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Book Giveaway Making a World of DifferenceEver wonder where to begin to do good stitches? You pick up a copy of Ruth McHaney Danner’s book, Making a World of Difference One Quilt at a Time. There, she shares fifty-four stories of quilters who engage in community quilt giving activities.

As promised here, I’m giving away a copy of this inspirational title to a lucky Craft Gossip reader. Here’s how to enter: Leave a comment on this post, and name one charity in your community where a quilt could comfort someone or something.

Contest ends Nov 28, 2015 at 10 PM CST.

Sorry, but this contest is open to U.S. entries only.

Good luck everyone!

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  1. I like the idea of giving quilts to people in hospice. I have cancer and was given a quilt recently for my recovery from major surgery. It is such a comfort. I can only imagine what it would do for someone facing the end of their life (as well as the comfort it would give their loved ones, as mine has).

  2. I would love to win this book. I would give quilts to Seattle Children’s hospital. I have taken my own daughter there 4-5 times throughout her childhood (thankfully for non-life-threatening issues) and I can only imagine the comfort a quilt would bring to the many children there. Seattle Children’s is the premier medical center for trauma and advanced medical care for children serving a 7 state region.

  4. I worked in a pediatric ER and was fortunate enough to have donated quilts to give to children/ teens. Many came unprepared to spend the night at the hospital and it was always appreciated when I could provide a quilt to help normalize the environment and provide comfort. My goal is to build my quilting skills and donate to other pediatric hospitals. Homeless shelters are also always in need and would be a great place to donate as well!

  5. I am making a quilt for Next Move Sacramento. They have a shelter for homeless families, and also help provide housewares and bedding to those re-establishing housekeeping. Their clients can really use the quilts!

  9. I belong to a Project Linus Guild that serves our local community with mainly quilts but a few of the members crochet hats, socks and mittens also. This month our group of 20 members created 70 quilts to be shared with our community! I would love to win this book and share it with our members! Thank You for the opportunity to win this great prize and have a wonderful creative day!

  10. This looks like a great book! I enjoy making baby quilts for Birthright here in my hometown because I believe every baby deserves a quilt. When we take the quilts from our quilt guild members, the ladies at Birthright get so excited!

  11. I would love to win this book. My husband and I are starting to put together packs for foster kids – one of the components is a quilt!

  12. There is a Frederic Ozanam Transitional Shelter in my time that helps the homeless become less dependent on public assistance and become more self-sufficient and quilts would definitely be useful in our midwest winters.

  14. My niece works for a private adoption agency. Every child who is adopted out gets their own quilt. My sister has been donating to them for a few years now and since I have just begun to quilt, my first quilt went there also!

  15. The Challis Community Church/United Church of Christ could really use help creating four new quilts for the four households/people we’ve adopted for Christmas. The first household is that of a single man in his nineties who is doing great and just needs to keep warm and comfy during the winter. The second quilt will go to an older woman with cancer who needs a very washable large lap robe to help her keep warm. The third woman lives by herself in an old drafty mobile home. She needs a single bed quilt to keep her warm when she sleeps in her recliner. The last quilt is needed for a teenager and her boyfriend who are about to become parents. The young woman was raised by her grandmother, now gone, because the girl’s mother was using drugs. Unfortunately, the drug problem has followed the girl but she is trying to clean up so she can keep her child. As she says, with her grandmother gone and her mother still using, who will adopt her baby if she doesn’t get straight. A baby quilt is greatly needed. We understand what you mean about helping one quilt at a time. Keep up the good work.

  16. i love to quilt ! i love to give quilts to people in rest homes . but if i win the give away i would like to start a drive to give small quilts to the police to give to children who are scared cause the police have been called to their house for what ever reason domestic abuse or parents that have gone down the wrong path . every child needs a special quilt to have to make them feel safe !

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In the Garden Layer Cake – A Bloom-Filled Fabric Collection for Spring Sewing

Some fabric collections feel pretty, some feel useful, and then there are those rare ones that instantly spark a dozen ideas the moment you see them. The In the Garden Layer Cake from Fat Quarter Shop falls firmly into that last category. From the moment I opened the pack, it felt like stepping into a watercolor garden—soft, romantic, full of movement, and brimming with detail that invites you to slow down and really look.

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If you enjoy sewing projects that feel light, fresh, and inspired by nature, In the Garden is a collection worth adding to your stash. It has all the qualities quilters look for: balance, versatility, gentle movement, and that spark of creativity that makes you want to start a project immediately. Whether you’re planning a gift quilt, treating yourself to a new spring project, or simply building your fabric library with a set of prints that will play nicely with others, this layer cake is a thoughtful and inspiring choice.