Community Service
A Quilted Gift
Throughout the year, A Quilted Gift committee has various activities to support our local charities. We are continuing our policy of no fabric donations at this time as we are still bursting at the seams.
The Quilted Gift Program puts together kits for members to make, prepares batting and backing to allow the quilts to be quilted and bound by members. They also accept other completed tops and quilts members have completely finished and wish to donate. The Committee then decides who to donate the quilts to and arranges drop off. Depending on the volume on hand they may accept fabric donations. In the last 5 years over 850 quilts have been donated to various programs and charities!
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Cases of Caring
The Cases of Caring program invites members of the Amoskeag Quilters Guild to make fun and attractive pillowcases. We donate these pillowcases to various local charities to bring cheer to children, veterans, and shut-ins. Members can pick up kits at the monthly meetings and return completed pillowcases to the chairperson. Every other year, we host a workshop in March to create as many pillowcases as possible. Directions for completing a pillowcase is included.
NE Quilt Museum
We are proud to sponsor the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. Our guild has a special fund drive in March and donates the proceeds towards the cause of supporting and maintaining a regional area resource that is the museum.
Raffle Quilt
One method we use to give back to the community is to create a quilt as a guild and then raffle it with the entire proceeds going to our designated charity. Every other membership year, the guild votes upon which charity will be the recipient of our group efforts and then creates a quilt and spends a year in efforts to raffle it off. This year we will be supporting Kidneys for Kindness! More information will be available soon!