Inspiring Quilters, Stitch by Stitch
Do you make quilts for others who find themselves in difficult situations? At this moment I have 4 lap quilts either ready to be finished or in my head that will be signed by my church members and given to others. What patterns are you using,do you buy your fabrics or are they donated. If you are in a group how did you organize? Let's share our ideas....
Location: Howard, PA
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Latest Activity: Mar 24, 2014
Started by Riana Noyes. Last reply by Riana Noyes Mar 30, 2012. 14 Replies 2 Likes
Five years ago, l thought l would enjoy sharing my love of quilting by joining a guild in the town l then lived in.The ladies( and gentleman) were all nice enough, and l enjoyed the cameraderie, but…Continue
Started by Riana Noyes Feb 27, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
It would be interesting to see some pictures/posts about group quilts, church, guild, friends etc. gathering in quilting bees and their resulting quilts.
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My latest project was to quilt a top for a friend. My "fee" was for her to contribute to a local charity,which she did...very gernerously!
Wow Dena,that's a great challenge. Are you financing the fabric etc. yourself?
Hello everyone. My current project is to make 50 lap quilts and then I will take them to Seniors homes ( have 2 locally) and give them to the folks that don't have family near or none at all around Christmas. I have just finished number 17 and somehow I don't think I will make it to fifty Originally I thought I could get one done every week but 'life' happens and the best of plans just don't happen. However, I will get as may done as I can. I am machine quilting them all so that is a time saver.
I've donated topa and finised quilts to Quilts of Valor-women's project. These quilts are primarily for women. I just started sewing for Quilts for Kids. This is really fun. Then send you a kit that you sew up and return with the understanding you will donate at least one more quilt. I realized I had room for at least one more quilt in the box so started sewing and now adding 2 additional quilts for a total of 4 from my stash. Quilt kit they sent was really easy.
I belong to a quilting group at my church, Bethany Lutheran. We make quilts for local families that have suffered a loss. For example when people have a fire or some other disaster or when they just need to know that someone cares . We've even sent them as far away as Texas and N. Dakota. Our group is much smaller now but we are regrouping and hope to be giving quilts away again soon.
Karen, you shouldn't wait 'til you're "good enough".Begin with a small, simple project,and go ahead and give! lf everyone held back because they weren't perfect enough, we wouldn't be enjoying half the art ,poetry or photography out there now. Your recipient will cherish your efforts simply because you took the trouble to do it.Don't let the opportunity to help a cause slide by...we don't know how long we each have to do our part.Someday an accident or illness could take our abilities away.ln short, don't hide your light under a bushel!
I want to learn to quilt good enough to make quilts to give!
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