Prayer quilt questions
Hello friends. My wife has been speaking to someone at church about creating prayer quilts for some of our members. The general idea is we would make a small quilt top and add baking and batting, and some yarn ties. We would ask other members to pray for the recipient and knot one of the ties to indicate that they have and will pray for them. When the quilt is completely tied, we will finish the quilt and give it to the recipient. They can then take it for procedures, etc for comfort. I’m here to ask some questions and get suggestions.
1) We plan to start with children. We think it should be on the small side for them - maybe 36 x 42 so we can use one yard of fabric as the back. Is this a good size?
2) We have talked to a couple of the pastors about it and they are behind us. They will help us by passing along names of kids who have sickness/surgery/injuries. This will help us manage and prioritize the list of recipients. Any other suggestions about how to manage this? We don’t want to do this for every runny nose that comes down the block; just for kids who have chronic issues that involve a lot of Dr visits.
3) Our plan is to make quilts of minimal difficulty. It will be more about letting the families know they are being prayed for. We’re thinking 9P, double 4P, maybe strip quilts or panels. Any suggestions for ultra simple patterns? We are also hoping to get other quilters/sewists involved.
4) Jordan Fabrics has a YouTube video showing how to make a quilt, attach batting and backing, then turning the quilt out and finishing the edges before tying. That’s the direction we’re leaning for finishing. Is there a better way?
5) We also would like to have a list or maybe a small booklet that people can sign as they tie their knots. Any suggestions for this?
6) We are a fairly large church, so we want to be careful that we are not overwhelmed with requests, but also that we don’t hurt any feelings if someone has a need. Hopefully having the pastors involved will help with this. Any suggestions here?
7) Any glaring holes in our brainstorming?
Thanks for your ideas!
Darren