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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We are participating in the 2016-2017 ALS Hopes & Dreams Challenge that was founded by</span><span style="color: #704525; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Qu</span><span style="color: #704525; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">ilters Dream Batting. Forever In Stitches/Raggedy Ruth Designs has been a Grand Sponsor since we first heard of it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We choose to support Hopes & Dreams because ALS [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease] has hit home with me and also with friends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We have gotten involved with several "crusades" involving quilts over the years and every time the crusade took on a life of its own, leaving the reason behind. But, that is not the case with Hopes & Dreams.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank" track="on">Click Here</a> to find more information about ALS Hopes & Dreams from their web-site.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Submit a quilt to the challenge by July 31, 2017. Submitted quilts will be given to ALS patients or used to raise awareness and research money for ALS by being photographed, displayed, auctioned, or raffled. <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/challenge.html" target="_blank">Click Here</a> for more information on submission. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The staff will choose according to their judgement the best quilts by July 31. These are then shown on their web-site to be judged by the quilters-at-large who visit their site and vote.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Prizes are then awarded at the end of September to those shown on the web-site for judging.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/challenge.html" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Click Here</a> for more information on the challenge, size limitations, and other requirements. <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/prizes.html" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank" track="on">Click Here</a> for information regarding prizes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If you would like to donate money for research or for the event, please send checks to Hopes & Dreams, Inc.,589 Central Drive, Virginia Beach, VA or call 888.268.8664. The organization is a 501(c) and the donation is tax deductible. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">But why is ALS important to me? Because it has stricken one of my best friends and the brother of another of my friends. Both of these stories I will share here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Both stories are unusual in a very particular way: the friends and family, not just the "caregivers" end up in positions of helping others in ways they had never envisioned. It seems strange to think that there may be a "good" side effect from such a horrible disease, but I think that learning to go beyond what you thought you would be willing to do is one of the basic lessons in this life. A friend once said "The reason you are here when there are so many other people in the world is that you are the one, right here, right now, in this situation: so act!<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Twenty-four years ago I was talking to Dave, one of my best friends and president of my company, Executive Insights. Dave Alderman asked me to raise my hands above my head. He wanted to see how difficult it was for me, which it was not. It turned out that he could not raise his left arm higher than his shoulder. Being a stout, strong man, the situation troubled him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Shortly thereafter he was diagnosed with ALS [Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Lou Gehrig's disease]. He rapidly deteriorated physically to using a wheelchair. He resigned his position to seek ways to make his mark on the world before he died.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">As Dave moved from one level to the next, always lower, his cheerful, gregarious nature remained. Dave was fortunate that his wife, Helen, was a nurse.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When you have a friend with ALS, you do things you did not think you would normally do. This is because ALS "disconnects" all of the nerves from the muscles. This makes it almost impossible to function in a normal fashion.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">These disconnects also include the muscles needed for breathing. One basically suffocates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">According to Mitch, when Phil could no longer type or speak he was provided with a communication device by a foundation that works to meet the needs of persons with ALS. With his "WinSlate" (as it was called) Phil could type words, sentences and entire paragraphs through blinking his left eye. In this way he communicated with his caregivers and visitors, followed email, searched the Internet, and turned on his TV and radio through the "wink of an eye."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i>"I am entering a new phase of my progression with ALS, a phase marked by almost total dependency on others for my physical well-being. I have been wheelchair bound for over four months, for about two months incapable of standing even with help. My right hand has been of very little use for most tasks for two or three months. But I always had my left hand for grasping and holding things, pointing, scratching, rubbing, lifting, poking, pecking out words on the iPad. Now my left hand is not much better than my right and I have largely lost those capabilities. ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i>"So I have experienced gains as well as losses. At Frieda House, where the guiding philosophy is to create a family-like setting for the 10 residents, giving them as much independence and as little regimentation as possible, I have met some really wonderful people, who not only take care of me medically but also take the trouble to get to know me as a person and understand my habits and preferences. Without ALS I probably would never have got acquainted with some really good people.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Greetings from Shannon Fabrics! Can we just say how much we love </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://quiltersdreambatting.com/">Quilters Dream® Batting</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">? In fact, almost all of the quilts that are made by our Cuddle® Specialists are made with Quilters Dream Batting. It’s easy to work with, soft, fluffy, warm, and it makes our applique quilts especially fluffy! We made this cute elephant quilt with Dream Puff. