Halloween Photos

For those of you that don't follow along on Hannah's site, life seems to pass us by at a million miles per minute.

Anyhoo, here's Hannah and Austin as Frankenstein and his bride on Halloween.

Socks for Hannah

Hannah now has to wear SMO's. To hide the braces a bit, I've decorated some cuff socks for her to roll down over them. They are easy to do, once you realize that you need to stretch the sock while sewing on the lace or else you kiddo can't get them on her feet. LOL!

If you haven't seen Kathy's sock creations, jump on over. They are to die for! THANKS again, Kathy! Hannah LOVES them!!

EGF Need

With everything going on with Hannah and Austin being in the "terrible twos", I'm a bit behind on life in generally. This is why I rarely post anymore.

Recently, EGF has received two requests which has prompted me a "needs list." If you could stick the following items in your line-up for crafting, I would greatly appreciated it!

• Solid white bereavement sets
• Blankets - any size, any color
• Extra small & small bereavement sets

We have several hospitals that only want the tiny sets as they have plenty of donations for the larger angels. Last week I received a request for just that from the hospital where Emma passed away. Annually I send something but I have never sent a lot since Emma was so beautifully dressed. They've now requested that they be on our regular list.

I've also received a request from a hospital in Ohio that services a predominately Amish population. Thus, solid white is requested. I have sent all of the solid white sets that I have. The bereavement coordinator sent me a link to some photos too. They are beautifully done!

As always, thanks a MILLION for all that you do for the families!!

FA Fundraiser in Hannah's Honor

Becky, a very good friend of mine, recently approached me about doing a Homemade Gourmet fundraiser in Hannah's Honor. She has generously offered to donate ALL of her profits to FARA, the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance.

Please join us in raising money to find a cure for FA!!The online fundraiser will end on Sept 22nd. Please visit this site to place your order. http://homemadegourmet.eventuity.com/e/25311

Big Thanks!!

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Lots of exciting advancements are being made. We need the money to push the research through FDA approval. One of the most exciting avenues being pursued is the HDAC Inhibitor. It is showing great promise in the animal models and blood from FA patients. The HDAC Inhibitor introduces the missing frataxin back into the gene. It has the potential of not only stopping the progression of FA, but reversing the damage already done.

Can you believe it?

I'm finally cutting out curtains!

Fabric

Jason's grandmother used to quilt A LOT. Her health has recently taken a turn for the worst and Jason's aunt that lives about an hour from us cleaned out Nanny's fabric stash. I have now inherited the above. If you see any of if that you could use to make EGF stuff, please let me know. I'll GLADLY share.

Here are a few quilts that Aunt Grayce made for EGF out of some of Nanny's fabric, and some that she already had. Aunt Grayce has an AWESOME sewing room set up in her basement with a wall full of color-coated fabric.

Pillowcase Dresses

My love of sewing came from my grandmother. A couple of months ago, my Mom found a set of beautiful old pillowcases in the attic. I told her that I had some Nana's Heirloom Soak that I bought at a specialty fabric store in Houston when I was smocking a lot. It did a GREAT job at cleaning the old pillowcases.

....and my Grandmother did a GREAT job of making her great-granddaughters pillowcase dresses!