So many people have lost their homes to the terrible wildfires in the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon, and we wanted to share some ways for our generous PMQG members to help. Please reach out to organizers for more information, and let us know if you have more resources to share!
All of these organizations are accepting donations of unused quilts. TO THE POINT QUILTING is also collecting quilt tops, binding, backing, and batting. See below for more information on how to donate.
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MY QUILTING LOFT: Collecting finished quilts for those in need in Clackamas County
Please bring finished quilts to our PMQG business member, My Quilting Loft in Troutdale to distribute as comfort quilts for wildfire survivors. They are partnering with Quilts for Riverside Fire Survivors (Clackamas County, Oregon).
Contact: Kristi of My Quilting Loft, Kristi@MyQuiltingLoft.com, 971-292-2991
Mail or deliver to: 253 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 97060
MORE DETAILS FROM QUILTS FOR RIVERSIDE FIRE SURVIVORS:
“We are a group of volunteers who want to help people who have lost their home in the Riverside Fire by gifting their family members with a handmade quilt. My Quilting Loft in Troutdale is one collection site and can accept donations during open hours.
Volunteers and donations are welcome and every bit will go directly to making, assembling, quilting and gifting. Also postage for out of state mailing.
If you have donated or plan to donate quilts, PLEASE label your quilts even with a pinned piece of paper (it’s helpful to include the size of the quilt and that you are part of PMQG) so I can put in our spreadsheet to track them and thank you later!
Thank you!”
TO THE POINT QUILTING: Collecting finished quilts, quilt tops, binding, backing or batting for those who lost their homes in the Beachie Creek and Santiam wildfires.
“To The Point Quilting here in Stayton, Oregon is reaching out to ask for quilt donations for those affected by the Beachie Creek Fire in the Santiam Canyon communities of Idahana, Detroit, Gates, Mill City, Lyons, and Mehama, Oregon. With the new and even more devastating information of 516 homes lost, we are hoping to distribute 800 quilts so each residence lost gets one quilt per couple/head of house and each child gets their own quilt. In 6 days we have collected 206 quilts in varying degrees of completion!”
Contact: Heather of To The Point Quilting, tothepointquilting@gmail.com, (503) 539-0870
Mail or deliver to: To The Point Quilting, 1221 N Evergreen Ave, Stayton, OR 97383
A local Portland-area volunteer can collect quilts, tops, and backing fabric to mail together - please email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com to make arrangements.
MORE DETAILS FROM TO THE POINT QUILTING:
What we are requesting:
1. Completed quilts, unused - throw size or children’s size preferred but all will be happily accepted!
2. Quilt tops that need to be finished. (It would be great if you could send the backing and binding.)
“We will gladly donate the batting and quilting, and have a wonderful team in place to get them completed. We also have backing fabric that will be donated if needed.
Please put your name and telephone number in the box with donations.
We will be contacting all the communities up the canyon that have been affected to reach as many people as possible. When our local need has been met, we will continue giving quilts out as long as we have them. We will direct our efforts secondly in Phoenix and Talent, Oregon as they have had devastating fires go through their area as well.
Thank you for all your generous donations! Together we will cover these victims in warmth and love!
Please direct monetary donations to other local charities and relief efforts such as the local volunteer fire departments of Detroit-Idahna, Gates, Mill City, Mehama, and Lyons, Oregon. They could really use monetary donations at this time!”
BOLTS TO BLOCKS: Collecting quilt tops and finished quilts to support those in the Phoenix & Talent areas
Contact: Barb of Bolts to Blocks, boltstoblocks@gmail.com, (541) 704-0386
Mail or deliver to: Bolts to Blocks, 950 SE Geary St., Ste C, Albany, OR 97322
MORE DETAILS FROM BOLTS TO BLOCKS:
“Update on what is going on with this amazing quilt drive. This is a picture I took after my husband and I organized tops into stacks those needing binding and those needing backing and binding and those that are ready to quilt. Four volunteers will be in the shop tomorrow measuring and cutting backings and bindings, sewing labels on, quilting, and helping me to run our small business. Individuals throughout our quilting community will be picking quilts up to bind and to wash. Thank you everyone.
Pete and I drove to Monmouth this evening to drop quilts off that are headed to 7 families in the Phoenix and Talent areas tomorrow. Each individual in those families is receiving their own quilt. We are doing the best we can to match the sizes of quilts that are requested along with the colors that the individuals like, we are taking extra care with this when it comes to the children!
We are asking for any quilts that you no longer need or use and or any quilt tops that you can donate so that we can get them into the hands of those who are in need. When you bring in a quilt top for this cause Pete and I will donate the backing and batting and will quilt a quick meander so that we can get them ready to go. We will need volunteers to help machine bind. With Covid being an ongoing part of our lives I will also need individuals that are willing to wash and to place quilts in bags that can either be tied or sealed. We will place a note with them so that the receiver will know that everything has been done to help prevent the spread of the virus. I have some quilt tops that I will begin on this morning that have been previously pieced for another community project (thank you Camille and Janet). We ask that you look around and take a moment to be thankful for everyone and everything that you have. We love you all! “-Barb
