tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29973834493158216442023-11-16T11:08:32.711-05:00Confessions of a Quilting AttorneyEPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-88100078578872922842014-12-08T19:57:00.000-05:002014-12-08T19:57:23.848-05:00Quilt for BerryThe news the NFL has been waiting for but did not want to hear came down today. Eric Berry of the Kansas City Chiefs has Hodgkins Lymphoma. He was placed on the Non-Football Injury shortly before Thanksgiving for further evaluation of a mass in his chest. <br />
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The doctors are hopeful. But cancer treatment is never fun. <br />
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We all know I LOVE football. A good time for me is quilting while watching an NFL game. We also know I HATE cancer. Cancer is an evil that must be destroyed. There are many researchers working towards this end. Let's give them a hand. <br />
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On the right you can make a donation directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Any donation of $10 qualifies you for a memorial block for a quilt. Let's get enough donations to make at least 1 quilt. That quilt will then be auctioned off on EBay to raise even more money for cancer research. <br />
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I am thinking something in Chiefs' colors: Red and White. Or maybe a football quilt. Yes they have football field quilts and I have never made one. Hey, if there are enough donations, I can do 2 quilts (hint, hint). <br />
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Let's do this for Eric Berry and everyone facing off at the line of scrimmage against this horrible disease.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-38727873238208371042014-11-02T21:13:00.000-05:002014-11-02T21:13:11.748-05:00Still HereI'm still here. Still quilting. Still donating. Although I have another blog about selling quilts, I still have this site for people who want to donate directly.<br />
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Take a moment this month and make a donation to Intrepid Fallen Heroes. They are helping our troops recovering from battlefield injuries. Check out their page on <a href="http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/Intrepid-Spirit-Centers.aspx">Intrepid Spirit Centers</a>. These centers provide treatment near the soldier's home base so the family does not have to be uprooted or travel long distances. It takes about $11 million dollars to build each center. Obviously, every little bit helps. <br />
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Donate $10 get a block. Donate $200 and get a whole quilt made in your honor. Blocks and quilts made during the month of November go to veteran's organizations. They want full size quilts, so need to make a lot of blocks. <br />
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Help spread the word, share this post.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-82656569734286537082014-09-29T11:57:00.002-04:002014-09-29T11:57:56.472-04:00Same Fabric -- Different QuiltPlaying a little hooky from work to post this.<br />
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One of the things I love about quilting is working with all the beautiful fabrics. There are so many choices out there. And the choice of fabric can make or break a quilt. When I first started quilting, I kept all my fabric tumbled in a box. Hard to see what I had, but sometimes a fabric would wind up next to another one and I discovered a fabric combination I would never have thought on my own. Who puts peach and light grey together without planning? But you put them next to each other and you see the gorgeous possibilities. <br />
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Pattern matters too. You can take a fabric and put it in one pattern and it looks good. You take the same fabric and put it in another pattern and it looks completely different -- good but different.<br />
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I did that recently. You previously saw this quilt, using the Robert Kaufman Stargazer fabrics. It's a court house steps with the planets in the middle.<br />
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I loved the fabrics so much, that I wanted another quilt. So I made a speed (or race) quilt out of them. Same fabrics, except I added the dark blue that I did not use in the previous quilt and left out the planets. It came out like this:<br />
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Holy mackeral. Same fabrics. 2 dramatically different but compelling quilts. <br />
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Now I wonder what else I can do with those fabrics.<br />
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Remember, all quilts are for sale, even if not finished yet. If the top is done, you can select your backing and batting (muslin and polyester batting included in price). As always 25% of the price goes to charity.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-53041956409360189802014-09-24T17:16:00.002-04:002014-09-24T17:16:35.916-04:00Take a Stand With A QuiltIt's been tough being an NFL fan lately. All the bad news about players abusing women and kids. How can I continue to love the game on Sunday, yet go into court on Monday and represent a victim of DV? Partly by remembering, that it is only a percentage of players doing this and not even a majority of them. Partly by quilting. Quilting can heal. The <a href="http://www.aidsquilt.org/">AIDS quilt</a> is probably the best known modern example of using the act of quilting to heal and remember. But quilting itself is quite therapeutic, plus who doesn't love snuggling under a nice warm quilt when sick or just feeling blue?<br />
