tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post7670076664623661903..comments2024-03-28T12:17:32.186-04:00Comments on Flourishing Palms: BlogobirthiversarydayFlourishingPalmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13191140553844000267noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-47983572228052529212010-03-24T09:38:49.598-04:002010-03-24T09:38:49.598-04:00This is so exciting!!! What great prizes, too! I s...This is so exciting!!! What great prizes, too! I stopped by when you first posted this but was in such a hurry I didn't get to leave a comment! <br /><br />I share my time and talents to increase the viability and visibility of artists in our region as part of an arts alliance!tammikinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837873384057936078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-22993182305570510932010-03-24T09:22:31.785-04:002010-03-24T09:22:31.785-04:00Congrats on your 200th post.
Your giveaway looks v...Congrats on your 200th post.<br />Your giveaway looks very nice. I would be happy to win any part of it.<br />I am actively involved with our local quilt guild in making twin sized quilts for our local VA hospital. We also make quilt to give to a local foster care program. We have donated over 100 quilts to the foster care program and will be donating 50 quilts to the VA hospital.<br />My blog site is luv2sew-betty.blogspot.comBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819667920064099783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-48008570742130356202010-03-24T07:03:31.432-04:002010-03-24T07:03:31.432-04:00Congratulations on your 200th Post. Your give-away...Congratulations on your 200th Post. Your give-aways are to die for! I do hope I am lucky enough to win!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113969995309464102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-89427766167135898662010-03-23T21:43:36.033-04:002010-03-23T21:43:36.033-04:00oooh what goodies, this is my first visit to your ...oooh what goodies, this is my first visit to your blog, congrats on your double celebration!!Kiwifruit-Shireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859340256768801204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-77703941378394108242010-03-22T21:30:45.747-04:002010-03-22T21:30:45.747-04:00Like most everyone I give away lots of the things...Like most everyone I give away lots of the things I make to friends and family. But I also make quilts for charity...just today I finished my very first quilt for Downy's kids program. blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-56484159448674490932010-03-21T23:18:10.763-04:002010-03-21T23:18:10.763-04:00I always read your blog its good ! Lovely prizes f...I always read your blog its good ! Lovely prizes for your giveaway I just love those little pincushions! <br />Congratulations on your 200th post!<br />I make quite a few Quilts for various Charities but Most seem to go to the cancer kids, or childrens hospital'sPamelaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054045573308378530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-31736807315738061572010-03-21T22:06:38.771-04:002010-03-21T22:06:38.771-04:00f those pin cushions. So cute.
Well, how do I shar...f those pin cushions. So cute.<br />Well, how do I share my 'flourishing palms, - I have made an average of 7 quilts a year since I started in 1994 and I have less than a dozen here at home. I have given the rest away. Some of the 'gone' quilts were what I call 'Cuddle Quilts which are usually I Spy quilts made for kiddies who have suffered some loss, and I make these for other people who I feel need a cuddle at difficult times in their lives. I keep no record of who I send these too. Sometimes I have sent them to the police station in the area where the person/people lives with a letter explaining to the police 'boss' that I heard about the drama this person has recently had and made this cuddle quilt for them, would they please get it too them. So far I have got a reply back from the police for every quilt I have sent out this way. The reason I do this, - - - it makes me feel good. And that's my reward.<br />Although a gift from you would be a nice reward too. (smiling)<br />Cheers<br />Del Soden<br />deequilter@yahoo.comDel Sodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744726265642524803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-2636016831886266582010-03-21T20:21:21.552-04:002010-03-21T20:21:21.552-04:00Your energy exhausts me. Your talent amazes me. Yo...Your energy exhausts me. Your talent amazes me. Your friendship blesses me!The Quilted Mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814892886157193754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-39068912260412775992010-03-21T18:31:38.989-04:002010-03-21T18:31:38.989-04:00Hi Linda... Happy birthday/versary and I love your...Hi Linda... Happy birthday/versary and I love your new photo!<br />The accessory holders are fab... great idea for simple space saving storage "-)<br />I quilt for Fresh Hope - a local organisation that provides support and rehab for recovering addicts. The mum's 'live in' and their children stay with them rather than be sent off to foster care. Mary and her group of volunteers make lots of quilt tops from baby right up to double and queen size and I quilt them as a free service. The Gum Tree Designers (of which I'm a member) have adopted Fresh Hope as our charity for 2010 and are currently working on a joint project which we hope will generate more funds for Fresh Hope.