Comfort Quilts
We ended the 2010 - 2011 year with 124 quilts and 193 pillowcases, all of which have been registered on the website for American Patchwork and Quilting's One Million Pillowcase Challenge. Pat Szabo was our top comfort quilter with a total of 48 quilts! Yea Pat! Donna Hurley was our top pillowcase maker with 75 for the year!
- What size does my quilt need to be? - Our kits, batting and backing are for finished sizes of approximately 40" x 55", but any size is welcome.
- How should my quilt be finished? - You can machine quilt, tie or quilt by hand. Edges can be bound or sewn with right sides together then flipped. We can provide suggestions and examples.
- What should the label say? - Labels can be any size. Each should say "With Love and Comfort from the Le Tort Quilters." We can provide labels for you.
We donated so many pillow cases in the 2010-2011 guild year that we're taking a break this year. Thanks for all the hard work!
An Alzheimer's quilt is made for the lap of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. The quilt is both comforting and stimulating to people suffering from the disease. By using different textures of fabric and bright colors, it provides stimulation visually and by touch. To make a quilt you need thirty-six 6" square blockes of various different colored and textured fabrics.
Once you have chosen your fabrics and have them cut into 6" squares, sew them together into 6 rows of 6 blocks each. Tip: Since you are sewing many different thicknesses of fabric it is recommended to use a serge or zig zag stitch for construction. This will make the quilt more durable and easier to construct. Sew the rows together. Your finished quilt tops will be a square containing 6 blocks down by 6 blocks across.
To finish the quilt, add batting and backing and use the "pillow turn" or binding method to close the quilt. Keep quilting simple, such as a stitc in the ditch or zig zag stitch along seam lines.