quilts for sale to benefit a precious boy named chance

a few months ago sarah and i fell head over heals in love with a little boy listed for adoption on the reece's rainbow website. his name is chance and just like sarah, he too has down syndrome. we were so smitten by his sweet face we placed his photo on the top of our angel tree this year and prayed each evening that he would find a forever family soon so he could get out of the orphanage where he is currently living.

a few weeks later while scrolling through posts on facebook, we read that a family who we had the pleasure of meeting while we were at the national down syndrome convention last summer was ready to adopt again.

pasha is an absolute doll and is thriving with his new family, so i sent the mom a private message asking her if they had chosen a child yet. hope whispered back that yes they had and shared a picture of chance.

 

my eyes immediately welled with tears i was so happy. this meant that pasha and chance were one day going to be brothers!! how incredibly awesome will that be.

so sarah and i are doing what we can to help hope and her family secure the funds they will need to make this adoption possible. as you may know, we have been selling sample quilts in our shop for some time with the proceeds going to reece's rainbow families.

today, we are kicking it up a notch and will be selling the quilts right out of our current front window display. they all feature high end quilt quality fabric designed by lily ashbury for moda fabrics and have been created by master quilters.

usually these just sell in our brick and mortar shop located in university heights, yet we know others might be interested in purchasing a quilt to help bring chance home, so we thought we will list them here as well.


Swoon Mod Star by Tiger Lily Designs 
66 x 66
$310.00

Simply a Summer House by Pine Tree Lodge

54 X 60

$145.00

Gypsy Girl Nursery Quilt by Carlene Westberg Designs

38 x 46

$135.00

Gypsy Girl Baby Quilt by Quilts by Josephine

36 X 45

SOLD $130.00 SOLD

Baby Girl Quilt in Gypsy Girl by Rain City Quilts

39 x 39

$125.00

Braid Table Runner featuring Tradewinds by Jambearies

16 x 35

SOLD $40.00 SOLD

Rosebuds Center Piece by Pine Tree Lodge

21 x 21

$32.00

if you wish to purchase a quilt just comment on this post or send us an email to jhillely@gmail.com. we do accept credit cards and we will gladly pay the shipping costs. if you are local, they will be in the shop for pick up.

 

thank you so much for helping bring sweet chance home to his forever family.

christmas miracles

a few years ago i shared this post with a few pictures of the reece's rainbow holiday angels we were able to sponsor that year thanks to your generosity with the sample sales in our shop.

this year, sarah and her grandparents are enjoying the sweet faces from the past few years on the tree in their new home.

i often wonder about the journey these precious kiddos have traveled. i wonder if they remember their life living in the orphanage, sometimes dirty and cold. their days spent mostly in a metal crib, lacking the warmth of loving arms. i wonder if they know how much other people care about them from across the globe. i wonder how their development would be different if they had been able to live at home. mostly, i wonder where they are now and how their life has changed since meeting their forever family.

well, wonder no more. late last evening, this picture flashed on our screen...

precious emilie...holding her very own ornament from 2011. happy and thriving with her forever family. a christmas miracle indeed!!!

it's not too late to sponsor a child through the reece's rainbow 2014 angel tree. just click here for a glimpse of this year's angels. 

Sample Sale for the Quinns

UPDATE: THANK You everyone who participated today.  The Quinn's are now FULLY FUNDED.

We have an urgent matter that you can read about HERE. I have been asked if we can list a few sample items for purchase by those who live too far away to visit our store.

Here is how we will do this:  CLICK THIS LINK and make your donation directly to Reece's Rainbow for the purchase amount.  Then forward the copy of your receipt(it will come to your email account) to my email at jhillely@gmail with your address and we will ship the item out to you.  For security reasons, please do not leave important info on this blogpost.  All sales are final and there can be no returns. Prices have been set by the creator of each item.

 

#2 Sweet Spring Baby Girl Dress = SOLD 

 

 

Garden Zinnia: Created by Willie Williams. This dress is perfect for Easter, garden parties, weddings, etc., but durable enough for the everyday princess. 100% cotton and machine washable, this dress is one of a kind. Features include: full skirt with pleats in side for extra fullness, fully lined bodice, attached slip, two button closure in back of dress, and a ruffled diaper cover.

For NO WORRY sizing: Measure around the baby's chest, under the arms. Measurement should be 17-20 inches. Length of dress is 14 inches from neckline to hem

 

 #4 Lap Quilt in Sophie = SOLD

 

 

This quilt is made with Chez Moi's line of fabric, called Sophie, produced by Moda. It was created by Sue Pfau. It is perfect for a baby girl! All fabric is high quality "heirloom" fabric, should last for a very long time.  The back has been pieced in a very attractive manner.

