I feel like a huge weight has been sitting on my head and have been unable to write and post. The longer it went, the harder it is to get back to it. I want to write and post, but I feel like I was stuck in cold molasses. I have been working on lots of things and I will post photos of them, but I am not going to try to go in order, but just get them out there.
I am posting what is on my wall at the moment- a very scrappy In and Out top (free pattern, Jo's Country Junction). I had made one before, but a ton of strips from Quiltdiva Julie had me try a scrappy low volume background one. I think it looks happy which is what I was going for.
I think the Helene disaster has affected me deeply. I visited Asheville in March and drove through WNC and was stunned by the beauty and people. When I saw the places I had seen and photographed just totally devastated and left to fend for themselves, I tried to do what I could and still am. I sent quilts to Keepsake Quilting which they distributed with help (over 3,000), sent support to Samaritan's Purse (mudding out, rebuilding), Operation Rescue (brings donated campers to families in tents), Valley Hope Church (Christmas presents for families), Mountain River Campground (rebuilding), Montgomery Sky Farm (feeding thousands) and others that I vetted. All of these places have great followups on Instagram. Please let us not forget these fellow Americans who have lost literally everything, especially in winter and at Christmas.
5 comments:
Glad to see you are back to blogging. Your low volume version of In and Out is going to be pretty.
I live in Waynesville, NC. I can tell you that this community and those surrounding, pull together. It will take time. We won't forget. Recovery is a part of daily life for many.
Good looking quilt design - happy to see those strips in use!
What a happy quilt! I too have been quite emotionally affected by Helene. I was in Asheville when it hit. We had to cut our trip a day short and left the morning it started it's destruction. I probably spend way too much time following updates on social media. But there are some organizations and private citizens doing absolutely amazing things.
I am glad to see you back on Blogger. Your quilt is striking. I love the mix of "almost white" fabrics.
The North Carolina weather disaster will not be soon forgotten.
Your In and Out quilt top is very cheerful and should lift someone's spirits when it is finished.
My daughter is in central NC and she had been telling me about all of the rain they were getting....before the Hurricane got there. I think most of us are in shock that such a disaster could be so far inland when from a hurricane.
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