From Turmoil in Turkey, A Crafter Shares A Bit of Her Heart

The peach-colored slip from the US Postal Service told me a registered package was waiting for me. Yesterday, I picked it up, an international package from a woman I've never met named Nilufer Turk. She lives in Ankara, Turkey, right now the site of violence and heartache. I opened the package and this is what was inside; a muslin bag wrapped in twine with a felt heart and a label that said: "Wild Poppy Fields" with this blog address.

 Then, I unwrapped the bag and this is what I discovered.

Incoming from Wyoming: Hello Kitty iPad Case for my new IPad

Tonight in a town called Gillette, Wyoming, a mother of five children ages 10 and under (four of them boys) is making me a customized Miss Kitty cover for my new iPad. 

While my penchant for the female Japanese bobtail cat with no mouth and a red bow is a huge source of embarrassment to our teen boys, I find Miss Kitty White (her "real" name) lightens my mood. Also, I feel so fortunate to have discovered a blog and an etsy site called Five Sprouts Stitching! Sarah and Justin, Reformed Presbyterians married for 13 years, have lived in Wyoming for four years, and they homeschool their children. "We wanted to start a family business and sewing is my main hobby so we started Five Sprouts Stitching last year," Sarah says.