Measurements of this quilt are 46" by 54". It is a large baby quilt and can be used as a coverlet for a toddler bed as well.

The batting is the "Warm and Natural" cotton/polyester blend...80/20 blend. The quilting is done in an overall meandering pattern on a long arm machine.The binding is machine stitched on the front, and then folded over and is hand stitched onto the back.

This quilt will be delivered to your home already washed. Machine wash and dry, but the gentler the better. Air drying is best for the longevity of the quilt.

 

# 5 Cathedral Window Pillow in Sophie (matches # 4 quilt) = SOLD

 

This is for the pillow cover only. It takes an 18" square pillow insert.

This pillow will add a touch of girly sophistication to any room in your house. The top of this pillow is sewn almost completely by hand by WarmnFuzzies.  It is a very labor-intensive pattern and the pillow cover is quite heavy because each natural square is four layers thick.  The fabrics are 100% cotton. It is very easy to remove the pillow because of the overlapping back. 

I would only hand-wash this cover in cold water and dry flat, as this will keep the fabrics bright for a long time.

 

#7 Meadowfriends Boy Quilt = SOLD

 

 

This quilt was made with Deb Strain's new collection for Moda - Meadow Friends by Southern Bell Designs. Cute boy prints include camo, frogs, salamanders, turtles, dragonflies and a few other bugs. It is free-motion quilted over Warm and White cotton batting using a tan colored cotton thread. The edges have been finished with a traditional binding - doubled, machine stitched to the top and hand stitched to the back. Quilt has been washed to shrink everything, creating the puckered look of a vintage quilt. Measures 40 x 40. Machine wash cold and tumble dry as often as necessary.

Created in a smoke-free home and pet-free workroom.

a christmas miracle...

in living color!! so many of you know we support reece's rainbow, a down syndrome adoption ministry, in the store. 100% of our sample sales go directly to help families rescue children. a short while back we had a pretty sizable amount ready to donate and so sarah and i searched for a family close to their travel date. sarah fell in love with "curlie girlie" and it turns out they live not too far from us in pennsylvania. believe it or not, today, sofia's family has taken her out of the orphanage for the very last time...

 
you can read the story and see some of the most adorable pictures ever here. and please know that your support of our shop has helped make this possible. merry christmas!!

sweet katie

if you were in the shop during the fall and winter, you may remember the "coins for katie" jar we had on the counter.  we were helping to raise some funds for an amazing family in tennessee. they had committed to rescuing katie from the orphanage she was living in. just because she had down syndrome.  this weekend we got to meet katherine ruth...

 

she is such a cutie pie. i can't wait to watch what she does as she grows up. she is a smart girl for sure. thank you to our customers who helped our efforts and thank you to katie's family for bringing her to see us.

  

hugs from around the world...

i know i talk often about adoption.  and the kiddos who have been placed in orphanges simply because they have down syndrome.  i promise it makes a difference to each and every one who finds a loving family and each dollar we raise with the help of our customers is appreciated.  just look at this smile...

today my handsome hubby got a neck full of love from this sweet, adorable serbian prince.  asher was adopted last year by a wonderful family in minnesota.  you can read much more about their incredible journey to serbia to rescue asher and the transformation that has occured in the past few months on their blog.     

new samples for sale...

the cuteness just keeps arriving. meet ben. he and his mama and big brother came in the shop to purchase a sample quilt...

...because hand made quilts make great gifts.  and because 100% of the sale price is directed to reece's rainbow, a down syndrome adoption ministry, helping to get the kiddos born with an extra chromosome into loving homes with families.

sample sale...

our first ever sample sale is continuing through this week...

all sales will support families adopting with the assistance of reece's rainbow.

sample sale...

today begins our first ever sample sale...

all proceeds will go to reece's rainbow, a down syndrome adoption ministry.

a mother's love...

such incredible sweetness...

a momma and her girl...meeting for the very first time. ever. this is katie and kim.  many of you helped this dear family with funds to get to this part of katie's adoption by contributing to the coin jar we had in our store.  kim and her husband have been in russia all week and have been writing updates as they can. hop on over to their blog and read more about this sweet girl who just happens to have down syndrome.

katie and her family...

THANK YOU!!!!  sarah and i made a trip to the "big green cash machine" to help us count the rest of the coins today.  katie's family is about to travel so we need to get their funds to them. in all...you our generous customers...have donated...

