Yesterday, the community was devastated to hear that Puddytat has been in treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Chemo is very, very rough — as she said in her diary:
I’m finally home, kidneys back to normal, Magnesium and Calcium levels coming down slowly, and knowledge that all of my miseries of the last year were caused by the same thing. Current weakness and exhaustion caused by low blood counts, but I’m not too weak and tired to fight. I may be unsteady on my feet, in fear of taking another sinker to the ground, but cancer is not winning at my house.
We can help her fight with the strength of our well wishes and love. We can put those well wishes into a quilt which she can use at home or take with her to treatment. She can rest under it, cuddle it, or cry into it if necessary — all our love will be in that blanket, with her when ever she needs it. Leave a message in the comments below for Puddytat and I will write your words on muslin in archival ink. It will then be stitched into something colorful and warm that Puddytat will treasure.
It takes time and material to make a community quilt and it is a living for me and my sister. If you would like to contribute toward its cost, here is a PayPal link for Puddytat's quilt — or message me for an address if you prefer a check. $20/message is suggested but no worries if you cannot afford to donate. We still want your message! This is a crowdfunded thing and some always give more to cover messages for those who are short on funds.
Please note, if you leave a quilt message in PayPal rather than in the comments below, please Kos mail me as well to let me know. The way PayPal is now configured, it is easy to miss attached notes.
We still have several quilts in the queue that have been waiting for quilts for serious illness (such as this one) to go first. The quilt top for the Mother Emanuel Church is done and I am removing the paper from its back, prior to layering it. I will be writing out the messages for gchaucer2 this week. Denise Oliver Velez’s quilt, which is a tribute quilt, will come after that.
Check here for a list of our completed quilts.
See also these three posts about the community quilt project:
KosAbility: A Virtual Quilt for Sara and Ann, from Community Quilt recipients
We Have Something to Say to YOU, Sara R and winglion!
Community Quilt FlashMob Brightens up NN13
Community Quilt Testimonial Videos
remembrance
ramara
paradise50
shanikka
cskendrick
peregrine kate
PAYPAL LINK FOR PUDDYTAT'S QUILT - THANK YOU!
We need a minimum of 44 messages to make a pattern. Here are the message givers so far:
1. BeninSC
2. greenbird
3. Louisiana 1976
4. weck
5. QDMacaw
6. randallt
7. ramara
8. gizmo59
9. noweasels
10. Runaway Rose
11. Compost on the Weeds
12. asterkitty
13. ruleoflaw
14. Ekaterin
15. Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
16. ilyana
17. chgobob
18. navajo
19. jwinIL14
20. boofdah
21. Gemina13
22. wasatch
23. MemaW
24. flycaster
25. Pam from Calif
26. One Bite at a Time
27. BlackSheep1
28. Siri
29. bigjacbigjacbigjac
30. Snoopydawg
31. Lorikeet
32. Diana in NoVa
33. Ashes of Roses
34. high uintas
35. badscience
36. The Marti
37. BeadLady
38. justmypiece