Rita

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A wall hanging in Rita Smith's house shows a card that described each U.S. state flowers is similar to that of the unfinished quilt

A craft enthusiast, as you came across a huge embroidery project in the home of a recently deceased woman.

Shannon Downey was used in a real estate sale in Chicago, where a 99-year-Old Woman by the name of Rita Smith, To Live .

In the bedroom, Downey found hundreds of pieces of the fabric that was intended for a large Quilt project that Smith started before she died.

Downey, who often seems to be for antique and vintage textiles to Work with, said she was "emotional and overwhelmed" when she came across the unfinished quilt.

"It felt so personal and intimate to see how they had left it. As soon as I saw the pieces I knew I had to complete it, but I knew it was bigger than anything I had done before," she told the Bbc .

", Each bit was prepared in The Project and in this plastic tub. I sat on The Floor and almost cried," Shannon

said After the purchase, all the pieces of fabric for $6 (£4. 6) Downey took to put Social Media to a call for assistance in the completion of The Quilt .

"not to embroider While I, I believe quilt. So I asked my Instagram community, if people would help me to finish it.

"In a day I had about 1000 volunteers. Because the people are amazing. It is 100 individual hexagons are embroidered to the ceiling"

Downey said that they had to organize a spreadsheet to anyone who would embroider individual pieces and where to send it.

Many of The Volunteers were interested to learn more about The Woman whose quilt you made. Downey insight into their lives after contact with Smith's son on Thursday.

"does He live in the area and told me his mother was born in Michigan and worked as a nurse all his life. He said they loved to commit big craft projects, some of which would last for years.

"He was very excited to learn about the joy of the people found that at the completion of his mother's Work . "

Rita was born in Michigan and worked as a nurse.

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Downey's volunteers all over the United States and Canada, up to 15. November their needle-Work and send the finished pieces back to you.

"We have to treat 30 Chicago quilters lined up, the quilting phase of The Project , when we sewn all by hand six corner back.

"A local quilting studio has also been offered for the space," She Said .

On Instagram with the hashtag #Rita , the people who volunteer to help your hand Work skills to finish The Quilt the individual pieces of a quilt.

Downey wants to Once the piece is finished, donate them to present a Quilt museum, the huge collaborative project.

"the people are amazing. Community can be built," she says.

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Source of news: bbc.com