Kids need hugs and quilts

One of the most rewarding facets of this business of quilting is involvement in charitable endeavors. We participate in many ways for many causes, but today I want to focus on Quilts For Kids.

We have worked together with the local chapter of QFK to supply fabric and serve as a drop-off site for donated quilts. If you are interested in helping in any way, please contact Deb Lewis by email: tcquiltsforkids@aol.com

She will be more than happy to fill you in on any information in addition to the info on the main website. The quilts in this photo were just a few of the many that Deb recently dropped off at Amplatz hospital.

If you check out the latest events on their website by clicking here, you will see the info on the local donations.

Quilts For Kids workday

We are setting up for a fun day of working on new little quilts for donation to local hospitals for the children that need a quiltie hug. Here is one of many that were brought today from the Northern Material Girls quilt guild from North St. Paul, MN. I love this one, made from a cut panel and stitched between the blocks with a feather stitch. I want this panel!!

More to come....

Kids for Quilts For Kids

Today we had some special customers in the store, 2 young ladies who helped their scout troop use their talents to make a donation quilt for Quilts For Kids. They are members of Girl Scout Troop 51213 from White Bear Lake, MN. There are 15 members of the troop, and they did a good job putting this together.

On the left is Hannah Muntifering and on the right is Sophia Forliti. Sophia's mom, Stephanie (in the black shirt) is the troop leader. Darlene Nelson (in the white shirt) is a local longarm quilter who was key to making this happen.

Darlene made up the blocks and then taught the girls how to put them all together. She quilted it for them on her longarm machine. Beautiful! It's a perfect project for helping these girls learn about fabric and creativity and community service. Here's the badge they were each awarded:

We thank all of you, your quilt will make some other child a little happier on a tough day. FYI, Darlene can be reached by email at izzy7777@comcast.net in case you want to know more about this project and her quilting.