Quilters in the Community
Quilters are always giving time, love, and, of course, quilts to others. This page is dedicated to showing a small portion of what our members do for our community. The numbers below are our YTD donations as of November 1st. These quilts go to many organizations like: Gifts of Hope, Hospice, Children's Advocacy Center, Safe Place, Reflections, Habitat for Humanity, Quilts of Valor, High Sky Children's Ranch, and baby quilts for the Life Center. Our quilters spend 300 to 500 hours every month working on these projects, and they send them off with a little piece of their hearts for their new owners.
PILLOWCASES FOR HIGH SKY CHILDREN’S RANCH
We have started collecting pillowcases for one of our local foster facilities that offers a WIDE range of services to our community. Please see the below flyer for construction guidelines & resources. If you have further questions, please contact Allison. Finished pillowcases can be dropped off at the Thompson House on Tuesdays or brought to the monthly meetings. They are currently asking for ones more geared towards teenagers at the moment, but all are welcomed.
Project Linus Mystery Quilt Challenge
The Project Linus group which is all about getting blankets to children in need is having their big fundraiser of the year. Many of our members participate and would love to share our progress below as we make this mystery quilt for a great cause. To register, go to https://www.projectlinus.org/
All weekly block patterns are available throughout the whole challenge so it is never too late to join and make some of these precious blocks too! Clues start Sept 24th and run through Nov 19th
Habitat for Humanity
It was an honor to have Becky Holly present this family with the quilt Pam Thompson made during their welcome home ceremony. We all hope that it brings comfort and love into their new home that Habitat for Humanity made possible.
Jackie Ward, second from left, with Midland Quilters Guild, presents a handmade quilt to Stacy Evans and her sons Marlon and Jeremiah at the dedication of Evans' Habitat for Humanity home. Alynda Best, Executive Director of Habit for Humanity is pictured on the far left. Evans' home is the 147th build for Habitat for Humanity in Midland and was completed as a memorial to Clark Moreland, (former Midland County Commissioner, Precinct 3) by his family.