15 May 2007 03:52 PM |
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I have been thinking
all week about the tragedy suffered in Virginia early this week… who
hasn’t? It is shocking and sickening to know that there are people in this
world that not only entertain the thoughts of committing atrocities in our
world, but to actually carry out plans is simply horrific.
This reminded me of the tragedy of 09/11/01. I remember exactly where
I was and what I was doing when I first heard the news, as I imagine most
of you do. I was driving down I-70 in Indianapolis, on my way to work at
Eli Lilly and Company, where I was the Senior Technical Writer
for the Oncology Department. I was in shock when I heard the news and
immediately turned around and went back home. Once home, I was glued to
the television, almost believing it was a nightmare and I would be waking
up. I suppose our neighbors in Virginia are feeling the same way, only
there is no nightmare to wake up from. Instead, it is a nightmare that
they are living through day in and day out right now.
I felt helpless and out-of-sorts on 09/11/01, so I decided to do
something creative; to try to make something good from a really bad day. I
sat down at my computer, designed an American Flag in
EQ, stitched it up, took it to work the next day and
hung it in my office. Today, I would like to share this pattern with you,
called “Flag of Hope“. This flag is paper-pieced and comes in two
(2) different versions:
Horizontal and
Vertical.
I have had feelings of
helplessness this week, also. Like me, you may be thinking, “Is there
something that I can do?”. The answer to that is, “Yes”. I have created a
project called
Comforting Virginia in which I am asking for quilts (all
sizes are welcome) to be voluntarily made and donated to survivors and/or
the victims’ families (You can find details about this project by clicking
the preceding link). This idea comes from a video that I found on the
Internet late Wednesday night, from ABC, entitled, “Comfort
Quilts“. This video touched me deeply and, even though I
am extremely busy right now, I am committing myself to one comfort quilt.
How about you?
If you would like more information on how to donate to
Project Comforting Virginia and you are not a member
of the
Quilting Passion Forum, please feel free to
e-mail me.
Help make a difference in a life!
UPDATE: These quilts were mailed to Virginia Tech, Dean of Students Office, 201 West Roanoke Street, Blacksburg, VA, 24061.
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