Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by C.Cal Quilt Girl
Originally Posted by SherriB
I got an e-mail from them 4 days after I sent mine back thanking me for my generosity. I would suggest you e-mail them and inquire. Another lady on here had that problem and she found out hers was unnacceptable due to the thread she used.
What do they do with the quilt that they decide are "unnacceptable"? I would hate to think that someone's hard work and labor of love would be thrown away. :cry: Do the give them to another charity that isn't so strict on construction?
I would hope so, does any one know??
I don't know what they do with the "rejects". It isn't so much that they are strict, if you read their website, it is because of the child's sensitive skin and the fact that monofilament thread melts in the laundry. If you have never had chemo you don't know how sensitive the skin is. They are just looking out for the welfare and health of the children. Check out the website if you never have. Just google quilts for kids.
I just sent an email to a Quilt for Kids coordinator in Texas asking her what they do with rejects. This is her reply:
"...no quilts are rejected unless they are just 'way out there'. They are found a home if they are not up to hospital standards...maybe at a local women's shelter/crisis center...maybe to a child at Head Start...maybe to an abused child thru the proper agency. It sounds like the person might have used an invisible thread...that is the only thread that is "not allowed" on our quilts that go to the hospitals. That thread melts at high temps...so if a quilt is washed & dried in a hospital setting it may melt & ruin that child's quilt. We certainly wouldn't want that to happen." She also stated they could not use Fleece in the hospital quilts.
I hope this helps.