madamekelly

Thank you for letting them know that women are women everywhere. You have done a wonderful service for America. Thank you again.

boxerlady

It is so interesting to see quilts from around the world. The artistic designs/styles from the areas are so visible. Very pretty work.

quilting.addict

I had no idea when Erika ordered some of the Head over Heels! shoe panels that she was so famous on this forum!! The fabric is being sent to her APO address, thus my painted shoes will be half way across the world!!! She had told me all about the women she helps, but I somehow missed this whole post/thread!! Share your talents...and you will have made a difference in someone's life!

Maia B

Bless you in your work and please tell them that their American sisters are praying for them and send our salaams and hugs to them.

Sienna's GiGi

Thanks for sharing the information. I am leaving soon but will check out his site and see if I could get our outreach team innvovled in some way.

Sienna's GiGi

You are so sweet. Thanks for the compliments. The painted shoe quilt is going to be for my daughter for Christmas and of course I will post pics. I was finally able to get personal email access as you know so I checked your site out. I am so excited for you and hopefully we can meet when I come home next month.

Rose L

Erika, this has been a fascinating story to read and to think about. I can imagine my grandchildren and the grandchildren of everyone who has read this thread, hearing this story and eventually, it being added to the recorded history of American quilt making. I can well imagine also that it is a story that will be told to the grandchildren of the Afghani women that you have befriended. Something that also really strikes me is that you have taken paper piecing to a culture who is completely unfamiliar with the technique and I can only imagine the incredible designs that they will come up with to incorporated it into their breathtaking quilts. For these women, at least, you have changed their tradition of quilt making. That is such a phenomenal thought that it blows me away. In your own way, you have helped to change quilting history , not to mention the way that you have taught them that women everywhere are just like them. It makes the whole world seem so much smaller and more intimate. My hat is off to you and to those who helped you to make it possible. Thank you, and Welcome Home!!

Sienna's GiGi

Thank you! Abdconsultant (a member of this board) got me interested in pp and supplied us with samples and I taught my co-worker. She is making a GFG with batiks right now. I have two projects going at the same time and the Afghan women are using newspaper to cut out their hexes. I brought them some from Connecting Threads so they use those as template to make more. I sent my machines and supplies home so I am just sick with not being able to machine piece so I kicked up the pp to a whole other level. lol.

kiffie2413

Thanks for sharing...so interesting...