Cuddle Quilts:
FQ&FG members are asked to make one quilt each year. The members can pick up a kit for these quilts at the Cuddle Quilt Table. We provide all that is needed to complete a quilt. The sizes can very from baby to adult quilts. As these quilts are finished and turned in, a committee will decide on where to donate the quilts.
During the 2005-2006 year, l67 quilts were donated to the following organizations. University of California Medical Center, Rancho Cordova Neighborhood Center, Twin Lakes Food Bank, Power House Ministries (homeless children), El Dorado Convalescent Hospital (afghans for wheelchair residents), Learning Express (teens and younger children, many with parents in rehab. or transitional housing or living out of motels), Buckeye School, Laurel Ruff School (learning disabled, ages from 2-22), Kaiser Hospital (children in Chemo Therapy), Maryhouse ) organization that provides transitional housing services, shelter and support programs to homeless and struggling families), Shriner's Hospital and Sierra Adoption Agency (2 quilts used for a fund Raiser). In addition to these locations, quilts also went to adults in hospitals, or children who had lost their home in a fire, and to children involved with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate).
A workshop was held in November, 2006, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Folsom. That day 20 women worked on 35 quilts. We anticipate holding these workshops every year.
We have a number of women in our guild who make as many as 12 quilts a year. We are proud of our members work in this area and hope to do more in the future.
Classroom Presentations:
The guild has developed a presentation on
quilting for grade school children. This includes an explanation of
what constitutes a quilt, a short history of quilting, a discussion
of various quilt block patterns, and several hands-on projects. Guild
members present this to several classes each year, usually to 4th
graders when they study California history.
The California Heritage Quilt Project developed classroom presentations tying history to quilting, presenting fourth graders with a program based on the California Sesquicentennial Quilt and California history. The goal of these presentations was to introduce students to quilting and its relationship to the history and geography of California by focusing on the California Sesquicentennial Quilt. Highlights of California and its history were reviewed with the students by pointing out different parts of the quilt. Guild members made a quilt top featuring the "Road to California" pattern, and all the students had an opportunity to quilt on it and sign the back. Other hands-on activities were also utilized. The program was extremely popular, and, on occasion, is still presented to classrooms in surrounding communities.
Quilt Day for Kids:
This event is held annually at The Lakeside Church Activity Room. It is an opportunity for elementary age children to experience various quilting activities. They participate in small groups painting, stamping, sewing, creating and having fun while learning about quilting.
Charitable Donations:
During the holiday season our guild makes
cash contributions to several charitable organizations, and collects
food for our local food bank.
Each year guild members have the opportunity to help with one-time projects in the community. We have done such things as:
In early March of 2000, we hung about 20 quilts in the chemotherapy treatment room at Kaiser Hospital—South Sacramento. A second group, made by members of the River City Guild of Sacramento, CA, was hung in June . A third group, also made by River City Guild members, was hung in October, 2000.
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