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.shannonfabrics.com/">Shannon Fabrics</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> is also so proud to be a sponsor of the Quilters Dream </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/challenge.html">Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge forALS</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> which raises awareness of ALS-Lou Gehrig’s Disease, provides quilts to ALS patients and raises funds for the cause.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Since the majority of our quilts use a “quilt as you go” method, using batting like Quilters Dream Puff makes our quilts look extra fluffy and plush, and here at Shannon Fabrics, we are all about the extra softness and yummy goodness! Here is an example of one of our applique quilts…pattern will be available from the </span><a href="http://www.shannonfabrics.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Shannon Fabrics website</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> soon!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">You can find Shannon Fabrics at many local quilt shops and fabric stores, and online at </span><a href="https://www.fabric.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">fabric.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.theminkyboutique.com/cart/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">theminkyboutique.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, and </span><a href="http://www.fabricdepot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">fabricdepot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. You can also view our </span><a href="http://www.shannonfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=store_locator"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Store Locator</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to find online shops and shops near you.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The "Sew Popular" category is one of the most exciting parts of our Challenge! Out of all the beautiful quilts we received, twelve quilts were chosen to be entered in the Sew Popular category. Pictures of the quilts have been posted on the <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/">Hopes & Dreams website</a>, so it is time for you to cast your vote! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Because of the generosity of the many wonderful <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/sponsors.html">sponsors</a> of the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge, we are able to award three winners this year! First place will receive $1250 in awesome prizes, second place will receive $750 in prizes, and third place will win prizes valued at $500!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Check our Hopes & Dreams <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hopesanddreamsforals/">Facebook page</a> on October 3 to find out who won!</span></div>
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quilts. Most have been distributed to patients with ALS. Not only are they
filled with gratitude from the letters you send with the quilts but more
importantly these patients are left with a glimmer of hope that action is being
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husband. That was truly a wonderful surprise!! My husband is only 45 years old
and was diagnosed with ALS in 2014. It has been a very rough road for our
family of four. Our boys are 10 & 14 years old. It has been difficult for
all of us to accept how this devastating disease is impacting our lives. Your
kindness & thoughtful gesture really brightened our day. Thank you for all
that you do!! You are making a positive difference in the world of ALS.</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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for ALS. The quilt is so beautiful and I am just so touched that Ms. Hosely
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awareness about ALS, and to raise money with 100% of the proceeds being used to
fund research toward a cure for this terrible disease. As special thanks to the wonderful quilters
who donate quilts to the Hopes & Dreams Challenge, <a href="http://hopesanddreams4acure.blogspot.com/p/sponsor-prizes-2016.html">generous companies</a>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The holidays are right around the corner and that means we will be attending some craft shows! If you are in the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads area or willing to take a road trip to our hometown, please make sure to visit us at one of these shows! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>100% </u></b>of the proceeds from sales go directly towards ALS research in hopes to find a CURE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can shop for fun festive items such as fabric postcards, wearables, wall hangings, table runners, tons of quilts in all sizes and so much more! All created and donated by generous quilters/crafters who have joined us in our annual <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/">Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have made $5 grab bags of upholstery fabric that was donated by one of our sponsors. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks Pat for donating 75 quilts AND delivering them to us in Virginia Beach!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In our Sew Creative Category, <a href="http://www.hillnhollowquilters.com/">Hill 'N Hollow Quilt Guild </a>of Mountain Lake, Arkansas donated many items: runners, wall hangings, bags. These items will be great sold at local craft shows and festivals will all proceeds going towards ALS research! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Did you know that donating just one quilt/creative item gets you a chance to win some awesome prizes?? That's right! Everyone is entered into a general drawing and 3 winners are picked at random. These lucky ladies scored some great gifts for participating! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Last but not least we have the Sew Popular Category. This one is fun and we would LOVE for you to join! This year 12 quilts have been chosen. Each quilt is photographed at various angles and posted on the Hopes & Dreams </span><a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/" style="font-size: xx-large;">website</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> to be voted on for the duration of a week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pretty awesome right? The new challenge year (2015-2016) has begun. We've already received lots of boxes filled with quilts. And our sponsors are amazing! Check out the <a href="http://hopesanddreams4acure.blogspot.com/p/sponsor-prizes-2016.html">PICS</a> of what we have so far. We are constantly adding photos so be sure to keep checking in to see what YOU could possibly win. </span><br />
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Challenge to support the fight against ALS.
