Quiltsy Cares March 10-Margaret Gayler

Today's Quiltsy Cares donation comes from Margaret Gaylor of PeggyGaylerDesigns. Margaret heard about a request to make some doll quilts for A Doll Like Me.  This event is called Spread the Love-Quilting For Kids in which quilters for all over the word are making doll quilts for dolls that are made to look like the children they are going to.

Amy Jandrisevits makes very special dolls that look like the child who receiver them. She makes many dolls with limb differences (missing a hand, or an arm, or leg). She makes dolls with a birthmark matching the child who owns it. Maybe the doll wears a cannula (the little tube bringing oxygen to the child's nose). The doll might have glasses, a hearing aid or possibly albino skin or hair. Anything that a child has, Amy makes the doll have it-so the child can see his or her self in that doll, and have " A Doll Like Me"/


Margaret made 2 dolls quilts to donate to the Spread the Love event.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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Quiltsy Cares March 5-Pat Groeller of PattiesPieces

Our Quiltsy Cares team member today is Pat Groeller from PattiesPieces. Pat is from Lakeland, Fla She also stepped for the Thomas Fire victims. Pat said she wanted to donate to the fire victims of California. She felt that to lose everything in a natural disaster is a very traumatic and life changing event. She was able to help by creating two bright, colorful pillowcases that might bring at least a little cheer to a child, teen or even an adult. She said she is glad to be a small part in helping out with this charity.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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Quiltsy Cares March 4-Solomae Stoycoff form CuddleCatQuiltworks

Today's Quiltsy Cares team member is Solomae Stoycoff from CuddleCatQuiltworks. Solomae, who lives in Tulsa OK, was one of our team members who answered the call recently for the California Fire Quilt Relief victims and the subsequent mudslides. We learned about the call out from the superbuzzy.com website about the need to donate certain items that will be put to good use. As of 1/12/18, more than 1,100 structures have been destroyed of which an estimated 775 were single family homes. Among the requests was for quilt blocks, pillow cases, charm squares, and backing fabric. 

Solomae made 4 quilts blocks which are being collected by the Perkimon Valley Quilt Guild. They are collecting the blocks that they will make into quilt tops then made into quilts for the victims.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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Quiltsy Cares March 3-Pam Geisel from ForQuiltsSake.

Today's Quiltsy Cares team member is Pam Geisel from ForQuiltsSake. Pam's charity is the Antioch School's annual fund raising event. This school is special to her because it is a local private school in Yellow Springs, Ohio that encourages children to pursue their innate curiosity. Pam said "Children are our future and not all learn by traditional methods. It is the kind of school I wish I'd been able to go to when I was that age.

Pam donated a quilted poncho made using t-shirts, the poncho is reversible and is different on both sides.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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Quiltsy Cares March 2-Pamela Boatright from PamelaQuilts

Today's Quiltsy Cares team member is Pamela Boatright from Pamelaquilts. Pam's donation is for CASA of Coos County. She says her county sadly has a large number of children in foster care, and the members of her Quilt Guild have been challenged this year to help support those children by providing quilts to comfort them. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate-these volunteers speak for and support children in court situations. So far they have donated 51 quilts for the program, which have been very appreciated.

When these children come into foster care, many times they have very little other than the clothes on their back. A special quilt to cuddle with can help make their transition easier and help them feel loved and cared for. Although she has never fostered a child, several of my close friends have and she knows how difficult it is for them. so Pam was delighted to donate a quilt that she made.

She donated this fun little quilt in a winter theme. Snow is always a fun thing there because they don't get much of it! Though the quilt says "BRRR Snow", Pam hopes it will warm a little heart and they will know that they are loved.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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Quiltsy Cares March 1st-Karen Cregger from OneOakHandmade

Welcome the kickoff of 31 days our Quiltsy Cares. Today is Karen Cregger from OneOakHandMade. Karen has made 6 quilts for her local chapter of Quilts For Kids. Quilts for Kids National organization has been around for several years, making quilts for kids in need, or in need of comfort from abuse or illness. They also send quilts to disaster areas or really anywhere there is a child in need.  They also have kits you can order, make and send back and easy patterns on their website. http://www.quiltsforkids.org/

In January, some quilters in her area started a local chapter. If you have a local chapter, the quilts can be 

distributed for kids locally and they felt there was a need in their hometown of Roanoke, Virginia. 

Karen has a large children's hospital and many other centers and shelters that could benefit.  The quilts

have to be made from new unused fabric, preferably kids prints, and are machine quilted for wash 

and wear

Quilts for Kids provides quide lines and labels for all the quilts donated in order to assure a quality  

item for the children. In January we were able to donate 6 quilts to the local Pediatric Unit. 

Her 6 here will go with others for the Feb/March donation to the NICU and Pediatric Post op. 

These quilts are quick and fun to make using kid prints and new fabric donations. Karen provides all the long

arm quilting for the group and does most of the binding (machine!)

Her chapter is open for donations if anyone has any kids print scraps they want to be rid of!! 

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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This past January Quiltsy Team learned of a request for donations for the fire and mudslide victims in California. They were looking for people to make quilt blocks, quilt tops, pillowcases, or to send backing fabric, charm squares (5"squares of fabric from on fabric line collection), batting, etc. Well once we learned of this request, in typical Quiltsy fashion, we stepped up to the challenge. Team members signed up to make blocks and pillowcases, or to send backing fabric and charm squares to help with this relief effort. In the middle of February, our team sent a total of 60 Perkimon Valley blocks in blue and green colorways to go to the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild (that they will sew into quilts),along with 30 pillow cases, 4 charm packs and 5 quilt backings to help with this cause.

  

March 1st kicks off our annual March Quiltsy Cares where you will learn not only about the individuals who participated in the relief efforts, but you will also learn of other amazing team members who made and donated quilts to causes that were important to them. This year we have the entire month of March filled with donations by our team members, which is so heart warming So be sure to come back each day to read about another gift from the heart.

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011.

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