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APQ 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge

Follow this link for more information:
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/index.html
Store specific information coming soon.

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Baby Doll Blankets

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Sewing Angels

The Sewing Angels are just that - Angels - who make Christmas Stockings and Pillowcases for our soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

One of our dear customers, Ethel Chinander, is the Minnesota State Coordinator and we want to help with her efforts.

Let's dig through our Christmas fabric stashes and all those fun prints we've set aside for pillowcases and get them sewn up!

If you can't come to sew there are other ways you can help:

• Clean/quality fabrics may be donated toward this project.
• Silver Lane has a list of STOCKING STUFFER ITEMS that can be donated.
• Sew on your own and drop items off at SLQ by the in-store sew date.

For organization information: www.operationsupportfordeployedmilitary.org

Pillowcase and Stocking patterns are available on the website listed above.

If you do not have access to the internet printed patterns are available at Silver Lane Quilting.

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Project Linus

This shop is proud to be a drop-off site for Project Linus.

Under Construction.

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Quilts of Valor
This shop is proud to be a drop-off site for Quilts of Valor.

http://www.qovf.org http://www.qovf-um.org

The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL war wounded and injured service members and veterans from the War on Terror whether physical or psychological wounds with Wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVS). This foundation is not about politics. It's about people.

Wounded Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airman want to know two things: How their buddy is doing and does the average American care about their contributions in keeping terrorism away from our shores.

The answer to the first is given by the military. The answer to the second can only be given by the average American.

And, one way you can do this, is to help make a Quilt of Valor (QOV). Our mission is to cover ALL wounded and injured service members from the War on Terror, whether physical or psychological wounds, with a wartime QOV.

There are four ways to get involved in the QOV process and a one of them doesn't even involve sewing!

1. Make a finished QOV quilt and bring it to Silver Lane Quilting/Forest Lake your local QOV drop shop. QOV's should be a minimum size of 50" x 60"/maximum TWIN and quilted, either by hand or machine. It should include a label (with the name of the piecer, the quilter and a line for the recipient's name) and a pillowcase.
   We can supply patterns for quilts, pillowcases and labels if needed (mstevens@brainerd.net). It is also nice to include a hand or typed message to the soldier. They really appreciate the thanks and encouragement.
    
2. Make a quilt top and include the backing, binding and preferably the label (see above) and pillowcase. Don't worry about batting and quilting - we have longarmers who volunteer to do that part.
    
3. Machine or hand quilt a QOV top. Contact Marcia Stevens at 218-828-9116 if you are willing to volunteer.
    
4. Donate funds to the QOV non-profit foundation to offset the costs of making and shipping the QOVs to military hospitals. Or, donate fabrics to our local QOV group.

Join the thousands who have shown support and given tangible comfort to our physically, psychologically and spiritually wounded service members. Help make a Quilt of Valor. They DO make a difference in their lives!

The most frequent remark from a QOV recipient is: "We Didn't Know Anyone Cared."

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View 2006 Quilt Pink Archive
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Our Quilt Pink submissions have raised over $2,600 to help support
the ongoing fight against breast cancer . . .
Silver Lane Quilting customers are ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!

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