Community Outreach
Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild offers multiple avenues for "doing good" by engaging with and serving our community. We strive to keep the projects beginner friendly so that everyone is able to participate, no matter their experience. If you have any questions or would like to serve on this committee, please reach out to the Community Outreach Chair.
We want to know what you’ve worked on for Community Outreach! Complete the Community Outreach Drawing Survey to register your completed task and enter in the quarterly prize drawing.
We want to know what you’ve worked on for Community Outreach! Complete the Community Outreach Drawing Survey to register your completed task and enter in the quarterly prize drawing.
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Each quarter a new block is announced for members to sew from their stash. These blocks are collected and assembled into quilt tops for our quilt donation program.
Click the icon to see this quarter's block as well as previous blocks in our archives. |
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We donate sewn pillowcases to the North Alabama Foster Closet and coordinate with them to personalize them for the children currently in foster care.
Pillowcases should use fabrics appropriate for children. Please do not use religious, holiday, or scary fabric. Pillowcases will have the child's name embroidered on the cuff. To keep the name readable, cuffs should be made from solid or tone on tone fabric. You may use any method you wish to make your pillowcase. We do ask that the inside seams are reinforced by serging or with French seams to better withstand repeated washing. Click the icon to see a recommended tutorial which includes French seams. |
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Our guild collects and sews quilts to donate to our local St. Jude's affiliate clinic at Huntsville Hospital. They serve children from 0-18, so we strive to provide a wide variety of styles, fabrics, and designs. Novelty prints are perennially popular. Please do not use religious, holiday, or scary fabric. Larger sized quilts should be aimed at older kids.
Click the icon to see images of last year's completed quilts. There is no fixed size requirement from St. Jude's but these are some common useful sizes: Baby Size: 36" x 48" Using a 12" block: 4 rows of 3 blocks Throw Size: 48" x 60" Using a 12" block: 5 Rows of 4 blocks Hospital Size: 36" x 84" Using a 12" block: 7 Rows of 3 blocks |
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The guild accepts fabric donations from both members and the public. We are happy to accept any donations you have!
Our guild focuses on quilts and pillowcases for children, so we especially need:
To make a donation, please reach out to the Community Outreach Chair. |
