A Quilt for a Cause

At the end of September I auctioned off a quilt I made to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It took me a total of about three months to make the quilt (in my spare time). The ribbon design is based off a design my sister, husband and I put together for our Light the Night team shirts last year. We called the design our "ribbon lady". That original ribbon design is in the top left of this first picture. The other three ribbons are symbolic of the different parts of Isaiah 40:31, "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, run and not grow weary, walk and not be faint." I sewed this verse onto two quilts I made my parents two years ago for Christmas to keep them warm through their respective battles with cancer.

The original "ribbon lady" I already pointed out symbolizes the end of this verse, "they will walk and not be faint". The praying ribbon lady symbolizes "those who hope in the Lord"; the eagle symbolizes those who will "soar on wings like eagles"; and the last one (top right) symbolizes those who will "run and not grow weary". The verse is sewn in red thread around the black border of the quilt. The reverse is white with a block patterned border, and there is a red rope-like trim to the quilt. The quilt fits a queen sized bed.

The quilt was listed on eBay for 10 days and the Lee's Summit Journal did an awesome piece on it. (If you're interested, here's the link: http://www.lsjournal.com/100/story/37603.html) In the end, my Aunt Barbara was the winner with a bid of $200! Thank you Barbara for your contribution. What great support for my mom!

Light the Night 2009

At the end fo September we went back to Missouri for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night. Our team Doin It For Diana had a lot of fun. The weather was perfect, though a little windy at times, and we were all excited to be a part of something so big to help my mom and others like her fight cancer.

Here I am with my sisters, Teresa and Mindy at the walk.

Here's our team for 2009: (back row) my aunt Ann, my sister Teresa and her husband Joe, my sister Mindy, me, Matt; (front row) my cousin Emily, cousin Kendall, nephew Joshua, Niece Kaitlyn, and Abbigail. Our other team member, Tyson, wasn't able to make it.

THANK YOU...to all of you who raised money or donated to this cause. I cannot wait to do it again next year... I hope you can join us!