This year’s challenge is: Women in Bloom

Entry date: WMQG January 2023 meeting at 6:30pm

At the January Guild meeting we will display the quilts that have been entered. Quilts will be judged by two qualified board members. Eight quilts with the most votes will be submitted to AQS. If they are accepted by the AQS Ultimate Guild Challenge as a group, the quilts will hang in the September 2023 AQS show in Grand Rapids.

Guild members make and donate baby quilts to the Neonatal Unit at Helen Devos Children’s Hospital. These quilts may be made individually or by groups. The crib-sized quilts are collected at each meeting and are given to the Neonatal Unit for distribution throughout the year to at-risk newborns.

Please do not use Minkee or fleece fabrics in neonatal quilts. 

The Santa Claus Girls organization brings Santa Claus to children 12 years of age and under, living within the limits of Kent County, who otherwise might not know the joys of Christmas.

At the September meeting, members bring a new doll with a specially made doll quilt to the meeting.  The dolls and their quilts are displayed for everyone’s pleasure and then donated to Santa Claus Girls for distribution.

Thank you for all the multiple items you have donated to Spectrum Health Hospice.

At the current time they do not need pillows unless they are specific to a holiday, occupation, sports team, or possibly a specific dog. They do prefer pieced rather than a solid fabric. As always quilts are greatly appreciated and very well received. Approximate size should be 54 x 54, larger than a lap and smaller than a bed size, with a matching pillowcase, is also appreciated.

Other items in need would include the following items.  Click for directions.

• catheter bag covers
• acitivity aprons
• pillowsIf you have items that you would like to donate but cannotmake it to meetings, please just contact me and I will gladly
  pick them up.

  Thank you for all you do for this worthy cause. Happy
  stitching.

  Karen Lawrence