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209 Quilts for 2009 Breast cancer patients receive a quilt to provide emotional and physical warmth during their breast cancer treatments.A heartfelt thanks to all who participated in the '209 Quilts for 2009'. We had 398 entries to the challenge!!! What an overwhelming outpouring of generosity and talent. Thanks to Cathy Daum of Quilt Beginnings who helped us provide the Grand Prize Pfaff sewing machine -- the lucky winner was Betty Nelson. Betty is well-deserved of this prize, as she has created hundreds of quilts for our cause.Thanks to all of those that participated in this years "209 Quilts for 2009"The James Stitching Sisters is a group of volunteers who create lap quilts for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at JamesCare in Dublin. The group was formed in 2004 by Joanne Lester, a nurse practitioner at Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Today, the group includes hundreds of breast cancer survivors, caregivers, family members and friends interested in bringing warmth and strength to women receiving breast cancer treatment at the Comprehensive Breast Health Center at JamesCare in Dublin.Our MissionThe James Stitching Sisters are devoted to bringing color, comfort, warmth and support to breast cancer patients by creating and distributing handcrafted quilts. These inspiring sisters have donated more than 1,000 quilts and tote bags to patients as they start their chemotherapy treatments. In addition, many quilts and wall hangings brighten the walls of the waiting rooms, clinic areas and chemotherapy suites at JamesCare in Dublin.Sewing CenterThe James Stitching Sisters have created a Sewing Center at 325 Cramer Creek Court where they regularly meet to work on projects. This is possible due to a generous donation of office space, originally from Frank Kass, Continental Realty. The space is currently sustained by Nationwide Realty. The Sewing Center has been up and running since October 2005 as a place to gather and organize fabric, cut quilts, piece tops, machine quilt, and maintain the breast cancer patient quilt program.Anyone interested is welcome to join us as we work toward our goal of making 500 quilts in 2008. We need people to sew, sort fabric, iron, quilt and laugh. You can take kits home to piece, completed tops to quilt, or completed quilts to bind.How You Can HelpAnyone can be part of this project. We welcome time, talent and treasures in any shape, size or form.Share your time, talent and treasures by:
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