellen