Quilts for Causes - Beloved Quilts

This week's quilting cause is the homeless. The goal of Beloved Quilts, a project of Possibilities Factory, is to organize, make, and distribute 100 individual twin-size quilts, each reading "BELOVED," to those displaced by violence or poverty. They are currently seeking donations and volunteers to complete this work.

To help, contact Pascha Marlin Griffiths at pascha@pfactory.org.

Pascha maintains the Beloved Quilts' blog and provides great information on the current needs, efforts, and sew-in events.

Quilts for Causes

This week's feature quilting cause is Wrap Them in Love Foundation. They collect donated quilts and distribute them to children around the world, so they can be wrapped in love and comfort. The foundation feels that a quilt is a very special thing. It isn't just a blanket; it has been lovingly created by a real person. A quilter leaves a part of themselves in every quilt they make. The child who receives it will be able to snuggle up in all the love that comes in that quilt.

Their guidelines are simple:

• Make a quilt or quilts and send or deliver them to:
  Wrap Them in Love
  2522-A Old Hwy 99 S
  Mt. Vernon, WA  98273
  USA
• Tie or quilt them fairly close so that they can hold up to lots of loving and washing.
• Quilts of 40" X 60" size are recommended, but you can make them any size. There are older children as well as babies who need them.
• Please be sure to put a label on each quilt that includes your name, where you are from, and the date you made the quilt.

The web site includes some wonderful pictures of children that have received these quilts.

I know a lot of quilters make quilts as gifts. Why not make one as a gift for a child in need?

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Quilts for Causes - Soldiers' Angels

 

Soldiers’ Angels is a non-profit organization that provides ongoing support to Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen deployed world-wide, defending, and protecting the freedoms we cherish.

Their focus is "Helping to bring home healthy soldiers. May No Soldier Go Unloved."

Quilters can get involved by visiting the Sewing Team page and signing up. The Sewing Team creates handmade blankets to be delivered to wounded service members to bring a hug from home. Afghans and blankets are delivered to the veterans across America.

They have several projects that can use your quilting, knitting, and crochet skills. There are even No-Sew projects for the kids to complete. The projects listed are:

• Blankets of Hope - Handmade sewn and no-sew blankets for the wounded
• Blankets of Gratitude - Knitted/crocheted/loomed blankets for hospitalized veterans
• Blankets of Belief - Showing our deployed heroes, "We believe in you!" This is a seasonal effort during the holiday/winter months.
• Scarves - Simple scarves to protect and cool deployed troops
• Operation Top Knot - Sewing for infants of deployed fathers

Help support those who protect us!

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Quilts for Causes

There were terrible fires that ripped through Australia. There is an estimated death toll of 300 and over 5000 are homeless. You can read about them and see some sobering photos here. The quilting community in Australia is banning together to help those that have lost everything.

I have come across two different efforts to collect quilt blocks. Some wonderful ladies are volunteering their time and energy to collect the blocks, piece them together, and quilt them for those in need from the Australia bushfires. I do not have any personal relationship with either of these two ladies, so if you have questions about the collections, please contact them at the site links I've included.

The first is Carol Freedman. I discovered this effort here on Facebook. She is collecting 12" blocks. Several shops are donating the batting and backing fabric for the finished quilts. Her address is:
Carol Freedman
PO Box 243
Barnawartha Vic 3688
Australia

The other effort is called Bushfire Quilt Project, and they have a site on Flickr. Tia Curtis is asking for 12 1/2" Wonky Star blocks. The site has a very informative FAQ area and a link to a tutorial on making Wonky Star blocks (I just love saying "wonky"). Tia would like to have all blocks by the end of March. There are two mailing options. If you are in the US, send them to:
Tia Curtis
PSC 276 BOX 89
APO AP 96548 USA

or to:
Tia Curtis
18 Forrest Crescent
Gillen Suburb
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia

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