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MommaBear wrote:TT: I saw your message and I sent a reply with my contact info. Let me know if you didn't get it.

I got it! Thank you been working on details all day and filling out paperwork for the lawyer to file on 501c

We raffled the quilt tonight. It was a huge success. We made enough to provide 9 quilts for homeless Veterans.



We've also received many offers to help quilt and sew so we will be working on a kit and pattern to standardize and include others in the project. We expect to have this accomplished and tested as well as our first Veteran quilt created by the end of October.

Thank you all so much for the support the prayers and the belief in me and in this project. You are all such a blessing.

joe817 wrote:Well done T.T. !!

I pray your story goes viral on FB, YouTube and wherever else it can be viewed. Thank you for doing this for our Veterans!

Thank you Joe! I'm really enjoying this project and it's starting to get lots of support from the community. I know it is not a solution to Veteran Homelessness, but it's something I can do now while I continue my education so I can do more.

Hey all, interview aired this morning. Here's a link.

http://www.somegaveallblog.com/blog/in-the-news

Skiprr wrote:Be sure to post a photo here of one or two of the first quilts when finished. I think that might give folks a better idea of the materials you need. And besides, I wanna see one.

Will do. We haven't gotten enough materials yet to do one completely from uniforms, but we are using them as accents in the one we're making now. I'll post it before the 24th.

If you happen to be in or near the area on September 24th, my mom and I will be raffling off one of our quilts to help purchase additional supplies for our donation quilts. We are also still looking for any old uniforms, t-shirts, etc. that can be used in the quilts.

For more information about the project check out http://www.somegaveallblog.com/blog/charity


Edit: fixed link

Jusme wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Just got a call from one of our local tv news networks... they saw one of our posts requesting fabric on the VFWs Facebook page and want to air a story on the project. I'm so excited! I never thought we'd get such overwhelming support for this project but I'm so happy to see others coming forward to show support for the true American heroes.

Awesome news TT!!

Let us know when and where it will air. That will really help get more support.!!

Will do. They are coming to record Monday morning. I've already been told this house better be clean before they get here....yes mom... lol

Just got a call from one of our local tv news networks... they saw one of our posts requesting fabric on the VFWs Facebook page and want to air a story on the project. I'm so excited! I never thought we'd get such overwhelming support for this project but I'm so happy to see others coming forward to show support for the true American heroes.

Skiprr wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Yey it's official we have our PO Box!!!

Some Gave All
PO Box 3253
Sherman, TX 75091

Remember, any old military uniforms, tshirts, patches, etc. will help!

Thank you all for the support!

Items inbound.

Thanks for what you're doing.

Got them today! Thank you so much; can't wait to make a quilt with the patches on it. It will be so cool! We really appreciate the help Skiprr.

Skiprr wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Yey it's official we have our PO Box!!!

Some Gave All
PO Box 3253
Sherman, TX 75091

Remember, any old military uniforms, tshirts, patches, etc. will help!

Thank you all for the support!

Items inbound.

Thanks for what you're doing.

Thank you Skiprr!!!

Yey it's official we have our PO Box!!!


Some Gave All
PO Box 3253
Sherman, TX 75091

Remember, any old military uniforms, tshirts, patches, etc. will help!

Thank you all for the support!

Quick update:
I signed up for a PO BOX that should make shipping fabrics easier. I will post the address tomorrow when the box number is assigned!

MommaBear wrote:I'm a quilter too. I'd be happy to help piece or quilt. Don't have a long arm. I either use my regular sewing machine or hand quilt. I do a lot of hand quilting.

Awesome! We should have the first one done somewhere around the end of this month (depending on when the uniforms we're expecting arrive). Once we can get that one up it should be easier to see what we're doing and decide the best way to get other quilters involved. I'm so glad to see such a positive response to this project, and to aiding our Veterans. I knew we had an awesome group here!

joe817 wrote:What a kind and wonderful thought!

Our homeless Veterans, deserve more than what they are getting for sure. I'll check my sources for militaria and see what I can come up with. Thank you for thinking of our Veterans.

It's our pleasure. Quilts are so steeped in military tradition and made with so much care and love that it seemed like the perfect combination. We use a twin size winter weight batting so they should be very warm during the winter and be able to be hung for shelter from the sun in the summer.

First uniforms received yesterday. Another set (Army) should arrive sometime after next week. Can't wait till I can get a demo quilt up for you all to see what we're doing!