I just want to write a quick post to showcase these zippered bags that a lovely quilter has made. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my young friend Maggie, is making 180 zippered pouches to donate to a school in South Africa. She is filling each bag with donated school supplies and delivering them to the school. In my post for the Show Your Stripes blog hop, I invited anyone interested to help make some zippered pouches.

Well, Mary Pat heard the call and went way above and beyond and donated a treasure trove of zippered pouches. She dug into her stash, spent her time and mailed the most gorgeous, varied, colorful and well-constructed zippered bags. Each one is a work of art!! I wanted to give her a shout out because how can you properly thank someone for such generosity!?? Mary Pat, thank you, thank you, thank you. These are gems of the highest order!!

Mary Pat, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. These are gems of the highest order.

Here are the bags Mary Pat has donated to Maggie’s project. Maggie was thrilled and is getting close to her goal of 180 thanks to such generosity!!

Here are Mary Pat’s creations. Tell me they’re not stunning!!! I love each and every one and can’t thank her enough.

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You can see from all the above beauties, that it’s hard to pick a favorite. They are all so fabulous. Soon, each of these bags will head overseas to provide much-needed materials to the 180 school children in Bulawayo, South Africa.

If anyone else has a hankering to make some zippered bags, please private message me and I’ll be grateful for your interest as well.

Mary Pat, I am so glad to call you my new friend.