Bundles of Love

That's a lot of love.

Yep. FORTY-SIX Bundles of Love to be exact. Fabric, yarn, and a few other sewing supplies all bundled up, heading to Afghanistan tomorrow. The boxes are now all loaded in the car, ready to drop off at the Post Office.
Thank you to everyone who cleaned out their cupboards one more time to share our abundance.

Do you want to help out? Go check out http://ibol.wordpress.com/ . You don't have to send forty-six. But I'll bet you and a friend could put together one! :D

Make it a wonderful day!

In the Mail

15 Iraqi Bundles of Love have been shipped! Thanks everyone for donating! I'm packing up more today.

Make it a Wonderful Day...by doing something for someone in need! :D

The IBOL Guy Needs Our Help!

Remember all of the Iraqi Bundles of Love we helped put together a while back? Well, we need to step up and help again!

US Army Major Art La Flamme is in need of 500 Bundles of fabric, yarn, and other sewing suppplies. He needs them right away.

Here's a link to IBOL. It's easy to put a bundle together and mail it off in a flat rate box. (You'll need to get the address from IBOL guy.) http://ibol.wordpress.com/ He's posted a video of flying over Baghdad too, just to give you a feel for the place.

He'd love to have them in the mail by Valentine's Day, so don't delay! Ask your friends to help if you don't have enough stuff for a bundle. We can build peace in the world, one bundle at a time.

Make it a Wonderful (and PEACEFUL) Day!

Tomorrow's the Date!

Yes, October 1st.

That's the deadline for getting your Iraqi Bundles of Love in the mail.

You can do it!

You'll be glad you did!

Make it a Wonderful Day!

IBOL Count...

Have you been over to http://ibol.wordpress.com/ lately? That's where you can check out the progress of the stash-busting service project organized by U.S. Major LaFlamme... he wanted to do something to help the people of Iraq before he's on his way home to Hawaii. The bundle count is now up to THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY SIX!!! One man who decided to make a difference combined with the power of all of us to do a little bit...well, I think it's WONDERFUL!!

IBOL Super Sauce

The Iraqi Bundles of Love guy asked us to have a celebration! I couldn't pass up a reason for ice cream!! (Like I EVER NEED a reason...)
I mailed my second bundle of fabric and yarn-hope yours is mailed or will be by Tuesday! Then have your own celebration with Maj. La Flamme's IBOL Super Sauce: http://ibol.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/ibol-supersauce/

I couldn't wait for the sauce, so my sundae was Triple Caramel Chunk, served in a cute striped thrifted bowl. (Okay, I admit it, I ate the whole thing...)

Only 6 More Days!

Just a reminder that Iraq Bundles of Love need to be mailed soon! The deadline was extended to September 8th. (Because of the holiday on the 7th...)
If you don't have enough to fill a box, put together what you have with a friend or two! Yarn, fabric, buttons, whatever you can fit in the box to help someone so far away know we care! C'mon, you can do it!
http://ibol.wordpress.com/
Thanks so much...

Building a Bundle of Love

I built my Iraq Bundle of Love today!

I picked up some of the APO Flat Rate boxes from the Post Office- one for me and some more for my quilt group. I had to ask for the right ones- the boxes on display were not APO boxes. That's important- APO boxes ship at a reduced rate- $11.95, whatever fits in the box.
So that was step one. Next, I taped one end of the box...

And in the process, I dropped my camera, and a piece of the lens casing broke off!! The lens isn't securely attached to the body now... So a trip to the camera store is now on the list for tomorrow...

After I recovered from the camera mishap, I found some ribbon to tie the bundle. I'm recycling some wedding ribbon I've had since one of our sons got married EIGHT years ago. (Yes, I save nearly everything, but stuff eventually gets used up!) I made a "plus sign" in the box with the ribbon, then took one of the large fabric pieces and opened it over the ribbon.

I filled the box to the brim with fabric- fat quarters to two-yard pieces. I put in a few 10-inch pinwheel blocks for fun, and ended with one last big piece...

The whole thing was then ready to bundle, all securely tucked and tied.

Almost done! I sealed the box and filled out the customs declaration form (5 minutes). Tomorrow when I take my camera in, I'll stop at the Post Office to mail my Bundle of Love. I know someone will make good use of this small gift, and maybe there will be just a little more peace in the world!

Have you put yours together yet? Remember, they must be postmarked by Sept.7th.

Go to this link to get the address, and to watch the progress. http://ibol.wordpress.com/

Make it...Wonderful!

A Give-Away!

Well, this is not the usual blog giveaway... Because you'll be doing the giving right along with me! This is your chance to clean out your stash and help people at the same time.
I read about Iraq Bundles of Love, and I know you'll want to be part of this! A US soldier is collecting bundles of fabric and other sewing supplies to leave with the people of Iraq. If you have any fabric, buttons, thread, or other useful materials, you can be sure they will be put to use, and will help to build peace and goodwill as well.
Here's the link to learn more: http://ibol.wordpress.com/

The deadline is September 7th, so no time to waste! Our quilt group is participating-let me know if you can too!

"...love is something if you give it away, give it away, you'll end up having more..."