12/22/2018
This is the Sew'n Wild Oats blog post from my childhood friend, Lynn Wilder, from our hometown of Paradise, California. What a generous way to help "Stitch Paradise Back Together". Check out the raffle she is conducting to raise money for our friends and family affected by this horrific disaster. Not sure I shared this correctly so go directly to her blog via FaceBook, for photos of this beautiful masterpiece quilt. Tickets are only $5. Thank you to Lynn and her posse!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Stitch Paradise Back Together
Hello Everyone,
After days of hand wringing, worry, and sleepless nights, I've decided what I can do to help in the effort to repair lives torn apart in the incomprehensible destruction of my hometown of Paradise during the Camp Fire. I am going to raffle off my Emilie Elizabeth quilt.
The quilt measures 76" x 76". She is gorgeous if I do say so myself! She is named after my maternal grandmother, Emilie Elizabeth Ross, who also lived in Paradise in the 1950's and 60's.
I deigned, made, and machine quilted this quilt. My sister Gail helped me make this quilt, so it was a joint effort. We had a tight deadline to make the quilt and ship it off to Marcus Fabrics, so it could hang in the Marcus booth in Houston during the 2014 Quilt Market.
Click HERE to read a post about us making this quilt. Gail was a guest blogger and it is pretty funny reading.
Since we made this quilt together, and we both lost our hometown and family home together, I think this is the best quilt to donate to the cause.
So here are the particulars. ALL monies received will go directly to the relief of Paradise residents. The renters of our family home are in dire need of assistance. Every childhood friend, except for one, lost everything in the fire. The lines for FEMA are long. The rains are coming. People I know are living in tents or their cars.
Tickets are $5.00 each. I can't accept credit cards because I'm keeping this effort totally separate from my business. I would prefer checks so there is a paper trail, and this process is totally transparent. Your check is your receipt for income tax purposes.
Upon receipt of your check, I will enter your name and information into an Excel spreadsheet. You will be assigned a number(s), and I will email them to you. I don't want to waste money on postage or envelopes. I plan to draw the winner of the quilt through a random number generator mid-January.
Please make checks payable to Lynn Wilder and send to:
Lynn Wilder
P.O. Box 3236
Arnold, CA 95223-3236
In the memo part of the check, in the left hand corner please write "Stitch Paradise Back Together"
As money comes in, I will distribute it directly to those in need. I will keep you posted on amounts collected and disbursed.
Together, we can lighten the hearts of some of the residents......one family at a time.
If you are in a guild, please share this information via social media. If you have any questions, please email me: [email protected]
Let's do this together quilters!
Soon,
Lynn
