OCQG has a long history of community service. Members give freely of their time, talents, and resources to create wonderful quilts and other items for donation to local nonprofit organizations and health care facilities. The Service Committee coordinates these service projects for our guild.

 

Below is a listing of the current service opportunities. 

 

Service Project Quilt Sizes
 

-- Veterans Administration Hospital: Quilts no larger than 48"x60"

-- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC):

Quilts (colorful) 40"x40" and 40"x50" with a limited number of smaller quilts. Nothing smaller than 30"x30". Particular need of quilts that appeal to children, ages 6-14, but can also take juvenile and adult quilts.

-- Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP): Quilts 75"x98" (twin/single) or smaller

-- Houses into Homes: Quilts, bed size (twin, full, queen), especially gender-neutral fabrics.

-- Visiting Nurses Association (VNA)/Iowa City Hospice: Quilts no larger than 48"x60"

-- 4Cs - Community Coordinated Child Care:

Small quilts - Approximately 40"x40"; tote bags and burp cloths.

 

Simple Tote Bags for 4Cs (14" x 14")

Pattern

You will need:
-- A 15" X 30" piece of sturdy fabric.

-- 2 - 20" by 2-1/2" strips of fabric for straps

-- Thread

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Pillowcases

Pattern

You will need:

-- Main fabric: 1 yard 

-- Cuff fabric: 1/3 yard

-- Trim fabric 1/4 yard (opt.)

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Guild members are encouraged to bring items to monthly meetings that they would like to donate.  contact one of the Service Committee members. Thank you for contributing to the larger community!

        Service Committee:

Patsy Adkison (PatsyAdkison@gmail.com)  

Sherrie Adkison (countrystylecleaning@hotmail.com)

Susan Craig (skjeldcraig@gmail.com)  

Barb Thomas (bthomas1638@gmail.com)  

Amy Welt (abwelt@live.com) 

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