Cross posted at the Community Quilt Project
Granny Doc's quilt, "Cups and Saucers"
Our friend, Danang65, is living with a heart condition. In our last diary for him, we collected fifty-three messages for his love catcher community quilt -- we need just fifteen more to make a pattern.
Granny Doc's card, handmade by Blue Heron's sister
What is a love catcher community quilt? It is a quilt containing supportive messages from you, transcribed by me in archival ink onto muslin. Such a quilt is imbued with love -- the power of your words to support healing is absolutely awesome. Believe it!
Louisiana1976's quilt
I generally figure the cost of these quilts at about $5/message plus shipping. We are okay for Danang65's quilt but are a bit short for mango's. If you would like to support this work, here is a PayPal link -- or email me for a snail mail address if you prefer to send a check. But please know it is not necessary to donate to leave a message! There is great value in your loving words, a great gift in and of itself.
Granny Doc's quilt, showing the backing
Here is a list of the people who have given messages for Danang65 so far:
- ridemybike
- Lorikeet
- llbear
- Blue Jessamine
- Chacounne
- Aji
- Ojibwa
- RiaD
- Spedwybabs
- cfk from the Thumb of Michigan
- escapee
- Princesspat
- slksfca
- Empty Vessel
- Nurse Kelley
- soothsayer99
- Newpioneer
- navajo
- One Pissed Off Liberal
- allenjo
- luvsathoroughbred
- Ebby
- 4Freedom
- Louisiana1976
- Richard Cranium
- Big Al in Wash St
- OleHippieChick
- Onomastic
- NY brit expat
- ThisIsMyTime
- Blue jersey mom
- Sandy on Signal
- Nulwee
- CalNM
- renzo capetti
- emeraldmaiden.
- Persiflage and Nannyboz
- Angie in WA State
- FindingMyVoice
- tardis10
- Meralda
- Azazello
- 3goldens
- Ranger995
- Kitsap River
- RadioGirl.
- Sybil Liberty
- Shakti
- mimi
- domino14
- Vetwife
- Scribe
mango's quilt top -- her block is called "Friendly Hand"
If you need some inspiration, here are a few of Danang65's messages:
some warmth, love and comfort to remind you how much you are loved and appreciated ... even the strongest and most brilliant lights need to be nurtured to keep shining NY brit expat
Brotha DaNang... good fortune and health to you my friend. You deserve it. Best to you and your fam. ThisIsMyTime
You are such a powerful and important voice here on Daily Kos. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Blue jersey mom
Get better soon. We need you here. Thanks for your voice with IGTNT. Peace, Sandy on Signal
As a true warrior, you must be thanked for protecting those of us who can't protect ourselves, whether a warrior in battle or through Native American Netroots. May you feel healing and great peace through this quilt. Thanks, Nulwee
For DaNang65, American Patriot.
Thank you for serving our country.
Stay strong, and be at peace. CalNM
Medallion for Lt. Choi's quilt
These are the quilts we have finished to date:
othniel (cellulitis and ensuing complications)
exmearden (cancer of heart and lung, RIP)
MsSpentyouth (brain tumor)
Moe99 (lung cancer)
Michelle Caudle (ovarian cancer)
BFSkinner (lupus)
Kitsap River (waiting for kidney donor)
Frederick Clarkson (blood clots)
Dreaming of Better Days (lymphoma)
one bite at a time (lost house and belongings to fire)
Timroff (cellulitis)
Sol Fed Joe (multiple cancers and health problems)
Brubs (AIDS, immune reconstitution syndrome)
rserven (gall bladder infection with dangerous complications)
grndrush (brain tumor, RIP)
ImpeachKingBushII (needs liver transplant)
andsarahtoo (lupus)
Frank Cocozzelli (muscular dystrophy)
luvsathoroughbred (breast cancer)
Predictor (stroke and HIV)
Austex54 (caretaker to othniel)
Theodore Olbermann, RIP
cskendrick (antibiotic resistant infection)
Keith Olbermann (caregiver to father)
Juan (cancer)
Ana (a young horse belonging to Juan, hit by truck)
MA Liberal’s mother (Alzheimer’s)
Charles CurtisStanley (caretaker to Kitsap River)
Lorikeet (cervical cancer)
Dr. Lori (metastatic cancer)
ulookarmless (cancer, heart condition, stroke)
riverlover (caregiver to husband suffering from liver failure, now widowed)
Melody Townsel (caregiver to dying father, now deceased)
dadanation (AIDS)
Dr. William F. Harrison (leukemia, RIP)
Larry Bailey (sudden loss of partner to heart attack)
ramara (adopted son with fetal alcohol syndrome)
Noor B (herniated disk from car accident)
Louisiana 1976 (fibromyalgia, severe arthritis, depression)
stumpy (MS, stroke, RIP)
bleeding heart's niece (cancer, RIP)
escapee (failure of corneal surgery)
SarahLee (lymphoma, Lyme Disease)
Bustergirl (ovarian cancer)
mimi's niece (cancer)
ZenTrainer (breast cancer)
Miss Blue (severe injury to shoulder, anxiety over coverage for surgery)
Granny Doc (bladder cancer)
Goldie, quilt inspector, relaxes on Larry Bailey's quilt
We'll be finishing mango's quilt shortly and plan to mail it Monday. I am in the middle of transcribing Lt. Choi's messages -- his quilt will go together fairly quickly once they are done. Then we will hop on Danang65's quilt!
Bustergirl's quilt
Future quilts are planned for:
KelleyRN2 (spinal stenosis)
MsGrin (life long heart problems requiring multiple surgeries)
UnaSpensor (Lyme disease)
MA Liberal (caretaker to her mother who has dementia)
labwitchy (diffuse scleroderma)
paradox (cyclical vomiting syndrome, PTSD, depression)
Stranded Wind (Lyme Disease and other health issues)
Ellinorianne (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)
I plan to put up a diary for Nurse Kelley's quilt this Sunday -- so please be thinking on that.
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Namaste