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So I made a quilt. It's purple because that's the color for domestic violence awareness. I put butterflies and stars in it for hope. DV victims can get help. They can be protected.<br />
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It's being <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Purple-Stripe-Quilt-/191345701432?">auctioned off on EBay</a> with 100% of the sale price goes to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Please visit, bid, spread the word, ask questions, help. <br />
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Thank you.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-48932891470669063832014-09-15T15:10:00.000-04:002014-09-15T15:10:41.901-04:00Why I Keep On QuiltingToday I got a very nice note from Binky Patrol for my latest delivery of 2 quilts. Knowing I helped kids in need is great. The nice note was the perfect pick me up on a Monday.<br />
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Tomorrow I will ship this quilt off to God's Tiny Angels. <br />
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It was supposed to go to Army Baby Quilts but turned out too small. Not to worry, I have more really cool fabric for that organization. Army Baby quilts makes quilts to give to expectant mothers whose spouse is serving overseas when the baby is due. Man, giving birth is tough enough but to be away from your spouse at that time is tough. Hopefully these quilts make a difference.<br />
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<a href="http://danettesangels.tripod.com/join.html">God's Tiny Angels </a>provides baby clothes, blankets and other supplies to families of premature babies. The family has something new and beautiful that is just for them and their baby. <br />
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Why this group? I come across several such organizations and I just couldn't get out of my mind. Imagine all the stress of having a preemie, and worrying how you are going to clothe and keep the little one warm? At least this is one worry I can help with. The fine doctors will handle the medical issues I am sure.<br />
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Don't forget to donate to a charity and get your block. I would love to make tons of quilts. Sadly, the three I am shipping off were not made through donations. Let's change that.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-19375247861866340092014-06-30T14:03:00.002-04:002014-06-30T14:03:34.204-04:00Update on ClinicIn my last post I said we lost our funding for one of our pro bono clinic locations. Good news -- we got the funding back. It took a county employee going to bat with the council for us, but it worked. One month off then back at it in August. I look at as a summer vacation from clinic. <br />
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You have no idea how happy I am. I have been attending this clinic for 4 years straight. Only missed for illness or because the clinic day fell on a holiday. I was seriously wondering what I would do on the 1st and 2nd Thursday of every month if I didn't go to clinic. I would have been lost. Yeah, I could have always quilted, but clinic helped people so much. Glad this much needed service is back.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-87062547237030842182014-06-12T16:25:00.000-04:002014-06-12T16:25:13.812-04:00PillowcasesHad some time to kill before clinic tonight. The last one at this location, we lost our funding. If anyone knows of a grant that supports pro bono work let me know.<br />
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This was a little project I had been waiting on, so I whipped it out. Isn't the fabric great for a pillowcase. Makes you want to take a nap <i>right now</i>.<br />
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My local quilt shop <a href="http://www.printscharmingqs.com/">Prints Charming</a> collects pillowcases for Conquerr Cancer. The pillowcases go to brighten the day of a chronically ill child. Most quilt shops are a drop off point for one charity or another, my local one chose this. The pattern was really simple. I fell in love with the fabric (and I have leftovers). I don't think I will do pillowcases on a regular basis, but this was fun, easy and quick. I also know I will <b>never</b> buy pillowcases again. I can get the look I want on my own. EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-38911913073974468642014-06-01T20:09:00.000-04:002014-06-01T20:09:15.403-04:00Actual Law PostI promised my next post would be about my law practice,not my quilting. I was a little stuck on what to do then the universe intervened.<br />
