Sizes for Community Quilts
Adult lap quilts usually measure about 36" by 48"
Children's quilts can measure about 36" square to from 32" - 36" by 40" if rectangular.
A good size for a wheelchair quilt is 26' by 36".
We will accept any size quilt.
Labels for quilts are attached to kits and are available at meetings from Trish R., the Committee Chair. Quilters may also obtain labels for charity quilts they have made using their own materials. We ask quilters to put their initials on the the label with a fabric pen and you can see Trish for that too. Trish also welcomes suggestions of places the Guild could consider for future quilt donations.
There are still charity quilt kits if anyone needs a project to work on. Contact Trish and she will make them available to you in a safe manner. Remember your name goes into a pot for a drawing of a very nice gift for each charity quilt you make.
Here's just a few examples of donated quilts. Thanks to all!
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Community Quilts Donated
2024 - 137 Quilts Donated
2/6/24 - CHP - Great Barrington - 6 quilts
2/20/24 - Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter - Great Barrington - 5 adult quilts
2/26/24 - Food Pantry Delivery - 6 quilts - 5 adult,1 kid
2/26/24 - Christian Center - 8 adult quilts
2/27/24 - Lee Council on Aging - 7 quilts
2/28/24 - Christian Center - 8
3/22/24 - Fairview Commons Nursing Home, GB - 6 adult quilts
4/2/24 - Laurel Lake Nursing Home - 6 adult
4/9/24 - Berkshire Dream Center - 6 Kids
4/9/24 - Food Pantry delivery (for shut-ins) - 6 quilts
5/30/24 - CHP in Great Barrington, 13 children’s quilts
6/7/24 - Laurel Lake Nursing Home - 6
6/10/24 - Lee Council on Aging - 5 adult
7/18/24 - Berkshire Hills School District Food Distribution - 3 adult quilts
8/8/24 - Elizabeth Freeman Center, Great Barrington - 5 quilts
8/27/24 - Berkshire Dream Center - 9 quilts (5 children, 4 adults)
9/12/24 - CHP - 7 quilts
10/5/24 - North Carolina flood victims, 4 quilts (collected by Tractor Supply Co., Great Barrington)
10/9/24 - Elizabeth Freeman Center, Great Barrington - 5 quilts (3 adult, 2 kids)
10/12/24 - Soldier On, Women’s division, Pittsfield - 1 adult
10/14/24 - Berkshire School District Food Distribution - 6 (3 adult, 3 kids)
10/18/24 - CHP - Great Barrington - 4 quilts
10/31/24 - Lee Council on Aging - 5 adult quilts
2023 - 132 quilts!!!
2/1/23 - CHP - 5 Children's Quilts
2/27/23 - Christian Center, Pittsfield - 7 Adult Quilts
3/1/23 - Laurel Lake Rehab & Nursing Home in Lee - 5 Adult Quilts
3/22/23 - Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter, Great Barrington - 7 quilts: 5 Adult 2 Children
CHP, Great Barrington - 7 Children’s Quilts
4/10/23 - Fairview Commons, Great Barrington - 10 Adult Quilts
5/10/23 - Lee Council on Aging - 6 Adult quilts
6/14/23 - CHP - 13 Children’s Quilts
6/14/23 - Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter, Great Barrington - 8 quilts - 5 adult, 3 children
7/19/23 - South Community Food Pantry - 6 quilts - 3 adult, 3 children
8/11/23 - CHP, Great Barrington - 9 quilts - 1 adult, 8 children
