COMMUNITY SERVICE

Each quilt takes one person or several people to complete.

Sometimes it takes a village!

If you make the entire quilt:

1. Attach the cloth PCQ label (located in Cabinet 104 S) to a bottom corner of the back of the quilt. You may hand or machine sew it on.
2. Fill out the Quilt Creation Information form (located in Cabinet 104 S), putting the size in and your name on all the lines and pin to the quilt.
3. Put your finished quilt on the shelf labeled “Finished Quilts” in Cabinet 104 S.

If a quilt top is donated, the person who made the top should:

1. Fill out the Original Top information on the Quilt Creation Information form and pin to the quilt top.
2. Put your quilt top on the shelf labeled “Tops Only” in Cabinet 104 X.

If you worked on parts of the quilt:

1. Fill in the appropriate information on the attached Quilt Creation Information form. Reattach the form to the quilt top.
2. Put the in-process quilt in the appropriate cabinet, such as:
3. Needs Backing, Batting & Binding: “Tops Only” bin, Cabinet 104 X.
4. Needs Batting: “Needs Batting” area, Cabinet 104 X.
5. Needs Longarm/Quilting: “Needs Quilting” area, Cabinet 104 X or 104 Z.
6. Needs Binding & PCQ Label Sewn: “Needs Binding” bin, Cabinet 104 Z.
7. If you finished sewing the binding and the PCQ label, the quilt is complete. The quilt and the Quilt Creation Information form should be placed on the “Finished Quilts” shelf in Cabinet 104 S.

 Making the quilt top

Use any quilt pattern you desire. The following is a guideline for approximate size to make:

HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY: Adults and Children quilts--all sizes larger than 42” x 42”

SOUTHWEST FAMILY ADVOCACY: Children’s quilt-45” x 60” Adult and teen (mostly girls) quilts – 60” x 70”

NATALIE’S HOUSE: Bedspreads for girls ages 6 to 16: 70” x 90”

MAGDALENE HOUSE: Bed comforters for women: 63” x 92”

NEW LIFE CENTER: Bed comforters for women (& a few for children): 63” x 92”

Start a “Quilt Creation Information” form found in cabinet 104 S. Fill in the top size and your name. Put the finished top in the “Tops Only” bin, Cabinet 104 X.

Making Backing and Binding

Create the backing by adding 6” to the original size on the left and the right sides.

For binding, cut 2 ½” wide strips and sew together to make the length needed for your quilt.

Add your name to the Quilt Creation Information form on the Backing and/or Binding +7” lines.

Bundle the quilt top, backing, and binding together and put in the “Needs Batting” area of Cabinet 104 X. 

Longarming a Charity Quilt

Choose a quilt bundle from the “Needs Quilting” area of Cabinet 104X or 104Z.  Quilt it on the longarm.  Trim the backing and batting from the edges while squaring up the quilt.  If you do not want to keep the trimmed backing edges, put them into the fabric intake bin in Cabinet 104 S.  Put your name on the Longarm/Quilting line on the Quilt Creation Information form.  Pin the binding and the form to the quilt. 

Bind it yourself or put it into the “Needs Binding” bin in Cabinet 104 Z.

Binding a Charity Quilt

Find a quilt and its binding in the “Needs Binding” bin in Cabinet 104 Z.  Machine or hand bind the quilt, your choice. 

Attach the cloth PCQ label to a corner of the back of the quilt.  They may be attached by hand or machine (ok to sew through all layers of the quilt.) The labels are located in Cabinet 104 S. 

Complete the Quilt Creation Information form by signing the “Binding (Sew)” line. Pin it to the finished quilt.

Put the finished quilt on a shelf labeled “Finished Quilts” in Cabinet 104 S.