A Gift Card from a Generous Donor

Yesterday's mail brought a happy surprise: a gift card for use at Pacific Fabrics from a donor who I've never met, Lorrie T.. She sent a lovely note with it, which was forwarded to us from the Guild Association office (thank you, Melissa!).

We deeply appreciate Lorrie's generous gift, and will put it to good use, buying supplies for making more blankets.  

Thank you, Lorrie! Your gift will bring warmth and comfort to many patients.

Overdue THANKS!

I've been away on vacation, so this "Thank You" is overdue to  

Lucile and Noble,

who drove down to Poulsbo and donated 35 new quilts and fleece blankets. Here are most of the 35:

 Aren't they beautiful and cozy-looking?

A heartfelt "Thank You" is also due to Lynda F.,

who read about us last year, and recently contacted our guild to offer her stash of quilting fabric and thread, as well as some donated by her sister. She delivered them to me in Poulsbo this week.

We are deeply grateful to Lucile, Noble, Lynda and her sister!

 If you know anyone who has NEW fabric to donate, or time, talent or funds to share with our guild, please contact me here or via email or our facebook page. Our "economy of grace" is a beautiful thing to behold, and in which to take part!

Calling All Quilters!

We have a need for experienced quilters who would like to lend their skills to help us turn some gorgeous tops into finished quilts for sale to support our Guild's work. We always need funds for fabric, batting, binding and so on, and we have received beautiful unfinished pieces which deserve to find an appreciative home. You might have some questions about this:

Question: Why do you need help finishing these?
Answer: Because they are old, beautiful and deserve to be handled by someone who possesses greater sewing skills than I have.

Question: Why do you plan to sell these, rather than donate them to patients?
Answer: Because the fabrics are from various sources and of different ages (some appear to be antiques), we cannot donate them to sick children. There is nothing wrong with them, but the hospital has very strict rules about quilts/blankets for patients.

Question: Where will you sell the quilts?
Answer:  We are hoping to open an Etsy shop (online) where we will offer these and some other gorgeous finished quilts for sale.

Question: What will you do with the money raised? 
Answer: It will go into our Guild's bank account, which is managed by our Guild's Treasurer. Our plan is to purchase materials (fabric, batting, binding, etc.) for making more quilts and blankets. It may occasionally be used for shipping costs when we receive quilts from faraway donors, or to ship fabric and supplies. If there is a surplus of funds, we may decide to donate some of it to Seattle Children's Hospital.

Question: What sizes are these quilt tops and pieces? 
Answer: The dimensions are underneath the photos.
Please take a look at these beauties and let me know if one or more of them is calling to you to take it from this state to finished work of art! If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.

39" x 49"

Various sizes, to go with Sunflower quilt above

Various sizes (two top-left squares can also go with Sunflower quilt at top)

31" x 52"

54" x 62"

52" x 40" (4" squares)

39" x 52" (4" squares)

58" x 61" (1.75" squares)

39" x 50" (4" squares)

50" x 59"

12" x 12" each (12 of 20 total)

12" x 12" each (8 of 20 total)

Various shapes/sizes

If you are a seamstress or quilter, or if you know a seamstress or quilter who might like to help us, please leave a comment here, or on facebook, or email me. You may "adopt" and finish a quilt - or you can let me know if you would like to buy one of these as a finished quilt!
All of this is to benefit Katie's Comforters Guild at Seattle Children's Hospital - to help us continue our mission of comforting the patients there.

More Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving week included more bounty. Here is a batch of eight adorable fleece blankets which were generously donated by our neighbor, Cami, who is a great supporter of our guild.

Soft, cozy & fun

Over the weekend following Thanksgiving, Gregg and I made a trip up to Port Townsend. I called Lucile & Noble, whose home is on the way to P.T. They welcomed us to stop by, so we delivered a batch of satin blanket binding and fabric to them, and they gave us a dozen beautiful quilts!

Yummy colors

Cheerful, fun fabrics

Soft flannels and cotton, satin blanket binding and fleece - all add up to comfort for sick children!

Thank you, Cami, 

Lucile & Noble! 

We are truly thankful for you!

A Variety of Donations, and Our 1st Year Anniversary

We have been blessed with a variety of donations. Every kind of donation helps us to accomplish our mission!

Supplies for quilt-making were donated by Ellie B. (my mom). Thank you, Mom!

Forty-one quilts, sewed by Lucile N. (she sews an average of one quilt a day!) - there were so many that I didn't take them out of the bags, since I wasn't sure I could pack them all back in as well as Lucile & Noble had done. Thank you, Lucile & Noble!

A beautiful fleece blanket, made by Katie's friend Courtney. It was wonderful to see her and her sister today when they stopped by to deliver the blanket. Thank you, Courtney!

At the end of our first year,

Katie's Comforters Guild now has

50 members!

We have donated over 215 blankets to Seattle Children's Hospital this year.

Thank you

to everyone who has helped to make this possible.

I'm looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish in our 2nd year!

I have lots of ideas percolating...