8/24/23 - CHP, Great Barrington - 5 children’s quilts
9/7/23 - Fairview Commons - 6 adult
10/17/23 - Lee Council on Aging - 5 adult quilts
11/6/23 - CHP, Great Barrington - 7 quilts - 4 kids, 3 adult
11/16/23 - Soldier On, Pittsfield - 14 adult women's quilts
12/5/23 - CHP - 6 quilts - 4 kids, 2 adult
12/13/23 - CHP - 3 quilts
12/13/23 - Laurel Lake Nursing Home - 3 adult
2022 - 173 quilts donated
10/18/22-CHP,Great Barrington, 9 children’s
10/18/22-Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter,Great Barrington, 6 adult
10/24/22-Hyde Place Elderly Housing,Lee, 6 adult
10/25/22-Timberlyn Heights,Great Barrington, 11 adult
11/18/22-CHP,GB,5 children’s & 5 adults (Mobile Unit) total=10
12/13/22-Lee Council on Aging, 6 adult
12/17/22- Lee Food Pantry, 2 adult
1/21 - Family of Afghan refugees(housed in Lee,(their 2 suitcases of possessions never arrived) 3 adult,2 kids
1/24 - Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter in Great Barrington 4 adults,3 kids
1/24 - CHP Great Barrington, 7 children's quilts
2/14 -The Landing at Laurel Lake,Lee,MA (Nursing home & Rehab Center)7 Adult
2/15 - CHP Great Barrington- 9 Children’s Quilts
3/7 - St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church, Troy, N.Y. 4 quilts to be sent to Poland for Ukrainian refugees
4/13 - Christian Center, Pittsfield, Ma. 12 quilts: 6 adult,, 6 children
4/14 - Fairview commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington, Ma. 8 quilts inc. 2 wheelchair quilts
4/19 - Lee Council on the Aging, Lee, Ma. 6 adult quilts
4/26 - 18 Degrees, Pittsfield, Ma. 10 quilts for children
6/1 - CHP, Great Barrington, 7 children's quilts
6/1 - Council on Aging, Lee, 6 adult quilts
6/15 - Elizabeth Freeman Center, Pittsfield, Ma. 6 adult quilts
7/3 - Fire Victims, house fire on 7/1/22, 3 children, 1 adult quilt
8/8 - CHP Great Barrington, 5 children's quilts
9/7 - Lee Healthcare Rehab & Nursing Home, 10 adult quilts
9/16 - Habitat for Humanity, 10 adult quilts
2021
Stockbridge Fire Department, Ma. 1/21. 7 quilts: 5 adult, 2 children
Lee Fire Department, Ma. 1/15. 6 quilts: 5 adult, 1 child
East Chatham Fire Department, N.Y. 2/15. 3 lap quilts
Richmond and West Stockbridge Fire Departments, 2/18. 10 quilts
CHP, Great Barrington, 2/22. 12 quilts for children and infants
Lee Food Pantry, Ma. 3/6. 4 adult quilts
Lee Healthcare Rehabilitation and Nursing, 3/15. 7 quilts: 4 lap, 3 wheelchair
Kindred Nursing Home, Lee, 3/17. 8 quilts
Lenox Fire Victim, 3/30. 2 adult lap quilts
18 Degrees, 4/8. 10 quilts for children
CHP, Great Barrington, 5/17. 10 quilts for children
Fairview Commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington, 6/16. 8 quilts
Hyde Place Senior Assisted Living, Lee, 6/16. 8 quilts
Camp to Belong, Me. 7/21. 100 pillowcases
Fire victim in Pittsfield/Lanesbrough, 8/8. 1 child's quilt
CHP, Great Barrington, 9/21. 13 quilts for children
Elizabeth Freeman Shelter, Great Barrington, 10/25. 7 quilts: 5 adult, 7 children
Soldier On, Pittsfield,Ma. 11/8. 38 Adult Quilts: 26 men, 12 women
to Dana Hughes, owne of Backyard Fabrics in Mayfield, KY for tornado victims. 12/13 4 quilts: 2 adult; 2 children.