<br />thanks for offering this wonderful giveaway and giving us an opportunity to write about how we help others....<br />Cheryl xxxCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852627440431592040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-53293236496738964572010-03-21T07:45:35.706-04:002010-03-21T07:45:35.706-04:00Hi Linda, please forgive me for not wishing you a ...Hi Linda, please forgive me for not wishing you a Happy Birthday! I hope that you had a wonderful day surrounded by love. Also, Happy Blog birthday/anniversary - such a wonderful achievement!<br /><br />Regards Bern in Caloundra, Q'ld, AustraliaBernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138869022449931488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-29678459652592670402010-03-21T07:11:58.444-04:002010-03-21T07:11:58.444-04:00Hi Linda, I work in a Psychiatic Unit in a hospita...Hi Linda, I work in a Psychiatic Unit in a hospital. I do get paid but not for the extra hours we put in most days. I like sewing but there never seems to be enough hours in the day. Happy birthday and congrats on your 200th post.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10467409337243757008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-2429380159120018902010-03-20T21:52:53.270-04:002010-03-20T21:52:53.270-04:00Hi Linda, congrats on your birthday and your 200th...Hi Linda, congrats on your birthday and your 200th post. What a generous give away you have. I assist in making childrens quilts for a local hospital, and we also make covers for the Isolettes for premature babies. Good luck on the next 200 posts!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698516752012541395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-63530340309480266362010-03-20T21:21:22.224-04:002010-03-20T21:21:22.224-04:00Happy Birthday to Linda! I love your new hairdo.
...Happy Birthday to Linda! I love your new hairdo. <br />I have volunteered at the hospital for thirty years. I also make charity quilts.quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639377188423350675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-62500677929641058382010-03-20T19:47:51.828-04:002010-03-20T19:47:51.828-04:00Just stumbled on your blogs thorugh Quiltville - w...Just stumbled on your blogs thorugh Quiltville - what a wonderful thing you are doing.<br /><br />I make Fuggly quilts out of all manner of left over clothing, curtain fabric (with the sunblock backing), canvas etc for homeless people. The main aim os for them to be hardwearing, easy to roll and have straps, and if possible something a bit waterproof for sleeping on the ground.<br /><br />My sons give them out at the BBQs for the homeless their school runs.<br /><br />daisymumAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934325999406252726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-73971145871537636342010-03-20T19:22:00.705-04:002010-03-20T19:22:00.705-04:00Happy happy birthday to you_ May your year be rich...Happy happy birthday to you_ May your year be rich with opportunities to celebrate your many gifts.<br />I have made baby quilts for ICU units and gifts for friends - My professional life is spent teaching in an inner city school.<br />Your winners are going to enjoy your generous gifts.<br />Regards from a Western Canadian quilter,<br />Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-57001528731391125452010-03-20T16:33:33.976-04:002010-03-20T16:33:33.976-04:00Congratulations on 200 posts and happy birthday - ...Congratulations on 200 posts and happy birthday - well done!!!blessedspeedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428935676559250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-5369888837966653072010-03-20T16:08:45.631-04:002010-03-20T16:08:45.631-04:00My quilts are not very good, but I have donated to...My quilts are not very good, but I have donated to a center for abused children, to a brave young man with CF, and other than that my crafts are not used much. I do participate and give my time to promote good marriages by doing pre marriage counseling to engaged couples. That has taken up a portion of my time for the last 25 or so years. I also taught religious education for 17 years and have worked with supplying items for needy people. I have this year just begun to participate in block gathers that V at Bumblebeans has organized. I want to do more charity quilts, but between lack of skills and poor health I haven;t gotten there yet, but I will do better.stitchinpennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341867288910993051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-69482499640259467142010-03-20T10:22:05.243-04:002010-03-20T10:22:05.243-04:00Hi Linda, I do enjoy reading your blog and I am gl...Hi Linda, I do enjoy reading your blog and I am glad that you posted a reminder about posting a message. When I can, I make hearts for other quilters, but basically my volunteer work is with my Returned Services League (RSL) Women's Auxiliary, helping to raise funds to help other community groups in our area (Caloundra, Q';d) and helping out occasionally in our RSL Care nursing home, plus I volunteer with other RSL-associated groups. I also help my husband out a lot with his work for the Caloundra RSL, where he is the (volunteer) Sub-Branch President (it is a huge Sub-Branch with 1 200 members)and helps other (war) Veterans (he is a Vietnam Veteran), ex-service-people and their families (we are a bit like a touch-tag team, if that is the right expression). <br /><br />I'm a bit like Cinzia - as much as I would be honoured to win one of your (very generous) prizes, I would love to learn how to make them!