Almost all quilters are generous people. We make quilts to give away, we help each other with problems and generally have generous happy dispositions...could it be all that fabric we have in our closet? I think maybe...smile
The women in our guild are no exception. We've made quilts for Breast Cancer survivors that have served as signature quilts for the survivors. We've raised money with raffle quilts and
we've made hats for chemotherapy patients. Last year we made items to sell in a charity store, where 100% of the money went to the Kosair Children's hospital, during the Festival of Tree and Lights. All these projects have seen a number of the ladies cheerfully contribute their time and money to these worthwhile causes.
Our newest good works endeavor is making Comfort Blankets. These are a pillow case type of lap quilts that is only sewn on 3 sides, so the patients can put their feet in them-cause there's nothing worse than cold feet in a hospital bed or wheelchair. This idea came to us from one of our ultra smartie smart gals, Sheelah. We have a lot of smartie smart gals in our group that we are truly thankful for.
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