Windsor Quilter’s Guild is not just a group of ladies and gentlemen who meet once a month to share quilting tips. One of the important parts of our group is giving back to the community. This includes our “comfort quilt” projects and our “quilt raffle” at our Quilt Show.

COMFORT QUILTS

We are very fortunate, in that many of our members donate fabric to be used in our comfort quilt projects. This committee cuts up the fabric and prepares kits that members can take home and assemble. The returned “tops” are then “sandwiched” with batting and backings and quilted. At present we are desperately looking for quilters to sandwich and quilt almost 200 tops so that we can distribute them to some of our groups who are in need. We are always looking for new groups to donate to but some of our past recipients include: ChildCan, Angela Rose House, the Windsor Rehab Centre, Maryvale Adolescent Centre, Hiatus House, Windsor Regional Children’s Centre, Ronald McDonald House, Hospice of Windsor, Summit Centre for Autism, Taylor Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Summit for Autism, Inland Protection of Refugees, Quilts of Valor Windsor/Essex, the Childen’s Aid Society, the Salvation Army, Up About Down, the Paramedics, and Family Respite Services. Through this program, our guild has also provided numerous incubator pads for Windsor Regional NICU and over 1000 quilts and 162 pillowcases to 12 different needy groups. If you know of any organization that could benefit from a comfort quilt, please contact us.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Needs never stop and so giving has become more and more important. Those less fortunate than ourselves rely not only on monetary donations but also on the donations of goods we provide.

We have made and donated Beads of Courage bags to infants and young children suffering from severe and often fatal illnesses at Windsor Regional Hospital. We have also supplied Butterfly bags, including a blanket, cuddle pouch and a bag to hold bereavement items, to parents of infants who have passed away.