Community quilts
Photo by Sandy Bonsib
Since the first month of the BQG’s guild year, July 2023 through the end of June, 2024 we donated 484 quilts! You can see where they all went in the chart below!
Quilt donations may be dropped off at our in-person meetings.
Quilt donations are managed by the Piecemakers Bee. Email the bee if you have questions about quilt drop-off at community@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org. We prefer that community quilts be quilted and bound, and ready to donate. If you need quilting, please include donation of a backing with your quilt top.
See a few photos of recent donations.
The guild coordinates donations and distributes them to a variety of locations and a few locations have requested certain sizes of quilts. Specific organization sizes are listed below. See more for general size guidelines.
Show us your quilt!
Once your quilt is finished, we encourage you to show it off to the members during our meetings. We all enjoy seeing them.
This Bricks and Stepping Stones quilt was the 1000th quilt donated to Middle Way House in December 2023.
About Community Quilts
Quilts, like plants and recipes, are meant to be generously shared. Guild members donate their time and their materials to make quilts that are given to charitable agencies in the Bloomington area and then distributed to people in need or distress. What a great way to reach out to the community!
If you cannot donate a quilt, please consider donating your time to quilt a donated top or to contribute fabric for backing.
Recipients
The guild and its bees have donated to a variety of charitable organizations, including Bloomington Police Department, Habitat for Humanity, Hospice House, Middle Way House, New Hope Family Shelter, Susie’s Place, Indiana Department of Child Services and the Richland Nursing Home Ellettsville. See the tables below.
Need batting?
For those who have never made a community quilt, here are a few points to know. The guild is fortunate to be the recipient of donations and grants that we assign to a Community Quilt Fund. This money is available to members to purchase batting for their donations. All you need to do is present a receipt to the treasurer for batting used in your community quilt project. You may wish to contact Jane Pitt as she purchases batting in bulk for use in community quilts. For information, email: community@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org.
BQG Community Quilt Donations 2023-24
(July 2024 through November 2024 )
(July 2024 through November 2024 )
| Organization | Number Donated | Quilt Type/Size |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity | 3 | Twin size and Queen |
| WIC | 9 | Childrens Quilt |
| Bell Trace | 6 | Small lap quilt |
| Brickyard Healthcare | 8 | Small lap quilt |
| Tandem Birth Center | 22 | Small lap quilt | Middle Way House | 70 | For children, any size |
| New Hope for Families | 72 | Prefer twin, full, queen |
| Total | 168 |
BQG Community Quilt Donations 2023-24
(July 2023 through May 2024 )
(July 2023 through May 2024 )
| Organization | Number Donated | Quilt Type/Size |
|---|---|---|
| Susie's Place / Children's Quilts | 24 | No larger than 40"x40" |
| Habitat for Humanity | 7 | Twin size and Queen |
| Hospice | 12 | 40"x50" or larger |
| Indiana Dept Of Child Services | 14 | Childrens Quilt |
| The Villages | 20 | Childrens Quilt |
| WIC | 8 | Childrens Quilt |
| Richland Bean Blossom Health Services | 5 | Small lap quilt |
| Bell Trace | 7 | Small lap quilt |
| Brickyard Healthcare | 7 | Small lap quilt |
| IU Health - Cribs for Kids | 7 | Baby quilts |
| Cedarhurst Senior Living | 6 | Small lap quilts | Middle Way House | 206 | For children, any size |
| New Hope for Families | 145 | Prefer twin, full, queen |
| Total | 484 |
Community quilts are also known as charity quilts or donation quilts.
Photo credits: contributed by members including Sandy Bonsib, Laura Brown-Cano and Karen Levay