I would call churches in your area. They often have quilt groups or may have contacts to some
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Originally Posted by bkay
(Post 8007653)
We're in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
bkay At this guild, click the persons name and an email window pops up http://www.fwqg.org/about-us/2014-officers-chairs/ AT this guild I simply clicked the contact link and got this page with emails http://www.tvqg.org/contact-us.html Yet another with a contact us page http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/contact_us And many of these guilds have facebook pages you can PM them on if you use FB. But I think if you spent a little time clicking around on their websites you will find email contacts so you can email them if they want your fabric donation. |
Thanks, feline fanatic. I only tried a couple of guilds, so I'll try again.
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sometimes churches/organizations do not have space to store donations
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Originally Posted by Kitsie
(Post 8007598)
.. and yet a friend brought me 6 bags of fabrics she found at Goodwill! It may have been at a different one than I go to.
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Check with hospitals, especially cancer treatment clinics. We have 2 huge hospitals here & I know one of them has a sewing room and they make lap size quilts for cancer patients. The room is used 5 days a week and I hear it’s busy. There was also a newspaper story about a group affiliated with a hospital that makes “dignity gowns” for patients. I saved the article, hope to help someday.
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Some senior centers have sewing rooms for their members. They often take fabric/trim/yarn donations.
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May I suggest you contact Quilts of Valor co-ordinater in your state? Civil war fabrics would make wonderful quilts of valor for our valiant service members. Here's the link: https://www.qovf.org/
I never donate to Goodwill because of how little they pay their help, and how much the upper management of Good will pay themselves. It is for profit corporation. The GW near me used to sell donated fabric, but has changed management. The new management doesn't seem interested in fabric or bedding at all. |
If you were in my town, you'd have the best luck contacting the local churches, quilt shops, and the pastoral programs at the local hospitals.
There is a charity quilt group at my church, and they do have room for donations. They make and donate quilts to various organizations in our community. I have a friend who quilts about 30 quilts a month for the pastoral program at one of our local hospitals. Each terminally ill patient is given a quilt. After they pass, the quilt is given to the family. If you could read the thank-you notes, you'd understand what a huge impact the quilts have. Contact your pastoral program at your hospital to see if they have a group of quilters who do this. |
I too was going to sugguest local quilt guilds.
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