Where to donate quilts made with adult/floral fabrics?
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: West Texas
Posts: 2,073
Your county social service office should be able to help you. You live in a climate where there is true winter, so there is always a need for quilts. People are setting up housekeeping all of the time and are in need of bedding. This need is a special problem for 18 year olds who "grow out" of foster care and get their first apartment.
If your area is very rural, the place to start may be with the sheriff's office. They see things that most people don't even know exist in a community, and they work with the social services department on a regular basis.
If your area is very rural, the place to start may be with the sheriff's office. They see things that most people don't even know exist in a community, and they work with the social services department on a regular basis.
#14
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
check with your local cancer support/foundation as chemo patients often need a quilt while getting treatment (and after). Also, check with the county social services--kids "aging out" of foster care often have literally the clothes on their back and no family support and we give to them in our area.
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#16
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southeastern Indiana
Posts: 363
I have a lot of 4-inch squares given to me and I make them into 9-patches, sash them and have a friend long-arm them and then I bind them to give to the local Transitional Living center or Women's Shelter for people who have a need for them. The fabric, quilting, batting, backing, and time are all donated. I've made a couple dozen so far. I even make some crib sized.
#17
I think donating them to a women's shelter or a place for abused children would be good.. You could do a google search. I also saw on the news about a teen girl that was making and donating quilts to foster kids that would be leaving foster care. when they reach a certain age they are no longer in foster care. I would check that out.
#18
There are lots of great suggestions already posted but I want to encourage you about using up some of the florals, even if you think it may go to a man, blues always seem to be appropriate, especially with solids. I work at a family homeless shelter in Massachusetts and we often receive twin size quilts from our local guild (of which I am a part, so it's pretty cool). Happy sewing!
#19
My local guild makes adult quilts for women's shelters and organ transplant patients who have longer stays in the hospital. We have a contact person at the hospital who gives the quilts to the patients and she is very conscientious. Chemo patients need lap quilts too, as they are often cold during treatments. You might ask at your local hospitals.
I'd keep my donations Local if at all possible.
I'd keep my donations Local if at all possible.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 12-17-2017 at 06:07 PM.
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NW Illinois
Posts: 561
I would encourage you to find a spot locally. When you ship you quilts off, you never know how they will be used. Also, local giving eliminates the need to pay shipping and postage. The ideas already given, women's shelters, local health department and Habitat are good starting points. Does your church (or any other organization) raise money with raffles or bazaars? Quilts are appreciated for those functions. I have even donated when a silent auction is being held to raise money for a local person to pay their medical bills due to cancer or an accident.
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