Wrap A Smile Quilts

I found this video which certainly tugged at my heartstrings and knew it had to be shared. It's short, but powerful. The founder of Comfort Cases , once a foster child who carried his things in a black plastic garbage bag, explains why these cases (including your quilts!) make a difference. As Wrap-A-Smile continues its collaboration with Quilts Beyond Borders , our current emphasis will be to provide quilts for children entering foster care, aided by Comfort Cases . This is a national program, helping children in every part of the United States. Please help us provide child-friendly quilts, including for teens, with the following guidelines:                    1.  All cotton fabrics but please no fabrics with scary, war, police, religious or pig themes.           2.  Any type of batting.            3. Sizes from 40 x 45 inches (for babies)...

I delivered 35 quilts to International Institute of New England on Monday!  These quilts, the last in my stash accumulated from your hard work and loving efforts, will be given to Afghan refugee families in the Manchester area.  Comfort Quilters donated 12 of these along with pillowcases and fleece teddy bears.   Donated by Comfort Quilters, Massachusetts  Comfort Quilters is a volunteer group based outside Boston composed of individual quilters, sewers, and local guild members.  Much of the inspiration for Comfort Quilters is credited to Jane Norberg, a longtime quilting teacher, quilter, and guild member.  Since 2000, over 100 local organizations have benefited from Comfort Quilters’ donations in the form of quilts, pillowcases, and teddybears.  Donation recipients include domestic abuse shelters, transitional and low-income housing services, hospitals, refugee resettlement programs, rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters, and specialty children’s...

We want to thank Wrap-A-Smile quilters and the quilters from Quilts Beyond Borders for your amazing love and generosity.   I delivered the last group of 120 quilts to Ascentria this past Saturday. They will be distributed to evacuated Afghan children this next week in the Boston and Worcester areas.  That’s 243 total quilts-each one an expression of welcome, comfort and kindness.  Thank you!    Paige and Bernard at Ascentria Headquarters It’s time to start building up our quilt supplies again. If you have any quilts to donate, please contact me at wrapasmilene@gmail.com. Below is a recent donation from New Hampshire. I’m also planning on a quilt collection trip to Maine sometime in the late spring. Details to follow!  By Luann, New Hampshire