Wrap A Smile Quilts

I had the pleasure of speaking to the Rotary Club of Westford MA on September 13, accompanied by my husband Steve who was a member of that club 17 years ago.  We had lived in Westford for 20 years, with current Rotarian Patti M being a former neighbor.  Their Rotary district has never participated in a Rotaplast mission and only knew about Wrap-A-Smile through the grapevine.  So I knew I was starting with a clean slate and was excited to tell the group, including several guests, about both the surgical missions and the quilts.  I had quilts for show and tell and they appeared enthralled by the pictures in my Keynote presentation. As I was concluding, Patti walked up to thank me and announced that they had a surprise for me. At that moment a drape was pulled off the pile of 40 (!) hand-made quilts that they were donating to WAS. I was flabbergasted.  Quilts had been made by members of 2 guilds and by quilters at their senior center.  Some of the guests in the room turned out to

Photo courtesy of Rotaplast International The Rotaplast team is hard at work in Guatemala City, Guatemala. And Wrap-A-Smile quilts are there, too. Photo courtesy of Rotaplast International Tammy S, a member of the Sunshine Quilt Guild recognized this quilt. It is made of blocks submitted to the guild's monthly lotto.  Tammy designed, pieced and finished the quilt. Photo courtesy of Tammy S Many hands stitched the love and comfort into this one. If you are interested in making a quilt to comfort a child undergoing life-changing surgery, please check out our Guidelines . And thank you for your interest!