I make quilts for Project Linus each month, amount varies, and I make tote bags from recycled jeans and the money goes to our local food banks.
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I've made at least 30 quilts and anonymously mailed them to our local fire department. I don't have the need to be known...but it makes me very happy to know that they are handing them out to children who have lost everything. We are a very small town with a volunteer department...word gets around...I know the guys love being able to give them out and the children cherish them, Good enough for me!
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I would do it for you - PM me please. Do you remember which organization? and does it have to stay in Oregon? If so, I'm not there!
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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
(Post 5566461)
I'll just do my sewing and quilting for other people. And I do plenty for other folks. And NO ONE can make me leave MY church.
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I admire all of you who are able to do charity quilts and wish to someday be able to do so myself. I just started quilting about a yr ago and have finished quilt #2 and am quilting on #3. My goal is to complete a quilt for each of my 2 son's, daughter's in law, and three grand kids. My first went to my husband. When I have done that, then I will feel able to do charity quilts. As I hand quilt, work a full time job, and have a husband that isn't well, it takes a long time to complete just one quilt, so it will be sometime before I can contribute. I don't feel guilty about it, but do wish I had more time.
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I have worked on charity quilts because I love to quilt and run out of places to give to, not good enough to sell, and just like to give. I love the binding so I finished up about 12 quilts last year, none this year.
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I give between 25 and 30 baby quilts along with 5 to 7 afghans to the local charity that helps young girls that need help with having a baby. This is by 7th year of doing this
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I make doll quilts for Head Start in Iowa Illinois quad cities, Quilts of Valor, charity quilts, baby quilts, anything and everything I can do to help. I love it. I wish I could see the people who receive them but that isn't possible. I cut out over 600 6X10 tumbler blocks for our guild for Quilts of Valor and we made 22 tops in a day with rookies. I loved doing it and love to give things that will comfort and warm others. I only wish I had more time to sew, 24 hours a day would be nice but my house would really be a mess. A hoarder of fabric. Do want you want and feel you can.
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I make one a year.
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I got a Gammill a little over a year ago and have done almost 30 quilts for a group. I have 23 or 24 done and the rest are on the calendar to be done by 12/31!!! Once these 30 are done, there won't be any more for 2012 - I want to work on some of my own quilts. I have been happy to do them, they give me tops and bottoms and pay for the batting and I get the practice!
I will not do as many next year --- I will commit to doing one a month for them for free and if they want more done, then they will need to pay a little for it. I don't do longarm quilting as a business (yet) but I do feel my time is worth something. I sew with some ladies at our local quilt shop and they are always doing quilts for charity and there have been a few times when I have felt a little guilty about not helping them, but I never say yes unless I really want to do a project. Maybe if I do less for the other group next year, I can do a couple for the group closer to home. I personally try to make 3 or 4 quilts a year for a charity - it just makes me feel good - and there are so many quilts and so few family to give them to that charity is a good option for me. I just finished a baby quilt top today (it cost me $2 for the kit at a yard sale - the kit was from Connecting Threads) and it will go to charity when it is finished because I don't know anyone having a baby anytime soon. My kids got me an AccuQuilt Go for my birthday this week and I see a lot of my stash being cut up - more quilts - where shall they go - more charity quilts for 2013! I can hardly wait - already have one cut out and half way finished. But ... whoever signed up you for a charity quilt without your knowledge should be ashamed of themselves! I agree, send it back with a note. |
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