Quilt Drive Kickoff! Making & Sending Quilts for Ukraine

[@vangiebrake2295]

Dear Pat. I have a whole new respect for you. This video is so well done, so informative, so credible, so motivating. Thank you for all the work you have done to get this initiative started my friend. You are one of a kind. God bless.

[@PatSloan]

That is very kind of you 💕

[@Molly-pb2yb]

You can now add fundraiser extrodinar to your resume! Thanks sooo much for your help and time!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tinatippin5705]

I am almost speechless. Your devotion to researching what needs to be done in order for this to be successful is inspiring. Thank you for all your work. You are a blessing, Pat.

[@carolinek.128]

Thank you for featuring Lutheran World Relief. Most of those quilts are made by church ladies and hundreds are donated every year. They are also distributed in the United States when disasters strike. Very well respected group. Great video about wonderful groups.

[@debbiebrugman4543]

Thank you Pat for sharing your beautiful star quilt block/quilt pattern but especially a THANK YOU for all the time and effort you spent on researching these two charity’s. I cannot wait to get started. God bless 🙏

[@elsafischer3247]

Pat I want to thank you for this information I live in Switzerland so to send quilts to Poland is much easier. Here we have peo,e from Ukrainian and i have donated quilts for this families

[@wendyhansen3223]

When I started quilting my friend told me about your blog. She said you will find more free quilt patterns there than anywhere else. She was right. You share so much with us and appeal to our conscience without being offensive and giving us the ways we can help. Thank you Pat again and again for your skill, your heart and your willingness to go above and beyond made my donation to UNICEF, bought two shirts and will be making a quilt or two to send to Poland. I love you too Pat. 🥰

[@StitchingisElementary]

Thanks for organizing all this Pat! You are fabulous!

[@sophiastamatis9235]

❤️❤️❤️❤️Can’t find the words...so thank you, thank you for taking the time to research these options.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. You have a heart of gold and the brightness of the sunflower. 🌻🌻🌻

[@bevl3988]

Have been doing quilts for world relief for 20 years at our church. Great place to donate too. Thanks Pat love watching you every morning.

[@kristyrohm1500]

Pat..you are my hero! You work tirelessly to research so many things for us...this video touched my heart ❤️. Thank you for loving every little soul !

[@njhannen]

Thank you. Thank you. You are amazing. This is such an inspiration.

[@countryliving5047]

Thank you for everything you are doing ... my Son is Serving in Poland right now ... he said it is overwhelming ... and they need all the help they can get

[@debbielombardi5864]

Pat - Bless your heart. 💜💜

[@alicepark2051]

Thanks to Carla for sharing the pictures of LWR quilts. I am the chair person in charge of the quilt ministry in our Lutheran church. We do need quilts all the time! Thanks everyone!

[@dj2s]

My wife has been involved with LWR Quilts for over 30 yrs. Wonderful organization. Thank you for the excellent shout out. So glad the quilts are being sent to Ukraine.

[@susanhaas9249]

Thank you so much Pat for your sincere effort coordinating our link to the Ukraine people! People helping and loving people! God bless you Pat! Praying for Ukraine!

[@SarahEJolley]

Thank you Pat! I will pass this on to my quilting group. I am making up a quilt right now using the Star block.

[@jodytomac9610]

Incredible! Thank you for sharing the scope of this work.

[@maribethstrand2341]

Thank you Pat for organizing this and giving us a chance to make a difference- love the Sloan zone

[@nbc911]

This is totally wonderful. Thank you for pulling all of the information together. I will speak to my group in UK about supporting the lady in Poland as we are nearby for posting. Thank you 💕

[@suejameson1517]

Just amazing Pat! I send you the biggest hug from Australia and will contribute as much as I can x

[@dianalonghenry4933]

WOW Pat! Some where there are more quilts than you have!! 🥰

[@chrislittebrant5235]

Good Morning Pat, Thank you for this heart warming information on donating money and quilts. ❤️❤️❤️ Have a lovely weekend. 🥰 Chris

[@kathy_funk]

Thank you SO MUCH, Pat Sloan!!!! It’s wonderful to have this information so clearly laid out for us. I don’t know how you do all that you do, but you are incredible. Really. I wish we could send so much more to these hurting people. I wish we could wrap them up in our arms and keep them safe and promise them their country will survive and they will be able to live there in peace for the rest of their lives. I prayed as I stitched my little quilt for my door, and I will be praying hard as I stitch this quilt to be sent to someone over there. I believe our prayers can move mountains! Guess I’ll head out to my local quilt shop tomorrow and find some more blue and yellow fabric. I want these folks wrapped up in hope.

