Skip to content
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Menu
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Happy News

These Texas Quilters Are Mending Hearts

When Victoria, Texas quilt shop owner Connie Kortz watched devastation unfold in nearby Kerr County after deadly July floods, she asked herself a simple but profound question: what can I do to help people feel loved and hugged during their darkest hour? Her answer sparked something extraordinary—a nationwide movement of quilters creating “poppy” quilts, featuring seven rows of flowers that symbolize remembrance and peaceful sleep, to wrap flood survivors in comfort. What began as one woman sewing alone quickly snowballed into a cross-country outpouring of love, with quilters from Louisiana to Washington sending thousands of fabric blocks to her small shop.

The response has been so overwhelming that the postal worker now arrives with a dolly instead of carrying packages by hand, delivering boxes weighing up to 70 pounds filled with handmade blocks from strangers who simply want to help. More than 3,000 poppy blocks have already arrived, with volunteers working around the clock to transform them into finished quilts that will be delivered to Hill Country families in September. Each quilt requires 560 individual pieces stitched together with patience and purpose, but as one volunteer beautifully put it: “quilters are going to quilt, it’s what they do, and it’s how they heal both themselves and others”. The project proves that in times of crisis, the most powerful response isn’t always the most complicated one; sometimes it’s as simple as wrapping someone in a handmade hug.

PrevPreviousHow a Community Is Rallying Around Their Local Cat Angel
NextLondon’s Ancient Visitors May Return After 600 YearsNext

Recent Articles

Happy News

This Stray Cat Walked Into Third Grade And Never Left

December 20, 2025

A lovable orange stray cat named Tombi appeared on the grounds of a public elementary school in Izmir, Turkey, and after spending a few weeks in the school garden seeking attention from children, he boldly ventured straight into teacher Ivaşcu’s third grade classroom where students immediately adored him. Unlike most

Read More
Happy News

This Could Become The Newest National Park

December 20, 2025

Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may soon become the newest U.S. national park under a pending bill in Congress, though the redesignation may not include much change for the site itself beyond marketing and public perception. The 3,000 acre park protects land

Read More
Happy News

A School Bus Driver’s Special Gift To Her Riders

December 20, 2025

Tina Hutcherson, a 63 year old school bus driver for Putnam City School District in Oklahoma, has been knitting and crocheting since she was about 12 years old, and when her daughter gifted her a new knitting machine for her birthday, she realized she could finally keep all 100 of

Read More
« Previous Next »
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 HappyNews.