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A little background. I practice family law in Montgomery County, Maryland. This covers divorce, custody, child support and protective orders. Most of my practice is divorce or custody. I focus on providing services to low income people because you really need representation in family law cases. So much emotion is involved you just can't think straight. One of the very first cases I did, I represented the mom. The dad was self-represented. We were at the temporary access hearing (it has a formal latin name but you don't care about that). The Master asked him what schedule he wanted for a toddler. Dad said he wanted a week on and a week off. This is what most people who don't know the law think the schedule should be when they are asking for joint custody. I don't know about other places but in Montgomery County that schedule is rarely ordered because it is too much time away from the other parent, especially for a toddler. The Master said he wouldn't recommend that schedule. He asked Dad to suggest another schedule. Dad was so stuck on what he wanted, that he would not. I mean he was told that he would not get that, but he would not change because he was so emotionally involved in that schedule. Attorneys are not emotionally invested in any schedule, alimony amount, property division, (child support is a math formula that is rarely deviated from so no big fight there usually), etc. We just want what we see as fair to our clients. A judge says we aren't getting that, we can regroup and come up with an alternative. So, I fashion my practice to help those who can't otherwise afford an attorney.<br />
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This weekend while getting ready for the Lion's Golf Tourney, I took a couple of minutes to read the local bar newsletter. Buried in the back was an announcement of a free training on Protective Orders, U Visas (victims of domestic violence) and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) cases. All I have to do is agree to take 2 pro bono cases in the next 12 months. Bwahahahahaha. Yeah, no problem there. The training is offered at our wonderful one stop shopping for domestic violence help Family Justice Center by two terrific organizations Catholic Charities and House of Ruth. I interned with both during law school, although I was in the policy department of Catholic Charities working on human trafficking laws.<br />
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I do know what to do with protective orders. But a training never hurts. And we had some changes to the law this year. Maryland finally joined the rest of the US and lowered the standard of proof for a final order to preponderance of evidence. This easier standard may make it easier for people who really need a final order to get one. <br />
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As for U Visa and VAWA, I know what they are, but that is it. Looking forward to learning more. New skills are a good thing. <br />
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Looking forward to the training. Glad the universe made sure I saw the ad and that I had an opening in my schedule when it was offered. I'll let you know how it goes.<br />
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Here is the<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=191192507292"> item </a>for Polaris Project.<br />
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Again, if this goes wel, there will be more. As always, you can help out by donating to the charities to the right. The quilts made from the quilt blocks will ALWAYS go to charity. I won't benefit at all.<br />
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P.S. the next post will actually be about my pro bono work, I promise. Now to get some sleep.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-62465851056989913492014-05-25T16:08:00.000-04:002014-05-25T16:08:07.434-04:00Another Charity QuiltI finished the <a href="http://quiltingattorney.blogspot.com/2014/04/quilting-for-breast-cancer.html">Breast Cancer Quilt Top</a>. I just have to make the sandwich and quilt it. Then it goes up on EBay Giving Works. I had a lot of long strip pieces left over when I finished. They were various lengths but all the same width. It seemed a shame to stick them in the scrap bag for "someday." Since it was a long holiday weekend and I had time, I decided to do a race quilt with the pieces left over. Here is the result:<br />
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This one is going up on EBay Giving Works too when done. I want to put it for some prenatal or baby charity since it is more baby quilt size. Anyone got any suggestions? Put them in the comments below. The only requirements is they must already be a listed charity on EBay Giving Works and most of the money the charity raises has to go to programs not administrative works. Other than that, I am open minded. If someone has already mentioned a charity that you like, go ahead and mention it again. If enough people bring up the same organization, I will be more likely to consider that one. EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-47884164898487086242014-05-13T09:42:00.002-04:002014-05-13T09:42:55.449-04:00Send a Message to Boku HaramI'm sure you have all heard the news about the 300 girls who were kidnapped by Boku Haram. They were taken from their school. They have been forced to convert to Islam, marry members of Boku Haram and be housewives. You see, that is all Boku Haram believes women should do. They are against girls being educated.<br />