[@loridavison6672]

God Bless you. Great information. 💕💕

[@bellaannecgoff2335]

You’re amazing ❤️ Thanks for your guidance, these places are wonderful❤️

[@amyferris8450]

Thank you Pat for doing this. I know many, many of us want to do something to help these poor people. Now we have a way to help using our favorite pass time. #Quilting for Ukraine.

[@GrannyS217]

Thank you for dedicating this Friday to the relief efforts. I just made my UNICEF donation and bought two t shirts. Every bit helps! 💕🇺🇦💕

[@PatSloan]

thank you!

[@vickiem3962]

Thank you Pat for sharing the info about Lutheran World Relief. I've been making quilts with the ladies at my Lutheran church but did not know about the processing after they leave our church. Very informative! BTW we are always looking for gently used sheets from our congregation for backing material, we use polyester batting and tie our quilts. Our little church group is on goal to finish and ship 150 quilts this year.

[@karencluts2651]

Yay for LWR!

[@carmenbailey1560]

Love your block and respect your effort towards fundraising for the Ukraine refugees. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

[@margespagnolo2375]

Hi Pat, I am so impressed with your efforts for the Ukraine. Why can't this world live in peace? THank you for your efforts and your kind heart. I like the fabric with the strawberries for your pillow cover. I think it will be perfect with your other items. Sending a hug.

[@carolengel6368]

Blessings to you Pat for all your efforts for those ravaged by war. :)

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

I had a very busy day in my sewing room again and now I've got my hand quilting. Such a great video! I hope you have a beautiful and happy week ahead! Thank you for posting!

[@janetesser6929]

I started quilting with a Luthern group. We make these quilts and they have been doing this for years.

[@lmorgan1028]

I’m wearing my Kate Spain shirt today too! Much love to Ukraine!

[@kathyclayton4318]

Thank you so much for setting up these two places for donating, making sure what we send actually makes it to the intended persons. I am familiar with the Quilted Twins. I have ordered from them for years and they are a wonderful family. Have followed Becky on FB as well and knew she and her husband were missionaries working in Poland. She is able to get more done in a day than anyone I know! I did ask her once if she ever sleeps! I think she must sew all night long. Amazing! I wish I had found them before my parents left Florida because we had been spending a month two times a year in FL and drove very close to their store each time heading to visit my parents and then heading home again. I would definitely have stopped in had I known about them then. Must be an amazing store. My local church quilting group is involved mainly in local charities though our church raises funds for global distribution as the need comes up and we are also collecting through our denomination for Ukraine. Yes, there are so many in need right now. Thank you Pat for setting this up. You are amazing and have such a great heart for wanting to give to those who are in need and sharing it this way. ♥️

[@shirleywiltshire8434]

Thank you for all this great information. I tell people to make sure where they donate it actually is used correctly. Very impressed with the Maryland faculty. I hope when you tour you let us tag along.

[@margm4]

Thanks for your love and research Pat. So many quilts. Bless you and the organisations. 🇦🇺

[@vondabethel1357]

Hey everyone. I just want to say something about world central kitchen. I live in the Bahamas and In 2019 on September first we had a category five hurricane come through our island and another island. Worst hurricane in our history. World central kitchen was here for us. The food was great and the people were so sweet and kind. They stayed for as long as they were needed. We thank them very much for their service.

[@PatSloan]

that is wonderful to hear!

[@JKnight911]

Bless your heart Pat! I also have so much respect for you. This video is well done and truly comes from the heart. Bless each of you that’s helping Ukraine. I pray for continued strength for each person in Ukraine 🇺🇦 fighting. Thank you for sharing this information with us so we can help! Thank you for the free pattern as well. I just ordered a tshirt from Kd Spain. ❤️

[@revefraser202]

THANKS for all your research and caring!!! Love you ❤️❤️❤️ Praying for peace🙏

[@Carolmaizy]

Just downloaded the pattern and made a donation. Bless you all for giving me the opportunity to do my small part.

[@PatSloan]

thank you!

