We are very thankful for our newest Grand Sponsors this year BJ Designs & Patterns! They create fun and happy quilts using colorful, bright, and whimsical fabrics. The original patterns produced by BJ Designs & Patterns are fat quarter friendly and are great for teaching classes! Thank you for helping Hopes & Dreams in finding a cure for ALS - one quilt at a time!

"Our company, BJ Designs and Patterns, is a very small company just my husband and I and we’ve been in business about 15 years. I design the whimsical patterns, make the quilts, and write the patterns and he does the “go-fer” work. Our website is: www.bjdesignsandpatterns.com."

"I’ve included a photo of my latest pattern Estelle, but you will find many more patterns on our website."

"I’m currently working on a charity quilt that I hope to finish before the cold weather sets in and donate it to a homeless shelter."

"My father suffered from ALS for four years before he passed away at age 65. He had been such a strong man prior to the illness and his suffering as well as that of my mother who cared for him is just one of many tragic stories of ALS sufferers."