Quilters Names:  These two quilts were made for Sari Bari by Mary Dobush (Wellington, OH), Lydia & Hannah Weasner (Bellevue, OH), Lois Burris (Fremont, OH), Elizabeth Griffin (Clyde, OH), and Sarah Pennell (Jupiter, FL).

Mother and Daughters Quilt Ministry Bio:

Mother and Daughters Quilt Ministry honors the legacy and memory of Marian Alta Trusdle Griffin who loved God, her husband, her family, and others.

Marian was an accomplished seamstress who used her skills to create clothing for her five daughters and décor for her home.

Following her teaching career, Marian learned to create quilts.  Her quilt journal reveals the many quilted coverlets, pillows, and wall hangings that were created on her old treadle sewing machine.

In 2006, Marian was encouraged by her daughters to begin sewing patches to make quilts for her 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  With the help of all her children and several grandchildren, she quickly achieved this goal.  She continued sewing quilt blocks until failing health prevented her from doing so.  By her death in 2011, hundreds and hundreds of quilt blocks had been sewn that are being made into quilts that continue to bless others.

Quilts made by Mother and Daughters Quilt Ministry have been given to the following ministries and organizations:

–Place of Hope, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

–Flat Rock Children’s Home, Flat Rock, OH

–Old Bight Orphanage, Cat Island, Bahamas

–World Partners Mission to Immigrants, Toledo, OH

–First United Methodist Church, Wellington, OH

–Southern Lorain County Office on Aging, Wellington, OH

Each quilt was made from recycled sari material attached to blocks of 100% cotton muslin.  A recycled cotton flannel blanket was used as batting.  Each quilt has new 100% cotton batik fabric as the backing.

May God bless Sari Bari and the women they work with in Calcutta, India.  There is HOPE.

Special Thanks to Marah Grant for the beautiful pictures of these amazing quilts (see more of her work here http://marahgrantblog.com and on https://www.facebook.com/marahgrantphotography).  And to Nikole Lim for the first picture taken at Sari Bari in Kolkata, India.  And a special shout out to our favorite singer/songwriter Kyle Scott who is singing “For Joy”.

You are invited to the 2nd annual quilt auction and raffle at www.saribari.com.

For this year’s auction, we’ve selected quilt artisans from around the world to create quilts of original design using both new and recycled saris. Their creations are, simply put, amazing.

In October, these one-of-a-kind works of art will be auctioned to the highest bidder.

All quilt sales will go toward the purchase a new building in Kalighat, the red light district where Sari Bari’s freedom work first began. With your help, Sari Bari can offer a chance for up to 25 more women to join us on the freedom road. Our goal is $60,000 so please bid generously!

You may place your bids at saribari.com at any time during the month of October. Winners will be announced November 1, 2012.

Contact info@saribari.com if you would like to receive more postcards to share.
Visit www.saribari.com/donate/ to make a direct donation to the building fund.

Quilter Name: Cathey Newhouse

Quilting is a long-standing tradition in my family.  My great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother made quilts before me, and my daughter and daughter-in-law are carrying on the tradition.  I made my first quilt at age 11.

I began seriously quilting in 1998.  Since that time I have made more than 100 quilts, most of which I’ve given away as gifts.  I have tried many different techniques and types of quilts, but most of my quilts are machine pieced or machine appliqued and machine quilted on my regular home sewing machine.

My sari quilt uses most of the fabric in 5 recycled saris.  I am delighted to use my quilting skills for the benefit of such a worthy organization as Sari Bari.

Quilter Name: Cynthia Newman

Cynthia Newman is a graphic designer, fine artist and teacher who has worked in Los Angeles, Atlanta & Washington, DC.

She is currently living in New York running a blog: A Patch of Shade (http://apatchofshade.blogspot.com)and a hand-made textile business named Snooks & Winnie. Introduced to sewing in childhood by her maternal Grandmother, she recently dusted off her sewing machine and began using it to create one-of-a-kind keepsakes that tell unique family stories. (www.snooksandwinnie.com)

Quilter Name: Brook Magar

Brook Magar lived in Nepal from 2003-2011 and visited Sari Bari many times over the years.  She currently lives in Hesston, Kansas with her husband Pawan.  Brook began quilting as a hobby during her years in Nepal after being inspired by all of the beautiful textiles in South Asia!

Quilter Name: Maddie Johnson

Maddie Johnson is from Minnesota.  She works for the National Marrow Donor Program – Be the Match.  This latest quilt is the fourth one she has ever made.  She still counts herself a novice but is having a lot of fun with quilting as a hobby.  This is the first time Maddie has worked with any fabric like Sari material and it has given her a whole new respect for the women who work at Sari Bari!  She is happy to be able to participate in this auction and have the opportunity to give in a new way.

Quilter Names: Kate Bretzke and Jill Clayton

We found out about the opportunity to use one of our favorite hobbies, quilting, to help in a humanitarian endeavor and jumped at the task to create a quilt for Sari Bari.  Because we are mother and daughter, and happen to live six miles apart, we thought it would be a perfect summer activity.  We both love design, color, textiles, quilting and most of all, PROJECTS!  We discussed ideas and the selection of fabric (used sari’s from Sari Bari) and quickly came to the conclusion that we wanted to make a reversible quilt.  With each of us taking a side of the quilt, it gave us a way to put our own, unique flair into the quilt.  This project has given us the opportunity to work as a team to contribute to the mission of Sari Bari and we are thankful for the time we shared in the creation of our quilt.

Quilter Name: Kim Day

I live in New Zealand with my husband and two children and have always had a love of fabric and sewing. I got my start by studying Fashion Design and have largely been self employed making Made to Measure wedding gowns. There was a natural progression from this to my first quilt which was made from scraps from my Made to Measure work. Then I discovered the beautiful world of quilt fabric shops and my stash has continued to grow ever since! I’m still fairly new to quilting and greatly enjoying pushing myself to learn new techniques and having fun with fabric.