What a beautiful weekend for sewing and fellowship! The sun was out but the temperatures were cold so what better way to spend several hours than playing with fabric and laughing with friends. The focus was on our new service project. We've been asked to make altar cloths for churches in Ghana. Our donation of quilt tops is going to come in handy as they will be a bright and colorful start to this project.
The details of the project are that we're going to try and finish 125 to 150 small quilt tops that will be sent to Ghana to be used as altar cloths in their new churches. These people are hungry to learn about Jesus, traveling for many miles on foot to church services. Lutheran Church of Hope is working to build even more churches in Ghana and our quilts will be a spot of brightness on the altar of these churches.
So our job, quilt and bind 125 to 150 quilt tops! And you gals are jumping in enthusiastically! A couple gals quickly put 20 of these quilts on their long arms and they were at Hope Quilters this weekend ready for binding and labels. Mary Helen and I put binding and backs together with quilt tops for others to work on. Another couple of gals helped some people pin their first quilts. We turned in 4 completed altar cloths this month but people took home several more to complete so I can't wait to see the results in March!
It wasn't all altar cloths this weekend. Show and Tell once again demonstrated your talent and love of quilting. Be sure to take a look at the PHOTOS. Your quilts will be delivered to Families Forward, LSI, Door of Faith, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and Agape. I kept two for the auction. You are also being prolific with the reading pillows. I have inquired at MIssions if there are other agencies who would benefit from these. We know how well they are appreciated at Sleep in Heavenly Peace. What a great use of our fabric scraps!
Missing out on our January monthly meeting due to a snowstorm only made our finished projects pile that much higher! See you next month!
