The NEW Comfort Quilts Project
Your quilts (and tops) donated to the Comfort Quilts program may go to two Austin Area organizations:
- Hospice Austin's Christopher House, which has 15 hospice rooms
- The Veterans Affairs' Austin Veterans Outreach Program serves Veterans in the Austin Area
Kits and patterns are available at the monthly guild meetings. For more information, contact the Comfort Quilts Project Coordinator
Guidelines for Comfort Quilts
- No fabric with military insignia/badges, no juvenile, holiday, or religious fabrics.
- Any Colors – the quilts are for adults.
- Wheelchair to Small Throw size - approximately 40" X 42" up to 56” X 70”
- A nice size for a bed throw for Hospice – approximately 54” X 60” or a bit longer
- Larger Throw or size for Twin Beds - approximately 56" X 70" up to 64” X 90”
- Please do not tie quilts.
- To facilitate donating your quilt please consider finishing the quilt. Straight line or serpentine (wiggle stitch) quilting is often easy and looks nice.
- Backing and batting donated with quilt top must be 10" larger than top (at least 5" larger all the way around).
- Binding donated with quilt top should be 2 1/2" wide and 10 " larger than outside edge of quilt top.
