world relief

 

This picture is of a women in India looking at a quilt.  First Lutheran sends quilts to Lutheran World Relief each year.  I wonder if the gal made her own quilt or is this one of the Lutheran quilts.  It is hard to tell.  We quilt 12 hours a month.  We send anywhere for 60 to 80 quilts a year.  Not  only to World Relief, but we donate quilts to 4 local institutions in Bemidji who help distribute them.  I think that is around 40 quilts to these local institutions. Other quilts that we make goes to heart felt gifts for important people or events.  All the fabrics are donated by our congregation.  We are always in need of sheets for backs to complete these projects.   The knitters also contribute to both causes.  Baby sweaters for world relief are made and afghans for local contributions are made.  This keeps us busy and out of mischief.