Blogging in Alphabetical Order, Q=Queue, Qualify, & Quality

This graphic, picture has nothing to do with today's blog post, just a little funny I thought I'd share with you all.  Spotted it awhile back on Facebook.

Did you notice the numbers with our afghan goal?  We have officially now pasted the half way mark with our donations!  I'm thrilled to see that and hope we more than meet the goal as it's lower than some of our years.  

I'm currently over half way on an afghan I'm knitting.  Are you working on one?

Today's letter is Q in our blogging in Alphabetical Order.  Q, is never an easy letter.  The last two times through the alphabet, I blogged using the word quilt.  But, today I've chosen Queue, Quality, and Qualify as words that start with the letter Q.

Below is our Queue...of blogs while blogging in alphabetical Order this time round.  If you've not read any of these blog posts; please do take time.  And the only way we know you've visited is to leave a comment.  (hint hint, wink wink).

3rd List Blogging in Alphabetical Order.
A=afghans Resurecting Learning Logs.
B=Barnacle Bill and Blogging in Alphabetical Order
C=A Cocoon of Yarn, Blogging in Alphabetical Order
D=Blogging in Alphabetical Order, D=Dog & Homeless
E=Ends, Blogging Alphabetically
F=FEAR, Fibers, and Fun Colors Matter
G=Donald Gould, Homeless in Sarasota, Florida
H=Hard Life, Hovel, Homeless & More, So Sad
I=Blogging in Alphabetical Order, Illness in Homeless
J= New Afghan Needs name, Blogging in Alphabetic Order, Jobless & Judgement
K=Kindness, Giving Away Kindness and blogging in Alphabetical Order
L= Love, Loitering and the Law
M=Assembling Mountain Meadow
N=Nameless Afghan, Blogging in Alphabetical Order
O=Being Homeless, An Outcast causes Outrage, or Does it?
P=Homeless Man's Belongings and Pollution, Blogging in Alphabetical Order

Quality.  I believe we improve the quality of someone's day when we gift them a warm hat, or scarf, or beautiful afghan.  If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be continuing with Bridge and Beyond.  I believe you all think the same or you wouldn't spend your valuable time and tremendous skills to knit and crochet for Bridge and Beyond.

Qualify.  One of the problems Homeless people face is knowing what help they might quality for.  Knowing where to go, whom to talk to in order to find out what they might qualify for.  There are out reach programs that carry note cards with names, phone numbers, and addresses of help programs to give to homeless people they encountered to help them in the process.  Sometimes they also provide transportion or bus passes to help those in need.  Think about that, if you needed help tomorrow.....do you know how to find out what you might quality for?  Sadly, a large number of people really don't.  So think about that and add being hungry, sleep deprived and or fearful to the mix.  These are just of what homeless people deal with on a daily basis.

**The counts on our progress bars are current. All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.

Quilts Keep People Warm

This is a Christmas Quilt I made years ago for my Mother for a Christmas Gift.  After her passing, my Dad returned it to me.  I am not a "true" quilter, but have made several family quilts similar to above with no definitive pattern.  As I continue to work my way through the alphabet...Q was a stumbling block for me.  Then the word quilt came to mind. 

We've not really had people making and donating quilts, but...........we could.  Why couldn't they be part of our afghans that we donate to Homeless Families Foundation?  Though I know making a quilt is quite time consuming and so, I guess I'm asking...is it practical for us to suggest people make and donate quilts?  This one is warm, but realistically, I use it primarily for decorations, and obviously only once a year.  But, if it weren't a Christmas Quilt, could we do that?  Are any of you quilters?

Some of the afghans we've received and donated through the years have looked like a quilt in their design.  If this is a reasonable idea, perhaps there are ways to connect with quilters here on the net?  Perhaps it's too costly a venture.  I don't remember what I spent to buy the fabric, thread, backing, bias tape, or cotton batting...been too many years.  If anyone is a sewer and has some idea of costs, please let me know.  I like throwing out ideas of things I think might be helpful for Bridge and Beyond, but I don't want to spend lots of time trying to find quilters if this isn't a good idea due to time and costs.


**The counts on our progress bars are current, the percentages not quite. I'll not be figure the percentages with each update of numbers, but will be updating again next at least by the 20th. I have in fact made a reminder not on my cell phone for the 20th of each month to do percentages. If we're at a milestone, or I just have extra time I may do it more often...but certainly at that scheduled time

.** All donations regardless of size and number are valued. All donations are appreciated. The Power of One is awesome, and when we work together The Power of One becomes The Power of Many.