June Workshop

We had a great day at our Saturday workshop. Zoe, our newest member, finished her quilt top and learned how to make a quilted tote bag! Deborah, our youngest member, completed a quilt top in three hours! Eileen finished a preemie quilt, Tamie cut three much needed kits (they were going as fast as she was making them), and Rebecca dropped off five quilts she had quilted and took five more to be quilted. I love productive mornings!!! So thankful for our great worker bees!

Delivery!!

Today 18 kid size quilts were delivered to the Chrysalis House in Crownsville and 13 preemie size quilts were delivered to AAMC's NICU!! The people at the Chrysalis House couldn't thank us enough for delivering these quilts. heart emoticon Thank you ladies for all your amazing work!!!!

May Workshop

I finally got the photos off my phone from the workshop a couple weeks ago. For the few of us that were there we had a lot of quilts turned in and many ready to be finished!!

Rebecca is such a blessing to us!! She is our long arm quilter who does beautiful work quilting four to five quilts a month to be donated to kids in need.

Tamie is cutting fabric to put into kits.  Each step in the quilting process is such a big task.  I'm so thankful for these ladies!!

Zoe joined us this month to learn how to put a quilt top together. Eileen is sewing a preemie quilt that will be delivered to AAMC this week!

Ellen is using her 2 1/2" cutting tool to cut binding to put on the quilts Rebecca has quilted.

Here is our small but mighty group working at different stations getting quilts finished.

Here are some of the quilts that were completed and turned in! Some of these will be going to the Chrysalis House this month!

Carla is a long distance, forever member of our group. Here she is with a completed quilt to be sent to QFK headquarters!

March Workshop and Delivery

Next Saturday, March 21st is National Quilting Day!!!

We will not be at our regular location this month for our workshop.  We will be joining the Annapolis Quilt Guild (see information below)!  There will be quilt kits, Bead of Courage bag kits available to sew and mastectomy pillows to stuff. Please bring your sewing machine OR come to help iron and stuff pillows. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.  Please let me know if you are going to be able to make it so we make sure we have enough tables.  Hope to see you there!!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON NATIONAL QUILTING DAY
SATURDAY MARCH 21, 10:00-3:00
Edgewater Police Station
35 Stepneys Lane,Edgewater, Maryland 21037.

A few of us delivered 32 quilts to the Stanton Center's We Care and Friends in downtown Annapolis. The Center helps people find the proper resources for housing, work, clothing and food. They also mentor youth, help people with drug addiction and provide support for individuals and families in need. We got to hand deliver the quilts to Larry, who runs We Care and Friends! We are hoping the quilts will brighten a child's day as he/she receives it! Thank you to all the quilters who put so much time and effort into making these beautiful quilts!!! Great job!!!

February 2015 Workshop

Next Workshop is Saturday, February 21st at BACC from 10:30 to 1:30 pm in room 235. I will be demonstrating how to machine quilt and bind a quilt top. I will have a few blocks to practice on or you can bring something you are working on to finish. It is most helpful, but not necessary, if your machine has a walking foot or a darning foot and the feed dogs can drop. (I will talk more about this on Saturday). We will also have kits available to work on, if you would like to do that instead.

Please bring your sewing machine, sewing supplies and a lunch (optional). I'll bring some fruit and bagels. Hope to see you there!!

Thank you to all the ladies who brought much love and joy to children in 2014!!

In 2014, we delivered 105 quilts, 46 quilted tote bags and 31 preemie quilts to Stanton Community Center in Annapolis, Chrysalis House in Crownsville, Annapolis Pregnancy Clinic, San Salvador, AAMC, Walk the Walk Foundation, Children's National Medical Center, DC!!! Way to go Kat, Rebecca, Nanci, Joan, Melinda, Ellen, Carol, Prue, Yvonne, Mary, Gloria Ann, Deborah, Eileen, Evelyn, Debbie, Phillis, Tamie & Chiara!!

Looking forward to 2015!!!

The wonderful group of ladies who sew for Annapolis Quilts for Kids (several ladies are missing from this photo, wish you were here!!)

46 quilted tote bags delivered to Northern Virginia Nursing Students in December to give to the Children's National Medical Center in DC

October Workshop

We are meeting this coming Saturday, October 18th, at BACC, room 223 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. We are going to continue working on the quilted tote bags.  Kits will be available!

Please bring your sewing machine, sewing supplies and a lunch (optional). 

We are also collecting quilts for the Walk the Walk Foundations Christmas Walk in December.  Quilt kits will also be available!  

Thanks and hope to see you Saturday!!