Valley Quilters Guild

Service Committee

The Service Committee organizes the making of quilts from VQG supplies, commonly referred to as “Service Quilts.” Some quilts are started from scratch and some are completed from donations of partially completed quilts. The Service Committee also manages the donation of completed quilts and other items to the Mat-Su Valley community. Some organizations that have an on-going need receive donations monthly, quarterly, or annually, and some receive donations on an as-needed or as available basis.The Guild also supports various organizations by supplying quilts for their major fundraising events.

The Guild has a great stash of fabric, most of which has been accumulated as donations through the years. Fabric is available to members to make Service Quilts, Fair Projects and other Guild projects. At each meeting, the Service Cart has various  projects on it which can be taken home to be worked on (kits for quilt tops, borders to be sewn on, quilts to be quilted, binding to be sewn on, etc.) and returned when that step is done.

How can you support the Service Committee?

• Join the committee

• Participate in monthly work parties at the Depot on meeting day

• Check out kits from the service carts

  • Kits to piece quilt tops

  • Quilts ready to be quilted

  • We also have lots of fabric

  • And we have a bucket of bindings ready to sew on!

• Work at home projects: make binding, sew on borders, quilting!

• Donate high quality quilting cotton

• Donate quilt tops, orphan blocks, binding, backing, and completed quilts

• Share a pattern

• Participate in the “Birthday Quilt” challenge

  • What is a Birthday Quilt Challenge? See below.

• Participate in “Sew for Service”

  • A day of open sew dedicated to working on Service projects

  • Kits for baby and lap quilts are provided - or you may work on something of your choosing

  • Lunch and snacks provided

  • Tokens of appreciation and other gifts distributed as a thank-you

• Participate in retreat and camp challenges that feature “service”

• Admire the quilts we hang at each meeting

• Stop by our table and say hello - we have Guild labels to be sewn onto each Service quilt, and we have VQG quilt size charts for your reference.

What is the “Birthday Quilt” Challenge?
The Service Committee has issued a challenge for each member to donate a finished quilt to the Guild in honor of their own birthday.

• Donate a quilt, 45” x 65” or larger to the Service Committee.

• You will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift card at the end of the year.

• You may enter this challenge only once per year.

• Birthday quilts may be donated at any time during the year.

• Service fabric, backing, and/or batting may be used for making the quilt. Items may be selected from the Service stash on Meeting days prior to 5:00pm. Please have available how much yardage you need.

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Refer to the “Fabric Etiquette” page below for more information about using Service fabric.

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