My church had a group that meets only about 2 hours per week. I found that wasn't enough for me to take my things and go. A lot of quilters do their piece work at home. Then at church the tops are sandwiched, put in frames and ties put in them.
We belong to an international group called Prayers and Squares out of San Diego [you can look them up on the net.] The quilts are all lap quilts or smallish throws. The quilts are then put up in our sanctuary on Sundays with the name of the individuals to receive the quilts. The reason is private. Parishioners are asked to say a prayer for the person as they tie square knots to tie the quilt. There is no cost to join this organizations. You do receive a lot of help in starting up and maintaining a quilting group.
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