Announcing Daddy's Dreams ... Where Fabrics Become Works of Heart! Join Me For An Experience of a Lifetime!

Please mark your calendars for 07/30/2010 and 07/31/2010! 
Date Changed to 08/13/2010 and 08/14/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!

I am proud to announce an amazing project I am undertaking in memory of my Dad, who passed away in September after a long brave battle with AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) at the age of 61.

The project will be called “Daddy’s Dreams” and I will be working with my Stampin’ Up! downline, the Bella B Stampers, and my church, Pleasant Grove UMC.  The project will be 2-fold: 

• We will provide "rag quilts" that have been handcrafted specifically for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer – to “blanket them with love” during their ordeal.
• We will be making hats for women/girls who are enduring chemo – blinged out with fabric flowers, of course!

Over the past few weeks I have been soliciting donations from the fabric community and have been receiving an overwhelmingly touching response.  I have received donations so far from Robert Kaufman Fabrics, The Minky Boutique, and Jennifer Paganelli (please look for photos and blog posts on the donations from The Minky Boutique and Jennifer Paganelli over the weekend!) and have been humbled by their generosity. 

Please join me for a special weekend! 

There will be something for everybody’s skill level, whether it is cutting, ironing, running a Big Shot, stacking fabrics sewing on the machine, or hand assembling flowers.  Hoping for an awesome experience!!!

CUTTING SESSION: 

Friday, 07/30/2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 
Date changed to 08/13/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!
Pleasant Grove UMC Fellowship Hall
(LaGrange, GA - convenient to I-185)

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  NON-SEWING TASKS AVAILABLE!!
• We will be ironing fabric, cutting it into strips, and running it through the Big Shot to cut into either quilting squares or flowers for the hats. 

STAMPIN' UP! CATALOG CELEBRATION and DADDY'S DREAMS CUTTING AND SEWING SESSION: 
Saturday, 07/31/2010, from 11:00 a.m. - until we drop!! 
Date changed to 08/14/2010 due to Homecoming at PGUMC on 08/01/2010!
Pleasant Grove UMC Fellowship Hall and Quilting Room
(LaGrange, GA - convenient to I-185)

• NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!  NON-SEWING TASKS AVAILABLE!!
• We will have FREE make and takes available utilizing products from the new Stampin' Up! Catalog.
• We will be ironing fabric, cutting it into strips, and running it through the Big Shot to cut into either quilting squares or flowers for the hats. 
• We will have fabric flowers to assemble - super simple needle and thread project. 
• We will have a separate room set up for all individuals who wish to bring their sewing machines and assist with "rag quilt" construction. 

EQUIPMENT/VOLUNTEER REQUESTS:
We are in need of several items to help make this a fast-moving and successful process.  Please see below for a list of items that you might bring (or loan us if you can't attend) to assist! 

• Cutting pads and rotary blades to cut fabric into strips
• Long quilting rulers and/or yard sticks to guide cutting of strips
• Big Shot machines with Scallop Square Dies and Fancy Folds Dies – and any floral dies you might have
• Big Shot clear cutting pads
• Sewing machines with thread
• Iron and Ironing board
• Shoebox size clear "rubbermaid" containers to sort/store/tote fabrics by color
• New "bucket" hats (or other) to decorate with the fabric flowers
• Large decorative buttons
• Needles and thread

We also need access (not necessarily same day) to an industrial washer/dryer to use – hopefully for free?? We will need to launder the quilts when they are completed to initiate the "ragging" process. 

REFRESHMENTS: 

• We will have ice cold drinks for sale.  The money raised will be used to purchase materials (hats to adorn, thread, needles) that we have not had donated. 
• We will set up a "pot luck" table, so please feel free to bring your favorite snack food or dessert to share (or your own sack lunch). 

I know I packed in a ton of information above, but I wanted to cover it all for you!  I hope you will join me on this journey as we bless these deserving patients... and we too are blessed by giving of ourselves as we live the Statement of the Heart....

Please CONTACT ME if you have any questions.  Have a blessed day! 








Katie Burke
Stampin' Up!® Independent Demonstrator
West Central Georgia

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