Special Box from West/Textile Traditions

 Today I received a very special box from Jan Dahlke team west box #5.

 tThe first item on the top of the box was a note wrapped around a block that said  "special block for Wilma from Jan ". Jan said as I am a flood victim also I should make a special quilt for myself and here is a block to go in it. The block is called mountain sunrise and reminds Jan of where she lives. In the beautiful Shasta Valley. The fabrics chosen and the placement make this block really beautiful. Thank-you Jan I will treasure it.
This box is blocks collected from customers and friends of Textile Traditions.A quilt shop in the historic gold mining town of Weaverville,California. The shop owner is Sue Rhodes. Thank-you very much Sue for your efforts for us and the stories that go with some of the blocks.

5 large house blocks by ,4 large heart applique blocks donated by Mountain Village Quilters Junction City, California

Mauve and white blocks by Mountain village quilters, pinwheel blocks not signed.

Nice centre panel  made by Mountain Valley Quilters.

These blocks came with a nice note." These blocks have travelled across the U.S. and back since I made them in the 1980's - And I STILL haven't finished them...

Time for them to travel one last time- to Australia

signed Linda Himmell. thank-you Linda we will take good care of them.

4 nice large pieced centres.

The black and white blocks with raw edged circles and compass star circles are from Vallejo Piecemakers. 

The beautiful block in centre front,is from Sue Rhodes, of Textile Traditions ,Weaverville,C.A. It is titled.  Flood of Love. I will try to get a picture of it on its own to show off. i will keep it for my Special Quilt.

Thank-you Sue.

Placed in sets here are 61 large blocks from Bonnie Hamlett,Douglas City,CA.
Here is the note.

SPECIAL BUNDLE DONATION

All of the blocks in these bundles pictured above were brought to the Textile Traditions quilt shop in Weaverville,California.by a customer Bonnie Hamlett.

These are very special blocks,because all the squares were made by her mom.When mum passed away,Bonnie kept them,thinking she would do something with them.Then when the request for blocks for Australia Flood Relief came in,Bonnie thought that's where these blocks should go, and that her mother would have wanted you to have them.

Bonnie has signed some of them on the back. Thank-you  Sue for the very special story and thank-you Bonnie for the lovely blocks.They will make some very special sampler quilts for some lucky recipients.

These 6 New York Beauty blocks photographed along side mine are made by the Vallejo Piecemakers. Aren't they georgous?

Lovely complete quilt top  no name attached.

These 2 blocks and notes advised me of 2 blocks one each domnated by Ethel Nixon Garcia and Tinky Nixon Garcea of Hoopa,C.A. USA. I photographed the letter for you all to read for yourselves. Thank-you Tinky and Ethel.

61/4 yards of fabric for backings or backgrounds from Jan Dhelke who has been very generous to our cause. Thanks again Jan.

As with all the others this was a very exciting box to open. I will be sorry when this part of our journey comes to an end as it must.