Wheelchair lap quilts - 2013 (96-128)

Last week (4-16-13) we inventoried our stock of completed quilts that are ready to be donated.  Here is a photo log of the 35 quilts that are ready to go!!!

These are mostly lap size quilts to go to nursing homes, along with a few baby quilts.

Most of our small quilts are 40"x40", so its easy to quilt them on a domestic machine. And it's easy to cut backing from one piece of fabric.

Many of the quilts below are cut from the fat quarters and fat eighths quiltfabric.com gave to us.  We had a few cutting sessions at Lois J's house and put together oodles of kits for the quilts.  Some of the fabric combinations are a bit odd, but really they look pretty nice together.  We've discovered that some quilts look fabulous in person and photograph ugly and others fabric combinations look better in the photos than in person.  We believe no fabric should not be part of a quilt.

Our many volunteers put them all together in time for a big donation opportunity.  Enjoy the pics!

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Lap quilt donation photos

In October 2012 we took some quilts to the Hearthstone Manor Nursing Home in Woodstock, IL.

Here is a photo of the Resident Jackie Schau (my mom) and Activities Director, Virginia receiving the quilts

They received some of the quilts shown in the two previous posts.

Lois donating the quilts to Pershing Gardens in Stickney

We received a thank you letter from Pershing Gardens Nursing Home in Stickney, IL

Here it is to share with all!

Wheelchair lap quilts 2012 (42-95)

Nursing home small quilt project..   

Once all the shelter quilts were completed we started work on Wheelchair Lap quilts.  Starting in the spring of 2012 we kitted somewhere between 80 and 100 quilt kits for volunteers to piece and quilt.  We began distributing them to nursing homes in the fall and winter, and were very well received.    Pictured below are the first batch of quilts we distributed, most are from the kitted fabric, and a few were made and donated by volunteers.

The photos below are just the beginning of the quilts our volunteers are creating,

You'll notice a variety of patterns, we get bored if they're all the same!!!!  All patterns are simple, no triangles, and no partial seams. We chose the simple patterns so anyone can join us to sew, even beginner quilters.  And, we tried to use the donated fabric as efficiently as possible. 

All completed quilts are approximately 40"x40", small enough to stay on the lap of the recipient and not get dragged under the wheels, but still large enough to give them warmth.

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