Originally Posted by
carolynjo
A group of students interviewed homeless people to see what they wanted/needed for warmth, functionality, etc., and the "UGLI" quilt was born. It was long, to cover more of the body, the bottom folded down so the feet could be tucked in, there were hidden pockets sewn into the inside so that some personal items could be hidden, etc. Some folks do not like to make those types of quilts, but I thought the design was ingenious.
here's a link to directions on how to make an ugly guilt for the homeless. It is actually a sleeping bag.
http://www.uglyquilts.org/ It is an ingenious idea to use anything handy to make the sleeping bag and very practical.
Here's a link to the group that started the ugly quilt/sleeping bag project:
http://www.thesleepingbagproject.org/