Hi , 

Thank you for all the kind words from last week's newsletter and our experience with Helene. It is humbling to see the destruction from this storm, but very heartening to find many quilters organizing quilt donations. I've compiled a list of links below if you have quilts to donate and are looking for ways to assist:

Bittersweet Quilt Shop and 5 Little Monkeys - Collection will begin October, 7th through November, 16th 

Collecting - New bed size quilts, new in the package cotton sheet sets, twin to king, and cash donations. Mail or take donations to - Bittersweet Quilt Shop 624 W. 5th Street, Pinconning MI 48650

Click Here for more information - then click the red text "Asheville NC Quilt and Linen Collection" to view the full PDF.

Keepsake Quilting - Accepting quilts of all sizes to be donated to Western, NC. Drop off or mail quilts to the NC Keepsake Quilting Factory Outlet in Archdale, NC.

JAXMQG - This organization has created a modern opportunity quilt that is being raffled, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross and hurricane relief. Click Here to purchase raffle tickets.

A few quilters emailed to share that other areas were affected in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina too. I apologize if I appear limited in scope as this storm damaged many homes from Florida through North Carolina. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Simple Ruler Quilting Design - Matrix

In today's short video, I share the steps to machine quilting Matrix, a simple wiggly grid design:

I've been ruler quilting a bit more lately, wanting to rebuild my skills for this fun quilting style. Something I noticed while quilting Matrix is that holding the ruler can feel really different, depending on the angle I'm quilting and where my hand is positioned.

As you quilt this design, play with your ruler placement. Where does it feel best to hold your ruler?

While I am ruler quilting in the video, note you can free motion quilt this design, and you can also quilt it with walking foot quilting too. Matrix is a fun design for any quilting style!

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day