Operation Homefront-TX Giving Quilts

 

 

Last winter, as some of you may recall,

I spearheaded a campaign for baby shower quilts

for Operation Homefront-Texas

in this post.

 

Which, by the way, illicited several quilts
for new military moms-to-be,
thank you all very much.
 

As a matter of fact, a guild in Abilene
made sure that every new mom

at the Abilene shower had a quilt.

If that isn't sweet enough, they have voted to do it every year!

 

Operation Homefront-Texas contacted me again

and asked if I'd make Giving Quilts this year.

 

 

A Giving Quilt is actually a wallhanging

with 16 to 20 pockets in it,

to be distributed to big business, corporate offices, etc.

 

 

Employees will be encouraged to fill the pockets with gift cards

for TX military families-in-need.

 

The businesses will then be encouraged
to match the gift card donations with cash
allowing Operation Homefront to help these families

with their larger more pressing expenses.

My own personal committment is to make ten.
I'm ready to begin #5
and I think I'll have just enough time before I return to the northeast.
Thanks to my Crafty Daughter for making the letters
on her Cricut thing-a-ma-jiggy
and for encouraging me every step of the way.

A huge thank you to the New Braunfels Evening Lions Club
for funding this project!!

If there are any other (TX) quilters out there
who would like to pitch in,
ten isn't near enough
and your help would be greatly appreciated!
I will gladly share the notes I've made during the process!



Have a glorious day,
karen