 | Urgent Care Neonatal Unit at the Rose Medical Center
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These quilts are for babies who were unable to live.
The baby is laid on the quilt to have a picture taken and then the quilt is
included in a memory book given to the parents. Rose Medical Center usually
needs about 12 of these special quilts a year but last year they used more
than 20. The quilts are to be no smaller than 12” square and no larger than
16” square. The fabric should not be soft pastel colors or yellows as they
tend to make the baby look ashen. No batting is to be used. If you would
like to help with this cause, contact Jan K. |
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| The Elizabeth Piecemakers
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The Elizabeth Piecemakers donate quilts to the fire
departments in Elbert County and also to the Franktown Fire Dept., which is
in Douglas County. They also give to CASA and the Women’s Shelter. At
Christmas, they give to those agencies who help needy families. The
knitters in their group also donate stocking caps for the needy. The goal
for 2009 is to increase their production and give to area assisted living
facilities. Contact Barbara C. if you would be interested in helping
with their projects. |
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| Trinity Lutheran Church Piecemakers
| No experience is necessary. We mostly meet for fellowship. We have
donated over 350 sewn and fleece quilts to a number of organizations,
including Brookside Assisted Living Facility in Castle Rock, Parker
Adventist Hospital, and over 100 fleece blankets to a dialysis center in
Denver. We are currently working on a request of 55 quilts for Cantrell
House (3 assisted living centers in Castle Rock and Parker). We meet
at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Franktown on Friday mornings from 9:00 am
to noon. Contact Bonnie Geivett (cell 303-810-2993) for
information. |
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| Quilting with Friends
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Donates quilts to the fire station at Castle Pines
Village – “Quilting with Friends" group originally met to make 27 small (lap
or shoulder wrap size) quilts for Alzheimer patients at the Johnson Center
in Centennial (Arapahoe Road and Holly). Now they are making small quilts
for fire station 39 in Castle Pines Village. These are for children or
adults who need to be “wrapped” so we label the sizes on the outside of the
sealed plastic bags, i.e. 36 x 41 etc. If you want more information,
contact Jan W. |
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| Busy Fingers Quilting Bee - Quilts for service men and women
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The Busy Fingers Quilting Bee has been making 45” x 45”
quilts for our service men and women for the last 3 years. Originally the
quilts were sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the wounded
soldiers. Last year the quilts were taken to Fisher House in Denver.
Fisher House is a home for veterans and their families to stay in while the
veteran is receiving treatment at the VA Medical Center. The VA Medical
Center is located across the street on Clermont Street. The quilts were
given to the veterans to take home after their hospital stay. The Bee
is taking a break for the summer and is still considering if they will
continue in the fall. If you would like to join the Busy Fingers Bee and/or help with the
project, contact Connie S. |
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| Lap quilts for the needy - for the Parker Task Force
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Most quilts go to needy children who need a “little
something to love”. Quilts also go to groups who express a need for the
lap-size quilts. All the fabric is donated and several quilters make quilt
tops at home and give to the group to layer and tie. Fabric donations are
welcomed. The group meets the first Thursday of the month at the Parker
library from noon until 4:30pm. Anyone interested to welcome to attend. For
more information contact Lynette Z. or Jane P. |
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| Dorcas - St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Centennial – quilts for
various groups
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The St. Timothy’s group is called Dorcas. ( Dorcas
comes from the Bible….she was the seamstress that sewed for the poor). They
meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday, 10 am till noon usually at a ladies’ house.
They make layettes for unwed, homeless or impoverished mothers. When the
group was started, they made them exclusively for Bridgeway, a home for
unwed mothers in Lakewood but since the group has grown and they make more
layettes (about 300 in 2008), they distribute them to other places like
House of Hope in Englewood, The Gathering Place in Denver and various other
organizations along the front range. They make a baby quilt for each
layette. Also included in the layettes are infant clothes (0-3 mos and 3-6
mos), receiving blankets and hand made afghans or fleece blankets. They
accept donations of cotton fabric suitable for baby quilts and backs,
batting, yarn and baby clothes, especially sleepers, etc. Originally the
group was just for ladies from the church but now they have a few volunteers
from outside the congregation. They welcome anyone that wants to help or
donate supplies or completed quilts. If you are interested, you may
contact Pamela D. |
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| Firehouse Quilts
| Firehouses in the state of Colorado give these quilts to children that
are involved in a crisis situation (such as a
fire, car wreck, or other traumatic event) and need comfort or protection.
For complete information, go to
www.firehousequilts.org . |
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| CRQC Charity Quilt
| We make a bed-sized quilt which is given to a local charitable organization
to assist in their
fundraising efforts. |
| CRQC members vote yearly to decide on the recipient of that year's
quilt. |
| Contact Connie S. for more information. |
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| Senior Center Quilt
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