<br /><br />I am also a big pray-er/believer in the power of prayer and I do think that this is one of the ways that I know I can best help others. <br /><br />With thanks for your generosity (and I do hope that you have a great time when you come for your visit). One of my very good (local) friends has her Aussie son married to a lovely American girl and they and their family live in San Louis Abizbo (I will probably have the spelling of the last bit of that city wrong), and so Carol keeps in contact with her "Yozzie" family by Skype too, but just loves it so much when she can get to see them face-to-face!<br /><br />Bern in Caloundra, Q'ldBernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138869022449931488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-43854296313847415192010-03-20T07:35:54.278-04:002010-03-20T07:35:54.278-04:00Happy Birthday Linda! What a lovely idea! I think ...Happy Birthday Linda! What a lovely idea! I think the most satisfying part of quilting is being able to help others. I have been involved in making quilts, quilts and goody bags for the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires here in Victoria, Australia. I also help out with a group called "Breast Cancer Comfor Cushions" who make comfor sets for ladies who have had cancer surgery involving the removal of their lymph glands. I also organised a group project to make tiny quilts for premature babies so that they could lie in their humidicribs on something that retained the scent of their mothers. I am not a goddy goody, but I do love helping others in any way I can.<br />Helen EvansCarrum Downs Scquiltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104227032144378925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-15658901885412195142010-03-20T06:42:49.978-04:002010-03-20T06:42:49.978-04:00Hi! Great giveaway, wow 200 posts is huge!
I don...Hi! Great giveaway, wow 200 posts is huge!<br /><br />I don't sew for charity, but I am a volunteer firefighter, I love being part of a great team doing something that is so important and effects so many people.SoozeMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747996761407217273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-90840560392042608782010-03-19T17:45:16.031-04:002010-03-19T17:45:16.031-04:00Guess I left my "post" on the wrong page...Guess I left my "post" on the wrong page. Leave it to me. I am a Stitchin Mission tag along from day one. Love to help with the newbie quilters and add to the quilt collection for each of the missions involved. You continue to amaze me with your creations.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800420915632733265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-6537245940313561432010-03-19T07:33:26.524-04:002010-03-19T07:33:26.524-04:00How creative and generous of you.
As much as I ...How creative and generous of you. <br /> <br />As much as I think your prizes are fantastic I would love to know how to make them rather than win them if you are willing to share the info. <br /><br />I have a friend who makes a phenomenal number of charity quilts and would love to make an organiser for her as she spends forever looking for her things.<br /><br />Oh congratulations on the 200 and the 57... your new photo was quite a surprise.. thought I must have gone to the wrong site.cinziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118527066536881238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-60859445194520280102010-03-19T07:13:15.150-04:002010-03-19T07:13:15.150-04:00Congratulations on your DOUBLE CELEBRATION. I lik...Congratulations on your DOUBLE CELEBRATION. I like to make quilts for patients having chemo and for babies in the ICU unit - as well as for my family and friends!<br /><br />sao (Shirley Albertson Owens)<br />www.shirleyannesheart.com<br />drsaowens@gmail.com<br />Midlothian, VAsaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864205467208610424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-10610858558350679972010-03-18T23:45:08.613-04:002010-03-18T23:45:08.613-04:00Happy birthday and happy blogging. I'm also 5...Happy birthday and happy blogging. I'm also 57 but don't have time to blog. I'm a probation officer and work with people every day. I love to make things for people in my life and I give away most of what I make. Through blogland I have been finding some charity things to do. Currently I'm making a house block for housing for the poor in NYC. I'm always looking for others but live in the far north, so need to find things close to home. A guild I belong to made quilts for a local women's transition home last year. Thanks for the nice things you've made for your give-away.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104565945520530658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1876048627096284071.post-25009498837082249182010-03-18T18:36:04.306-04:002010-03-18T18:36:04.306-04:00Happy Birthday Linda and Happy Anniversary.
What a...Happy Birthday Linda and Happy Anniversary.<br />What a great giveaway.<br />My husband and I use our flourishing palms at our church in the marriage ministry. We, along with other couples guide couples along so that they can improve their marriages.<br />I also make small quilts for our guild which goes to preemies and to school children to take their naps on.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.com