Mendota Cemetery Quilt – What States Are Left??

Something that I’ve been working on here and there is selling tickets for “I’ll Fly Away” — the Mendota Cemetery Quilt. You can read about that here, and here’s a picture of her. She’s a beauty.

Quilt 4

Have you heard the song the Carter Family made famous…Alison Krauss and others have kept it going…we sing it at church.

Some glad morning when this life is o’er,
I’ll fly away;
To a home on God’s celestial shore,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).

Chorus
I’ll fly away, fly away, Oh Glory
I’ll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).

Our goal is to sell a ticket to every state in the United States — this must be done by the 4th Sunday in August when we have the drawing. Here’s where we are….

Quilt Tickets Sold In States 061713

A respectable start, don’t you think? But does anyone out there know anyone in Nevada….or Oregon??? And the countries? Who knew we’d sell tickets over the pond?

Want to help out? Email me!! The tickets are $1.00 each.

Now why would a group of women get together and make a quilt and get no monetary benefit from all this work? The answer to that question is rooted within rural life. We help each other out.

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9 thoughts on “Mendota Cemetery Quilt – What States Are Left??”

  1. Patsy

    Eva, I’m trying for Indiana, Oregon, Arizona and Utah. Utah is very unsure. I’ll let you know shortly. You are doing great!!

    1. Eva Post author

      And you are too!!! Thank you!1 I think if we can’t find anyone we know in Utah, we might reach out to the local LDS church in Bristol — they’ll know someone and they are nice folks.

  4. patty odum

    I got az. and indiana so you can take that off. im still trying to others so you need to mark off the new ones you go so we will know whats left. I love trying to all the states. let us know whats left. thanks and thank you Eva and I know there are others but you do alot and I just wanted to say thank you for everything you do for our community to.

    1. patty odum

      I already have my tickets got them from Margie so you dont have to worry about getting them to me. 4 already in the mail. thank again

      1. Eva Post author

        Thank ya Patty! I’ll mark these off tomorrow when I’m settling up my “accounting” for the quilt. We’ve done really well. I’ve ordered more tickeks!!

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