Healing Hearts
Making hearts for people in need of support is an idea I picked up from Kiwiquilters. It is one of the things that distinguishes quilters as being generous and warm-hearted.
It's for members of groups, or members' families, or members' friends - those who are suffering from serious illness, or coping with grief, or who are going through a time when they need to know that they're not alone, and others are thinking of them.
It's a tangible way of saying "we care" to someone when life is going wrong.
Anyone can call for hearts - you don't need to have belonged to a group long - as we are all equal on this list.
Anyone can make them - you don't have to know the person concerned!
We all pitch in and make things for complete strangers, And we'd do the same for you.
Hearts are normally on a cream background (eg calico), and are 6 1/2 inches square so they make a finished size of 6 inches.
The hearts can be made in any way - appliqued, pieced, or whatever, There can be more than one on your block.
They are normally signed with a permanent marker somewhere to show who made the block.
Normally the person calling on the list to make hearts will specify a colour or colours; sometimes, it may be floral fabric that's wanted,
or a fabric suitable for a child.
This is so heartfelt to the person receiving that it really does help in their time of need. So go on be a part.