[@jkoucheki]

Wow - you are amazing! Thank you for putting all of this together!!!!

[@lindatuttle5897]

Pat, thank you so much for all your efforts to help raise donations for Ukraine. You are so thoughtful. God Bless. I will be sending a quilt to LWR.

[@BAFriend4]

Thank you so much for sharing all of this information. Time for me to get busy.

[@hollyknobler9309]

Wow! What an informational packed video. Thank you so much for your time and efforts. I love your t-shirt and ended up buying one myself 😁

[@conniemiks3962]

Thank you for all the information you are a wonderful person we love you Pat.🌻🌻

[@tblack4719]

You’re a jewel. Thanks for all you do.

[@huisuk]

Thank you so much. 💓

[@donnahutchinson2464]

Thank you for doing the fundraiser and all the research for donating quilts. I am going to contact my quilting friends to see what we can put together to donate!! Thank you again!

[@joycesidwell5280]

Thank you Pat!!! We’ve been waiting on you to let us know where to send.❤️❤️❤️

[@PatSloan]

it took a lot of my time to research this and time for people to be ready

[@lyndaryan2458]

Our church group has been donating to LWR many years. We meet weekly to put layers together, bind them, and tie them. Usual size is about 60x80. we all make the tops at home using new and donated fabrics by generous friends.

[@marlahanks7278]

Hi Pat! As you say "oh my goodness" at the sight of those massive stacks of pallets of bales!!! What a process for them to do this. I just love, love your t-shirt & have shared with a friend & will get one for myself for sure & possibly my son's girlfriend for her birthday next month after she looks at them & decides on the color. Are you wearing the steel blue? Such a pretty, soft color. I like the gray & teal but my son said he likes the teal better 😊 Thank you for sharing all this info & seeing the pictures really hits home as to the needs of the people.

[@suzannedougan4923]

So much info for us to be able to do something for the refugees. Thanks Pat. What is the line of fabric you are using for sweet dreams? I want to get some of the white with a touch of pink you’re using for the background. Perhaps it’s a white on white and the camera picked it up as pink.

[@lorriemcdonnell7027]

💙 💛 What a great video, Pat! There’s also a Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Our church has sent quilts there before. I am going to look into it.

[@joane8651]

Thank you, Pat, for your suggestions, have been following Rebecca for several years now and she and her sister of The Quilted Twins are both so giving and kind. Also, good to know how to understand shipping, I sent a package once and didn't understand how to do it, realized that the lady who received it had to pay shipping costs and felt so sad that that had happened.

[@cindymcfarland4686]

Wonderful information here. Thanks!

[@debm5739]

❤️❤️amazing 🌻❤️❤️

[@marcellarodriguez7955]

Thank you for your work 🙏🏼💐❤️

[@PatSloan]

Downloads and addresses at blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@glendalewis3806]

Good morning. Full moon is still out in bright yellow this morning. Ice is still flowing down Lake Erie from Lake Michigan. So still cool.

[@PatSloan]

join the live chat

[@dottiebuckley2873]

Good morning. Beautiful day here in AZ. To early for sunshine yet but wanted to watch your video live.

[@suzannefulk1637]

Thanks for your hard work!!

[@maryswarts2282]

Thankyou, Pat.....🥰

[@cindypetersen3113]

Love your shirt!

[@jshigginbotham2303]

Good morning

[@gwynwellliver4489]

Thank you so very much. This is so helpful!

[@lyndaryan2458]

LWR also accepts $$$ to help with shipping costs

[@julxie-quitting6741]

Thank you!!

[@sharonoconnor7769]

Amazing and wonderful work!

[@yvetteboehnke2135]

Wow! I would like to contribute but is there a US based unicef site/ link? Thank you for all you do!

[@donnamontieth5798]

Quilted Twins is in my town. Can I drop off quilts there to Rachel? I will call them to find that out. I did not see an address on their website for where to send in Poland, so I'm glad you posted that on your site. Thanks for the information about Quilts for Ukraine. I'm praying for all of the people there.

[@PatSloan]

Donna I do not think Rachel is accepting quilt. You must ship them directly to Poland yourself. details at blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@franwuertz5704]

Hi Pat. I'm sure these organizations could use some cash donations to handle all these quilts. Instead of investing in the quilt itself and the postage to get them where they are needed, is there a link that monetary donations could be made to?

