Amelia's 100 Good Wishes Quilt

A little bit about this swap....this is sort of an individual swap with a Yahoo group that I belong to that is strictly Christians. We are called "The Ladybug and Red Thread Believers". This group came about because the larger Yahoo Groups that generally has memberships from all over the world did not want any type of reference to talk about religion, prayer requests, beliefs etc. In my opinion, as long as a message indicates that the body of the message mentions "God", people should be o.k. with that. But that's not the case with some groups. So this group is a supportive bunch of families with the same beliefs and values that lift each other up and support each other through the adoption process. I belonged to a similar group while waiting for Elise~but it was infact the BIG yahoo group with over 200 members from all over. That group is still in tact two years later (although the active members are around 25) and the common thread that we all share is our reli...

This is a new swap with a new quilt group. As you have probably read on my other blog, there are some people involved in international adoption that want nothing to do with religion and they don't want anyone with any type of religious beliefs to send a wish that has a religious tone. The large Quilt Swap group that most people participate in to get their 100 squares and wishes, has now banned using any kind of bible verse on any wish that you send to people in the group. The only way around this is if you organize the swap and specifically state that religious references can be made. So, there has been another Quilt Group started that allows the freedom to use any type of wish you choose including bible verses. The group is small, but I'm sure it will grow. The following squishes are from that group. I just wish there was a little more tolerance in this world on both sides of this debate Pink Flamingos from the LaRosas in Melbourne Beach, Florida This wish from The Dudley ...

Lots and lots of squishes from the families in the August 2006 Lucky Eight's Yahoo Group. Enjoy the fabrics and wishes.....I have! Cool fabric and wish from Kelly & Mike Wilson in Atlantic Beach Florida A wish from the Westbergs in Gladstone, Oregon.... A second wish from the Westbergs The Tuffner Family from Oswego , Illinois More beautiful fabric from Sarah Swanson in Maryland It is such pretty fabric. I love the Asian women. It's from the Satler Family in Richmond, Kentucky The Rodriguez family in Longueuil Quebec, Canada Tim & Nicole Martin from Batavia , New York This retro fabric is AWESOME...I love it! It's from the Mannos Family in Hannesville , Illinois This is my FAVORITE material in the WORLD....I just love it. It's from The Kalkwarf Family in Wilber , Nebraska. Jenny & Kris Henrikson from Lombard, Illinois The Goings Family from Blacklick , Ohio The Fritz Family from Florissant , Missouri Norman and Cheryl Godin from Salem,W...

I am finally getting back to scanning and posting the wishes that I have had this month. The following "squishes" are from the families that are members of the September 2006 DTC group. We call ourselves "The Red Threads of September" From Christine O'Rourke The Osborne Family in Summerville , West Virginia From Sarah Swanson in Bethesda, Maryland The Wartman Family in Taylor Mill, Kentucky The Jones family from Springfield, Missouri Love this fabric from the Koeske's in Spokane, Washington LaDawn Tucker from Ballwin , Missouri Robert & Kelly Barger from Columbus, OHIO - Go Buckeyes! The Bruhn's from Franklin, Wisconsin The Ludwigsen from Grand Blanc , Michigan (near Gracie) From Gary & Terri Casebier , Saginaw, Texas The Godin Family from Salem, Wisconsin The Phillipson Family, Helenville , Wisconsin The Bodo Family in St. Augustine, Florida....bet it's a lot warmer there right now ;-) Love this fabric from Anita Carb...