Breast Cancer Awareness-- a knitted wrap for a Warrior Princess

Fate whispers to the warrior...
                "you cannot withstand the storm..."

                              and the warrior whispers back 

                                          " I am... the storm."

 October is

Breast Cancer Awareness

month..

in my own humble little way,

I am dedicating my latest knitted wrap

to raising awareness 

for women everywhere...

every woman who is diagnosed

with breast cancer

becomes a warrior...

this knitted wrap,

the most exquisite and detailed 

that I have ever made...

is truly fit for a 

Warrior Princess..

 one end of my knitted wrap

is accented with a pale pink ribbon-

a symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness.

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the pink ribbon 

is embellished with an exquisite

  garland made from

hundreds of seed beads, sequins, tiny glass leaves,

and my own embroidery accents.

unlike anything that I have ever made

before...

the wrap is knitted

with my own combination 

of super soft acrylic yarns...

~

the beaded and embellished ribbon

separates a slight color distinction

in the design...

~

one end is knitted in a muted pink 

combination of yarns

while the remainder of the wrap

is knitted in muted tan colors 

accented with soft pink

undertones.

a tiny muslin tag,

hand painted... 

bears the symbol of the

warrior princess...

~

so tiny that one would

hardly notice...

but she knows that it is there...

the entire wrap

is accented with beaded leaves,

vines, and flowers...

 over 50 tiny handmade leaves,

and over 40 flowers

are hand sewn

along a beautiful trailing vine...

every stitch

is filled with prayers...

 every leaf and flower

is accented with seed beads,

glass beads, and 

vintage accent pieces...

 and on one leaf,

another tiny beaded symbol for our

warrior princess...

beautiful blooms 

 are scattered

 along the trailing vine...

 every bloom

is beautiful and unique~

as is every warrior princess...

the charitable proceeds

from the sale of this knitted wrap

will be donated to

"Compassion that Compels"

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a women's ministry

that provides hope and support

to warrior princess's

who battle all types of cancer.

~

they have been kind to our family...

my "Warrior Princess"

knitted wrap...

can be found in my 

ETSY shop

here

~ 

I am humbled to love and admire

a beautiful and very special

warrior princess 

in our family...

xoxo,

Vicki

Kindness Quilt Project -- an exciting FIRST UPDATE!!

"Because, that's what Kindness is...
       It's not doing something for someone because they can't...
                   It's doing something for someone because you can...."

                                                                             Andrew Iskander

 

Only 3 months into this amazing project,

 and already the response has been incredible! 

To date, there are 94 quilt block donations

(from all over the world!!)

and a gorgeous assortment of laces

and notions.

Every donation has been photographed 

and I am so excited

to share them with you here

in this first update

to the 

Kindness Quilt Project.

(you can read about the project here)

the first 3 photos in this set 

are the amazing creations of

Bridget Baker

who shared her amazing talents

all the way from

Great Britain...

this beautiful quilt block was anonymously

donated by a 

kind and generous soul...

these lovely crochet squares

were sent from England

and were created by Jayne Purchase...

this next group of 7 stunning quilt squares

were lovingly created by 

Marlynne Snare

from Missouri...

you can find Marlynne

and her amazing talents 

at her blog--

 Marlynne Creates Daily

these beautiful, soft, and colorful 

knitted squares

are from Louise

in California...

stunningly beautiful and so so soft...

these crochet squares are lovely donations from

Suzanne Elkin,

Maryland...

these next 3 photos share

the amazing creations of the talented

Jo Butler

and come from the state of

Utah...

5 lovely embellished quilt blocks..

you can find Jo and her creations at her blog

Anne's Attic Design

this beautifully embellished quilt square 

has traveled all the way

from Australia 

to become part of this project....

~

 created by my friend 

Deb Uhrig...

Deb created the first Kindness Quilt

as a gift for one of her friends who was in need

of some special kindness.

~

I was pleased to have participated in Deb's

 unique and special project...

 and from there, 

our Kindness Quilt group was formed on 

Instagram.

~

You can read more about our group

on my first Kindness Quilt blog post

and you can find sweet Deb on Instagram

under the name

"Raspberry Treats- Deb"... 

Lovely fabric and beautiful embellishments...

these next 2 quilt square donations are from

Elaine Kewin,

Texas...

~

Elaine also donated 

an assortment of lovely notions

for the project...

you can find Elaine 

and her beautiful creations 

at her website

BrierRose

these next 5 photos

share the donations from a dear and precious friend

here at home...

created by my friend

Janet Yost...

this assortment of knitted and crochet squares

are lovely editions to this project...

Jan also donated an incredible

assortment of laces and ribbons that will be used

to further embellish the quilt...

These unique and beautiful knitted

squares were donated by

Loretta Alcorn,

Arizona...

another stunning addition to the project...

this beautiful quilt piece

was donated by 

Lorraine Williams

from Australia...

and.... from Australia,

created by Eva McMahon,

a stunning collection of 41 quilt squares...

beautiful and simple..

evidence that even the most simple designs

are stunning additions to this project...

some of these lovely quilt squares

will receive embellishments

from the donated laces and notions

that have been

gifted to this project...

from this lovely collection,

I hope you will realize that if you have even the most

basic talents in knitting, crochet, or sewing...

your gift will be treasured beyond words for this project...
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do you paint?
I would love to have some donations
from those of you who might add painted
designs to a quilt square...

and if you have no skills at these crafts....

please send notions for embellishment of the project.

Any gift will be so appreciated...

the project will run until next August,

and I will publish updates as the donations arrive...

every donation will be photographed and shared here

on my blog and also on my

"2 Bags Full " Instagram page...

(I will begin posting on my IG page this week...)

From the bottom of my heart,

please accept my heartfelt thank you to everyone

who has donated to this amazing project...

~

in my next update,

I hope to share some photos of the quilt

 in beginning stages of becoming

assembled...

~

if you have any questions regarding

this project,

you may email me..

vboster1@windstream.net

vboster@yahoo.com

xoxo,

Vicki