[@PatSloan]

I do have a donation going for Unicef at ukraine.unicef.org.au/quiltersstandforukraine . the quilt donation is for those that wish to donate a physical quilt.

[@ronmauer7005]

Could you, please, share the link for the t-shirt and World Central Kitchen. Thank you

[@PatSloan]

it is at blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@karenskinner2747]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@yukomattingly]

Hi Pat, you’re amazing. Can I send pillow cases too? Please let me know, thanks

[@PatSloan]

yes you can send pillow cases, thank you!

[@bettyedayadams2769]

Where do you get the custom label to include with quilt Bettye Day Adams

[@PatSloan]

i do not do custom labels, I just write them on white fabric by hand

[@cwaltercm]

Hi, Pat! Do you know if we can designate the quilt to Poland if we ship to LWR? I didn't see this option on the website....

[@PatSloan]

Christine if you send to LWR write a note and pin it to the quilt to say it is for a Ukrainian Refugee.. not a Poland

[@virginiabaeten662]

Good morning Pat. Do you have any idea of the type of batting that would be the most user friendly to people receiving the quilt? Do they prefer tied or machine quilted. Thanks.

[@PatSloan]

use whatever batting you like and quilt or tied is your prefernce. Personally I quilt all mine

[@bonnielee8935]

If you want to donate more, please donate to MSF (Doctors Without Borders), another excellent organization!

[@bluekitty3731]

Im sorry but I missed were we can get the tee shirts, was there a link?

[@PatSloan]

at my website today, did you get my email? Go to blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@toniwright1776]

I hope I have the correct person to ask... I'm looking for the Ukraine Sunflower Fat Quarter bundle I saw as I was strolling through Ukraine related quilts/donations/etc. If I saw it on one of your channels, would you give me the addess? Thanks :)

[@PatSloan]

i have not seen any sunflower FQ bundles, must have been another channel

[@toniwright1776]

@@PatSloan thank you for taking the time to reply. I was surfing, saw it (a cute 3 piece bundle) and thought I might go back but now can't find it...darn. Instead, I'm making your 18" block and then a sunflower quilt I've designed by combining others' ideas. BTW, I adore your channel, your work and YOU! Thanks again.

[@annetteellis4188]

Impressive operations. I love your sunflower 🌻 r shirt. Where did you find it?

[@PatSloan]

link is at my article today blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@jcbuffalogal1328]

Great idea! What is your suggested donation amount? Thx!

[@PatSloan]

thank you! There are suggested amounts at the link ukraine.unicef.org.au/quiltersstandforukraine

[@dbeckman6329]

Great idea. Where are the T-shirts made?

[@PatSloan]

you can learn about that at Kate's website, get the links at my article today where i sent you in the video and email blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@Carolmaizy]

Approximately how much would it cost to ship a quilt to Poland?

[@PatSloan]

that depends on the size, weight and country you are shipping from. Check with your postal service

[@terryphelps7456]

😍

[@rebeccamiller6178]

How do I get the t-shirt ???

[@PatSloan]

link is the first pinned comment and under the video go to my website blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@cindyd909]

HIs Pat, I am wanting to collect Sewing Notions, (scissors, pins, needles, threads. seam rippers, etc...) for Ukrainian refugees. I am having a hard time trying to find an organization who I can take these donations. If you have any suggestions on who I might contact to get these possible donations to the many Ukranian People I would appreciate it. Thank you for your help. Cindy DeLo,

[@Stoffmonster467]

😳😳😳🥰

[@junehanson7865]

Do you know what is the size of the quilts need to be

[@carolgerard4132]

For LWR they need to be 60" by 80".

[@PatSloan]

everything is listed at my article, go to blog.patsloan.com/2022/03/join-me-for-a-quilters-stand-for-ukraine-quilt-drive-fundraiser-for-ukraines-children.html

[@suzannedougan4923]

So much info for us to be able to do something for the refugees. Thanks Pat. What is the line of fabric you are using for sweet dreams? I want to get some of the white with a touch of pink you’re using for the background. Perhaps it’s a white on white and the camera picked it up as pink.

[@PatSloan]

fabric I'm using is this Beautiful Moonstone shrsl.com/3a00l i list it on every download page and at the project page. are you getting my emails?

[@tanysthoms8396]

Thank you!