Where To Donate Quilts Locally

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Where to donate quilts locally.

Check with a local quilt guild. Check if your local recycling program accepts textiles. Many local quilts of valor chapters will gladly take quality red white and blue fabric. Local quilt guild charity projects.

Finished quilts and other crafts. Quilts for kidsdedicated to giving comforting quilts to children s hospitals quilts for kids has chapters across the united states. They accept donations of fabric batting sewing supplies quilt tops and finished quilts. These families have fled their homes with nothing.

Hi donate quilts to a group called aussie heros it is an australian group who send quilts and laundry bags to aussie deployed service men and women there is also a group in penrith who give quilts to those escaping domestic violence i have also made memory quilts for parents who have lost babies at a local hospital. Snuggled in hope quilts this is a group that provides quilts to flying horse farms camp for kids with serious illness and they provide a quilt to each member of the camp each summer over 400 quilts each summer. Confirm fabric requirements. Takes fabric and yarn.

Confirm size requirements. Has local chapters donates to kids. Local donation centers like goodwill and the salvation army family stores. You can find your local quilt guild using this list of world wide traditional quilt guilds here and local modern quilt guilds here and ask them if they re looking for any donations.

This is an extremely rewarding charity to donate. A few other places that might accept your quilt fabric donations. An excellent charity is your local domestic violence shelter. Cases for smiles donate a pillowcase for children with cancer.

Enchanted makeovers provides for women and children in shelters. Ask your local quilt shop if they accept donations for charity quilts or community projects. They take pillowcases dolls super hero capes crocheted blankets. They can use new blankets and quilts i have donated many fleece blankets for infants and toddlers new handmade softies for the kids hats gloves and scarves in the winter.

This is a registered 501 c 3 organization. Firehouse quilts is a group of volunteers that make and donate quilts to colorado fire departments ambulance companies denver health medical center victim advocate offices county social and human service agencies and douglas county women s crisis center to be given in time of crisis. Quilts are not made in an hour or two. Guilds frequently head up charity projects.

Local quilt guilds you can start your search here or here. You can donate your own handmade quilts made nice and sturdy to handle hospital washings or even volunteer at a local chapter. Quilts should be clean free of odors and pet hair and in good condition most organizations will only accept new quilts.