Community Affairs Project for '99-2000
This year we are making "Comfy Quilts" to give to
HEMSI, all parts of the Rescue Squad, the Huntsville Police
Department, the Madison County Sherrifs, and the State Troopers
in our area. These quilts will be placed in the squad cars to be
used for Children. These children will be given a "warm
fuzzy and a hug" from our Guild when a Domestic abuse
situation occurs, an accident, lost in the woods, or have come to
some type of harm.
I am so excited! We have our first Comfy Quilt donations! Thanks Ladies! The quilts are so cute and will make a child very happy! We are going to make our large first Donation to the Police Department during the December meeting. There is still time to get busy!
Special Announcement!!!
Terry Owen has graciously donated her time and talent to Quilting the "1st" seven quilts donatated to the Project. Call or see Terry at the Guild meetings. She asks you to please provide the top, backing and the batting. She will do the quilting for you! Thanks a million Terry! YOU GO GIRL!!!
We will be needing some donations from you:
Quilts (pattern is at the bottom of this page)
Zip-lock bags (1 or 2 gallon)
Batting (crib size)
Fabric (can be some from your stash)
Time (about 2 hours per quilt)
The quilts can be seen during the Show and Tell part of the
Guild Meetings each month. If you don't want to show the quilts,
I WILL! We hope to make 100 Comfy Quilts by National Quilting Day
in March, 2000. Please help! Your little quilt will make a child
who is scared or injured feel so much better and loved.
We have been blessed with 14 bolts of Fabric as a Donation
by Mary Penton from Lydia's. What a blessing that day was!!!! The
fabrics are going to be at the Senior Center when you want to
come to a Quilting Bee day and help work on them. The Fabrics are
all "kiddie prints" and will be soooo cute when turned
into the quilts. Thanks Mary for getting us started with a huge
"BANG"!!!!!!!
If anyone else wants to donate fabrics, batting or the other
supplies needed---feel free to do so. You can make a donation of
these items, instead of actually making one.
Reminder! You do not have to use this pattern. You can make any crib-sized quilt you want to! This is just a fast and easy pattern. We need any one we can get for these kids!
Another "Thank you" goes out to Jan Davis! She won a door prize at the Rocket City Quilt Festival sponsored by LYDIA'S, and donated the Quilt Batt for this project!
Instructions:
Crib Size
Strips are 2 1/2"
Blocks measure 6 1/2"
Border strips are 5 1/2"
This pattern is a quick and easy one. Should not take more
than a couple of hours to make. They can be tied, machine or hand
quilted. It depends on how much time you want to take with the
quilt.
I want to thank the Membership in advance for the Quilts.
I know our Love of Quilting and Hearts will be shared thru this
new project.
Click on the Cat and ask any questions you want! Let me
know what you think!
Kat Norman
