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Stitching Hearts - Scrap Happy!

Fifteen quilt tops = 1 Queen, 9 Twin, and 5 Kid-size quilt tops It all started with a box of scraps. Stitching Hearts  is a charity that " provides service opportunities for individuals, groups, and businesses wanting to help those in need. We offer caring volunteers the necessary tools and materials to make handmade essential items for those who suffer from natural disasters, human injustices, and unforeseen tragedies beyond their control." Some of those essential items are quilts!  We first met folks from the Stitching Hearts group last summer at a local quilt fair where they had a booth.  Debbie was demonstrating her Disappearing Rail Fence blocks  at the Quiltscapes booth  (more on that later).  The gals from Stitching Hearts noticed that her block was a great use of scraps.   Stitching Hearts ends up with lots of scraps that need to be made into quilts.  They asked Debbie if she would be willing to help.   We stopped by t...