2008/2009 Community Quilts

The Guild has selected the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation as the recipient for our Community quilts for this fiscal year. The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is a local organization that was inspired by a three year old boy diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma. Two years later, he suffered a relapse. One day his mother broke down in tears as she shared the hardships she and her family had faced. She spoke of unplanned and extended hospital stays, expensive medications, sometimes costing as much as $1,000.00 after insurance. Furthermore, she shared the dilemma of giving up her income in order to care for her son and accompany him on hospital stays.

The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation was founded to ensure that children with cancer receive the undivided comfort of their parents during the treatment and recovery process. They achieve this by providing middle- to low-income families with financial aid for rent, mortgage, utilities, and car payments, as well as other supportive services, thereby allowing families to focus on what is truly important – their children.

Since this is a very difficult time in the life of these children and their families, a quilt will be a small comfort that we can provide to show them that someone, even someone who is a stranger, cares for their health and well-being. The thought is as valuable as the quilt itself.

We will be making quilts of all sizes, but are providing guidelines for three main sizes: 36” X 36” for babies, 36” X 45” for children, and 45” X 60” for teens. Kits of fabrics and batting are available to Guild members at our regular Guild meetings. Come and check out our beautiful fabric or use that extra fabric from your stash and make one of your favortie patterns or try something new.

If you are interested in making a quilt for Community Quilts this year, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document, and the Kit Instructions.

For further information please contact:

Lou Ann Smith at louannsmith6@hotmail.com
Jeanne Surber at jbs@surber.sbcoxmail.com

2008 Community Quilts

The Guild has selected Transition House as the recipient for our community project this fiscal year.  Transition House is a community-supported, volunteer-based organization established for family transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency. The Daily Sound published an article about our donation to Transition house which you can read here.

Transition House offers emergency shelter, transitional housing, and long-term permanent affordable housing for local families.  Since these families come with little possessions, a comfortable bed with a pretty quilt to cuddle in will help them to realize that there are those who care for their well being.  The thought is as valuable as the quilt itself.

Since the rooms at the shelter are furnished with bunk beds, most of our quilts will be approximately 60” X 78” with a few cradle-sized quilts for very young children.  All the quilts are due at the June guild meeting.

Kits of fabrics and batting are available to Guild members at our regular Guild meetings.  Come and check out our beautiful fabric or use that extra fabric from your stash and make one of your favorite patterns or try out something new.

The reward is not only creating a wonderful quilt but the joy derived by contributing to a family's future health and happiness." 

08/18/08