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2010 Donation Quilt
Care Quilts
Habitat for Humanity Quilts
5/12/2010 - Above, Sue C. stands with A&M Consolidated's 2010 BBQG Scholarship winner, Ellen B. Ellen will attend with UT or Austin CC. She is our first applicant with a website of her photographs and video work.
The other scholarship winner for 2010 was Mr. Rene L. from Bryan High. He will be the first in his family to attend college and will go to Sam Houston State or Blinn. He is a very talented artist!
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5/12/2010 - Above is the quilt donated to the recent KAMU Auction. It was pieced by Shirley W. and quilted by Linda B. The quilt sold for $310 during the auction, and Linda reported that KAMU personnel were very excited about that.
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Laverne O. was BBQG's nomination to the Brazos Valley Arts Council for Volunteer of the Year. She has been a pillar of community involvement for years!
From the Sept. 09 BBQG Newsletter: Congratulations to Laverne!
"Laverne O., leader of the Happy Scrappers Sewing Bee has won the prestigious Arts Council of the Brazos Valley Volunteer of the Year Award. She will be honored during the annual Celebrating the Arts 2009, A Renaissance of the Arts, on September 15, 2009, at Miramont Country Club. All Guild members are invited to attend. Tickets can be purchased for $100 by calling the ACBV at 979-696-2787 by September 7, 2009.
"The purpose of Celebrating the Arts is to honor the arts community and present awards to five leaders in the arts. All 59 affiliate regional nonprofit arts, culture and heritage organizations are asked to submit a nomination for the Volunteer of the Year Award. The Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild nominated Laverne. Thank you for your support and votes.
"Not only is Laverne the leader of the Happy Scrappers, she is a faithful donor of 50-75 “Care Quilts” each year. As a member of RSVP, she also makes lap robes and bibs that are given to elderly residents of nursing homes. Using her sewing talents, she makes and fills RSVP Christmas Bags that are distributed to participants of Meals on Wheels.
Mary Anne D.
Arts Council of the Brazos Valley Representative"
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Linda reported that over 500 Soldiers' Squares were sent to our troops in 2008. The last workshop was on April 30, 2009, and several squares were completed there.
Travis sent his photo with Psalm 91 on the back. He had received one of the Soldier's Squares and sent some bookmarks for us to enjoy. God bless these young women and men who are protecting our freedom.
Care Quilts Report -
5/28/09 - update - The annual Care Quilts Workshop Day will be on Tuesday, August 11. In addition to a current need for more care quilts to distribute, BBQG is creating twin sized (65" x 90") quilts for the 12 permanent residents of the new Twin City Mission. Several are done, but more are needed. Call Laura N. or Luci S. for details. See photos of some of the tops already created.
Each year, the Care Quilt Committee coordinates donations of time and
resources and, with the generous help of the Guild members, produced
189 quilts and two pillows in 2008. 42 were "in inventory" as of Jan. 11, 2009. Luci reported that the Oakwood Quilters created 42 quilts in 2008. Also 551 bags were packed this year with donations to RSVP.
These quilts support local charities like Phoebe's Home (a shelter for abused
women), Texas Child Protective Services, and the St. Joseph Cancer Center.
In addition, Care Quilts go to the Prenatal Clinic where women
have to earn points in the program in order to earn a Care Quilt
for their baby. In the past, care quilts have also been used
to support Still Creek ranch (a home for troubled teens) and Go Texan
(a statewide program that raises funds to support college scholarships.
Most recently, the Guild has added the American Red Cross
to our list of recipients to support their local disaster relief program.
In 2009, quilters have been asked to help in making 20 twin size (about 65" x 90") quilts for the permanent residents of Twin City Mission. On June 9, Ron Crozier, Director of Community Relations at Twin City Mission, gave a 30-minute presentation and question/answer session about their mission and needs. Currently, there is an opportunity to visit their registries at WalMart and similar stores to fill needs associated with moving into their home in July. Below are photos from the June 9 meeting:
The Care Quilt Committee accepts donations of anything from fabric to
finished quilts and everything in between. The optimum sizes are
36"x45", 45"x45" and 45"x60" but the committee will take any size;
larger quilts are needed to support some programs. Quilts may be tied
or quilted in any fashion you desire. They can be in any color
(cheater cloth is just fine); they can be designed for babies,
children, women or men. (See examples below.) All we ask is that you
do the best you can do; beginners are more than welcome, we will teach you.
The Committee hosts one or two workshops each year. This is a great
opportunity to meet other members of the Guild as well as learn new
techniques. Members may bring their sewing machines and supplies or
simply come and help with what the committee provides. Though the
workshop goes all day, members are welcome to come for any part of
that--you don't have to stay the entire time. Lunch is potluck so
bring a dish to share.
We lost track of the number of participants in the August 11 Care Quilt Workshop! Over 30 signed in, but there were more, and it was the largest community project workshop ever! Most stayed all day, too! Marian took the photo below of about half of the group with the 40+ quilts which were finished during the day.
Luci S. has chaired this committee since 1998; Laura N. joined
her as second chair in 2008. Feel free to contact either for more
information or give donations to them at the General Meetings.
Thank you for your support of this worthy effort.
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On June 10, 2008, Dawn M. reported that 11 houses have received Habitat for Humanity quilts so far this year. In 2009, Bunny D. is actively working with this committee and has asked for more quilts with houses. Call her for more information.
Sue C. actually participated in painting the interior of one of the 2009 Habitat houses, and she created the wall hanging which was presented to the family. Photos below include Bunny D. making the presentation from BBQG.
More Habitat quilts which were turned in on August 11, 2009 are displayed below by Nancy S. (left-her own quilt) and Laura N.
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Below is a photo of BBQG's 2010 Donation Quilt, "Texas Stars." A portion of the donation proceeds provides three scholarships to Bryan/College Station high school seniors each year.
