Another day at Maryvale and there were 20 comfort quilts turned in. Mary calculated that there were 453 comfort quilts turned in for 2024. The shelves at Maryvale are empty. Mary and Corinne have bundled up the quilts for distribution to Cardinal Place, Windsor Essex Child/Youth Advocacy Centre, Children's Aid Society, Angela Rose House, Building …
Sit ‘n’ Sew – November 12, 2024
We have reached our goal of 500 placemats for Meals on Wheels and their affiliates. Here are the Maryvale stitchers with the collection of 500 placemats There were forty-two quilts turned in today at Maryvale as well. Our makers are continuing to create so many lovely comfort quilts. There were so many photos to exchange …
Sit ‘n’ Sew – October 22, 2024
Today at Maryvale there were 17 quilts turned in and more placemats too to bring our placemat collection to 430. (Only 70 to go to reach our goal.) More placemats! Below is our quilt storage at Maryvale. Many of these quilts will be distributed around Christmas time. Mary also makes deliveries throughout the year to …
Sit ‘n’ Sew – October 8, 2024
Sit 'n' Sew at Maryvale is a chance to see all the comfort quilts that have been turned in recently. There were 25 quilts today at the show 'n' tell. Such lovely work and generous makers. A great big "Thank you" to those who completed these quilts. We are also collecting placemats for Meals on …
Maryvale Cheque Presentation – September 24, 2024
Maryvale generously allows us to use their community room for Comfort Quilt sewing twice each month, for our workshops throughout the year and to store our comfort quilts and fabrics on site at no cost. The guild, in response to this generosity, annually donates funds to them to say "Thank you". Mary Hall-Brooks was able …
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Sit ‘n’ Sew – September 24, 2024
Many quilts and placemats are being made and donated to our Comfort Quilts programme. Today at Maryvale 55 placemats were turned in and 17 quilts. Our goal for placemats is 500 by early December for Meals on Wheels to distribute at Christmas. Thank you to all our makers who are generous with their time, talent …
Sit ‘n’ Sew – September 10, 2024
Our makers have been busy over the summer. They turned in 36 quilts, some at the September guild meeting and some at today's Sit 'n' Sew at Maryvale. Thank you makers!!! A dozen quilts will be making their way to Journey Home Hospice (a hospice for the homeless) soon.
Sit ‘n’ Sew – August 27, 2024
Today was the last Sit 'n' Sew of the summer. Some of our stitchers took a break for the summer but many continued to make and contribute quilts. Here are the quilts and placemats turned in today at Maryvale. Thank you makers!!
Sit ‘n’ Sew – August 13, 2024
Today we made progress on a number of quilts as we gathered at Maryvale. Nineteen Comfort Quilts were turned in! Sherry V. made and donated 38 placemats to add to our collection for Meals on Wheels!
Sit ‘n’ Sew – July 23, 2024
Our stitchers continue to work on quilts through the summer. Eighteen comfort quilts were turned in at Maryvale today.
Windsor Quilters' Guild 