Connor’s Africa Service Trip

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Posted by Connor Boyack on February 06th, 2007

One of my service goals for 2007 is to make 50 quilts to send to Zambia, Africa (where I’ll be going in July) through Mothers Without Borders. I got the idea from a family service project over this past Christmas break. Our family made two quilts while I was there (to also be sent to Africa) and I caught the quilting bug.

The frame, clamps, needles, and pins cost about $50. Once those basic supplies are purchased, each quilt costs about $13 for the supplies to assemble ($5 for two sheets, $7 for the polyester filler, and about a buck worth of yarn).

Here’s a time-lapse of the last quilt I made (with some much appreciated help from the lovely Chantelle). This is quilt number 8/50.

These types of projects are easy to do, relatively cheap, and a great way to relax after a long day (you’ll see me watching 24 and BYUTV in some of the pictures).

Wanna help?

6 Comments so far

  1. Gma Boyack February 6th, 2007 12:50 pm

    Connor, WOW, 50 quilts huh,,That is my goal too.. ah..second thought,I might need Linda and Wendy and Jenny to help me bind them, but we can get it done. Good luck, quite an adventure for a wonderful young man to do. We are all proud of you. see you soon, perhaps tonight with your Mom. Love Gma, Boyack

  2. Naiah Earhart February 11th, 2007 8:26 am

    Connor, are you binding them yourself?

  3. Connor February 11th, 2007 9:17 am

    Connor, are you binding them yourself?

    Nope, the kind woman who commented first on this thread is sewing them up. To offset the load I’m also farming some out to a couple of my aunts so I don’t swamp my grandma who is busy enough with her calling as a full time family history missionary.

    I may quilt, but I draw the line at sewing… :)

  4. kaela February 16th, 2007 11:49 am

    You are so clever “the kind woman who commented first on this thread is sewing them up.” You make me chuckle…

    Can I come help sometime? I’m going to have some free time (especially at first). I would love to do what I can. Although I don’t sew either…

    BTW-your grandma is pretty hip that she reads and posts on your blog! I thought my grandparents were advanced when they discovered instant messaging!

    See you in a week.
    Kaela

    PS. HALFWAY THERE!!

  5. Connor Boyack February 16th, 2007 11:55 am

    BTW-your grandma is pretty hip that she reads and posts on your blog!

    I went out to dinner w/ my grandparents the night she wrote this, and she admitted that it was her first blog comment ever. She was so excited! :-P

    Can I come help sometime?

    Heck yes! Quilts get put together twice as fast when there’s another person helping… Imagine that! :)

  6. Connor Boyack October 19th, 2007 3:36 pm

    Due to, uhh.. getting married.. this goal has been downgraded from 50 quilts to 30. :) I guess some life events end up changing your priorities… in a good way!

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