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My church has a prayer quilt/ pocket prayer quilts group. It also makes dresses for underprivileged girls here in the USA and abroad. For many reasons, we only have a meeting twice a year. At your first meeting, you should have some parameters set or a discussion about them like: how many meetings, clearly state the purpose of the group, how to access materials for the projects and those kinds of things.
The prayer quilts are generally lap sized and have to be requested, because the quilts go to those who need the comfort and not just because they want a quilt. We do give a quilt to every new baby without the ask. The pocket prayer quilts are for anyone, and each child in our preschool gets one every year during one of their weekly chapel services.
It's a good group, the leader keeps tabs on what's needed, and we have a budget for those who want to help but can't afford the materials, and so far so good. I have two cautions: 1. Praise for finished projects should be done privately or just a general praise. Singling out one person's efforts/work in public hurts others who are doing their very best for the Lord and the church. 2. Be careful not to let the group get sidelined into things like making choir robes or graduation robes for the preschool. Or anything else that is not consistent with the original purpose of the group.
I wish you all the best as you start your group. Many good suggestions here for you to process and choose the ones that fit your group best.