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Quilting has a long history of sending messages through quilts. There is the legend of the Underground Railroad quilts (not substantiated but lets not ruin a good story). The AIDS quilt to remember those lost to the disease and to show how prevalent it is. Many others that I can't think of right now. <br />
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Let's do the same. Let's send a message to Boku Haram. Let's say SCREW YOU (this is a family blog) Boku Haram. We believe in girls' education. <br />
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For the next 30 days, ANY amount donated to Mercy Corps or Room to Read will merit a block. The finished quilt(s) will then be auctioned off on Ebay to raise more money for girls' education. More blocks = more quilts = more money.<br />
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Both Room to Read and Mercy Corps have programs focusing on educating girls. For the month of May, Mercy Corps will match all donations. <br />
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As always share your thoughts below and share this post far and wide.<br />
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<br />EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-74771436438858482572014-04-20T11:37:00.001-04:002014-04-20T11:37:48.612-04:00Quilting for Breast CancerHi ya'all. How have you been? Day job been keeping me busy. Volunteering at clinics. Working my cases, lots of people need help. I have been quilting away but mostly on commissions or personal project. Last night though I had time to work on this quilt. <br />
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Clearly it's for breast cancer. Lots of breast cancer fabric in there. It's not quite done, I need to get some more pink fabric. But right now there is a moratorium on buying fabric because I am running out of room for it. So some fabric has to go out before more comes in.<br />
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When it's done it will be auctioned off on Ebay through their Giving Works programs. 100% of the proceeds will go to the selected charity. When I put it up, I will post a link here.<br />
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So let me know what you are up to in the comments, don't forget to donate to the organizations on the right.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-87459981067121148722014-03-15T21:04:00.003-04:002014-03-15T21:04:39.967-04:00World Wide Quilting DayToday is World Wide Quilting Day. So what have I been doing all day? Quilting, of course. Working on a friend's quilt, working on a quilt of my own design. Tomorrow, I am making the "sandwich" for the quilt I am making for the Lion's Club Golf Tourney in June. It will be part of the Silent Auction. <br />
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So really, since I started quilting last night, it is more like World Wide Quilting weekend for me. Would love to do more, so feel free to make a donation to any of the organizations on the right, so I can make quilt blocks. EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-60358206818812664962014-01-12T15:50:00.002-05:002014-01-12T15:50:39.913-05:00Happy New YearYeah, I am a tad late. Been busy recovering from the holidays. I have <b>not</b> forgotten the purpose of this blog. I have 3 quilt tops that just need to be fminished and they will be off to charity. <br />
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I haven't finished them because charity begins at home. Been busy on a little project that is almost done. Then back to charity work. <br />
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I will continue with the origional plan for this blog -- donate at least $10 to one of the charities on the right and you get a block made in your honor. The finished quilt goes to charity. But I plan something additional this year. I will be making full quilts that will be auctioned off online. You can bid on the quilts and the money goes to the selected charity. More on this when I get a quilt done. In the meantime, don't forget to donate. It's never too early on starting those charitable deductions for 2014.<br />
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Here's to lots of quilting in 2014!EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-30698413858470726282013-12-07T23:35:00.006-05:002013-12-07T23:37:23.764-05:00Fun with Nickel PatchesNickel patches are squares of fabric that are 5 inches x 5 inches. Hence the name. At my local fabric store, they are also 5 cents. So I often stop in to pick some up, planning to use them in small projects, or add variety to a scrap quilt.<br />
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Apparently, I stop by quite often. I went today because the quilt fabric at the store was on sale for 25% off. Even the nickel patches. Yeah, I am cheap, I like patches for even less than 5 cents. The nice lady at the counter recognized me. She asked me if I had ever made a quilt out of all the patches I bought. I showed her the picture of the sashed 4 patch I finished recently. I used nickel patches for the 4 patches. She liked it.<br />
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Usually I only buy 1 of each fabric, but I also found some really cool patches to make a block for the toys my friends and I are making for the Family Justice Center. Right now we have an uneven number and it was driving me nuts. Then I saw this particular fabric and realized it would make an awesome block. Sometimes, it just works out. So I bought 4 of those and will use a nice coordinating fabric for the rest of the block.<br />
