Foothill Quilters Guild, PO Box 5653, Auburn CA 95604
The Foothill Quilters Guild is deeply committed to giving back to the community.
One or two general meetings a year are dedicated to working on community service
projects; and throughout the year the Community Service committee hosts Activity
Days to make various-
For those who prefer to work at home, the Community Service committee puts together ”kits” to be checked out at meetings, completed at home, and returned at a subsequent meeting.
Kit choices include:
Quilting: consisting of a quilt top, batting, backing, and binding. This provides a great opportunity to practice your machine quilting skills.
Quilt tops: these kits simply include material to be sewn into quilt tops.
Binding only: a quilt that is already quilted, and enough fabric for binding is provided to make and sew on the binding.
Preemies: all fabric needed to make a preemie quilt is provided.
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Pillowcases: all fabric needed to make pillowcases. We’ve been reporting our pillowcases to the Million Pillowcase Challenge.
We typically make about 125 quilts each year, in addition to the other items.
Recipients of these donations include the Placer County Children’s Receiving Home, local retirement and nursing homes, TAPP (Teen Age Pregnancy Program), the Red Cross, and other local organizations when requests are received.
