Quilting Guilds and Charity Quilts
09-17-2013, 02:40 PM
#31
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
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WOW, that is a touchy situation. The guild I belonged to makes charity quilts for foster kids that go to a summer camp. They each receive a pillowcase and a quilt. I heard from some of the members that some kids show up with ONLY the clothes on their back. Makes me want to run to Walmart and buy some clothes but you can't, everything is done anonymously. No quilt labels on the back.
09-17-2013, 03:33 PM
#32
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Why not stand up and ask in a meeting why this was allowed? Ask what is the guild definition of who is deserving of a donation quilt? This way you will know. My guild decided to make quilts for local heroes. Law enforcement, firemen, EMTs, returning military, community volunteers, etc who get hurt or sick. That is where our quilts go. We make children's quilts that go to a local volunteer group that help foster kids in the community. Most of the volunteers are all guild members or family of guild members so we know the quilts are given to the kids. Each year the Community Service chairman makes a suggestion where to donate the quilts and the guild members vote on it.
09-17-2013, 03:45 PM
#33
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,312
The way I see it if they did not go where they where intended and agreed upon, then its a theft. It does not matter if the person did not receive any money for "diverting" the quilt. If it was honorable they would have had no issues bring the matter to the group.
09-17-2013, 04:45 PM
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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It depends on the situation. We had a Heritage member who was passing and a person in our Community Quilts gave her a quilt she had made from donated fabrics. It was adored by this lady who had only a few weeks to live. That was justified. Our Guild has Community Quilts but, they sometimes have to scrounge for fabric at the free table. I say, those quilts can go to wherever they are needed. Now giving one to your husband from fabrics purchased by the Guild, no way. As for what the donation sites do with the quilts after they are donated. It's a donation, you can't do a thing about who it goes to.
09-17-2013, 05:05 PM
#36
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Long Island, NY
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There may be circumstances you are not aware of. However, the person in charge had an obligation to check with the guild before making any decisions on her own. The decision was not hers alone to make.
09-17-2013, 05:32 PM
#37
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
Posts: 9,393
Yes, I would certainly be upset, I don't below to a guild, but me and a couple of friends make donation quilts and either one of us would be "upset" if one of us decided to give one or some to people that were in need.
09-18-2013, 03:52 AM
#39
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Walton Hills, OH
Posts: 828
We had the same thing happen where the personnel where helping themselves before distributing the quilts. I was so disappointed!
Our guild was also giving them to the fire dept. for children going to the hospital, but found out that if there was blood involved the quilts were discarded.
Our guild was also giving them to the fire dept. for children going to the hospital, but found out that if there was blood involved the quilts were discarded.
09-18-2013, 04:27 AM
#40
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Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by Sandra-P
Does your quilting guild make charity quilts? If so, would you be bothered if the person in charge of distributing the quilts (without consulting anyone) gave some of them to people who were definitely not needy? How do you determine where your charity quilts go?
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