SALT LAKE CITY — The 'One Common Thread' nonprofit, partially based in Utah, is using quilting squares to connect local communities to support women in Honduras through quilt-making.

“[Quilting] gives them self-esteem, gives them a purpose,” said Kym Frey, co-CEO of the organization. “The ladies actually cut the hexagons out themselves; they wrap them around the piece of paper.”

“One Common Thread” says it all began when Frey's partner, Courtney Kimball, asked a neighbor to come help while making her daughter's quilt. At the time, she was living in Honduras.

“She made, in those three hours, probably about 500 hexagons, and I paid her about $20,” explained Kimball.

With such great feedback, The idea for their non-profit was born.

Kimball and Frey put together kits and ship them to the

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