“Curtailments” Curtains for Cats at the Humane Society: Sick and injured cats especially need a dark, protected space to feel safe and reduce their stress so that they can recover. These curtains provide a safe place within their cage.
Go to: Curtains for Cats
CHEMO PORT PILLOWS: Our newest project is a request from the Infusion Center nurses: pillows to protect the portacath area of chemotherapy patients from a seatbelt. The seatbelt can irritate the portacath area.
INFUSION QUILTS: Our members make quilts for the Adventist Health – Mendocino Coast Hospital Infusion Center. A frequent side effect of the therapies patients receive is a sensation of being cold. The infusion center keeps quilts on hand to give to the patients to keep them warm.
Recommended size for Infusion quilts: 48″ wide x 60-72″ long.
WARM WELCOME: Our members create quilts for every newborn in our North Coast communities. These quilts are distributed by the local pediatric offices at their first pediatric visit.
Recommended size for baby quilts: 36″ x width of fabric or 45″ x 45″, but this is not a strict rule.
Read this article about our warm welcome quilts! Warm Welcome Article
Here are some of our favorite patterns for warm welcome quilts:
TEXTURE OR “TOUCH” QUILTS: These are lap-sized quilts made from fabrics with a variety of textures and are given to Alzheimer’s and other patients with dementia. Feeling the different textures soothes those suffering from cognitive diseases. Consider adding a pocket or two to the quilt top for the patient to store a Kleenex or a personal item. Simply lay the quilt top on your lap to locate the position for the pocket(s) before sewing. Recommended size: 24″ x 24” or up to 24″ x 36″. Here are some options:
DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD: We make dresses for this project led by Hope 4 Women International, which aims to give every girl in 90 of the poorest countries around the world at least one new dress.
Instructions/pattern here: Dress-A-Girl Guidelines
Instructions/pattern here: Dress-A-Girl Guidelines
PILLOW CASES: We make pillow cases for Safe Passages, Project Sanctuary, Hospitality House, children in foster care in Mendocino County, and The Living Room in Santa Rosa. These agencies all support women and children who are dealing with issues like homelessness, domestic violence, or other life challenges, and a cheerful pillow case lets them know someone cares.
Here are a couple of patterns:
Hot Dog and Bun Pillowcase burrito pillowcase instructions part 1
Here are a couple of patterns:
Hot Dog and Bun Pillowcase burrito pillowcase instructions part 1
PET BEDS: Do you ever think about how many fabric and batting scraps you toss into the trash? We recycle them into dog beds!! We make pillowcases out of unwanted fabric (or pieced together bits) and then stuff them with scraps. (Clean old socks and t-shirts work, too!) We then donate these pet beds to the State of the Ark, Second Chance, the Fort Bragg Food Bank, and other animal welfare groups.
Labels for Members to use for our quilts:
All donated items–quilts, touch quilts, touch muffs, pillowcases (except Dress-a-Girl dresses)–will use this same label.
All donated items–quilts, touch quilts, touch muffs, pillowcases (except Dress-a-Girl dresses)–will use this same label.
The chair of the service committee responsible for a particular donation item will have labels available to stitch onto your donations. You can also print the labels yourself and fuse then stitch them securely onto your donated item. Label paper to feed through printers is available from many sources – brands that we use are June Tailor Sew-in Colorfast Fabric Sheets for Inkjet printers, Jacquard Inkjet Fabric Sheets or Iron-On Quick Fuse Fabric Sheets.
Ocean Wave Quilters 