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"Quilts for Kids" Donations
"Quilts for Kids" Donations
Quarterly Donations will go to the local Sacramento Chapter of Quilts for Kids (QFK). Your generous contributions are greatly appreciated by QFK and those that receive them!
Quarterly Donations will go to the local Sacramento Chapter of Quilts for Kids (QFK). Your generous contributions are greatly appreciated by QFK and those that receive them!
Quilt contributions may be of Any Shape and Size, but all completed quilts must be Washed with a QFK label sewn on one back corner. (On the Label - Use a permanent black marker with your name or use Sacramento Modern Quilters if preferred.)
For quilts that are 'Not 100% Cotton', please pin a note on the quilt so it can be routed appropriately. (The quilts provided to Hospitals must be 100% Cotton)
Unfinished Quilts are also welcome: An unfinished quilt should include a Quilt Top, a prepared quilt backing and ready to apply binding of 2.25 to 2.5" in width.
For those wishing to practice Free Motion Quilting or Long Arm Skills, please contact Rhonda Burnett to be added to a list of Rotating Finishers
QFK also accepts scraps of fabric and batting for Pet Beds. When collected, scraps Must be in a sealed Bag and labeled as 'Scraps for Pet Beds'
QFK also accepts Fabric Donations (Yardage is preferred, and nothing smaller than a Fat Quarter Please.)
See Rhonda Burnett with any QFK questions
Ongoing Community Quilt Projects
Ongoing Community Quilt Projects
Lead by Debra Thompson
Lead by Debra Thompson
Our first block for 2025 is "The 28 Patch" -- to be collected and assembled in July
Our first block for 2025 is "The 28 Patch" -- to be collected and assembled in July
Charity selected : Quilts for Kids, Sacramento Chapter
This checkerboard block of 2.5” Squares is a perfect way to use up all those fun scraps in your stash!
Inspired by Maggie Pearl by Penelope Handmade
Rectangular block is 8.5 inches by 14.5 inches unfinished.
Fabrics: Contemporary/Modern
LIGHT: solids or low volume in white/cream or light gray
DARK: solids, tone on tone, or prints in any color
Method: Use your preferred method to construct the block (strip method; chain piecing, you do you!). Press to the dark or open
Block consists of:
14 Light 2.5” squares and 14 Dark 2.5” squares
*Alternate light and dark squares
*Four Squares across and Seven (7) rows down (it will look like a checkerboard)
*It is okay to use of mixture of light fabrics within the same block
*For the dark fabric - try to use similar colors or shades of color within the same block
Alternate Block Option: Are you bored with the checkerboard? Mix it up however you please for a fun alternative.
See Debra's example here:
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