Baby Quilts

For the past several years our guild has made baby quilts and donated them to the Vancouver Rotary Womens’ Auxiliary for inclusion in their baby layettes. These layettes are given to new moms on an “as needed” basis through the public health nurse system. Between 200-300 quilts and layettes are distributed each year. In addition to quilts, the Guild also solicits donations of knitted or crocheted afghans, and knitted baby hats for the layettes. The Rotary Womens’ Auxiliary has been providing this service for many decades and we are happy to be able to contribute.

Kits for baby quilts are available at our regular monthly meetings. Flannel for quilt backing and batting is also available to members who would like to complete small tops that they have made and donate them to this cause. We also have labels that say “Made Especially for You by the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild” that are attached to every baby quilt. While we don’t have a lot of specific requirements for these quilts, we do ask that monofilament thread not be used and that they be between about 36” square and 42” X 48” so the backing doesn’t need to be pieced.

For fun, we also have a Baby Quilt Challenge each year, where the members have to include a certain design element and sometimes use a “special” fabric as well. Our Baby Quilt Challenge will run from Jan. to May.

Those of us that make these quilts have a good time. The small size and investment in both time and materials is a good way to try out a new pattern or technique and the end result always goes to a really good cause.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Dawn Fielden @ 604 948 0692 or daante10@hotmail.com

Dawn Fielden

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