Comfort Quilts

One of my life pleasures is to work on a quilt that someone will receive with appreciation. So much of our efforts (especially as women) go unnoticed and our hard work is even criticized by others. And so it is in the quilting world sometimes unfortunately. 

But to put effort into creating a quilt for someone who needs it and will appreciate the effort and the gift, is an entirely unique and inspiring experience. 

My guild is partnering with several other community organizations to create stable and safe homes (Home for Good) for 80 homeless people in our city. This program uses an innovative client centred model, and I'm very excited to be contributing in a small way to it's creation by donating money (here) and also by making quilts to bring comfort and beauty to those who will finally have a home. 

Last week I had the privilege of working together with other guild members on donation quilts at a sew in day and I brought home a gorgeous scrap quilt to finish up.  The quilt top was made by Becky, the machine quilting was done by Roxanne, and I had the privilege of finishing this quilt by attaching the label and hand stitching the binding.

As I stitched, I admired the precise piecing, the use of such a wide variety of scraps, and the beautiful quilting crafted by  talented women who are donating their time and talents to this worthy cause and I felt so proud to be a small part of this effort. 

And here is the finished quilt!

This gorgeous quilt will soon be covering someone who has had a very challenging life. I hope it brings beauty to their life and a little bit of quilty comfort. 

Everyone is someone's child/sibling/loved one!

Lyrics from the song "Somebody's Someone" by Daphne Willis:

You're somebody's someone
We're all still missin you
Back where you came from
Wherever you go we hope you know
You're somebody's someone