If you are a quilter, you have undoubtedly invested many hours in planning, shopping, piecing and perfecting your quilts. Why not share your beautiful work with others while raising funds for a wonderful cause?

The Georgia Jacobson Memorial Foundation was formed by family and friends to honor the memory of a very courageous woman who fought breast cancer and leukemia from 2004 through 2006.

At Georgia's request, this foundation was formed to help eligible patients and their families with living expenses while undergoing treatment at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. It was inspired by Donna Zobel's generous gift to Georgia of an apartment for her to use during her treatment in Ann Arbor. Through this generous gift, Georgia was able to focus on treatment instead of on finding and paying for housing during her treatment.

Although Georgia did not win her own courageous battle, she requested that this foundation be formed to assist others who are facing a similar battle.

Your donated quilt will be auctioned to raise funds to help pay housing costs of other leukemia patients and their families while receiving treatment at the U of M Hospital. Each quilt donated will bear a special label indicating that it was a generous gift to this cause, along with your name and date.

If you are interested in donating a quilt, please contact:


The "Blooms for a Cure" quilt is the wondrous result of a labor of love that has been donated to the Foundation by Valerie Grimmer. Through Valerie's efforts, the idea for a Quilt Fund Raiser was inspired.

Below, Valerie tells the story of the birth of this beautiful quilt.


I first saw this quilt on Simply Quilts and knew that I had to make it one day. It was presented by Alex Anderson, host, and Beth Hayes, editor of McCall's quilt magazine. The pattern appeared in the magazine.

This spring I started to sort through my magazines and came across the McCall's magazine that featured the quilt, Blooms for a Cure. The time had come to make the quilt.

Most of the fabric I already had; I just had to buy some small amounts of green and some of the lily fabric. The original design used Northcott, Quest for a Cure fabric; my version is a mixture. The back is actually by Northcott and part of their Quest for a Cure line from a different year.

Because I had selected the flowered fabric first, I started on the trellis border. It was just about complete when I heard about Georgia's condition; I then knew why I was making the quilt.

I have not kept track of the time I spent on the quilt, but it was extensive. The quilt is machine-pieced and machine-quilted by myself. It is perhaps the best quilt I have made; I like it.

Remembering Georgia,

Valerie Grimmer