The Community Projects/Charity Quilt sew-in will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10 am - 3 pm. All members are welcome to attend. You can bring your machine or just come by and help out.
When creating quilts for a community project or charity please do all of the sewing on the quilt by machine to ensure durability. Hand-stitched or tied quilts are not durable for washing, and tied quilts are a danger to young children. Please don’t use invisible thread as it wont stand up to high heat in hospital/industrial dryers.
Contact the current Community Projects/Charity Quilt Committee for additional information.
CSQG Committee contact: Fran DiSalvo
The Quilts of Valor mission is to bring comfort and healing to veterans who have served our country. We strive to provide a quilt for all nominated veterans. If you or someone you know is a veteran and has not received a Quilt of Valor, please reach out to the committee.
Size recommendation: 70 x 80 inches (standard); or 55 x 55 (wheelchair)
CSQG Committee contact: Bonnie Alexander
Quilts for Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming fabrics into patchwork quilts to comfort children facing serious illness, trauma, abuse, and natural disasters.
https://www.quiltsforkids.org/
Size requirements:
CSQG Committee contact: Mindy Coulson & Teri Christakos
Every year Safe Passage serves more than 1000 children and non-offending caregivers in the midst of abuse investigations. A majority of the children they serve have suffered sexual abuse and staff is specially trained to handle these most difficult cases, making Safe Passage the authoritative regional resource for child sexual and physical abuse services. Safe Passage primarily serves El Paso and Teller Counties as well as referrals from counties throughout Colorado.
https://www.safepassagecac.org/
Size recommendations :
CSQG Committee contact: Michelle Whiting
TESSA provides immediate safety at their confidential Safehouse for women, children, and other victims escaping domestic abuse. They empower survivors through programs and support such as Advocacy and Counseling, and they create a safer future through Education and Outreach to schools, businesses, and other organizations.
Size requirements: Twin or Queen - 60 x 70 or larger (maximum 90 x 100).
CSQG Committee contact: Cindy Pring
For kits to make a block, contact: Debbie Wadle
Comfort Quilts are given to members of the Colorado Springs Quilt Guild when he or she has suffered a major family loss, health crisis or other life-changing event. The Friendship Star blocks are made by collective members of the guild and assembled together to make a quilt that has been touched by several members.
Join our monthly Sew-in
The Community Projects/Charity Quilt sew-in will be held the first Saturday of every month from 10 am - 3 pm. All members are welcome to attend. You can bring your machine or just come by and help where needed.
Donate
The Guild’s members create their quilts using their own materials or they can use fabric that has been generously donated. The Guild is always seeking donations of quilts, fabric, batting, and other materials. If you would like to donate please contact the current Community Projects/Charity Quilt Committee or email the guild at csqgnewsletter@gmail.com.