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_   CHARITY QUILTS PAGE   

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The Charity Quilts group, started in 1993, meets the 4th Wed. of every month except Nov. and Dec.

  • The group completes an average of 12 quilts each month.
  • The group averages from 13 to 17 members attending each month.
  • About 120 individual participate throughout the year.
  • Almost all of the fabric is donated.

Alma Flippen organized the first workshop at the library. Then, in 1994, Merry May started workshops at the Church in Tuckahoe. Workshops have been held ever since, making at least 100 quilts per year.

The first Charity Quilts were given to CARA
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 Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

South Shore Stitchers charity quilts, made by members during 2008, for children with autism.
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Autism Fabric

 
    Examples of quilts made by the South Shore Stitchers Charity Quilts group.     
   
 

Holly Family HFH - Cape May Co. Habitation, Feb. 28,2009 Middle Twp. NJ

The South Shore Stitchers Quilt Guild participated in the Habitation of the ninth home for Habitat For Humanity Cape May County on February 28, 2009 in Middle Twp. Member Ginny Cooper, left, presented two quilts made by the Guild to Mia, 10, and Billy, 5, the children of Jackie and Bill Holly.
>Event details: Habitat Cape May Web site.

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2007 Habitation_Habitat For Humanity Cape May County NJ _ CLICK FOR FULL SIZE PHOTO

The South Shore Stitchers Quilt Guild participated in the Habitation of the eighth home for Habitat For Humanity Cape May County on March 17,2007 in Whitesboro. Member Ginny Cooper, right, presented two quilts made by the Guild to Steven, 14 and Kyle, 4, the sons of Dorothy and Rich Ward.

 

 
    Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

South Shore Stitchers members work on tying a quilt during a Charity Quilts monthly meeting. Pictured around the quilt, from left, are Peg Hayes, Helen Garrison. Betty Berenotto and Sandy Ernst.

 

 
   

Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

Roberta McCaughey sews binding on a charity quilt made up of 6" squares.

 

Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

Peggy Long, left, and Floss Hills work at sewing some patches together.

 

 
    Charity Quilt - South Shore Stitchers - Tuckahoe NJ

The above picture shows the variety of charity quilts that South Shore Stitchers members have made. This display was set up at our 2005 Quilt Show.

 

 
     

 

 
   

Click here to view more photos of Charity Quilts volunteers

 

 
         
   

South  Shore  Stitchers
PO Box 1103, Marmora, NJ  08223

    
Last Page Up-Date 16 Jan 2010

 

 
 

 

 
   
 

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