I received a call from my daughter early Sunday morning June 12th just to let me know that she was fine and that all her friends were fine, so when I heard the news I would not worry about her. There was a terrible shooting at the Pulse night club. My heart went out to the families and friends of the victims. I wanted to do something but didn't know what. I heard about the Quilts for Pulse within a few days and started making one. I felt that someone would receive my quilt and know that lots of love and prayers went into it and in some way it could help them through this horrible time.
I had the pleasure/honor of being the one to deliver our 25 quilts from South Florida Modern Quilt Guild to Alissa, the President of the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild. She is the one who started Quilts for Pulse. She asked me to just bring them to her home. This is where she was collecting all the quilts being donated for the families of the Pulse Night Club Shootings. It was amazing.
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| This is the quilt I made for Pulse |
What I saw was unbelievable. Alissa's home was covered with quilts in all stages of completion. There was a bedroom that was full of quilts. No bed just quilts. There were piles of quilts in her dining room. There were piles of quilts in her living room and there were piles of quilts her family room. Also in her living room was a long arm quilting machine (now thats my kind of quilter). I don't think she ever thought she would get so many.
Can you imagine, she was hoping to get 105 quilts. So far I believe she has around 1800. I just love how the quilting community pulls together to show how much they care.
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You may think this is stacked on the bed but it is just a headboard leaning against the wall.
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| Alissa's Dining Room |
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| The 2 stacks at the top of this picture are the 25 quilts I dropped off from SFMQG. |
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| Living Room |
Look at all the love these quilts represent.
Beth
