Welcome to Community Outreach!
The San Francisco Quilters Guild has been providing quilts to a wide spectrum of San Franciscans, including seniors, teens, babies, unhoused people, and people struggling with addiction through the Community Outreach Committee. Guild members donate quilts made from their own fabrics or complete kits provided by Community Outreach. Other members move donated tops along the path to completion by quilting, binding, or attaching labels. Community Outreach delivers the finished quilts to the recipient agencies.
Community Outreach also takes on special projects. Some of the many projects have included 260 quilts for residents of new supportive housing at 1064 Mission Street, 100 quilts for residents at the Salvation Army Joseph McFee Center, 20 bed quilts for Epiphany House and countless quilts for survivors of wildfires in California.
Curbside Outreach
When the pandemic prevented indoor gatherings, Curbside Outreach was created. For three years members came to Outreach Co-Chair Adrienne Hickman’s garage every first and third Saturday to pick up kits and deliver quilts and tops. Now that the guild is meeting in person again, Curbside Outreach continues once a month on the first Saturday of the month. There is also a table at the in-person meetings on the third Tuesday of the month.
Community Outreach Sewcials
We have a new space for our Sewcials at the Western Addition Senior Center! Please check the calendar and our newsletter for upcoming events.
Current Quilt and Pillowcase Recipients
Outreach Projects
1064 Mission Street Supportive Housing Project: 2022
260 lap size quilts were made for the new residents of 1064 Mission Street Supportive Housing Project
If you would like to see photos of all the amazing quilts made for this project you can find them at https://www.williamchurch-photography.com/quilts/ . William Church very kindly offered to photograph all the quilts over the year.
If you would like to find out more about the 1064 Mission Supportive Housing Project you can read about it on their website.
Epiphany House Project: 2020
20 twin size quilts were made for the residents of Epiphany Center.
If you would like to find out more about Epiphany Center you can read about them on their website at Epiphany Center.
Outreach Patterns
We are always making up new kits, which means we are always coming up with new patterns. Below you will find 8 patterns you can make at home – Click the desired image to open the PDF pattern instructions.
- If you are making a quilt from your own fabrics we ask that you follow these guild lines for these sizes:
- Baby quilts: 36” x 40” to 40” x 40”
- Lap quilts: 40” x 50” to 50” x 60”
- Wheelchair: 45” x 45”
- We also collect Pillowcases for the UCSF Pediatric ICU you can download a pattern here: Pillow Cases and Drawstring Totes.
What Recipients Say
We thank the guild for the priceless gift of exquisite hand-made quilts for the courageous women we serve at Epiphany Center
– With gratitude, Epiphany Residents, Sister Betty Marie, Suzi & Mary
On Behalf of the Board of Directors and all of us at Family House, please accept our sincere thanks for your generous gift of handmade lap quilts. You make it possible for us to provide care, comfort and compassion every night.
– Family House
“After such a trying couple of days in the NICU it was so wonderful to receive such a great gift.”
–Love, Baby Archie
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