Comfort Quilts

Quilters are generous people. Quilts are made everyday that are meant to be given away. My guild, the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association has an active philanthropy committee. Last year the members made over a thousand items, quilts and receiving blankets, that were donated to local charities. That's a great number, and it is being matched all over the country, every day.

I bought this book this weekend and it has inspired me. It's chock full of projects suitable for people in the hospital, or nursing home, or just facing tough times.



The author, Jake Finch, tells of her own story of time spent hospitals and the comfort that comes from receiving (and making) a handmade gift for someone in pain. Her personal story is what makes this a great book.

The first thing I made out of this book is this bag that will hang over a walker, keeping treasures right at hand.




The number of charity quilts, blankets, nic unit squares made each year is astonishing. The only thing greater is the need. This book can help you starting filling that need.