Do you make charity quilts?
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
depends on where i am donating them- i've made a few baby/small child quilts- but for some reason i really don't like making small quilts-
i make good sized twins for the hospital pediatric department-people seem to forget the tweens/teens who wind up in the hospital=
when i give to the hospice house i make them to fit the beds in the rooms.
when i give them to the fire department sometimes i give queens- when a family has lost everything-
just depends on where they are going-
i make good sized twins for the hospital pediatric department-people seem to forget the tweens/teens who wind up in the hospital=
when i give to the hospice house i make them to fit the beds in the rooms.
when i give them to the fire department sometimes i give queens- when a family has lost everything-
just depends on where they are going-
#18
I'm working on my first one but hope to make it a habit. It's a wheelchair quilt and it's going to be 36 x 48. I took an Amish Diamond Block and super sized it then put 2 six inch borders on the top and bottom. I'm having fun working with such large pieces!
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,991
I make baby quilts 36"x 45",toddler quilts 40"x54", lap quilts 45"x60" and large quilts 72"x96" because these sizes suit the clients in this area. Knee quilts for the local nursing home are 40" square. I always want to know the expected size of the quilt before I plan or stitch it.
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Central Alabama
Posts: 884
Yes, one of the requirements for belonging to our guild is to make one "Cuddle" quilt each year. They are given to children through different charities and they are to measure at least 40" on 2 sides, that way you don't have piece the back.
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