Deep breath. Okay. I've mentioned before that sometimes I feel paralyzed by situations to large for me to fix. But then I make something and sew some extra love in. It's corny as hell and I don't care. This week, I've been sewing some extra love into these...
Montréal Modern Quilt Guild (the other MMQG) has made a call to action. "Nous sommes avec vous. Vous êtes chez vous... We are with you. You are at home" as said the Premier of Québec last Sunday. That said, we're making homes. House blocks to be made into quilts for each of the six families who lost someone at the mosque. And if there are enough, for each person injured.
My blocks are paper pieced Heart of the Home blocks from Ellison Lane Handmade. They're not the 12 inch called for, but I'll add another border to bring them up to size.
So there you have it. A heart of Islamic green sheltered by a home of Québeçois blue with extra love sewn in. And a quilter who feels like she's at least done something.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Or good quilters. Not today... not in my country... not if I can sew extra love in. If you'd like to get involved, check out this blog post for more details. Thank you so much, Montréal Modern Quilt Guild, for your leadership on this important project!
J
Good work! I, too, was horrified and deeply bothered by the events. Lynn has organized a quilt from our little corner of Canada and, like you, I feel like I can help in that way.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing corny about sewing extra love into quilt blocks or quilts. I am so glad you were able to channel that into these and I hope that the quilts that are made from them have an extra special glowing warmth.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a wonderful way to turn nervous negative energy into positive energy. The only way to combat the negativity in the world is to turn it around into love. I had not heard about the bombing :(
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing you are doing. Lovely blocks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for using your talent to do something positive for those who lost a loved one in this horrible act of terrorism. It's been in some of the the news in the US, but not everywhere. I'm sad to say that how it was covered here has been deeply political.
ReplyDeleteYour work of love is important and necessary.
Your blocks are great. I'm going to try to get one or two made before Thursday. Thanks for the tip on the green.
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are beautiful and I can see the 'extra love' you put in to them. As a member of the Montreal MQG, I thank you for these. We cannot wait to start putting all these gorgeous blocks into quilts.
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