Service Project Request
Hi, this is Robin – Annie’s son. I have a special request for all Quilting Stash listeners and readers.
I am a Boy Scout – from Post 706 in Morgan Hill and I am working on the last project before I achieve my Eagle Scout rank.
Because my Mom is such a huge quilter and fan of quilting, I thought I would make my project a quilting project! I plan to make 100 comfort quilts for a local hospital to give to extended-care pediatric patients. These kids often have to undergo painful treatments or surgeries and they might appreciate the extra comfort of a quilt they can take with wherever they go. They will also be able to take the quilts home with them when they leave the hospital.
When they leave the hospital, these 36″ x 44″ tied quilts will continue to give them comfort and help them realize that they survived their medical ordeal. It will be an optimistic object in their lives.
There are three ways you can help: donate materials, donate a completed quilt, or donate money for materials.
If you want to make a comfort quilt for my project, please make it from two solid, 1 yard pieces of 100% cotton fabric and sandwich a piece of medium loft, polyester batting in-between. Tie the quilt every 6 inches with embroidery floss, trim the edges and stitch around the quilt with a zig-zag stitch to finish it. Very basic. When you have completed your quilt(s), please send them care of SimpleArts, 14938 Camden Ave. Ste. 29 San Jose, CA 95124.
If you want to just send me any spare materials, here’s what I need:
- 100% cotton fabric – 1 yard minimum
- polyester batting – 1 yard minimum (medium loft)
- thread – for sewing the quilt edges (white is good)
- embroidery floss – for tying the quilts (any color)
Please send the materials as soon (use the same address as above) as possible as I have about 100 volunteers gathering in two weeks to put these quilts together in a youth service project.
If you want to just donate money so I can purchase the materials I need, please CLICK HERE, and donate via the SimpleArts donation button. Make sure to put a note in the donation form that the money is for my Eagle Service Project.
Thanks,
Robin
Jane Stamper
Robin,
I am so prould of you. I am a quilter and a Cub Scout Leader. My son is a WEBELOS II scout and I hope that he will have as much ambition as you do and reach the goal as a Eagle Scout.
Best of luck in your endeavor and, although I will not be able to participate in making a quilt, I hope that my donation will help.
Annie: you’ve got yourself a pretty cool son.
Susan
Robin,
Hope this helps, wish I could do more.
We are so proud of all your accomplishments–keep dreaming.
Love,
Aunt Susan
Barbara D
What a wonderful Eagle project! I am sending you some fabric and embroidery floss, but have a couple questions first. Would you like the fabric washed and ironed and when you say solid, do you mean solid color or one solid yard (not in pieces)?