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Charity hobbying
By: Pattycake Date: June 26, 2018, 9:32 am
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Okay, bad grammar I am sure, but I don't know what to call it!
Does anyone else do their hobby for charitable organizations? I
am a member of an on line group that makes quilts. There are
cross-stitchers, machine embroiderers, and quilters. We make
quilts upon request for RCMP members and First Responders that
have been injured or have PTSD. The people who request them give
us details, such as the person's likes and interests. The
cross-stitchers and machine embroiders then make squares with
these things in mind, then it gets sent off to a quilter to put
together. She may quilt it, or it will get sent off to another
quilter (usually someone with a long arm machine) to finish it.
Then it gets sent to the requester to present to the person.
(You might remember last year when I did the Mountie quilt.) We
also have another separate bunch that we do quilts for. It's a
group that does a course for First Responders/Military with
PTSD. We do quilts for the FRs (they have another group that
does Military only, that's why we got involved!)
So, on Saturday, I drove an hour and a half in the rain to
present some of these quilts! I had had the opportunity to go a
couple of times before, but due to bad weather (snow) I wasn't
able to. It was SUPPOSED to be sunny! Aargh! But anyway, I found
my way there safely. There being a farm - this course involves a
horseback riding course. I don't know the details of that part
of it, but there is also a psychologist working with them and
somehow it's all connected, working with the horses and learning
coping mechanisms. There are usually 6 participants and their
spouses/partners.
When I got there, there was no one around! They were all in the
barn/arena, which had a closed door to the arena part. So I just
looked at the gorgeous stallion in the corral. I asked later if
they were some sort of purebred, because he and the "ladies" in
the barn were all the same, and so beautiful. They are
Haflingers
HTML https://www.google.ca/search?q=haflinger+horses&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyyM_xvvHbAhWtHTQIHb3iDicQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=673,<br
/>which originate from Austria. I looked in the barn, where I s
aw
three mares looking out of their stalls at me, as if to say
"Yes? what do you want?" I wished later that I had thought to
take a picture, it was so funny.
Anyway, eventually someone came out, and to cut a long story
short, they had me sit outside the classroom as they finished up
some stuff. Then the leader started to introduce me by saying
something like "remember yesterday when I told you that people
do care about you? Well, today we have someone here to let you
know that there are people out there who do care..." Sigh... I
had been trying so hard not to get choked up as I really don't
like standing in front of people and speaking! Anyway, I got to
hand out the quilts and explain about our group. Usually we
don't get to meet the people who get the quilts, so it was
really an honor to be there this time. They were so thankful,
but I could hardly look at one of the wives as she had tears in
her eyes from the moment I walked in!
Anyway, here's a picture of the grads and their quilts, two of
which I happened to make this time! (the one on the far right,
and the matching one second from the left)
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Re: Charity hobbying
By: Chez Miriam Date: June 26, 2018, 11:59 am
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Lovely quilts, lovely horses, and lovely people making and
donating quilts, too!
I think I may have seen Haflingers last summer... Can they be
on the hefty side? I saw two beautiful blond giants by the
parking for a garden centre, and went back to the car to get my
camera. Of course, my photos are locked on the laptop that
won't connect to the internet, and this laptop [husband's work
one] won't let anything be loaded onto it - otherwise I could
post a pic of synchronised mane tossing.[emoji1]
I haven't done anything for charity with my crafting, but I have
recently talked myself into some hat knitting - I plan to make
some for Christmas presents, but have now more patterns than
people: I thought the "spares" would be a suitable thing to sell
in the winter. I'm hoping that once I've started one, it will
get the ball rolling again. ::)
#Post#: 6849--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charity hobbying
By: NFPwife Date: June 26, 2018, 1:41 pm
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What a beautiful story and what beautiful quilts! Thank you for
sharing!
I'm not very craftastic - in fact I didn't think I'd have
anything to add but, thanks to Chez Miriam, I remembered that
I've crocheted hats for cancer patients and homeless veteran's.
I did it two years in a row for Lent. I might need to reboot the
practice. I really enjoyed it.
#Post#: 6851--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charity hobbying
By: Pattycake Date: June 26, 2018, 1:47 pm
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Miriam, I don't know how tall the Haflingers can be. The ones I
saw there weren't what I considered tall for horses. The
stallion actually seemed kinda short, and by the pictures you
can see the two aren't so tall in comparison to the men holding
them. But it is a colour combo I have seen on different breeds,
so maybe they were, maybe they weren't! I read a bit about them,
and they sound like a great breed. Sorry you can't post your
picture - I would have liked that!
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Re: Charity hobbying
By: Pattycake Date: June 26, 2018, 1:50 pm
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[quote author=NFPwife link=topic=422.msg6849#msg6849
date=1530038519]
What a beautiful story and what beautiful quilts! Thank you for
sharing!
