Everyday heroes are teachers, caregivers, police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, librarians, and others who seem like average individuals, but deep inside is the heartbeat of a person effecting change. They save lives & change lives for the better. By investing in others, they make a difference.
“When life gives you scraps, Make quilts” -anonymous My mother’s diary is filled with entries describing the latest finished quilt square that she hand-stitched in cabin camps, tents and a tiny wooden trailer while moving from job to job with my father during the 1930’s Dust Bowl. As a young …
“If there was no wood for a coffin when pioneers were traveling west, the deceased might have been wrapped in a quilt replacing the coffin.”- Mary Bywater Cross, Treasures in the Trunk: Quilts of the Oregon Trail Wrapping the feed sack quilt around me, I wept silently on the lumpy …
“When an individual’s mind takes off in uncontrollable flights of anxiety or depression or grief, making a quilt redirects and soothes the mind in a safe, predictable way. Quilting is meditation for people who can’t sit still to meditate.” 1 -Dr. Madeline Fernbach, Clinical Psychologist This type of therapy can …
“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.” -Mary McLeod Bethune, educator It started with my first born, Jessalyn, wrapped papoose-style in her cotton candy pink quilt, and tucked in my elbow. With my other hand, I held a magazine with lots of pictures and slowly …
