December Deliveries!

We had the biggest month ever for deliveries!!!  Thank you to all who gave their time, talent and fabric to provide for children this Christmas!!!  Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!! Hope to see you in 2017!!!!

Loading up 83 quilts and 30 pillowcases to Walk the Walk Foundation's "Walk of Christmas"!

Getting loaded onto the big truck at BACC.

More waiting to be loaded.

They are loaded and ready to bring warmth and comfort to kids in need in Anne Arundel County and West Virginia!!

Nine of our smaller quilts went to Annapolis Pregnancy Center.

Twenty-three quilted tote bags, filled with coloring books, crayons and stickers, went to Anne Arundel Medical Center's Pediatric Emergency Department.

Build-A-Quilt-As-You-Go Decemer Workshop

It's time for our last workshop of the year! I thought we could do something different. I will bring in all our 2 1/2" strips, 5", and 6 1/2" squares and we can "Build-a-Quilt-as-You-Go".  You get to choose the colors and pattern.  Make it simple or crazy! Make it scrappy or traditional!  It's up to you!!  (There will be regular kits available as well).

We will meet Saturday, December 17th at BACC, room 235, from 10:00 - 1:30 pm. Please bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies.

September Workshop

Melinda and Jules turned in finished pillowcases and Jules worked on completing quilts. Tamie put together some quilts kits from fabric donated by Sue Barnett. Rebecca made and quilted 3 quilts and Caelyn (my granddaughter) made her first quilted tote bag! Even though this was Tamie's last Saturday with us, we didn't say "good-bye" but "see you in Florida"! We all hope to be down to visit her soon!

Julianna arranging quilt blocks.

Melinda working on a winter pillowcase.

Caelyn making her very first project, a quilted tote bag!

Julianna sewing the blocks together.

Tamie laying out blocks from Sue B. to put into a kit. This quilt will have a darling Tinker Bell backing!

Caelyn and I with her tote bag finsihed!

We are having our next workshop this Saturday, October 15th at BACC from 10:30 - 1:30 pm in room 235. Please bring your sewing machine, sewing supplies and lunch. Kits for tote bags, pillowcases and quilts will be available.

I would like to focus on making quilted tote bags and pillowcases to give to the Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore in December. We have about 7 bags right now and would like to give about 25 if we could. We hope you can join us!!!!

Thank you to all who have been donating coloring books and crayons for the bags!!! I know they will be a blessing to the kids this Christmas!!

Donations, Deliveries and June Workshop!!

Donations:
We had 53 1/2 lbs of fabric donated by Kathryn and Darcy in May plus a brand new GO Accuquilt fabric cutter donated by Darcy.

Deliveries:
On May 9th we donated 10 quilts to the YWCA's Arden House Domestic Violence Shelter/Safe House in Arnold. Thank you quilters for loving on these children in need!!

And on May 27th we delivered 33 quilts to Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore today! Elisabeth Ferguson., Child Life Staff Assistant, received the quilts. What a blessing these quilts will be to children who are sick and in need!

June Workshop:
We had a quite workshop on Saturday but it was fun catching up with everyone. Thanks for coming out Eileen, Melinda, Rebecca and Tamie! We got more kits made up, quilt tops done, and pillowcases made!!

April Homeschooler's Workshop

Our first Friday of the month workshop for homeschoolers was a lot of fun and productive!  The girls know each other from homeschool co-ops so there are always giggles, helping each other and yet they are serious about learning to quilt for others in need.

Jules, Sarah, and Maddie checking out a quilted quilt top.

This is Grace's first time!  Great job Grace!

Jules quilting her quilt! 

Grace 

Eden

Eden with her almost finished top!

Sarah

February Workshop

We will be having our 3rd Saturday workshop on February 20th at Bay Area Community Church, room 235, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. I will be demonstrating how to make a Disappearing Four Patch block and will have a few kits available if you would like to practice using this technique.

Please bring your sewing machine, sewing supplies and a lunch (optional). There will be kits, and snacks available.

Happy New Year!!

2015 was a great year for donations for us!!! Donations to Annapolis Quilts for Kids: 82 quilts, 91 lbs of fabric, 1 large roll batting, thread, and hours and hours of time!!!

Donations from us to kids in need: 53 Preemie quilts, 150 Quilts, 40 Tote Bags, 11 Pillowcases!! We donated these items to Anne Arundel Medical Center, Standford Center in Annapolis, Chrysalis House in Crownsville, Walk the Walk Foundation (Anne Arundel County and West Virginia), and the Northern Virginia Nursing Students Association (for Children's National Medical Center). Thank you all for your generosity, kindness and compassion!! I know you all put a smile on their faces and warmed their hearts in their time of need!! Bless you!!