Quilt top for Jester the Marine
We've been asked to make a different sort of Community Quilt. This one is not for just one person -- it is for a whole community. The Daily Kos community. And it will hang in the new offices of Daily Kos where we hope the messages you leave tonight will resonate in a positive and powerful way. If you have a message of love and support for the community, please leave it in the comments below!
DavidW's quilt
These "love catcher" quilts are made of colorful fabrics plus squares of muslin on which I transcribe the messages in archival ink. They bring home the power of loving words -- people who receive them are often overwhelmed with feeling -- but in a way that brings them strength. The Daily Kos community means a lot to its members -- let us share that sentiment with each other!
JaxDem's quilt, pin basted before tying
Markos is paying for part but not all of the quilt. I asked him not to pay for it all because this is not the sort of quilt that should be sponsored by one person -- and I thought others would like to invest in its making, as well. Here is a PayPal link if you would like to chip in towards the time and materials to make the quilt. Suggested donation is $5/message. Message me if you would like a snail mail address for a check. If you cannot donate but want to leave a message, please do so. Your words matter very much!
Aji's quilt, showing the backing
Our current projects include the quilt for Jester the Marine who is in hospital, waiting to lose his leg more than a year after hitting an IED in Afghanistan. The top is done and we will be layering the quilt sandwich this evening. And we are still collecting messages for peregrine kate -- please go here to leave a message for Kate, even if you feel you do not know her. Not long after she got married, Kate discovered she had endometrial cancer. Her illness has cost her, her job -- kind of shocking in that she worked for a union. She is in an aggressive chemo regime now, to be followed by radiation treatment -- and your kind words will mean the world to her. Support Kate's quilt -- she is adding to the community by sharing her cancer journey with us. Support peregrine kate's quilt through this PayPal link -- her quilt is currently underfunded by $386.
"Tuscan Rose", the quilt the community sent to Nudger before her death
These are the community quilts that we have made and delivered so far:
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 (long wait for kidney donor that ended 2/18/11)
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)
mango (heart attack)
nudger (ovarian cancer, RIP)
DaNang65 (heart condition)
Lt. Choi (exhaustion)
Nurse Kelley (spinal stenosis)
Ben Masel (lung cancer, RIP)
Otterary Scribe (caregiver and grieving grandfather)
Aji (chronic pain from autoimmune diseases including fibromyalgia, inflammatory arthritis, and Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Syndrome)
JaxDem (suddenly widowed)
DavidW (AIDS and other undiagnosed illness)
ramara's quilt
These are upcoming community quilts:
alliedoc (cancer)
Sensible Shoes (caring for sister with brain cancer)
Plutonium Page (pulmonary embolisms, pulmonary infarction)
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)
woodtick (caretaker to mother who has Alzheimer's)
Ellinorianne (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)
Joanneleon (Lyme disease)
Boots says, "Thank you for supporting the community quilts!"
PAYPAL LINK FOR THE DAILY KOS COMMUNITY QUILT - THANK YOU!
Goldie inspects Dr. Lori's quilt
Namaste.