Another 'thank you' for the quilts from Romania

Tonight I received another 'thank you' email from Lavinia of the Romanian relief organization for the 2 parcels of quilts I sent to them in September this year. Sharing with everyone this note from Lavinia especially to those who donated the quilts -

I hope the donors are happy of this feedback the same way I feel so happy that the quilts have arrived safely. Thank you once again.

Feedback on quilts sent to Romania

This was the biggest surprise this morning which made my day. I never expected to receive pictures of Romanian kiddies with some of the quilts I sent from the first parcel I think. Here are a few of the kiddies and the quilts -

Monica Tabarac of Humanitas Charity said that the pictures shows how much the blankets I sent were very well appreciated and sends her thanks for the support. Thank you to all the donors who made these wonderful gifts to the children of Romania possible.

To see individual images, please click here . For more information on Dress Distributions, click on the special 'Dress Distribution' tab located at the top of this page.

Quilts #106 to #110 - From Vera, Shirley and the Robertstown Senior Citizens of Kapunda SA

Last parcel of quilts to acknowledge on my list are quilt numbers 106 to 110. Five more quilts from Vera Geffs, Shirley Bell and the Robertstown Senior Citizens of Kapunda SA. What can I say but hats off to you ladies for doing such a wonderful job of quilting to make a positive change to this friendly world of ours. 
Here are the 5 quilts from Vera, Shirley and the Robertstown Senior Citizens -

To Vera, Shirley and the Robertstown Senior Citizens, thank you so much. Thank you for the time, money and effort you all spend making these awesome quilts. Thank you for making these kiddies feel warmth, comfort and joy through your kindness and generosity. Much appreciated.  

Quilts #101 to #105 - 5 more quilts from Vera, Lorraine and Gaynor

Five more quilts ! Quilts #101 to #105 on my list from Vera Geffs, Lorraine Sandow and Gaynor Botcher of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group/Craft and Hope Group of Kapunda S.A. These ladies reminds me of the book 'When Quilters Gather', how quilters gather to work and play and show their passion of who they are and what they do through their quilts. What very lucky children and grandmas they are who get to receive your works of art. Can't help comparing these ladies to this book. :-)

Here are the 5 quilts from Vera, Lorraine and Gaynor -

To Vera, Lorraine and Gaynor, through your passion, creative energy, kindness and generosity, you get to make this world a better place. Using your creative skills in making a difference in this world, making a positive change to make this world a better place is just amazing. Thank you so much!

Quilts #96 to #100 - From Vera, Shirley & Karen

Wow! This batch and quilt numbers 96 to 100 brings my total for the '100 days of Quilting' charity drive to 100 quilts. This is so unexpected and am awed with the kindness and generosity of everyone who made this charity drive so much a success. A 100 bodies to be kept warm and comforted by a 100 quilts received in 100 days of quilting and I believe there is more to come for this charity drive. Here are the quilts received from Vera Geffs, Shirley Bell and Karen Klienberg and 2 of these quilts will be allocated to 2 grandmas in Mbale Uganda -

To Vera, Shirley and Karen, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for helping keep the children of Romania and grandmas who takes care of the children in Mbale warm and feel comfort and joy.Thank you for making this world a better place. Much appreciated.

Quilts #90 to #95 - From the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

On my list for quilts #90 to #95 came from Pat Hanson, Jannice Schutz, Shirley Bell and Kathy Pffiefer of Kapunda S.A. Here are the quilts from these amazing ladies and two of these quilts will be allocated to two grandmas in Mbale Uganda - I think these two will bring big smiles on grandma's faces.

To Pat, Jannice, Shirley and Kathy, thank you so much for your amazing work on these quilts. Thank you for the time and effort you all spend making these quilts. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Quilts #85 to #89 - From the Ladies of Craft & Hope Group SA

I could not find a list of names inside nor written outside the parcel but I know these quilts came from the Craft and Hope Group of Kapunda S.A. So for Quilts #85 to #89 on my list I will just put it as from the Ladies of Craft & Hope Group -

To the Ladies of the Craft & Hope Group, thank you so much. Thank you for helping make this world a better place with one quilt at a time. Much appreciated.

Quilts #79 to #84 - From the Ladies of Kapunda S.A.

Doing quilt acknowledgements this time from $79 to 84 are 6 quilts from Vera Geffs, Shirley Bell, Lorraine Sandow and Gaynor Botcher. All lady donors are either from the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group or the Craft & Hope Group of Kapunda S.A. Here are the 6 quilts -

Thank you to Vera, Shirley, Lorraine and Gaynor for the 6 wonderful quilts. Thank you for the time and effort you spent making these wonderful gifts for disadvantaged children around the world. It is much appreciated.

Romania Parcel of 9 quilts received

The first Parcel of 9 quilts sent to Romania has been received. That is 9 kiddies feeling comfort and joy this winter through your kindness and generosity. 

Thank you most especially to the donors of the 9 quilts. Thank you for making a difference...with one quilt at a time.

For more details on this distribution, please visit my 'Dress Distribution' page by clicking here or click on the special 'Dress Distribution' tab located at the top of this page.

100 Days of Quilting is over

Today is the last day of the '100 Days of Quilting' charity drive and as of today I have received 78 quilts and more to come in the next few weeks as donors start to mail them to Sydney. Twenty of these quilts have already been sent to Romania and more to follow. 

The result of this charity drive is more than I expected and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the donors who have supported this campaign. My heartfelt thank you as well to Margie Burke for the time and effort she donated in the Quilt-a-long with Margie. I hope everyone had fun and enjoyed the experience of learning how to make quilts especially to the newbies.

For those who still want to learn how to make a quilt, the quilt-a-long with Margie is still available for everyone to access. Just click on the 'Quilt-a-Long with Margie Burke' tab which you will find at the top of this page or click here.