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from our current collections, mostly from our best-selling designers like Paula
Barnes of Red Crinoline Quilts, Judie Rothermel, Faye Burgos and others. <span style="background: white; color: #373737;"> </span>Show attendees took the
fabrics <span style="background: white; color: #373737;">and supplies from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.paperpieces.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0033cc; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Paper Pieces</span></b></a><span style="color: #0033cc;">,</span>
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the related blog posts at <a href="file:///C:/Users/Ordeers02/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/8BYUS5M0/ww.marcusmentions.com"><b>MarcusMentions.com.</b> </a> While you’re there, subscribe to our blog
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://marcusmentions.com/2015/07/the-als-quilt-is-done-and-it-is-gorgeous/">http://marcusmentions.com/2015/07/the-als-quilt-is-done-and-it-is-gorgeous/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Please keep in mind quilts or creative items MUST be postmarked no later than July 31, 2015. Anything dated after that will be entered into the 2016 year challenge. </span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drug company, Genervon, a small biotech, is doing the unheard of in ALS. In early February, Genervon, is going to meet with the FDA to ask for accelerated approval for its drug, GM6, for ALS. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This trial drug was tested on 8 ALS patients and it has helped, slowed or stopped their ALS progression! <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PLUS</i></b>, a ventilator patient (like Josh) <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">who has had ALS for 9 years, </span>took the low trial dose of GM6 --- and it has helped him with breathing, speech and swallowing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am asking that you please take a moment to sign this <a href="http://change.org/" style="color: #004182; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Change.org</a> petition asap (see below)-- and forward this to your contacts and share on your Facebook page - asking for as many signatures as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also...please consider submitting a request directly to the FDA (link below).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This drug <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">could</i> possibly help Josh and all of our friends currently living with ALS. If GM6 receives accelerated approval - it's the only drug close to having a chance of helping Josh and today's ALS patients. Without accelerated approval of GM6 - today's ALS patients do not have any medication options to help them.</span></div>
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How you can make a difference:<br />1. Go to <a href="https://www.change.org/p/food-and-drug-administration-preliminary-approval-of-genervon-gm6-for-use-in-als" rel="external nofollow" style="color: #062c3f;">https://www.change.org/p/food-and-drug-administration-preliminary-approval- of-genervon-gm6-for-use-in-als</a> and sign the petition asking the FDA for conditional approval of GM6.<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">I’m Judy Martin. I design quilts. I make quilts. I
write quilt books. The first was <i>Log
Cabin Quilts</i>, written with Bonnie Leman in 1980. The most recent was <i>Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts</i>, released
last fall. In between I wrote 20 other books, including <i>Scrap Quilts</i>, <i>Pieced Borders</i>
(with Marsha McCloskey) and <i>Stellar
Quilts</i>. To see those books and many others, click <a href="http://judymartin.com/products.cfm?catID=1"><span style="color: blue;">HERE.</span></a></span><br />
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popular of which is the </span><a href="http://www.judymartin.com/products.cfm?action=detail&prod=9&CatID=2" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: blue;">Point Trimmer</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">. It allows you to trim the nub off any
patch that comes together at a 45-degree angle. This helps you perfectly align
neighboring patches and helps reduce bulk. </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">I've also</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> designed several fabric lines.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The most unusual quilt-related thing </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">I've</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> done is
design a game called <a href="http://judymartin.com/products.cfm?action=detail&prod=60&CatID=4"><span style="color: blue;">Quilt Show,</span></a> which has only recently been released. My
husband and I are avid game players, and in 2009 we entered Quilt Show in the
Rio Grande Games Design Contest. Our game was one of four winners. Our prize
was to have the game published by Rio Grande Games, the leading American
publisher of European-style games. Quilt Show is a game for 2-4 players. The
things you do in the game are the same things you do as a quilter: You collect
fabric; you turn the fabric into quilt blocks; you turn the blocks into quilts;
and you win big cash prizes at the game’s three quilt shows! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Right now I’m working on a quilt for a contest. Until
this year all the quilts I made were specific projects for whatever my next
book was. It </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">didn't </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">hurt that I really liked most of them, but there was always
that other motive: It had to be appropriate for the book I was writing. Let me
back track and tell you about the last quilt I made.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">Earlier this year I designed and made a quilt for <i><a href="http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/index.html"><span style="color: blue;">Quilters Newsletter’s</span></a></i> 45<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary Contest. The quilt had to be exactly 45” square. Since I have been
making quilts for 45 years and used to be a senior editor at <i>Quilters Newsletter</i>, the contest was
just calling my name. It was a labor of love. I plowed through my fabric,
itself the accumulation of 45 years, and cut one patch from each of about 2100
