A friend of ours is the pastor of a church which is getting ready for a missions trip to El Salvador.
They are going to be working with children, so a group of the women got together on a couple Saturdays and sewed quite a bunch of dresses for little girls sizes 1-10.
They also got shorts and shoes for the boys.
From the scraps left over after all that sewing, a few of the women who are quilters decided to make a prayer reminder for the church.
It has been hanging for weeks now in the church and I couldn’t wait to share it with you…
Click on photos to enlarge.
Did you notice all the colorful thread quilting on the black border? I also like the different directions of the squares, and the scrappy look.
I am praying for the group going to El Salvador. ….and I think I might just make a colorful quilt like this one.
I better look for my bag of scraps…not sure where it is after the move!
Happy quilting 🙂
Daisy
A Daisy Garden 
Oh this is lovely. It looks like the bags and clothing that come from Central America — brightly colored with embroidery. And such a good thing to make dresses for the children… If you tell me when they are going, I will pray for them as well.
They are over there now, so your prayers are very much appreciated. I think they will be returning this coming Sunday. Thanks so much! 🙂
What a great idea to remind the church to pray. And, there are some gorgeous fabrics in that quilt; it makes me smile to think of all those little dresses made out of them.
The dresses were so cute and colorful! The fabrics were beautiful. I thought those ladies had a fantastic idea and they had a lot of fun, too. 🙂
This was so wonderful, Daisy! Thank you for sharing that quilt that serves as a prayer reminder too! God bless you!
Thank you so much, Debbie! …and may the Lord bless you, too!
A wonderful quilt with a wonderful message. I love the idea of using all of the scraps from making clothing to make this quilt.
Lillian
Yes, I thought that was such a good idea, too! Those ladies are very creative and resourceful! I really likied how they used the dark background which makes the colorful blocks stand out
I can just imagine what joy those new outfits will bring the children in El Salvador. The quilt is beautiful. I wish that God had given me the patience to sew, but unfortunately, he gave me other qualities that I have to be thankful for instead 🙂
I know the children will be so excited! Hey, you may not sew but your blog with all those recipes is fun to read and I’m sure lots of us are glad that you share them with us 🙂
The quilt is beautiful The scraps were put together in such an artistic way–and the colorful quilting really adds to the design.
I totally agree! These ladies did a great job!
Daisy – I read the blog and perused the photos while travelling to SD to serve a group of children and families. The whole message brought tears to my eyes because in the quilt I saw stitches of love blended into the beautiful colors of God’s palette. What a wonderful reminder for churches. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! Kandy
Thank you, Kandy, for that heart-felt comment. You were a blessing to me today. I needed that… especially today. May the Lord bless you as you serve, and may He continue to use you to bless others.
It’s beautiful. I love that you used your quilting skills to inspire prayer. Hopeful that the missions trip was a real blessing to the people there…
I wish I could take credit for any of it, but it was the ladies in our friend’s church who had the idea and organized everything. I just took the picture of the quilt after hearing the stories. They really are inspiring and I thought it would encourage others 🙂
This is gorgeous! I like the reason for the quilt and the fact that it is made in the true quilting tradition of using up scraps. Daisy, I hope you find your scrap bag.
Blessings ~ Wendy
Haha! Thanks, Wendy! Have a blessed weekend!