one pillowcase at a time...

i had a post already to go today. it was going to talk about these two gals...

sarah with her blogging friend kristen

and the pillowcases sarah made for her
while she was waiting for
a bone marrow transplant

and how kristen's light shines so brightly 

in the hundreds of pillowcases sarah
and our friends in the store made
to give to kids in the hospital

in memory of kristen
who unfortunately lost her battle
with the dreaded cancer
 

 

i was going to tell you about the day kristen's mom polly and i

had a chance encounter with

jennifer keltner the executive editor of american patchwork and quilting

at quilt market in salt lake city  

 

 

i was going to mention the day that news anchor kristi capel

 selected sarah as her hometown hero

for her dedication to the

one million pillowcase challenge

 

 

i was going to tell you more about the day the television cameras

 followed us to the cleveland clinic children's hospital

 for a delivery of fifty cases

to the very floor that

 sarah spent so much of her life

following her open heart surgery

and the placement of her permanent trach

and the many months following

 because of severly damaged lungs

 

and then i was going to talk more about the excitement we feel

 that jennifer keltner is coming

 to our little house of fabric this saturday...

 

 but then i read this comment that

polly kirton, a grieving mother

 left on a facebook posting yesterday

 and nothing, absolutely nothing

i say can come close

 to defining the difference that one pillowcase can make...

 

"Wish I could come. A simple pillowcase can mean so very much. I have slept with Kristen's pillow and the blue princess pillowcase that Sarah made every day since Kristen died. She took her last breath with her head on that very same pillowcase. I will treasure it forever."

 

Please join us October 6

10 - 5

fabric and machines will be provided

breakfast and lunch too

door prizes galore

we simply need your time

and talents

whether they be sewing, pressing or packing

just come

thank you for helping us

make a difference

one pillowcase at a time