One more bit of great news to pass on.
The Ovarian Cancer quilt Can You Teal the Love went into the fundraising event last month. They had 4 raffle items, and between them the 4 items raised AU$7,657. That means if you average the total across the 4 prizes, it raised nearly $2,000.
The entire event (including dinner tickets, etc) raised AU$43,657.00, a stunning result.
Well done, everyone. Well done. The work of our hands makes a difference. Quilts may never set the world on fire, but they help towards making hard, painful or tragic personal stories better. To those who participated, thank you a thousand times. To those who encouraged from the sidelines, the same. To those who contributed in other ways, you are all stars.
And we’ll do it all again next year, and the year after, and the year after that, until I get too old or decrepit to lift a needle or rotary cutter.
Let me know if you’d like to help next time by contributing a block or two, or providing the means to purchase fabric for these fundraising quilt. Leave a comment, or you can email me using the details on the Contact Me page.
I love a good news story!
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Wonderful result, both the appearance of the quilt and the money raised!
Thanks, and I agree, the money is really splendid. Very happy to have had the chance to contribute…
congratulations. I totally agree “The work of our hands makes a difference.” Very often we don’t know the difference it makes.
Very true. Which is why it’s important to acknowledge effort when there’s a tangible result.
Fantastic! Well done Kate on all your work herding us cats and, the hardest bit, putting all the parts together to make a beautiful whole.
Put me down for the next one – I’ve still got some teal fabric left.
xx
Couldn’t have done it without the cat-herd! And I’m delighted you’ll be joining us again 😊
that’s great news, Kate!
Isn’t it! I’m so happy we were able to come together to contribute.
a fantastically good news story! and I agree with what paperpenandmug said above – most of the time we have no idea what a difference even our smallest actions make to others. Well done to you all xx
Thank you! I’ve always tried to make a point of finding out and letting the group know the results of their work for this exact reason. It’s good to know you’ve done some good!
Wonderful wonderful wonderful 😍
I’m definitely “IN” next year and every year after 💖
Great!
That is a fantastic result Kate. There can never be too much love in the world.
I agree. And I feel it’s important that those who worked on it see the results of their labours.
Fantastic!
Isn’t it just !
Wow! Count me in for next year 🙂
Cool! Glad to have you on board 😊
Congratulations to all the needle and rotary wheel-wielders, what a fantastic result! It looks amazing… with you at the cutting-edge, it’s not surprising, but still wonderful how you put it all together into one warm snug lovely loving whole. I would like to be one of the cat-herd next time please!
Oh, that’s great! We’re so happy to have you!
first and foremost – a great big thank you to you for all the work you did to make this happen. It must be very satisfying to know you have helped in such an impressive way. Spreading the love.
Years ago, I made a promise to do this to a friend who died from Ovarian Cancer. And I’m still doing it, and will continue to do it as long as I can, even if I have to do it alone.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!! It looks stunning, as always. I wish I could contribute with a few blocks, alas I can’t sew. Replacing a button, yes, closing a torn, yes but that’s it.
You contribute with support and encouragement, which are also needed!
Kudos to all of you, and thank you!
Our pleasure!
Awesome. I’ll probably want to contribute again. 😁
That’s great, we’ll be so glad to have you in the group again.
That is a fantastic result! Well done!!!
And thank you again!
You are welcome. I was happy to contribute!
Great result Kate. It always brings a smile when i see how you combine all our efforts. Count me in for the next one and others as needed. I strangely still have an amount of teal fabrics waiting for their next outing.
Funny, that… teal seems to breed, doesn’t it? Glad to have you back for the next one!
That is outstanding news! Congrats to all who worked so hard on this and to you for putting it all together in a cohesive way that tickled the eye of the buyer. You have good vision to see how it looks it’s best. Has a theme for next year been formulated?
Yes indeed! I have the idea formulated, a brief written, a list of those who’ve already volunteered, I’m just waiting for the right time to launch it! Beginning of May, probably…
Applause!
Curtain call, all the players!
Wow! And yes, I´ll sew more blocks 🙂
Thank you! I’ll put you on the list.