Welcome To Windsor Quilters Guild Community Work

Comfort Quilts


The Comfort Quilt Committee coordinates the making and delivery of quilts to various organizations within Windsor. The committee members prepare kits of fabrics to cut, tops to sew and tops to be quilted – members of the guild take these kits home and perform the required task. In addition, many guild members donate fabric, quilt tops and finished quilts to the Comfort Quilts.


In the past year, we have delivered 216 quilts to Windsor Rehab Centre, Maryvale, Hiatus House, Windsor Regional Children’s Centre, Teen Health Centre, John McGivney Children’s Centre, Salvation Army, Paramedics, and Family Respite Services.


They each sent us their warmest and sincerest thanks. In addition to our quilts, we delivered 238 baby hats to the Neonatal Unit and 52 pillowcases to the Hiatus House.

For more information contact Lynn at quilters@windsorquiltersguild.8m.com

Charitable   Acts

Photos of two purses(seen in Photo Gallery) donated to the Do Good Divas to raise money for the Cancer Clinic for pagers and dedicated computers for the Foundation Unit. The donation of the purses from the Windsor Guild will raise money for this annual event held at Caboto on October 23rd,2008.

Photos of Diva Lunch Bags (seen in Photo Gallery)sent to be raffled off at the Do Good Divas Cancer Event October 23rd, 2008. Instructions for making listed below.
Diva's Lunch Bag
Material:
8 inch x 281/2 inch rectangle
two 51/2 x 12 inch rectangles
Velcro hook and loop for closure
Construction:
(1/4 inch seam allowance)
1 Right sides together, pin the two sides and bottom edge of one side panel to body piece. Place pins in seam allowance only.Machine stitch 1/4 inch from bottom, turn, pivot and continue along bottom, turn and pivot and continue up other side.Repeat for other panel. Finish if so desired.
2 Turn bag right side out, pushing out corners carefully. turn top of bag down twice at 1/4 inch and top-stitch along folded edge.
3 Press seams. Sew with wrong sides together an edgestitch 1/8 inch around sides.
4 At top of bag, tuck in to form gusset, and place Velcro as desired.
   

For more information contact Karen at quilters@windsorquiltersguild.8m.com