Quilting for a Cause

I was just over at the Crazy Mom Quilts blog looking for a little inspiration. I discovered that it is her 3rd blogging anniversary (congratulations!) and in honor of it, she is giving away 3 quilts to Margaret's Hope Chest. That donation will get them a little closer to their goal of receiving 400 quilts.

Coincidentally, today I volunteered to help our school work on a pledge quilt for the Climate Quilt Campaign. We're planning on collecting old button-down shirts in the spirit of being green, and then having the children write their pledge on each 6 1/2" square. The pledges are simple achievable things such as "I pledge to take shorter showers," or "I pledge to turn off the lights when I leave a room." The kids get to learn more about how to help their environment, and they'll get to see a little about the art of quilting. A great combo in my book.

I believe the deadline for this project is coming up as they want to present it at the Copenhagen UN Summit, and they're looking for experience quilters to help out. Please visit http://www.climatequilt.org/getInvolved.html for more information.

I'm excited to help, but I'm also excited to get sewing again. And it's all for a good cause.