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We are going to have a quilting bee where we work on our charitable projects. Need not be quilting, I am not that picky. Feel free to chat and share in the comments. I have turned comment moderation off for the day so you can chat easily. But keep it civil (remember the day). If spam sneaks in, just ignore it. <br />
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I won't be able to be here much because I wound up with two hearings today. But, I will participate when I can.<br />
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For today, I designed a special quilt block. My first foray into applique. <br />
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Every donation made to one of the charities on the side today, will have one of these blocks made. Let's get a whole quilt made shall we? Share this post with your friends so we can get there. Don't forget to let me know through the form that you donated.<br />
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Let's start chatting.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-17697004449088452892013-11-26T15:31:00.001-05:002013-11-26T15:31:37.654-05:00ExpensesDon't get me wrong, I love quilting. I love giving quilts to charity. But sometimes it gets expensive. The biggest expenses are backing and batting. Since I mostly do scrap quilts, I don't need a lot of fabric and can use bits and pieces in more than one quilt. But each quilt requires a backing and batting. Baby quilts only need a yard. But any bigger and it takes more supplies. And muslin for backing is not cheap once you get back the 36 inch size. Don't even get me started on batting. <br />
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So, if you could help out on the supplies, you can give any amount through the tip jar on the right below the charities. These donations are not tax deductible. If you want to send me fabric, batting or backing, leave a message in the comments. <br />
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As always, don't forget to make a donation to the charities on the right. These donations are tax deductible, go right to the charities and are not used for making the quilt blocks or quilts. <br />
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Don't forget Giving Tuesday, one week from today. Wait until you see the special quilt block for any donations made that day. Join us for an online all day (court hearings permitting for me) quilting bee. Do not have to quilt to join in.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-66029832422341063462013-11-22T14:13:00.002-05:002013-11-22T14:13:51.492-05:00Quilt IdeaJust picked up this pattern yesterday in a cute little quilt shop near my friend's law office. Doesn't it look like stacks of books to you? (yes, I know it is crooked, I put it in the scanner that way and didn't feel like redoing it).<br />
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I can see doing this one in blacks, browns, dark reds and blues like old time book covers. G Street has some nice book fabric that I can get a 1/4 yard of when it goes on sale. Scatter that throughout the blocks just to set the theme. <br />
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This would be a great quilt to make and donate to a literacy organization for an auction or raffle. Anyone know of one?EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-14537094873117298532013-10-31T17:55:00.000-04:002013-10-31T17:55:03.623-04:00Finished - Veteran's QuiltI finished it. It came out quite nice if I do say so myself. I wanted to complete it by Veteran's Day. Looks like I am ahead of schedule.<br />
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The pattern is Courthouse steps. The center is medallion of Declaration of Indepence fabric. It's quilted with stars in blue and red on the white spaces. The border is patriotic hearts. <br />
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It is going to Blankets of Hope. With luck, some military person will enjoy it. If I can figure out the shipping. Finding a box to fit a full size quilt is going to be interesting.<br />
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Don't forget Veteran's Day is in November. You can show your support for our troops by donating to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes on the right.<br />
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Next week I will add the border and put the batting and backing together. Only problem, I have run out of room for laying out quilts. I have no idea how I am going to cut the backing and batting, then baste after the border is on. I may have to borrow a friend's floor. <br />
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Reminders:<br />
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Donate to the organizations on the right so you can be a part of these great quilts.<br />
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Giving Tuesday is December 3. There will be a <a href="http://quiltingattorney.blogspot.com/2013/10/giving-tuesday-virtual-quilting-bee.html">virtual quilting bee</a> all day right here. Bring your projects to work on while we chat.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-90728130113366837532013-10-07T14:46:00.003-04:002013-10-07T14:46:49.690-04:00Giving Tuesday - Virtual Quilting BeeWow, Giving Tuesday is fast approaching. It is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which is December 3rd this year. <br />
