Buttons, Badges and Giving Through Zazzle!

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Every year my friend Forest Jane creates our wonderful mystery badges – (See the one in my right side bar that you can grab and place on your blog to show that you participated in our Good Fortune mystery!) I send her some images of the quilt, and away she goes -

And then she goes one step further.  She places the logo on things that are useful and needful in our Quiltville Zazzle Store – marking items at the LOWEST possible profit margin, and then thanks to your purchases, all proceeds go to benefit those in need – from children to adults, in giving them the gift of creativity.

I use any proceeds I get from the sale of Quiltville Zazzle items to fund the sewing classes I do at the library. 

I also teach crocheting, and knitting classes here.  Some of the folks have told me that they just 'didn't care' or weren't interested in paying attention in high school home ec.

Of course, the teenagers today don't even get home ec. in school. 

The library neighborhood is slightly economically depressed, and everyone is grateful for the free classes (with free yarn and fabric) we offer. 

Not everyone gives me permission to use their pictures, but here's some that did:

We worked through the language barrier, and had a mother/daughter team who both learned to make infinity scarves.

Here is a picture of two teenagers who tried the infinity scarves too. 

I love getting kids into sewing!

I'm getting both guys and girls involved in making the projects.

These two guys were making a Chapstick holder keychain.

These three women are learning how to cut the pattern pieces

for making a purse-sized kleenex cover.

It'd be easier if I pre-cut the rectangles,

but then they wouldn't be learning as much, would they?

A mom and two kids were all successful at kleenex pouch covers.

I buy the tissue packets at the dollar store, so everyone gets to go home with stuffed holders.  ;)

This child was SO proud of what she had done.

  

"I made it!  I sewed it all by myself!"

You can feel it all in this smile, can’t you?

This just makes me tear up with happiness!

We also did microwave bowl holders.

And finally, here's a picture of some beginning crochet students.

When you give the gift of creativity, you are changing someone’s life.  I firmly believe this!  

My thanks to Forest Jane for all she shares so freely with these wonderful people who just want the opportunity to learn.  Your purchases through the Zazzle Store enable Jane to offer these workshops for free, supplies and all.  People just have to show up.

I took a quick peek in the store to get this post ready – what will you find there? https://www.zazzle.com/s/quiltville+good+fortune is the link (I used the search words, Quiltville Good Fortune) for these results.

My favorite hunky guy wearing a Good Fortune Tee Shirt.

LOL!

Same hunky guy as last year – still needs a a shave.  LOL!

(when I logged in there was also a 20% off coupon thing – so take advantage of the sale prices!)

Long sleeve Tee

Hoodie!

Coffee mug is a must!

And check out what it says on the back:

Perfect!!

The mug has a sale coupon too, but I couldn’t capture it in my screen shot when trying to get front and back of the mug.

THIS is handy!!

I love that our logo is on the pocket!

There are many more things from key chains to aprons to magnets – all you have to do is visit https://www.zazzle.com/s/quiltville+good+fortune to see them all.

And while you are at it, if you just search QUILTVILLE from within Zazzle, all of our previous year’s mystery items are still available.

With each purchase you make, you are helping a little girl make her first kleenex cover, or a mom and daughter learn to make microwave bowls, or some gentlemen make key chains.  

At no cost to them.  And the blessings are without measure in return.

SO please, grab your Quiltville Good Fortune goodies and know that you are doing something GOOD by sharing the love of creativity with others.

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(suitable for label use – print onto label fabric and add your details!)

The above graphics are given in actual size.  Right click to save them to your computer where you can find them.  Use them to show your love of Quiltville Mysteries!

And again, my greatest thanks to Forest Jane and all she has done to keep the love of creativity alive in communities where it most needs it.

When you share the gift of creativity, you are changing lives!

Quiltville Quote of the Day.

Vintage bow-tie quilt found in North Carolina.

Find the one bow-tie block in this quilt going its own direction! Here is your example of the day!

Just like the Fleetwood Mac song, "You can go your own way...."

Happy Thursday, everyone!