Where To Donate Quilts Locally

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Where to donate quilts locally.

Local quilt guild charity projects. A donation is a wonderful thing and there are many worthy places to donate quilts locally. You can donate your own handmade quilts made nice and sturdy to handle hospital washings or even volunteer at a local chapter. Firehouse quilts is a group of volunteers that make and donate quilts to colorado fire departments ambulance companies denver health medical center victim advocate offices county social and human service agencies and douglas county women s crisis center to be given in time of crisis.

Quilts are not made in an hour or two. An excellent charity is your local domestic violence shelter. Confirm fabric requirements. This is an extremely rewarding charity to donate.

Finished quilts and other crafts. Takes fabric and yarn. Ask your local quilt shop if they accept donations for charity quilts or community projects. Many local quilts of valor chapters will gladly take quality red white and blue fabric.

They take pillowcases dolls super hero capes crocheted blankets. These families have fled their homes with nothing. Quilts for kidsdedicated to giving comforting quilts to children s hospitals quilts for kids has chapters across the united states. A few other places that might accept your quilt fabric donations.

Hi donate quilts to a group called aussie heros it is an australian group who send quilts and laundry bags to aussie deployed service men and women there is also a group in penrith who give quilts to those escaping domestic violence i have also made memory quilts for parents who have lost babies at a local hospital. Local quilt guilds you can start your search here or here. Enchanted makeovers provides for women and children in shelters. They can use new blankets and quilts i have donated many fleece blankets for infants and toddlers new handmade softies for the kids hats gloves and scarves in the winter.

Check with a local quilt guild. Check if your local recycling program accepts textiles. You can find your local quilt guild using this list of world wide traditional quilt guilds here and local modern quilt guilds here and ask them if they re looking for any donations. Local donation centers like goodwill and the salvation army family stores.

Guilds frequently head up charity projects. Confirm size requirements. Donate finished quilts ideal size 55 65 complete quilt tops fabric other supplies. They accept donations of fabric batting sewing supplies quilt tops and finished quilts.

Snuggled in hope quilts this is a group that provides quilts to flying horse farms camp for kids with serious illness and they provide a quilt to each member of the camp each summer over 400 quilts each summer. Local thrift stores others may love sewing but can t afford to buy fabric at full price local 4 h chapters. This is a registered 501 c 3 organization.