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Giving Tuesday was started as a counter to all the consumer madness of the holidays with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday is about giving back, not buying. Helping others, not getting into fist fights in the stores.<br />
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So for this year's Giving Tuesday, we are going to have a virtual quilting bee. Everyone join me to work on a quilt* to give to a worthy organization. Not sure of the final set up, might just be a post with us interacting in the comments. This will be all day, so drop in when you can.<br />
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Decide what you want to make. Feel free to ask for help in the comments.<br />
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Join us.<br />
Comment/interact.<br />
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As always, you can also donate on that day to the organizations on the right. I will come up with a special block for all those who donate that day. <br />
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Let me know in the comments if you plan to attend. This is not a written in blood committment (unless your rotary cutter slips or you stab yourself with a needle). If you can't make it, no biggie. Plan to be here next year. But the more the merrier. Even if you just want to show up to give moral support, your participation will be welcomed. <br />
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As a special remembrance of our veterans, I will be selling these special edition poppies between now and Veteran's Day. Just $1 each (plus shipping and handling). The proceeds for each poppy will go to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.<br />
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I hope I have to make a lot of these.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997383449315821644.post-5372079553321622422013-09-07T15:03:00.001-04:002013-09-07T15:03:15.422-04:00What I Learned This WeekFor a short work week, I sure learned a lot. Here are some tidbits.<br />
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Quilt Donation Organizations Need Quilts. Well, DUH. But the light finally went on when I was finishing off the Project Linus quilts I brought home from the last chapter meeting. These are pretty basic quiltts, just square blocks of fun fabrics sewen in diagonal lines (each patterned fabric one line diagnonally). That's it. Two of them were thin enough to machine piece with a simple zig-zag pattern. Finished quilting both quilts in less than an hour. As compared to my friend's quilt I made for his wedding that took 11 hours to handquilt. Here I have been planning these elaborate quilts, when what they need is QUILTS. They need the actual item more than they need me showing off my piecing skills. There are lots of simple patterns using strips or blocks that can still make a beautiful -- needed-- quilt. <br />
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Of course, any blocks made through donations will still be something pieced to make a pretty patterned quilt. <br />
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People Need to Be Listened To. Got this one driven home HARD this week. First I met with a new client. He was just so grateful I heard his story out and didn't treat him like he was crazy for even thinking of trying to get custody of his kids. He thanked me for just listening. But the real lesson came at clinic on Thursday night. It was NFL kickoff. I wanted to get through the cases and get home. I was trying to explain to a very nice man what he needed to do to respond to the papers he had been served. He kept interrupting me to try to give me the background. At clinic, we don't need much background. It's a general advice clinic where it's more "Oh you got served, here's how you answer, here is what the court process is like, here is how you get a pro bono attorney." Not a lot of detail. But he kept trying. Once I got through explaing how he answered and counter claimed, then I talked to him a little more about the case. We would up talking for quite a bit of time. Turns out he had a horrible domestic situation. I mean terrible. He was trying not to cry while telling me. I told him it was fine to cry. But screw football (blasphemy I know), this guy needed to tell his story. So I listened as long as it took. Then I told him he wasn't wrong to act as he did, he wasn't crazy, and his feelings were normal. I didn't lie and say the court process would be easy. But just getting through his story to me will hopefully make it a little easier the next time he has to tell it. I hope I helped. And next client, I will be a little more patient when they are interrupting me. Well, I'll try okay?<br />
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September is Blood Cancers Awareness Month. Yep. So make a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Soceity this month. Help them fund research to eradicate cancer. Because cancer SUCKS. Don't forget to let me know of your donation so I can make your quilt block.EPLawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708316463120139973noreply@blogger.com0