I'm not very craftastic - in fact I didn't think I'd have
anything to add but, thanks to Chez Miriam, I remembered that
I've crocheted hats for cancer patients and homeless veteran's.
I did it two years in a row for Lent. I might need to reboot the
practice. I really enjoyed it.
[/quote]
That is a great charity project! I have a friend who has done
that, having been a cancer patient herself. I did donate a quilt
top to a cancer quilt charity just this spring as well. That was
a little bit selfish though as they were giving away fabric to
people who donated a top! Every little bit helps to comfort
someone who needs it.
#Post#: 7056--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charity hobbying
By: gmatoy Date: June 27, 2018, 9:44 pm
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I have done some charity sewing in the past; I donated Groovy
Girl dolls and 24 inch dolls (the size of American girl dolls,
without the sticker shock) with several outfits that I had made
for each doll. I also donated Barbie doll clothes with so many
clothes that they asked if they could give smaller clothes
collections and be able to dress some naked dolls and I just
made more clothes. (It is no fun to have a doll and not be able
to change the clothes.) I always feel close to my grandma when
I'm making doll clothes, because she is the one who made my doll
clothes!
Funny story: I was telling my youngest sister that I always felt
close to Grandma when I made doll clothes and she started to
laugh. I asked why and she said, "You make doll clothes and feel
close to Grandma. You're the one who made my doll clothes and
instead of making doll clothes for my girls, and feeling close
to you, I just called and asked you to make the doll clothes!"
I also sewed chemo hats for the place where I had my chemo
treatments. Lately, though, I've been donating hat patterns so
they can either make their own (which is what I did) or they can
get someone to make them.
#Post#: 7066--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charity hobbying
By: silversurfer Date: June 28, 2018, 12:32 am
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Love those quilts!
I crochet blankets out of second hand wool for a woman in town
who works in residential homes.
I think they are homes for people who have mental illnesses, but
honestly, I really don't know much about it.
I've donated five so far, and am working on my sixth at the
moment.
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Re: Charity hobbying
By: Aleko Date: June 28, 2018, 5:21 am
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[quote]I think I may have seen Haflingers last summer... Can
they be on the hefty side? I saw two beautiful blond giants by
the parking for a garden centre, and went back to the car to get
my camera.
[/quote]
Haflingers are solidly built but they're no giants: they're
between 54 and 60 inches at the shoulder and stocky rather than
massive. If the pair you saw were bigger than that, and really
bulky, looking like something you'd harness to a cart rather
than ride, they were probably either crossbreeds of Haflingers
with something heavier or they were another breed. There are
several other breeds from around the Alpine region with similar
blonde manes and tails that are bigger, e.g. the Comtois:
HTML http://www.energie-cheval.fr/en/menu-secondaire/la-filiere/chevaux-de-trait/cheval-de-trait-comtois/
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Re: Charity hobbying
By: Chez Miriam Date: June 28, 2018, 5:46 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=422.msg7077#msg7077
date=1530181315]
[quote]I think I may have seen Haflingers last summer... Can
they be on the hefty side? I saw two beautiful blond giants by
the parking for a garden centre, and went back to the car to get
my camera.
[/quote]
Haflingers are solidly built but they're no giants: they're
between 54 and 60 inches at the shoulder and stocky rather than
massive. If the pair you saw were bigger than that, and really
bulky, looking like something you'd harness to a cart rather
than ride, they were probably either crossbreeds of Haflingers
with something heavier or they were another breed. There are
several other breeds from around the Alpine region with similar
blonde manes and tails that are bigger, e.g. the Comtois:
HTML http://www.energie-cheval.fr/en/menu-secondaire/la-filiere/chevaux-de-trait/cheval-de-trait-comtois/
[/quote]
I'm going to have to find the pics...
I remember them as stockily built rather than 'heavy horse'
sized [height]. It will give me an excuse to go back to the
garden centre - if they're still there, I will pay more
attention.
#Post#: 7092--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charity hobbying
By: Pattycake Date: June 28, 2018, 7:54 am
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gmatoy, what a great thing to do with the doll clothes, and fun
to make! Love your sister story. My mom used to make Barbie
clothes. Not for us when we were little - I had an aunt to who
gave us a Barbie with all the clothes* - Mom made them because
she was having fun! They were the best dressed Barbies in town,
let me tell ya. I think my little cousin got a lot of them
*Auntie made us wedding gowns with pearl beads on them in a
design, with veils. She hand knit sweater and skirt sets (1960's
style, it was the '60s after all!). One had a lamb's wool
jacket, and one had a fur wrap. I forget what all they had, but
they were mighty stylish! I think I still have one or two of the
Barbies, and one of the wedding gowns.
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