Waterloo County Quilters' Guild

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Smile Quilt
A Smile Quilt, donated to Grand River Hospital

Smile Quilts Project

 

Since December 2001, WCQG has been donating Smile Quilts to the outpatient pediatric clinic at Grand River Hospital, to offer comfort to children with long-term medical conditions such as cancer and blood disorders. Children receiving treatment in the Cystic Fibrosis, Juvenile Diabetes, emergency, special care nursery, emergency and in-patient clinics also began receiving Smile Quilts in June 2004.

 

Patients and their families as well as pediatric staff are very appreciative of our efforts and wish to thank all quilters who have donated quilts. Some members are helping by quilting tops for other members so that more people are becoming involved. Another way to assist would be to donate fabric for others to piece. Several members already do this. Please consider becoming involved.

 

As of September 2012, members of the WCQG have donated upwards of 1500 quilts to our Smile Quilt project! Way to go, quilters! Please watch for information our next Smile Quilt Bee Day.

 

Please click Smile Quilt Guidelines for supplies and instructions.