$541.15 toward helping to make one little girls life so much better. thank you so much.

i know we talk a lot about reece's rainbow. i can't imagine my precious sarah being sent to an institution to live simply because of her extra chromosome. a few weeks ago abc did a special report about a family that we were fortunate enough to have met while we were in utah for quilt market. i think it will help show why we are so passionate about this cause...

sunday sweetness...

our sunday sweetness this week is so very special to us.  we are going to introduce you to all of the sweet angels we have been able to sponsor this holiday season through reece's rainbow because of the generosity of you, our wonderful customers with your gift card donations. 

sunny born august 2011

serena born august 2011

kylen born august 2011

maribel has found her family

mara born january 11

emilie has found her family

all of these precious girls were born with down syndrome and are currently living in orphanages.  they are available for adoption unless they have been fortunate enough to have found their family during this holiday angel tree mission. the cost of adoption is quite high which is why we have committed to financially help as many families as possible.  thank you for helping us do that. 

sunday sweetness...

i'm so excited to share this next photo...

meet kirill and his brother clayton. the journey for kirill to reach his forever family was not easy. his new mom and dad were tenacious in their fight to be sure he lived a life full of love and hugs away from the orphanage he resided. you can read more about sarah's work on kirill's quilt and pillowcases here.

sweet treat extravaganza...

it only happens once in a lifetime. so we decided to make it sweet and grand...

please join us for

our first anniversary

sweet treat extravaganza

where all treats are on

SALE

jelly rolls ~ $20.00

layer cakes ~ $20.00

honey buns ~ $15.00

charm packs ~ $5.00

and just to make it even sweeter

all patterns are 50% off

marked prices

and if that is not sweet enough

we will even stamp your

frequent buyer cards during this sale

hurry though

it only lasts for three days

thursday, august 11

friday, august 12

saturday, august 13

plus...on saturday, august 13 from

10:30 ~ 12:30

Vickie Eapen

of Spun Sugar Quilts will be in the store...

to autograph your Fresh Fabric Treats book.  Vickie is an amazing woman, talented quilter, cover girl, pattern designer, wife, mother and lucky for us, a friend.  If you already own a copy of this great book, feel free to bring it with you.  If you don't yet have your own personal copy we will have them available for $20.00 with all proceeds going to Reece's Rainbow. 

sunday sweetness...

from the creatively loving hands of our very own sarah...

...to eva noel hook...now with her graciously loving forever family. to read more...click here.

priceless rewards...

if you were anywhere near the shop this afternoon, you probably heard our screams and shouts. you would have thought we hit the mega lottery.  actually, we did.  now i've never actually won the lottery before, so i have nothing to compare it to...yet the feeling of supreme happiness that sarah and i experienced when we saw this...

truly cannot be defined.  i can't imagine there is a greater happiness. meet jax and arina. you can read more about the two here. some of you reading this have watched our quilts go together. they start with nine blocks that sarah and sari work out on the design board and then they sew the blocks together. i help pin the sashing and then sarah sews it together. once that part is complete, off they go to diane at longarm legacies for quilting.

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our goal is to have a quilt ready for each reece's rainbow kiddo that comes home to their forever family this year.  arina is the first to receive hers. as soon as we knew she was coming home we started sewing her squares together using pink, pink and more pink from kate spain's first collection called verna...

she is the first girl in a family of four boys so her mommy was so looking forward to girly things. can you imagine this sweet angel living her life in an institution, never having her own quilt or her own family?

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and we certainly could not forget about her big brother jaxson. so he received his own version of our four square in make life by sweetwater...

mr. jaxson is a cutie of a fellow. he has been through more medical ordeals in his short life than most in a long lifetime, yet he keeps on smiling...which is why we thought this collection would be just perfect for him...he makes life sunny, makes life colorful and makes life beautiful.

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and finally the package would not be complete without a matching pillowcase in memory of our shining light...kristen ann kirton.  

each pillowcase has been lovingly stitched by either sarah or sari or one of our volunteer sewers.  this project has been such a blessing in so many ways and we are just getting started. we already have the next quilt boxed up and ready to ship.
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please, please, please...if you know a family who has opened their hearts to bringing home a child with down syndrome through reece's rainbow, let us know by sending us an email to jhillely@gmail.com.

chasing charlotte...

our story in the april 2011 issue of american patchwork and quilting magazine, mentions that we are making quilts for babies adopted through reece's rainbow. this organization helps families navigate the difficult and expensive process of international adoption. specifically, adopting babies born with disabilites(most often Down syndrome) who are then placed in orphanages because of their disability.

today, a blog post came our way that is accepting donations for this beautiful hand stitched quilt...

all in an effort to help charlotte's family raise money to help bring her home. before it is too late. head on over to chasing charlotte to see pictures of this sweet, adorable child. and if you can, please make a donation.