2021 Comfort Quilt Annual Report

Submitted by Jane Another challenging year, but we did it! Three years in a row, Chatham Kent Quilters’ Guild has shared over 300 comfort quilts. Despite everything, the largest number yet…329…! We missed the Monday sewing/fellowship days, parading the quilts at Show and Share at general meetings, holding quilt draws, …

November Workshop

Written by BJ Edgell How many times can you say WOW! That’s my thinking about the 3 class workshop by Jennifer Houlden. Before the class, we received detailed instructions with lots of photos and diagrams. We didn’t have to do anything but ponder and visualize our icon. First class, everyone …

October Meeting

Submitted by Lenore Cartlidge Renee and Lorraine of Childcan met with the CKQG via Zoom during the October meeting. They provided detailed information about Childcan. The Comfort Quilt committee presented a Parade of Childcan quilts, soon to be shared with Childcan. Both Renee and Lorraine are mothers of a survivor …

September Meeting

Submitted by Joan Brisley The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild was privileged to have Nora Boyd from the Sarnia Quilt Guild as our guest speaker for the September Meeting. Nora retired from public health nursing in 2013 and quickly found passion in quilting to fill her time. As Program Chair for the …

Comfort Quilt News

March report There have been 30 Comfort Quilts shared in 2021, from January to March thus far. A family lost everything in a fire, and we were able to help a little with our quilts during their trauma. We are fortunate, in this present time, to have been able to …

2020 COMFORT QUILTS ANNUAL REPORT

In a year we will not forget…COMFORT QUILTS 317 in total    We have shared   …116 quilts to Childcan,  children with Cancer               …  45 cuddles to Chatham Kent Health Alliance ….156 quilts locally and beyond As well as many local persons receiving quilts , for comfort, and the knowledge that others care, many others received quilts .Included …