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The following is something I wrote to let people know what we are doing with Heartstrings Quilts (formerly known as Phoenix Quilts).  You may use a link to direct readers here or you may copy and paste the article into what you are writing.  Please don't change anything that I've written without my permission first!  Thank you!

January 28, 2014

"With natural disasters, we aren't trying to replace people's bedding . . . we'll let the insurance companies do that.  All we want to do is bring someone a little bit of comfort during such a tragic and difficult time in their lives.  We feel that a quilt can do that almost better than anything else."

That's what I tell people when they ask me why I'm doing this.  That's why I want to put a homemade quilt into the arms of families who have been affected by a man-made tragedy or natural disaster, simply to bring them a little bit of comfort.  I feel that as these people are trying to rebuild their lives, a quilt is a great place to start!

What started as a desire to give a quilt to some friends who lost their home to a wildfire in Central Utah, has grown into a determination to reach out to people throughout the United States and show them there are a LOT of people in this crazy ol' world who care!  

Obviously, though, there is NO WAY I could sew that many quilts myself!  So I've put the challenge out there to my quilting friends.  The generosity of these men and women all over the world completely and totally AMAZES me!  This is the most unselfish group of people I have ever been associated with, and I love them all for what they're doing!  

Will you please join us in helping those who have lost everything???

Julie Anderson
HeartstringsQuilts@gmail.com

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The following is a link to an article that was posted on www.ksl.com about Phoenix Quilts (now Heartstrings Quilts)!  If you'd like to use the article in any way, please use the link to direct readers to KSL.  Thank you!

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=21528484&nid=1010&title=after-wood-hollow-fire-woman-quilts-for-families-who-lost-it-all

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The following is a link to an article that was posted on www.huffingtonpost.com about Phoenix Quilts (now Heartstrings Quilts)!  If you'd like to use the article in any way, please use the link to direct readers to the Huffington Post.  Thank you!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarissa-burt/risen-from-the-ashes-phoe_b_2352754.html?show_comment_id=216277379#comment_216277379

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