The OVQG has an ongoing commitment to projects that benefit the community.
The guild makes a few charity quilts each year for the benefit of charitable organizations in our community. Community organizations apply to the guild to be the recipients of one of these quilts that are then raffled by their organization to raise funds. Quilt tops come from several sources, including: blocks made by members and donations from our UFO program. OVQG members who would like to contribute, see our Charity Quilt Assembly co-ordinator.
Applicant organizations must be a registered charity (please show us your registered charity number), and have no political or religious affiliations.
The applicant organization must:
- Recognize that the quilt made by the OVQG has a value of $1500 to $2000. It is the responsibility of the recipient organization to pay for a written certified appraisal of the quilt, and they must be prepared to sell the number of tickets equal to the value of the quilt.
- Agree to raffle the quilt within a year of its receipt from the OVQG.
- Agree not to solicit from another quilters' guild for the same event.
- Understand that it may take up to 3 years before a suitable quilt becomes available.
- Understand that they may not request another quilt from OVQG within 5 years of its receipt.
- Agree to submit to OVQG, for our archives and within 2 months of the raffle, a report of the event including the following items: date of the raffle, number of tickets sold, amount of money collected, name, address and a photograph of the winner.
Please send filled out applications to: charity@ottawavalleyquiltersguild.org.
Many OVQG members participate in our ongoing program of providing baby quilts for the premature babies at the Rich Little Special Care Nursery, Ottawa Civic Hospital. This is the special care nursery at the Civic Hospital. These quilts are used for protecting the tiny babies from the lights and noise of the nursery. The babies take the quilts with them when they finally go home. OVQG Members may speak with the baby quilt co-ordinator to find out more and to obtain ideas and patterns. There are also often bags of scraps available to use in making little quilts.
Requirements for a Baby Quilt for the Special Care Nursery:
Size: no larger than 24” x 24”
Fabric: 100% cotton or cotton flannelette for outer layers (do NOT use polyester as it can create static)
Batting: Cotton or polyester batting
Quilting: Please avoid using invisible thread as it can loop and catch tiny fingers or toes. There should NOT be so much quilting on the quilt that it is stiff. The idea is to make the project light and flexible.
Binding: Can be done envelope / pillowcase style, or standard binding
Label: If you don’t have a label, an OVQG one will be put on the quilt
The quilts brought to guild meetings each month are displayed for everyone to admire. Thank you notes / pictures are put up on our bulletin board. If you have any questions, please see the baby quilt coordinator (email babyQuilts@OttawaValleyQuiltersGuild.org ).
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