different fabrics. Each fabric almost dripped with fond memories of where it
was purchased or how it was used in previous quilts. It was like finding an old
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contest, but primarily because the project spoke to me. The quilt will never be
patterned in one of my books. I simply made it because I wanted to, and what a
wonderful feeling that was! Oh, and the quilt was the first runner-up in the <i>Quilters Newsletter</i> contest and will be
on display at <a href="http://sewingexpo.com/QuiltingLIVE/DisplayGallery.aspx">Quilting LIVE!</a> in Atlanta, September 11-13, 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">I choose to support the <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/home.html">Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge </a>for a couple of reasons. First, I can’t imagine the horror of
watching a loved one succumb to this terrible disease. The mother in me wants
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someone whose products I use. I use <a href="http://quiltersdreambatting.com/">Quilters Dream Batting</a> for all my quilt
projects. So when Kathy Thompson (owner) of Quilters Dream began this program, I was
naturally more receptive. It’s human nature to help those who help you. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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sponsor the Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge because a cure for ALS had been
found and the disease had been eradicated. More likely, one more year </span><span style="line-height: 25.6800003051758px;">isn't</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> going to be enough to wipe out ALS. But one year can make a difference, and
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One of the many rewarding parts of the Hopes & Dreams Challenge is sending quilts so generously donated to <a href="http://www.alsa.org/community/services.html?service_type=chapters"><span style="color: blue;">ALS Association chapters </span></a>across the country. From there, those chapters will hand deliver the quilts to ALS patients (PALS). Yesterday, we shipped 617 quilts totaling 67 boxes!! There are still a few more ALS chapters we are waiting to hear back from so that technically isn't the grand total. But who is really counting, right? The fact that one single quilt can bring joy and comfort to someone battling such a terrible disease is more than just numbers. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Prior to shipping, one of our <a href="http://quiltersdreambatting.blogspot.com/p/battgirls.html"><span style="color: blue;">#battgirls</span></a> here in the office, Neva, spent the day touching base with the ALS Association chapters to get an idea of how many quilts they needed. The response was great. Take a look at the warehouse with boxes of quilts piled up before and after! Although we sent out 617 quilts, we could have used at least 500 more to cover all the requests we had from the ALS Association chapters! </span></i><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>On behalf of Quilters Dream
Batting and the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS, we are pleased to
send you these quilts to share with your PALS. Each quilt was handcrafted with
love from quilters across the country who have given their time and talents to
bring warmth to the laps and lives of individuals diagnosed with ALS.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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of Quilters Dream Batting, a Virginia Beach based business that manufactures
high quality quilt batting, I knew just how generous and caring the quilt
community would be. What I didn't know was how willing these quilters were to
embrace the challenge and not only touch my life, but those living with ALS,
including my son.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The Hopes & Dreams Quilt
Challenge for ALS was created in 2009, when I decided to raise awareness and
research funds to help find a cure for ALS. In 2007, my now 40 year old son Josh, was diagnosed with ALS. The disease has taken Josh from a strong, happy,
athletic young husband and father to being completely paralyzed. He is
currently on life support.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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been an incredible success over the years and has received thousands of quilts! More than 4000
quilts have been given to PALS through ALS chapters across the U.S. More than
$80,000 has been raised through the sale of select quilts donated to the
challenge and 100% of the proceeds have been given in the form of grants to
support ALS research. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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distributing these quilts to your PALS. Many quilters have attached stories
with their quilts- others did not. We encourage you or your PALS to contact the
quilter as most are anxious to learn who received their quilt. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With the holidays just around the corner, consider the gift of a quilt to a family member or friend and help find a cure for ALS. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, lets catch you up to speed on the latest viral sensation that's getting out of hand...in the very BEST way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It all began when Massachusetts resident <a href="http://www.alsa.org/news/archive/ice-bucket-challenge.html">Pete Frates</a>, 29, who's been living with ALS since 2012 and his family came up with the idea. The challenge involves people getting doused with buckets of ice water on video, posting that video to social media, then nominating others to do the same, all in an effort to raise ALS awareness. Those who refuse to take the challenge are asked to make a donation of at least $100 to the ALS charity of their choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">People all over, even celebrities such as the Kennedy's, Justin Timberlake, and NFL football teams have accepted the #icebucketchallenge. And since we are determined to find a cure and raise awareness for this awful disease, of course we took the challenge as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those brave enough to get drenched on this sunny warm Friday (thank goodness, could you imagine this during the winter?) came prepared with bags of towels and extra clothes to change into afterwards. I even think I saw a hairdryer in the bathroom haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buckets of all sizes, NONE too small were filled with ice and water to the rim! They were placed under the trees out front of Quilters Dream Batting Headquarters as 7 thrill seekers waited for a chill. Kathy Thompson, owner of QDB, decided it would be fun to "nominate/challenge" other batting companies. You will have to watch the video to see who she will choose.</span><br />
