Community Outreach
Guild Sponsored Outreach
The 2024–25 Guild Outreach project invited members to contribute 4" house and tree blocks, which were assembled into a beautiful queen-size quilt. Members enjoyed creating their houses and trees in a variety of styles, including paper-pieced, appliquéd, and embroidered designs.
The finished quilt was donated to Pivotal Help to support their fundraising efforts through a raffle. It was displayed at our 2025 Quilts on the Tay show, where the winning ticket was drawn.
In November 2025, building on last year’s placemat donation, the LCQG came together and generously donated 301 pounds of the most-needed items.
Community Sewing
Charity & community sewing projects Guild members are involved in.
Community Caring Quilters
Community Caring Quilters started 20 years ago with a focus on making quilts for children in foster care in Lanark County. Over the years the needs of Children’s Aid have dropped . Last year we donated over 100 quilts to Interval House, Connect Well, Lanark Lodge and Community Care Centre Palliative care units amongst other local charity groups. We are able to respond to one time requests for quilts for raffles etc. We meet every two weeks at the Perth Civitan Club which generously provides our meeting space and allows us to store our fabric and batting there at no charge. Members can sew from our large fabric stash, without having to dip into their own resources! Recently we have received & finished several larger quilts from ex quilters or relatives of deceased quilters. Originally we sewed at our biweekly meetings but now, after a “Show & Tell” we pick up supplies, sandwich our quilts and sew at home. Often a quilt is made by more than one member, with one person piecing the quilt top, another quilting it and a third binding. Most members prefer to sew comfort sized quilts with a maximum of 40” X 60”, but with the addition of three members who own long-arm quilting machines, we are now able to provide larger quiltsl. Our group consists mainly of Guild members but we have a few ( 2 at the moment) of non Guild members, both of whom live rurally. Until a couple of years ago we were able to fundraise for batting & thread (we receive lots of fabric donations) by selling a few quilts or making a commissioned quilt but recently our quilts have not sold however we are able to continue due to two generous anonymous donations. Letters indicate our quilts are treasured by Interval House graduates & surviving relatives. Also I am so pleased that finishing donated, half finished quilts may keep them out of the landfill. We are happy to welcome new members. Please contact: Anna Cornel at 613 267 6126 or annamcornel27@gmail.com
Quilts of Valour
The mission of the Quits of Valour (QoV) "...is to ensure that injured Canadian Forces members are recognized for their service and commitment to our country. We give this support through the presentation of quilts to comfort our injured past and present Canadian Forces members." The Canadian QoV group was founded in 2006 in Alberta and now extends from coast to coast to coast. Our Rideau Lakes-Westport group was started in 2016. In the beginning, six women would meet at a member's home to sew and quilt. Now with more than 50 members, we have our monthly sew days on the third Tuesday of each month at the North Crosby Hall, Rideau Lakes, just outside of Westport. November 2025 we are celebrating 1000 quilts since we started in 2016. Our presentation area covers Kingston to Greater Napanee - Kaladar - Lanark – Carleton Place-Smiths Falls - Brockville - Gananoque – Kingston. There are many things we do to create and present quilts. Attendance at sew days is not always necessary. If you can sew, iron/press, fold/cut fabric, longarm quilt, sew on binding, help with paperwork, or would just like to be part of the group, we will have a job for you! Come join us! We always look forward to welcoming new members. For more information about the Canadian QoV, please visit our website https://www.quiltsofvalour.ca/ For information about joining the Rideau Lakes-Westport group please contact: Marilyn Lockyer marilyn.lockyer@quiltsofvalour.ca (613) 402-7188
Heart to Heart Quilts Lanark County
Heart to Heart Quilts Lanark County (HHQLC) is a registered charity and volunteer organization whose mission is to create and gift handmade quilts to children, youth and adults in and around Lanark County who are living with the challenges of debilitating diseases or conditions. Upholding our motto "From our hearts to your heart", this group of 30 volunteers meets twice each month at St. Paul’s United Church in Perth and is always busy making quilts to be gifted. Quilts are provided at no cost to either the requestor or recipient. Anyone can request a quilt for a friend or a family member. Our charity has had wonderful support from the community and has operated successfully for nine years by continuing to be sensitive to the needs of others. In January 2022, Lanark County Community Grants Program supported HHQLC by providing $2,000 to be used to assist with the gifting of quilts to selected children and youth attending schools in the Upper Canada District School Board. Numerous quilts have already been delivered to 11 schools. The recipients have welcomed this source of comfort and are delighted that their individual quilts are representative of their favourite colours and interests. This special project is very rewarding and provides the opportunity for us to reach out to a younger population in Lanark County. For more information about Heart to Heart Quilts Lanark County, please visit us our website or call (613-267-2629). We welcome new members who share our mission of bringing comfort to others. To request a quilt, please email request [at] hhqlc.ca. Request forms are available on our website.
Rideau Sewers Group – Lap Quilts for Local Hospitals.
On the second Wednesday of each month, anywhere from 10 to 20 experienced and new quilters gather at the Portland United Church to cut, sew and label lap sized quilts and to enjoy creating together. These quilts are given to palliative care and cancer patients and those on dialysis at the Smiths Falls and Perth Hospital locations and to those who are gravely ill at home. The quilts are created at the church as well as the homes of the various members who do ‘homework’ on be- half of the organization. Because of Covid-19 the sewers were unable to meet for several months so they worked from home and picked up supplies from the Church when necessary. Fabric and donations come to the group from a variety of service organizations and/or individuals. Use of the hall for the day workshops and storage of supplies is donated by the Church. Last year this dedicated group completed approximately 25 quilts to provide warmth and comfort to those in need. A quilt was also given to a young child from the local community who was dealing with cancer. For the last 3 years the Rideau Sewers have supported the CAF (the Lanark children’s aid for youth leaving foster care) with personal donations. New members are most welcome. For information contact Jane Pickard: jpick@kingston.net 613 272-2524