Quilts for Kids Fabric Designer

Quilts for Kids Fabric Designer http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_for_kids/ <p class="MsoNormal">Quilts For Kids, Inc. Founder, Linda Arye, came to the quilt fabric world in a different way.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An Interior Designer, Linda was faced with a dilemma when in August 2000 she saw thousands of pounds of fabric being thrown away at the <st1:placename w:st="on">Design</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Always up for a challenge, Linda, decided to find a better use for unwanted fabric samples than landfill.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>What does one do with sample sized fabric? What else, turn it into patchwork quilts!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>With that one thought Quilts For Kids, Inc was born.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since then Quilts For Kids has saved many millions of pounds of fabric from landfill and gifted quilts and other items to tens of thousands of children in need.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><img align="right" alt="" src="http://www.robertkaufman.com/emails/Linda-small.jpg" />As Linda’s understanding of the quilt world expanded the charity’s focus shifted to the<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>use of quilt fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“I never realized how fabulous these fabrics were.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They have come a long way from my sixth grade Home Ec. Calicos,” she says.</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">“I had always wanted to find a way to fund the charity and be able to gift fun, brightly colored quilts to children in need.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Robert Kaufman and Amy Schimler made that dream a reality with this Quilts For Kids, Inc. collection.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>These fun kid friendly designs spoke to me the moment I saw the art work that Amy created for us.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I wanted something bright and whimsical and that is just what this collection is all about.”</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">Linda chose to gift quilts to children in need because of her daughter, Mollie’s childhood illness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mollie, now 21 is a healthy, fun loving young woman who has a love of the golden retrievers and cats she was raised with.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Linda’s husband Lowell, an advocate for the disabled and elderly, has been supportive since day one, encouraging Linda to continue with her vision and bring it to what it is now, an International charity.</span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img hspace="5" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.robertkaufman.com/emails/child_hospital.jpg" />Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteer quilters who enable us to turn tears to smiles every day with their wonderful works of art.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Your quilts are these children’s constant companions.</p> <div></div> Animal Party http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/animal_party/ <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/animal_party/"><img src="http://www.robertkaufman.com/assets/fabric/thumbs/AQK-7809-192.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="120" border="0"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/animal_party/">Animal Party</a> 2009-07-01 00:00:00 http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/animal_party/