A letter to my friends.....

For those we love... Scraps of Love:

There comes a time in each of our lives when we are compelled to go beyond our normal actions and do the extraordinary.  This is such a time for me.  This is the story of how Scraps of Love came to be.

Five years ago my nephew Tyler suddenly began having seizures.  During a recent stay at Children’s Hospital, Tyler was diagnosed with a large brain tumor that is believed to have been causing the seizures all these years.  

Tyler is 15 and loves sports, especially wrestling, fishing, hunting, gaming and hanging out with his friends.  Right now, though, he cannot do many of those treasured things that boys his age get to do. Worst of all, Tyler is currently unable to attend school. He is a sweet-natured boy with a tender heart.  When people meet him they cannot help but instantly like him. I wish that at 15 he did not have to undergo this trial in his life, but I am determined to do something to help ease the challenge, even in a small way.

His long term treatment will require major surgery along with recovery and rehabilitation.  His rehabilitation will require him to relearn all of the basics of life you and I know how to do and many of us take for granted each day.  Each of his current hospital stays costs his family $750, but that does not include the other expenses that parents incur when they spend several weeks at a child's bedside.  He will require at least three more stays before surgery is performed.  In order to help his family with some of these costs, I have determined to undertake a project that I have named Scraps of Love. 

How did all this come to be? During an outing with a dear friend, I asked "what do you think of a spaghetti dinner?".  She said "Oh, no Heather, lets make a quilt!" I instantly agreed.  What better way to spread our love than through our stitches.  With the help of some very talented quilting friends, I am creating a twin size quilt that will be raffled off to raise money that will help offset Tylers non-insurance-covered hospital expenses.   

Each fun and bright fabric that will be sewn into this quilt was chosen for the joy and happiness that they will bring to someone’s home, not to mention the love that will go into each stitch.  There will be regular updates with pictures on the progress of the quilt, so check back often to check on the progress of what could be your quilt!

Raffle tickets can be purchased here through Pay-Pal.  Each ticket is $20. Each ticket purchased will be assigned a number in the order it was received.   When the quilt is finished, we'll use Random.org to pick the winning number.  I will ship the Scraps of Love quilt to winning person via Priority mail.  Donations of any size are very welcome.

With all of my love,

Heather