Agatha Quilt Drive Update & Instructions

Hello! I wanted to let you all know, so far there are three quilters who have expressed interest to help! At this rate, we may have a quilt-a-day! Which could be 30 quilts! Sew Exciting! I was asked on how many quilts I wanted to raise. It's a very good question, and I only know I want as many as needed to give to these poeple! Right now I have no clue!

What is this?
We are collecting quilts for families who have lost everything (some even lost their home and/or the land it was on, not able to rebuild on the same property!) from Tropical Storm Agatha in Guatemala.

Recap of Instructions:

Is anyone interested?
Instructions for donating Quilts:

• Please email me at sharingquilts(at)yahoo.com with the Subject "Quilts for Guatemala"
• I will ask that they be mailed to an address in Florida, USA
• DEADLINE is JULY 1st!
  
  
• Size and specifications:(edited June 2nd) See this page for Quilt Sizes, but we'll take anything we can get. For your information, most beds are crib, twin, and double sizes, see this link for the Mattress Size for those, and the suggested finished Quilt size..
• "Summer quilts" are fine YES! (quilts with no batting)
• Yarn/String tieing (or is it tying) the quilt is fine - it does not have to be machine or hand quilted.
• Purchased quilts are accepted too.
• If you are not sure, just keep asking questions!
• Need Quick Ideas?
• Katy Korkos Studios shows this Large Strip Quilt
• Use a pre-printed fabric, quick quilt, or also called (not my fav) "Cheater Cloth"
• VA Beach Quilter has a smaller quilt in the large strip Quilt
• If by some chance, the response is GREAT and we need, I can add a second Deadline (around Aug 25), but for now, lets see what we can get for July 1st!

Instructions for helping in other ways: 

Ok, so you do not want or are not able to make a quilt, but you want to still help!

• We are making quilts here in Guatemala. A few things (needed by July 1st) that would help us in our production of quilts here are:
• Funds towards Batting - You can click here to donate for batting and be sure that the money will go towards batting for the quilts for these Guatemala victims (10-20 bucks can go a long way). We can get it here, we just do not have the funds to buy it. I was donated a generous amount of fabric from a guild in Texas in 2008 with several large pieces. I just need batting to make several Double bed size quilts.
• Bobbins - I have two and would like a few more for my Janome 1008 machine (that was donated last year! woohoo!) If you'd like to help here, then email sharingquilts@yahoo.com for info on where to send them.
• Labels: does anyone know how to make quilt labels that say, "This quilt has been shared with you with love. ~ From some who likes Sharing Quilts!" on a cream color or any color really. If you'd like to help here, then email sharingquilts@yahoo.com for info on where to send them.
• If you rather donate towards the Relief effort, you can click here to donate to the General Relief Fund. So far the priority items are pure water and food.

These kids are in a shelter, see more at: http://www.expatmom.info/san-pedro-las-huertas-refuge/

 We are "Sharing Quilts" and have opened with our first Campaign "Sharing Quilts with Agatha Victims in Guatemala". 

*hugs*
Jackie