Some local quilty friends and I went on a little field trip on Monday. Where do you suppose we went with a load like this?
No, not a retreat.
We went to Greeley, a city that is about 30 miles to the east of our city, Loveland, Colorado. We went to visit these ladies -
They are a group of about 50 quilters who make donation quilts from donated supplies.
The gal who showed us around said they make about 300 quilts a year for about 5 different charities.
This group is connected to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Greeley, and have the second floor of the church's school building for their space. Here's their beautifully organized storeroom full of donated fabric.
And next door we saw the big room full of quilters working away at sewing machines, design walls, a long arm, and a hand quilting frame.
We left all of our unwanted fabric and quilting supplies in good hands, I think! And I feel good to have cleaned out a section of my closet, too.
LeeAnna's question of the week is about our least favorite food as a child, and do we eat it now as adults? Mine was lima beans! Yuck! And I don't think I have ever bought them or served them to my family since being out on my own. My parents sure loved them, though. Maybe that's an Iowa/Midwestern thing? That's where they grew up.
I like many kinds of beans - green beans, wax beans, pinto beans, black beans, but there's something about the texture of lima beans that does not appeal, and never has! 😬
What about you? Have you got a least favorite food from when you were growing up? Share in the comments!
Quilters are such generous people. It is wonderful that you and your friends donated fabric . It looks like they have a nice work space. They certainly create a lot of quilts to those in need. I had to giggle when you said Lima beans were not a favorite. We often had them growing up. I actually liked them but have not ate them in eons. You are right - they do have a different texture. Sardines still gets a thumbs down for me as a child and as an adult. LOL. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful space that group has to produce amazing comfort quilts! There are foods I don't eat or eat in limited amounts because my body has an adverse effect; but, I can't name a food that I detest. Isn't that crazy? Even as a kid, I was the same. Yes, I ate lima beans and sardines. . .they weren't my "favorite," but, they weren't awful. My brothers hated liver. . . I liked it and couldn't relate to their theatrics!
ReplyDeleteYou picked a good place to rehome the fabric that you no longer need. They certainly are busy bees!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves all kinds of beans including Lima beans. She even ate them as a toddler. I’m not that fond of Lima beans and liver gets a hard pass too. To each their own. Gail at the cozy quilter
That's an impressive operation! Whoever maintains the fabric so nicely really deserves a round of applause. I'm not a fan of lima beans either, but I can eat them to be polite. I was the weird one in my family, I liked vegetables. My father and siblings didn't. I couldn't stand the Manwich sloppy joes. The smell was enough to make me sick. Unfortunately everyone else loved them. On those nights I ate peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat operation those gals have going there! The big room is glorious, and it's nice to know they have such support from their church. It reminded me of a church we once attended, and they supplied Hubs with a quilt when he had his heart attack. I went to one of their sewing sessions a couple months later, but I was not welcomed with open arms as I had hoped I would be. Since I was a new quilter, the group leader literally hovered over me to make sure I could sew a straight seam. Then when I finished the one quilt they let me work on, I wondered over to the ironing board to press some of their fabric, and a gal came over and informed me that pressing the fabric was her job - LOL! I bet the group you visited was nothing like that.
ReplyDeleteThe one food I cannot like is raisins. I've tried and tried, but it will never happen.
Boy do they ever have an impressive stash of fabric at their fingertips! And a long arm dedicated to them, wow! And to receive more from you and your friends how wonderful. Oysters-nope just can't stand them slimy things, haha.
ReplyDeleteYou found a wonderful place to donate to. Those ladies make a lot of quilts in a year. Their workspace and supplies are very impressive. I used to hate tomatoes growing up but I eat them now.
ReplyDeleteOur little Devo and Sew group has a dedicated space in the church where we meet but nothing compared to that! Limas were never my favorite bean and I do not prepare or serve them.
ReplyDeleteWow! That place looks amazing! You must feel so good donating your fabric to such a worthwhile cause!
ReplyDeleteI don't remember ever having Lima beans as a child. I can't eat oatmeal or cream of wheat because of the texture, but I don't mind oatmeal in cookies . My stepdaughters were (and one still is) very fussy about eating any vegetables, and yet, the one vegetable they would eat was Lima beans. Go figure. Sadly, now, some of my favorite foods give me heartburn.
ReplyDeleteThat quilt group meeting space was amazing. I'm slowing clearing out some of my stash as I'll never be able to use it all.
Pat
Wow, what a place! All that fabric! 300 quilts a year - that's impressive. Ugh - lima beans. Rob loves them. I won't touch them!
ReplyDeleteOMG look at all that fabric - what a good deed these ladies are doing - loving their hobby and helping others at the same time. I hate lima beans as well and canned peas - I will eat fresh peas or frozen but they can be barely cooked for me to eat them. If they are canned and in something when I am out I hate to say it but at 73 I still shove peas or lima beans to the side!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous workspace for the Trinity Quilters. And they are doing good work. It was hard for me to remember a food I didn’t like, I pretty much will eat anything. Even Lima beans!😆
ReplyDeleteOh, WOW! What an operation! My heart leaped up seeing all that fabric..... Stevens hated lima beans. I do not. Guess I could indulge myself.
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