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We couldn't be happier to be soaking wet amongst many others in the hopes to find a cure and raise awareness for ALS! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo captures the memory of Forever In Stitches's grand opening in 2004.<br />
Ruth (with scissors), Rick (second from right) and son Peter (between both)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.foreverinstitches.com/">Forever In Stitches, LLC</a> is a full service quilt shop
located in northwest Ohio at the center of Bluffton. The 130 year old building
houses 3,000 square feet of quilting delight. Forever In Stitches, LLC is the
home of the <a href="http://www.perfectcornerruler.com/">Perfect Corner Ruler™</a> (which Ruth invented!) and <a href="http://www.raggedyruthdesigns.com/">Raggedy Ruth Designs™</a>. With products
including more than 2,500 bolts of fabric displayed with their 5,000 fat quarters, wide
backing, batting, notions, gifts, patterns, magazines, longarm services, and
over 1,100 proprietary digitized quilting longarm designs...we are pretty sure their quilting customers, friends,
and family can all find something to keep them busy in this shop! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Twenty-four years ago I was talking
to one of my best friends, Dave, and president of my company, Executive
Insights. Dave Alderman asked me to raise my hands above my head. He wanted to
see how difficult it was for me, which it was not. It turned out that he could
not raise his left arm higher than his shoulder. Being a stout, strong man, the
situation troubled him.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Shortly thereafter he was diagnosed
with ALS [Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Lou Gehrig's disease]. He rapidly
deteriorated physically into a wheelchair. He resigned his position to seek
ways to make his mark on the world before he died.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>As Dave moved from one level to the
next, always lower, his cheerful, gregarious nature remained. Dave was
fortunate that his wife, Helen, was a nurse.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>When you have a friend with ALS, you
do things you did not think you would normally do. This is because ALS
"disconnects” all of the nerves from the muscles. This makes it almost
impossible to function in a normal fashion.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>These disconnects also include the
muscles needed for breathing. One basically suffocates.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Fortunately for Helen, David died in
his sleep, even though he was using a breathing machine.</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I pray that our donation will help
others. </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Forever In Stitches is proud to
announce that we are a Grand Sponsor of "Hopes & Dreams: Quilt
Challenge to ALS."</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.600000381469727px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;">We are touched that Rick chose to sharing his story. As part of their $1000 <a href="http://hopesanddreams.quiltersdreambatting.com/sponsors.html">Grand Sponsorship</a> in prizes, Forever In Stitches has graciously donated an assortment of their patterns which include the Perfect Corner Ruler and <a href="http://www.mcssl.com/store/0a8b204d95c347a1bec07a17e40c84/catalog/product/cf9ec09fa9b14955bb3705db886ab0a8">Intersection Indicator.</a></span><br />
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All quilts must be postmarked by July 31, 2014. Quilts received after this date will automatically be entered into next years challenge.</div>
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<b>THANK YOU! </b> For the gift of your time, talents and quilts that are helping us bring <b>HOPE</b> to our <b>DREAMS</b> of a <b>CURE</b> for <b>ALS</b>!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda Tuefel owner of Dragon Threads.</td></tr>
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Linda has owned and operated <a href="http://www.dragonthreads.com/index.html">Dragon Threads</a> Textile Art Books since 1994.<br />
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Linda is also the author of two books, KOOS couture & collage and Quilting Party! Group Quilting for Celbration, Commemoration, and Charity.<br />
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Linda loves helping others, whether introducing them to a new idea or twist on a traditional art form, or inspiring someone to make quilts that are donated to others. She believes in Hopes & Dreams and became a Grand Sponsor the very first year of the challenge in 2009. <br />
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When we asked Linda why she continues to support Hopes & Dreams by donating $1,000 in books as prizes each year, she said, "My best friend's mother has ALS and went through it and my Aunt had it, too. I didn't watch my Aunt go through the daily struggles with this disease, but I saw her from time to time and it's pretty disturbing up close. My best friends mother was in her body, but couldn't come out having lost all muscle movement. They got her a machine to help her communicate and then took her to Germany to try testing. It was very sad. Donating the books is a little thing to do. It's not finding a cure, but it is something."<br />
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Yes, Linda - it is a big something! If you will, take a moment and <a href="mailto:info@dragonthreads.com">click here</a> and tell Linda "Thanks!" for continuing to support the Hopes & Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS as a Grand Sponsor.<br />
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75-years ago, July 4, 1939, it was baseball and the courage of Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig that changed the unknown face of one of the most devastating diseases we know, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.</div>
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