Monthly activities/Charity work/Bees/Retreats

Regular monthly meeting activities

Board meetings are held at Trinity Lutheran Church the first Thursday of every month at 10 am.

Any guild member is welcome to attend
 

Guild Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month at Trinity Lutheran Church 9:30 am.

Guests are welcome.

 

 

 

 Block of the Month

See the newsletter for each month's pattern

Show-n-Tell
Share your recent work and the process of creating it 

50/50 Raffle

Buy a raffle ticket for $1 - Half of proceeds benefit the guild

Our Charity Work

 

Our members donate their time and materials to make quilts, totebags, pillowcases, 

pillow pals and dog beds which are donated to the following organizations:

North West Medical Center NICU

Chris Evert Children's Hospital at Broward General

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Mary's Pregnancy Resource Center

Nancy J. Cotterman Sexual Assault Treatment Center

Childrens Diagnostic and Treatment Center

Plantation General Hospital NICU

Sister Emmanuel Hospital

Numerous Dog Rescue Organizations

Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center

What we would like:

If you are donating a quilt top, please try to also donate the fabric for the backing and binding. Backing should be 3 inches bigger than the quilt top on all 4 sides. Binding should be 2 ½ inch strips. The guild will provide the batting.

Sizes needed:

A crib size mattress is 28 x 52. A crib quilt can be from 36”- 40” wide, to about 60” long. The quilt can be for a boy, or a girl, or neutral. Please pick one. Less boy quilts are donated, so they are always appreciated.

A lap quilt is about 36” wide, to 45” or 48” long. Again, lots of people in nursing homes are men and many are veterans. Quilts donated to nursing home and re-hab facilities are often given out on birthdays, or to make the holidays more festive. Many in long-term care facilities are rarely visited. These gifts are special to them.

A good size for a fidget quilt is standard placemat size, longer than it is wide – about 14” x 18”. Everything on a fidget quilt should be firmly attached, and 100% washable.

What to do with your charity quilt or quilt top:

If you complete a quilt top that needs to be quilted, please hand it in to the charity table at the monthly meetings. Someone will volunteer to quilt it. A complete quilt should have both the backing and binding.

Lastly, these quilts are gifts and go out with the guild label on them. They should be of the same quality as a quilt you would give to a member of your family. (This does not mean you can’t make a “scrappy” quilt). It does mean that we should be proud to donate them.

Some of the places we donate our quilts:

Memorial Memory Care, Springtree Rehab and Nursing, Broward Re-hab and Nursing, Kids in Distress, Kidz Korner, Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Broward General Hospital, ChildNet.

 

Quilting Retreats

at the Seven Sebring Raceway Hotel in Sebring

 

Spring 2023 retreat

May 5 - 8, 2023...cost single $340, double $180

 

Fall 2023 retreat

Nov. 3 - 6, 2023 - cost single $390, double $205

Contact Iris Biasetti for more information