2020
CHP, Great Barrington 11 quilts for children 11/3
Fairview Commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington 10 quilts 9/28
Lee Healthcare Rehab & Nursing Home 6 quilts 9/25
18 Degrees 12 quilts 8/11
CHP, Great Barrington 13 quilts: 10 children, 3 adult 7/24
Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 12 quilts: 4 children, 8 adult 5/26
Construct, Great Barrington 5 quilts for adult women 2/20
Fairview Commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington 10 quilts for adults; 18 Degrees 10 quilts: 5 children, 5 adult; Berkshire Humane Society 5 pillows 2/12
Lee Healthcare Rehabilitation and Nursing Home 10 quilts: 6 lap size, 4 wheelchair 1/27
Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 9 quilts 1/17
CHP, Great Barrington 11 quilts for children 11/3
Fairview Commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington 10 quilts 9/28
Lee Healthcare Rehab & Nursing Home 6 quilts 9/25
18 Degrees 12 quilts 8/11
CHP, Great Barrington 13 quilts: 10 children, 3 adult 7/24
Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 12 quilts: 4 children, 8 adult 5/26
Construct, Great Barrington 5 quilts for adult women 2/20
Fairview Commons Nursing Home, Great Barrington 10 quilts for adults; 18 Degrees 10 quilts: 5 children, 5 adult; Berkshire Humane Society 5 pillows 2/12
Lee Healthcare Rehabilitation and Nursing Home 10 quilts: 6 lap size, 4 wheelchair 1/27
Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 9 quilts 1/17
As a charitable organization, the Guild has responded to many requests for help. A partial listing follows:
2005 Quilts to victims of Hurricane Katrina
2011 Lap quilts and pillowcases to The Wounded Warrior Project
2011, 2012, 2016 Quilts and pillowcases to Camp to Belong – New York; Squares made into quilts at Pumpkin Patch for the John Crawford Quilt Challenge
2014 Lap quilts made through our Sit and Sew for Charity quilting bees (an amount that has quickly begun to be uncountable) have been donated to local fire departments and to any group needing quilts
2014, 2015 Many members participated in "Midnight Madness" where pillowcases were made to be delivered to summer camps in the Spring. Pattern available in pattern section.
2015 Pillowcases (including some made by the Berkshire Theater Group) to Camp Belong – Massachusetts; Quilts to the Center for Families and Children in Pittsfield for the Nightie Night Project; Quilts to a Great Barrington family who had a fire
2016, 2018, 2019 Pillowcases to Camp to Belong – Massachusetts
2016 Quilts to Department of Children and Families in Pittsfield for the Nightie Night Project; Quilts for Fort McMurray – Alberta, Canada – fire victims
2007-2016 Children’s quilts to CHP
2008-2016 Children’s quilts to Shriners
2019 Berkshire South Community Center 18 quilts; Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 8 quilts: 5 children, 3 adult; 18 Degrees (formerly Berkshire Children & Families, Pittsfield) 11 quilts: 3 children, 9 adult; Community Health Program (CHP), Great Barrington 18 quilts: 7 children, 11 adult
2011 Lap quilts and pillowcases to The Wounded Warrior Project
2011, 2012, 2016 Quilts and pillowcases to Camp to Belong – New York; Squares made into quilts at Pumpkin Patch for the John Crawford Quilt Challenge
2014 Lap quilts made through our Sit and Sew for Charity quilting bees (an amount that has quickly begun to be uncountable) have been donated to local fire departments and to any group needing quilts
2014, 2015 Many members participated in "Midnight Madness" where pillowcases were made to be delivered to summer camps in the Spring. Pattern available in pattern section.
2015 Pillowcases (including some made by the Berkshire Theater Group) to Camp Belong – Massachusetts; Quilts to the Center for Families and Children in Pittsfield for the Nightie Night Project; Quilts to a Great Barrington family who had a fire
2016, 2018, 2019 Pillowcases to Camp to Belong – Massachusetts
2016 Quilts to Department of Children and Families in Pittsfield for the Nightie Night Project; Quilts for Fort McMurray – Alberta, Canada – fire victims
2007-2016 Children’s quilts to CHP
2008-2016 Children’s quilts to Shriners
2019 Berkshire South Community Center 18 quilts; Elizabeth Freeman Domestic Shelter 8 quilts: 5 children, 3 adult; 18 Degrees (formerly Berkshire Children & Families, Pittsfield) 11 quilts: 3 children, 9 adult; Community Health Program (CHP), Great Barrington 18 quilts: 7 children, 11 adult
The guild works on a variety of activities throughout the year. Members often gather for "Sit and Sew" quilting bees to work on quilts for charitable purposes. The Guild continues to look for opportunities to raise money for community organizations, to provide the comfort of a quilt to those in need and to get involved in educational experiences.
