Comfort quilts is an outreach program of the Chatham Kent Quilters’ Guild . Interested members participate by sewing from home or joining us on sew days or comfort workshops. We meet twice a month , on the second and fourth Monday from 9am to 2 pm for sew days. The comfort team welcome volunteers with all levels of quilting experience and talent.
In fact all participants in the comfort program share and learn new skills regularly! There are a range of tasks to complete in order to meet our current demand for over 350 quilts per year, including sewing quilt tops, preparing backs, layering, trimming finished quilts and doing binding. We have one ‘hand quilter’ in our group but otherwise all of the quilts are machine quilted by volunteers either on a domestic or long arm machine. We greatly appreciate donations of completed tops or quilts from the broader guild membership as well.
Easy Assembly for a Fun Fill
All of the quilts are made from new cotton quilting fabric and the comfort team creates pre-cut kits suitable for easy assembly by members. Kits are always available for pick up at guild meetings for those who would like to help but can’t make it out to sew days. Comfort quilts also hosts a couple of workshops annually for guild members, offering opportunities to try out new trends such as the jelly roll race, orphan block challenge and charm squares patterns. We provide the fabrics and members have a fun filled day creating tops for the program.
Comfort quilts is organized by a small executive committee. Our funding comes from a variety of sources including the guild , municipal grants , private individuals, businesses and a variety of service clubs and churches. This funding enables us to provide fabrics, batting and all the accoutrements of a busy sewing room. We are grateful for the storage and work space available to us at St Paul’s Congregational church.
Who receives a comfort quilt?
Persons of all ages in our community in need of warmth and comfort as well as the knowledge that others care. Members of the guild may identify individuals for example with challenging health or illness, victims of fires or traumatic events.
Comfort quilts are committed to ongoing support to Childcan, recipients of dialysis at the CKHA satellite unit, and Habitat for Humanity to name a few. All quilts are labelled upon completion and an information note is provided explaining our program, how to contact us and how to care for a quilt.
Comfort Quilt Size Reference
- Small cuddle quilts for children: min. 40” x 52”.
- Medium lap quilts for teens and ladies: approximately 50” x 60”
- Large lap quilts for tall teens and men: approximately 60” x 70”
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