Aunty Jane runs a charity that makes quilts for sick and terminally
ill children. Stitchers from around the world volunteer to stitch a square (or
several squares) on a theme that the sick child asks for. Once Aunty Jane has
all the squares she then makes them into the most wonderful quilts for these children. The quilts go everywhere with the children and are a great source of comfort while they endure some painful procedures in hospital. So, of course when Aunty Jane asked me if I could design some motifs for these quilts, I was delighted to be able to
help. Aunty Jane suggested that we do some Lego designs as they would probably
be very popular with some of the little boys….and we all know how difficult it
is to find suitable male designs! After contacting the Lego company to
make sure we weren’t breaking any copyright rules, I got to work. I decided to
do an alphabet with each letter having a different Lego figure.
Sadly I don't have any pictures as I didn't stitch any of the designs, but If you click here you’ll see the charts and some of the finished stitching.
Please check out the rest of Aunty Jane’s albums to see more wonderful stitching done by some true stars. The quilts are truly amazing.
Please click here to find out more about the SfpSfc charity.
I guess there must be hundreds of Aunty Jane’s around the
world working away quietly, giving of their time and skill and making a real
difference to the world albeit in a small way. Wouldn’t a program about these
type of people (true stars) make a much better reality show – I know I’d watch!
Until next time…happy stitching!
Rhona
12 comments:
am with you on this all the way .... don't watch telly but hear it from the other room and can't stand the whingeing and the whining etc etc etc... thank goodness for proper stars :) love mouse xxxxxx
blessings for Aunty Jane!
I totally agree about these talentless people being hailed as "stars", they are not good role models for young people and it's not entertainment. It's a cheap option for the TV stations rather than making quality TV shows and displays a total lack of creativity!
Thank you for publicising this charity stitching as I didn't know about it and it's something that I think is very worthwhile and I would like to get involved with!
Those Lego designs are adorable! I keep telling myself that I need to stitch a square for a charity quilt some day.
Wouldn't a better reality show be about your Aunty's quilt projects for these children? :-)
(I feel the same as you about the "reality" shows on TV now.)
Rita/TX
I have stitched a few squares for Aunty Jane! She is so lovely and what a great cause :)
wow, Aunty Jane is a real angel, and we can see on the pictures that the children enjoy their made with love quilts
so kind, so free kindness, so great
sure your lego designs will bring smile with them
I need to have a closer look at this FB page...
big hugs
xxx
Couldn't agree with you more! I would certainly prefer to watch TV programs about true heroes like Aunty Jane and her stitchers. Those lego designs are very cute, would it be possible to get a copy of them for personal use? Have a lovely stitchy week, Helen
What a great idea and thank god for lovely people like Aunty Jane and yourself.
I just stumbled upon your little chef alphabet and i would love to stitch it as a gift but i can't find it anywhere, the link to your website has expired, how can i purchase it??
Have a nice day!
Kathy
My hubby was actually in a reality show!! It was about kids from a grotty comprehensive school forming a band. He provided the sound equipment for the band and the sound engineering. He was almost completely edited out of the final mix so it looked like the kids did everything.
He also said alot of the stuff was staged or misinterpreted to make it more dramatic!
Great Lego quilt project.
I could not agree with you more - tv has really gotten terrible. Someone told me that it is because of a writer's strike several years ago, and there really are very few writers working for tv. All I know is that it is a complete waste of time. Thank you for giving your time and talents to the Aunty Jane project. When I retire, I am hoping to be able to have the time and energy to stitch for organizations like hers.
I don't get angry because that means wasting emotion on them. I can't stand those shows. I would love to see more real work! I love the look of what Aunty Jane does.
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