Gift Quilts

One of the ongoing activities of the AQA is the making and distribution of small bed quilts to various charities. Many completed quilt tops are donated by members. Other quilt tops are basted, quilted and bound at Gift Quilt Days using batting and backing fabric provided by the AQA. Members bring their sewing machine, irons and ironing boards to the day as well as a plate of lunch to share. The completed quilts are handed to the designated charity at a general meeting

Gift Quilt Days are announced in our newsletter, The Quilters Patch, and in the Yearly Diary.

Previous Gift Quilt Days

In 2002, AQA's gift quilt coordinator, Jean Baddams, was very busy organising gift quilts to give to several organisations. The quilts made in the first half of the year were given to S.H.A.R.C. (Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation Centre) as well as to some to elderly nursing home residents who were losing their sight. In the second half of the year, quilts made by the AQA were given to Odyssey House. All quilts were gratefully accepted at our general meetings.