ELIQG Quilters in Service to Others (QSTO) Projects for 2012:

On April 15, 2012, 15 ELIQG members worked like Trojans with their sewing machines, rotary cutters and sergers and created 80 pillowcases for Sloan Kettering Children’s Cancer Center, Winthrop Hospital, Schneider Childrens’ Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital. Thank you ladies!

We have changed the name of this activity from Community Service to Quilters in Service to Others which we feel is a better description of what we as a guild do.

Quilters in Service to Others Projects:
1) Pillowcases for children in  hospitals and homeless shelters.
2) Baby quilts for hospitals, etc.
3) Sleeping Bags for Homeless.
4) Walker Caddies for nursing homes & local senior centers.
5) Lap quilts for veterans hospital.  Patriotic theme.

Stay tuned for more info on the following:
April workday- pillowcases
May workday- Veterans lap quilts, twin bed quilts?
September workday- walker caddies or lap quilts

PATTERNS:  There will be copies at the table during our meetings or you can go online to these websites:
www.quilt.com/MiscQuilting/CharityQuilting.html   -lots of different projects & sites listed.
www.allpeoplequilt.com       
www.thesleepingbagproject.org  

We are am open to any and all ideas.  If you belong to a local group who meets regularly and would like to take on any projects and would like some supplies please let me know.

Thank you in advance and with your help we can make a difference in the lives of others.     Dana Joy Hallman

 

 ANNUAL RAFFLE:

Our quilt for raffle is an important introduction to our community. It shows not only our talents, but our enthusiasm in sharing an important and enjoyable art form with the community.

Eastern Long Island Quilters’ Guild, Inc. has an endowed scholarship fund at Suffolk Community College which allows the college to award a one year scholarship to a student in the area of design each year. Much of the funds for this come from raffle ticket sales at our annual quilt show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition we have a basket raffle at our quilt show. Net proceeds go to a local charity.