Quilts for Kids is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization my local quilt group and myself personally have donated quilts to.  About five years ago, you requested a quilt kit and they sent it to you and you sent it back when it was finished.  Due to the shipping costs, however, they now request that you send $6 to them to pay for shipping a quilt kit to you.

The only thing missing from their quilt kits is the batting.  They pre-cut the pieces which goes with a pattern that’s already written for those fabric pieces.  They send the backing fabric which should also be enough for you to roll over to the front for the binding.  They even send you a little quilt label so you can put your name on it and affix it to the back of your quilt!

Their Mission Statement is:  Transforming fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children with life-threatening illnesses and children of abuse.

One of their original Quilts for Kids main sponsors, and 14 years later, they remain one of the main sponsors of Quilts For Kids: P&G AND DOWNY for the Downy Touch of Comfort Program that enabled us to create over 10,000 quilt kits to send to quilters across the country.  The little label that goes on the back of the quilt has Proctor & Gamble’s Downy on the label.  It really just makes you want to sink your face into the fabric, to feel the sensation of how soft a quilt is after it’s washed with Downy.  And even moreso, knowing it’s for a child in need.

Please help support this organization – either just yourself or as a group or quilt guild.  This is a great way to bring quilters together, one quilt for a child at a time.  Read more about them here:

Quilts For Kids