Quilts and Oregon Fires

Hubby and I had a quick overnighter planned for Saturday night. It was nice but we were smacked in the face with the reminder that although the Oregon fires are out the ramifications are ongoing. 

If you can help, below is some info. 

Love to you all.

This was a sweet photo of quilters helping! Read the touching article HERE. 

It rips my heart out! 

One way to help:

******QUILT DONATION UPDATE******

October 31st....

In 52 days we have collected 2312 quilts in varying degrees of completion!

Thanks to all the generosity and outpouring of love from you, we reached our initial goal for the Beachie Fire and are now able to expand our reach! We have partnered with other Oregon Wildfire Relief groups to the north and south of us who have also experienced devastating wildfires. Rest assured, your quilts will be placed in the hands of someone that lost their home in the wildfires to give them comfort, love, and hope.

What we are asking for:

1. Completed quilts in throw and child sizes are our main focus as they are the most versatile in different temporary housing situations.

2. Some bed quilts are needed as some will not be rebuilding and moving to permanent housing.

Please put your name and address in the box with donations which can be mailed to:

To The Point Quilting

1221 N Evergreen Ave

Stayton, OR 97383

Please contact me at (503) 539-0870 if you have any questions.

Drop off sites for completed quilts:

*PLEASE put a note on the quilts designating them for the Santiam Canyon - Quilt Drive with To The Point Quilting

Bella Rose Quilting

15375 NW Satellite Dr

Banks, OR 97106

Contact - 503-324-7373

https://www.bellarosequilts.com

Cedar Creek Quilting

15702 NE 181st St

Brush Prairie, WA 98606

Contact - 971-227-1438

Instagram @cedarcreekquilting

Or

Facebook - Cedar Creek Quilting

We have some amazing partners helping spread the word out, donating their time, and donating supplies for our quilt drive! Thank you doesn’t express our gratitude!

Thank you in advance for any quilt donations you can offer!

I am a home-based longarm quilting business registered in Oregon.

#SantiamStrong

#CanyonStrong

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BOLTS TO BLOCKS

We currently still have requests for around 350 quilts for individuals displaced by the Oregon wildfires. We have received quilt tops from individuals throughout Oregon as well as 30 other states. It is costing anywhere from $15 to $20 (at wholesale cost) to complete a twin sized quilt. We are asking for individuals to help sponsor our remaining quilts. This is quick and easy to do using Venmo and sending your donation to @boltstoblocks. Funds will be used to continue purchasing backing and batting.

BOLTS TO BLOCKS: Collecting quilt tops and finished quilts to support those in the Phoenix & Talent areas. (these towns were nearly completely burned down)

Contact: Barb of Bolts to Blocks, boltstoblocks@gmail.com, (541) 704-0386

Mail or deliver to: Bolts to Blocks, 950 SE Geary St., Ste C, Albany, OR 97322

How Can We Help?

 It is likely you've heard of the devastating fires here in the Pacific Northwest. When the entire town of Paradise, CA burned quilters jumped into action. My niece and I went to Chico to deliver quilts and it was so rewarding. If you want to jump back real quick it is pretty heartwarming what ya'll did for the survivors of that horrible fire. See it HERE.  

Here are a few options if you are willing to donate to Oregon fire victims.

If you are in WA state this may be a better choice.

Our church quilting group / local Chapter of Project Linus are making quilts and will collect them in Skagit and Whatcom counties in Washington to be sent to Oregon or wherever needed. We have a long arm machine so will finish any tops that are donated. Contact us at: 

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1006 Wicker Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Mt Hood Quilt Guild is accepting and distributing completed quilts to go to victims and evacuees from the Riverside Fire in Clackamas County. You can mail or drop off at: My Quilting Loft, 253 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy. Troutdale, Oregon 97060

I'm not sure about this, but here is an email and phone number that you may call and get more info. 

communityoutreach@mthoodquiltguild.com

If anyone needs a kit to work on, or has completed charity tops or quilts ... call or text me! (this is a number that was online, it isn't me)

503-577-1434

BOLTS TO BLOCKS: Collecting quilt tops and finished quilts to support those in the Phoenix & Talent areas. (these towns were nearly completely burned down)

Contact: Barb of Bolts to Blocks, boltstoblocks@gmail.com, (541) 704-0386

Mail or deliver to: Bolts to Blocks, 950 SE Geary St., Ste C, Albany, OR 97322

MORE DETAILS FROM BOLTS TO BLOCKS:

“Update on what is going on with this amazing quilt drive. This is a picture I took after my husband and I organized tops into stacks those needing binding and those needing backing and binding and those that are ready to quilt. Four volunteers will be in the shop tomorrow measuring and cutting backings and bindings, sewing labels on, quilting, and helping me to run our small business. Individuals throughout our quilting community will be picking quilts up to bind and to wash. Thank you everyone.

Pete and I drove to Monmouth this evening to drop quilts off that are headed to 7 families in the Phoenix and Talent areas tomorrow. Each individual in those families is receiving their own quilt. We are doing the best we can to match the sizes of quilts that are requested along with the colors that the individuals like, we are taking extra care with this when it comes to the children! 

We are asking for any quilts that you no longer need or use and or any quilt tops that you can donate so that we can get them into the hands of those who are in need. When you bring in a quilt top for this cause Pete and I will donate the backing and batting and will quilt a quick meander so that we can get them ready to go. We will need volunteers to help machine bind. With Covid being an ongoing part of our lives I will also need individuals that are willing to wash and to place quilts in bags that can either be tied or sealed. We will place a note with them so that the receiver will know that everything has been done to help prevent the spread of the virus. I have some quilt tops that I will begin on this morning that have been previously pieced for another community project (thank you Camille and Janet). We ask that you look around and take a moment to be thankful for everyone and everything that you have. We love you all! “-Barb

100 quilts went to Talent And Phoenix Elementary school children today. Still need another 350 twin or lap size so every child who has lost their home will have something to snuggle with. Then we will try to serve the middle and high school kids. Please help by sending new or barely used quilts to Sew Creative Ashland at 115 East Main St. Ashland, Oregon 97520

Thank you for your consideration! Love you all!

Quiltalongs and Fires

I'll start with the heroes of my state. 

Approx 900,000 acres have burned in Oregon the past few days. Small fires got massive really fast and overtook complete towns. My heart is so heavy right now because of the destruction. 

It seems when disasters happen people jump into action to help each other. It doesn't matter if you are left, right, white, black, rich or poor. You need help? Yep! Let's do it!

A facebook group has grown to 50K where people are hauling animals and people out of harm's way. what do you need? How can I help?  This part makes my heart swell with pride for humanity. 

Here's a few photos that spoke to me today. 

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You may love em or hate em but loggers do help keep our forests healthy and they jump right in when they see their livelihood going up in flames before them. That is a giant tree that man is cutting.... and it's on fire! He is cutting it before it falls and causes injury or death. 

Got cows?

You may call them rednecks or cowboys but they've been working non stop getting hundreds of animals to safety. I call them the backbone of America. 

Another powerful photo of men and women doing their job. I'm so thankful for them!

Speaking of women..... my heroes too! 

A group from Mexico came to help! That is so touching. I wish I could give each one of them a hug. 

That's my world for now, but I do have another video!

So let's change gears.

I share today how I choose a quilt to reproduce for our quiltalongs.

And a link HERE

I hope you like it.

Much love and hugs