To see images of the quilts received so far, please click here. This album will get updated whenever quilts are received.

Thank you so much.

Quilt #78 from Margie Burke

Quilt Number 78 is from Margie Burke, the gracious lady who donated her time and effort to head a 'Quilt-a-long with Margie Burke'.

To Margie, thank you so much for everything. Thank you for the time and effort you spent on the quilt-a-long. Am sure it was such a great learning experience for everyone. Thank you.

Quilt #77 from Sue-Ellen

In addition to the thongs was this piece of quilt from Sue-Ellen Cox for the children of Romania to keep them warm this winter bringing my total quilts received to 77.  A very impressive result for only 100 days of charity drive.

To Sue-Ellen, thank you so much for your unwavering support of Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Your time and effort, kindness and generosity is very much appreciated. Thank you so much.

Quilt #76 from Wendy Yates

Number 76 on the list and the first quilt received which was made during the Quilt-A-Long with Margie Burke from Wendy Yates. Wish I could get a picture of the whole quilt but I almost fell from a chair in my attempt to do it in one of the earlier quilts I received so am not going to attempt again. Here is an image of at least a quarter of the quilt -

Also in the parcel that I received today were 3 pairs of leggings which could be worn under the smaller sized dresses as tops. 

To Wendy, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, kindness and generosity. You sure do make this world a better place. Thanks a whole lot!

Quilts #74 and #75 - From Susan Reid

"100 Days of Quilting" still on fire with Quilt Numbers 74 and 75 from Susan Reid of Tasmania. How lucky 2 kids will be when they get to receive these quilts which were initially meant for the Tasmanian bushfire victims but by the time Susan received them the quilt drive had more than they needed. She has been holding on to the quilts waiting for the right time and opportunity to pass them on and the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive is now the lucky recipient of these 2 lucky quilts and here they are -

To Susan, thank you so much for the quilts. It is much appreciated. It is always nice to know that there is someone out there who is quietly applauding what Dress A Girl Australia is achieving. Makes everything I do so easy and worthwhile. Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from you again sometime next year.

Quilts #69 to #73 - From Sandra Turnbull

Day 90 and the 5 quilts sent by Sandra early this week has arrived.  That is 5 more kids to be kept warm, feel comfort and joy during their winter season in Romania. Here is Sandra with the 5 quilts she has made and donated to the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive.

Thank you so much Sandra for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for the time and effort you spent making these quilts to make this world a better place. It is so much appreciated. Thank you.

Quilts #63 to 68 - From Linda Smyth

Day 82 and another drop-off of 6 quilts by this lady from Revesby. Only another charity work that she volunteers to and which is going in full swing at this time due to the Christmas season is going to stop her from dropping off items at my place so she is taking a rest from sewing for Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia but finished off these 6 quilts first.

To Linda, thank you so much for these lovely quilts. I wish we could see the kids who gets to comfort themselves with these quilts and sleep warmly with joy in their cold winter season. But am sure just the thought of it makes us all feel so much joy in our hearts that we are able to make a difference to the lives of these children thus make this cause so worthwhile. Thank you so much for all the help and support you have provided this year. It is so much appreciated and I hope you enjoy every minute you spend with the other charity work (Operation Christmas Child) you do the same way you enjoyed sewing for Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Thank you so much.

Quilts #33 to #62 - 30 Quilts from the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group and Craft and Hope Group

Day 81 of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive, 30 more kiddies will feel warmth, comfort and joy during their winter through the kindness and generosity of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing group and the Craft and Hope Group of Kapunda South Australia. What an amazing effort to make a difference in this world through the quilts they make. Here are the 30 quilts the 2 groups have contributed to this charity drive and note that this is in addition to the quilts they have sent in previous weeks -

Thank you so much to all the quilters of the Craft and Hope Group and to Shirley Bell, Gaynor Battcher, Chris Redden of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group. Thank you for your unwavering support of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive. It is so much appreciated. Thank you.

Quilt #31 and #32 from Tannis Brennan

Day 80 of "100 Days of Quilting" and 2 more kiddies will be kept warm, feel comfort and joy through the kindness and generosity of Tannis Brennan. 

 Thank you, Tannis, for your support of this campaign. Thank you for making this world a better place especially for the less fortunate children around the world. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Quilt #30 from Lucienne

Wow! Day 77 of the "100 Days of Quilting" charity drive and another amazing quilt for another child to be kept warm during their winter in Romania from Lucienne Magnay. Such an unbelievable support for this charity drive.

Thank you Lucienne, for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for giving another child comfort and joy during their winter this year and in all the years to come. Thank you so much.

Quilt Distribution #2 - Quilts for the Children of Romania

I wanted to do something special last Wednesday, the 18th of Sept and make the day a really memorable one so I decided to pack and send 3 parcels of dresses and quilts. I packed 11 quilts and a few beanies in two smaller boxes for the children of Romania. 11 more children to be kept warm when the quilts arrived. (The other 2 parcels of dresses I sent will be posted separately as soon as I have identified all the donors.)

These are the two parcels which contained the 11 quilts and beanies -

and here are the quilts and beanies inside the parcel -

made possible through the kindness and generosity of the following donors :
1) Deborah Parish 
2) Shirley Bell
3) Kathy Pfeiffer
4) Linda Smyth
5) Vanya Bryant (who also donated the beanies)
6) Toni Kirkpatrick

Thank you all so much for making this parcel possible. Thank you for your support of Dress A Girl Australia's initiative to keep a few children of Romania warm and make them feel comfort and joy during their winter this year and the years to come. Thank you. It is very much appreciated.

To see larger images of the quilts, please click here or click on the special tab "Dress Distribution" located at top of this page.