As a community service our members make quilts for the following organizations:
American Hero Quilts
Founded in 2004, American Hero Quilts has been providing quilts to wounded warriors, Viet Nam vets, and associated personnel who keep our country safe. The need is great and any help anyone can provide, from money to help buy batting, assembled quilt tops (around 63×87”), to sandwiched and quilted quilts with or without binding, to just making binding or offering to sew on binding or labels. Fabrics should be primarily red, white, and blue with no metallic sparkles and should not be flannel or contain 3D loops.
More info on their website.
To help out contact: Sue Nebeker – blueberryhillfabrics@comcast.net
Saint Joseph’s Birthing Center
Anita Halsted and volunteers make small, 30 x 36” baby quilts for St. Joe’s. These go on incubators and provide color and a home atmosphere to the babies and their families. Georgia and Anita have children’s fabrics if you are in need and batting pieces can often be found at Granny’s Attic. The more colorful the quilt, the better. The fabric can be cotton and/or flannel and can be hand or machine quilted. Georgia collects quilts from the guild and delivers them to Anita once a month.
Please contact, Georgia Galus to participate, vashongg@gmail.com
Susie Hill: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
While still called Fred Hutch, this group provides quilts to patients in Comfort Care at UW hospital and in the Harborview Trauma unit. There are many heartwarming stories from doctors, nurses, social workers, and family members of the dying patients who found the quilts provided solace and even a few light moments to help them through their difficult time. The group delivered 300 quilts this year. They welcome any quilt tops that are about 40”x 55”. Finished quilts either bound or finished off by enveloping. Kits with a simple pattern that features novelty fabrics are available for volunteers to assemble.
Contact person is Susie Hill.
Covington Quilters Hug Quilt Group
This group welcomes charity quilts of any size. More than 6000 quilts have been distributed. The quilts go to worthy charities including children who have lost a parent in the military, chemo patients, and displaced families.
Go to the Covington Quilters website to see a more comprehensive list of recipients, or contact Andrea Avni: andrea.avni@gmail.com