Comunity Projects
The Oconomowoc Quilters' Guild is involved in many projects.
Some of these projects include the following:
Quilts of Valor
Its mission is "...to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war"... with a quality, handmade quilt that can either be machine or hand quilted. The quilts are awarded to a Service Member or Veteran who has been touched by war, and "...says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.” For more information, please go to our QOV webpage by clicking HERE.
Comfort Quilts
Another of our community service committees creates and distributes Comfort Quilts. The primary goal of this committee is to create quilts for distribution to local charities and people in need.
We choose two Focus Projects each year. Past projects include giving quilts to the Waukesha Women's Center, wheelchair quilts for a local care facility, the VA HopTel, and Project Linus.
The Guild has also provided quilts for Christmas baskets, local school districts, fire victims and ill individuals.
We average over 100 quilts given throughout the year!
Dog Beds
- We now have three facilities that will take dog beds
- Save your scrap fabric and thread cuttings (be sure there are no sharps!)
- Fill a pillowcase and sew shut
- Pillowcases also available at meetings, see a committee member
Book Bags for the Book Head Organization (Waukesha County)
Our mission is to provide underserved children between the ages of 0 and 5 a book for every month of the year with the goal of increasing early literacy and positive parent/child interactions.
Instructions
Recommended Quilt Sizes
Quilts of Valor: Recommended size is 60" x 90" Minimum size is 55" x 65",
Maximum is 72" x 90"
Service Quilts for Veterans: 40" x 50"
Wheelchair quilts - 36" x 36" OR up to about 36" x 45"
with two bottom corners rounded
Throws: 55" x 72"
Project Linus - anything from baby size to 18 years
Sleep in Heavenly Peace —55" x 80"
Rainbow Hospice— 50" x 60" (minimum) up to 60" x 70" (maximum)
Comfort Quilts:
- Child 5 or under - W 36"- 45" | L 45" - 54"
Lap - W 54" - 50" | L 68" - 76" - Twin - W 56 - 64" | L 84" - 100"
- Full - W 70 - 80" | L 84" - 100"
- Queen - W764" - 85" | L 90" - 104"
- King - W 90" - 100" | L 90" - 104"
- California King - W 54" - 50" | L 68" - 76"