BACKGROUND:
A brief story: Lia came up with the idea
that her online friends is
actually her "guild" but there were no service projects.
She asked for
help to set one up. In comes Billijean and Terri.
We get our ideas
together formulate plans and data, Terri passes over
to Marilyn and the
final three have the pleasure to present this great project.
Thank you
to Terri Ruff for all her assistance and effort!
The SUNSHINE QUILT PROJECT has been born. We hope
you concur
with us that every great guild
needs a service project. We hope we have made
this project easy to administer and contribute to.
We are waiting to
hear from you.
There are specific job descriptions for the three team
members. If
something is directed to a specific member and not posted
it will be
forwarded to other team members. We ask that everything
be posted to
any list with the proper subject line.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY.
PLEASE USE THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR E-MAIL
APPROPRIATELY BY IDENTIFYING
YOUR POST AS: SUNSHINE QUILT PROJECT
MISSION STATEMENT:
The primary purpose of the Sunshine Quilt Project is
to provide sturdy,
useful quilts to those in need. The quilts will
be made according to
outlined guidelines. The finished quilts will then
be donated to
well-established, international organizations for distribution
as they
deem appropriate. In this way, all donors share
the warmth and caring,
both physical and emotional, to those in need across
the world.
COMMITTEE:
Lia
Billijean
Marilyn
Trimble
Please contact the right person for the right job based
on the
distribution of information below.
COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTION:
Lia………Administration: search organizations, make
written contacts, get
organization guidelines
Billijean…..Completed quilts receipt and delivery to
destination
(mailing)
Marilyn…..direct the donations of partial quilts, tops
and blocks
COMPLETED QUILT GUIDELINES:
Completed quilts do not require 100% cotton fabrics.
Battings may be
cotton or polyester or blend. We ask that no batting
be thicker/heavier
than 4 oz. These quilts will be used all over the world,
perhaps in warm
climates. Thinner batts would be appreciated.
Quilts may range in
size from 24" x 24" (infants, no batting, flannel backings),
up to 42" x
76" maximum. The infant size quilts are a common request
by hospitals
for newborns through 1 year. Tops may be pieced or whole
cloth cheater
panels with or without borders. Quilts should be
machine quilted or
tied (i.e. embroidery floss or crochet cotton).
For infant quilts,
please make sure that all ties are on the top of the
quilt. Most likely
the flannel side will be placed against delicate skin.
Please no
embellishments. These quilts must be able to be
used and laundered
repeatedly. If you use the "birthing" method to
complete your quilt,
please hand or machine close the birth opening and top
stitch 1/4 - 1/2"
around edges to make a false binding. This will
secure the batting to
the edges. If you are using a binding, please make
sure it is very
secure and double thickness.
WORK ETHIC:
We want our quilts to be representative of the love and
care that we are
sharing. Let’s be proud to put our names and the
SunShine Quilt Project
on each quilt!
LABELS:
Each quilt should be labelled before sending to Billijean
for
distribution. A standardized label has been designed
for uniformity and
should be used on all donated quilts. It
is preferred that labels be
written/drawn directly onto the quilt, however, if a
separate label is
made and attached, please make sure it is attached securely
on all
sides. Remember to use a permanent marking pen
or machine embroidery.
Please do not put last names on your labels.
A SunShine Quilt
Made with love by (your name), (first only)
State/Country/Year
MAILING:
It is not necessary to box your quilt for mailing.
Wrapping first in a
large trash bag, secondly in brown paper (2 layers of
grocery bags works
well), and securing well will suffice. Priority
mail is not necessary.
First class is sufficient. Please make sure your
quilt is well
identified. Attach a piece of paper with your full
name and e-mail
address to each completed quilt for log-in and thank
yous.
IMPORTANT:
When sending any donation (completed quilt, or blocks/tops)
you must have a piece of paper attached to EACH donation
with: name of
donor, e-mail address.
FINANCIAL DONATIONS:
It is respectfully asked that each person make a donation
for postage.
If at all possible, please attach with a safety pin,
a $1.00 bill to
each quilt or partial quilt you send to assist with postage
expenses.
Every effort will be made to receive mailing costs from
organizations
receiving these quilts, however, this will not always
be possible. Your
assistance would be greatly appreciated.
DEADLINES:
There are no deadlines. This is an ongoing project
that will be handed
over to a new committee of three people annually unless
the present
committee can continue. So keep everything coming.
Distribution will be
scheduled in coordination with organization requests
and available
supply.
The Committee thanks all who participate.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Billijean, Lia & Marilyn