Inspirational Quilts

Where does one start when there is so much to say and so little time. In my last newsletter back in January - yes - that’s right - January - I mentioned how Christmas snuck up on me last year - well guess what??? It’s doing it again!

Life has been somewhat extra busy this year. It’s like things are going at 300 kms per hour, and I am always hitting the ground running from the moment I wake up, until my head reaches the pillow each night. I am sure I’m not alone and it feels like we have so much to make up for all the time.

A wedding invitation in April saw us heading to Sydney, which we turned into a family holiday spending a few days in Canberra, The Blue Mountains and Albury. We were able to catch up with many friends, some of which we hadn’t seen for almost ten years - my how things change! I must say, we are so lucky in Australia to be blessed with so many incredible sights to see, and although the weather didn’t play its part - it was still a perfect family holiday.

June/July saw us headed off to Perth - the only state in Australia we hadn’t yet seen - and again - such a magnificent place to visit. Although the sights in Perth were stretched out and there were many miles of driving involved, it was still a wonderful place to visit. There was little traffic on the roads, the streets were clean, and the people are very kind and friendly. Felt like being in a huge country town. We caught up with a few friends, (great to have friends around the country) and I also had the opportunity to visit a number of beautiful Quilt Shops.

Since coming back however, things haven’t been so great. My daughter Sarah was admitted to hospital and subsequently had to have major surgery. She is now on the road to recovery and should be back to her normal self within a few more weeks. My son-in-law has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer and we are all keeping our fingers crossed and lots of prayers.

I had the grandkids for five days straight last week and I discovered that I am not as young as I used to be. I had to drive them to school and childcare and on Tuesday morning when I came home, I went upstairs to grab my headset which I had put of our reach from the kids. I sat on the edge of my bed and fell back - its was 10.30am. At 1.15pm Angelo came upstairs and said “are you hungry - it’s lunchtime. Didn’t want to wake you - you looked so peaceful”. I enjoyed the sleep, and clearly needed it, however, was a little frustrated because now I was even more behind with my work. Ah - the joys of running ones own business!

The quilts continue to come in and are continuously donated to the hospital, who are always grateful. I have my work which keeps me busy, however, I feel blessed to have the charity where I have met so many kind and generous people who are a wonderful support for the charity and also to me on a personal level - so I thank each and every one of you.

I have updated the Donations page, Quilt Makers Page and Recipient Feedback pages as well as the donation graph below. It sure has been a very busy year and as I said - Christmas hasn’t arrived yet!

Happy Sewing and Take Care
Nancy xo