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Here
is a letter received from the NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit) at UMass
Memorial:
“March
29, 2010
Hello
Ladies: My name is Dominic and I’ve
been chose by my neighbors to send you a thank you for the quilts. Me
and my buddies here in the NICU now all have a cool quilt covering our
incubators. Our parents think they’re pretty awesome as well! So, thank you from
all of us kids in the NICU. We love the quilts!!”
When
making pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer, please wash them before you turn
them in to Marge. Don’t
forget that you may drop them off at Auburn Sewing Center, Appletree
Fabrics, Charlton Sewing Center and The Fabric Stash. Marie Nader of
Mass. ConKerr Cancer has indicated that Shaw‘s Supermarkets will give ConKerr a small percentage
of your purchases on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays if you use your
Shaw’s card.
It will not take away from any other goals you may be trying to achieve
with your card. All you have to do is register. Visit the
website at www.conkerrcancer.org.
If
you have any questions, call Marge Moniz at 508 347 5811.
Pillowcase
project
Outreach
has presented us with a new project: Make a cheerful pillowcase for a
child who is sick with cancer or another serious illness. Directions
for making a standard-size pillowcase:
Supplies:
3/4 yard of fabric for the body
1/3 yard of fabric for the border
Instructions:
1.
cut body of the case 26 1/2”
x 40 1/2”
2.
cut border 10 1/2”
x 40 1/2”
3.
Fold border in half lengthwise with the wrong sides together and
iron.
4.
Place the right side of the border on the right side of the body.
5.
Stitch these together using a 1/2” seam allowance.
6.
Place right sides together and stitch down sides and across bottom.
7.
Turn right side out and iron.
8.
Wash the pillowcase thoroughly (to sanitize for hospital use).
9.
Place each pillowcase in an individual quart-sized zip-lock bag.
10. Bring the pillowcase to Guild meeting and turn in to
Outreach.
Marge
Moniz will have a few brochures at the Outreach table that you can look at
and if I have enough you may have one. The directions are from the
brochure and if you have a serger that would be a nice machine to
use.
Donate
165 quilts year of 2008
Avis
and Marge would like to thank all those members who put together quilt
tops, who donated finished quilts or tops and also thanks to those who
donated fabric when asked and to Holice for battings and his generous
donation of fabric. We especially want to thank all the ladies that
come on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month to put the quilts together and
tie them.
In the past year we were
able to distribute 165 quilts to different organizations in central and
western Massachusetts. The organizations that received these quilts
were: Grace House, Bethlehem House, UMASS Oncology, Charlton Fire
Dept., Compassion Pregnancy Center, American Red Cross-Central Mass.,
Worcester Interfaith Hospitality, Quaboag Nursing Home, Radius Nursing
Home, Putnam Food Bank, Quaboag Hospice and Mary Lane Hospital. We
also donated 10 quilts to the Guild Christmas Party.
We are currently fine
with fabric and do not need any more at this time.
The Outreach Meeting
on February 13 has been canceled and meetings will start again on
February 27, 2009.
Donate 206 quilts year of 2007
Here is a list of which
organizations received quilt year 2007:
Abby house, Southbridge Fire Dept.,
Charlton Fire Dept., Odyssey Health-Care Hospice, Oxford EMTs, Grace House,
Mary Lane Hospital, Quaboag hospice Group, Southbridge YMCA Preschool,
Webster Manor Long Term Care, Harrington Hospital Oncology Dept., Worcester
Interfaith Hospitality Network, UMass Oncology Dept., Bethlehem House,
Sherry’s House, Radius Nursing Home and ICO.
A Thank You Note-
Your gifts were
appreciated! The pile of beautifully wrapped presents at the Holiday Party
was spectacular. They were for disadvantaged children from the area. We
received the following note from Carol Brodeur from YMCA in Southbridge.
Please
extend a thank you to all the quilters involved with giving gifts to local
children. It would have warmed your heart to see the expressions on the
parent’s faces and hear their comments when they picked up the gifts for
their children. Only then do we truly understand the extent your gifts made
for these families. Your kindness and generosity is truly appreciated. On
behalf of the children, let me say “Thank You” again.
Carol
Brodeur, Tri-Community YMCA.
Marge
Moniz and Avis Meskus have pre-cut kits available for those wanting to take
home an Outreach project. Complete the
top and the Outreach Committee will finish it. Look for the Outreach table
at the meeting.
Outreach Group
The
Outreach Group meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 12:30 - 3
p.m., September through June at the Charlton Grange.
For
more information about the Committee or if you would like to donate fabric,
contact Marge Moniz or bring the fabric to the next
meeting.
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