Village Quilters

Community Service - "Sweatshop"

The Village Quilters (VQ) Community Service Committee originated in 2004 with the idea that the guild could help organizations in our local community by providing them with quilts. Between 2004 and March 2020 over 6,050 quilts have been distributed to people in need. Our goal is to enjoy the love of quilting while making worthwhile contributions to the community.

The quilts are made from donations of fabric, blocks and/or quilt tops provided by VQ members. Each year, the VQ Board allocates a budget to purchase batting and other items needed to complete the quilts. The Community Service Committee holds a “Sweatshop” on the first Monday of each month at the Chota Recreation Center from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. At each Sweatshop, guild members perform many tasks to process quilts through the various stages of cutting the fabric, sewing the tops together, pinning quilts to baste them for quilting, binding and adding labels to the finished quilts. The unfinished quilts are taken to guild meetings where members can take them to quilt, bind, etc. Finished quilts are also taken to guild meetings for “Show and Tell.” It is amazing to see the beautiful quilts VQ members make and donate to Community Service.

Twin size bed quilt delivery
Come shop our closet
34 quilts for the children to choose from.
Sweatshop Open House on 6 January 2020
Fishin' quilt
We got to pick our own quilts!
Minions rule!
Presentation of Community Service 6000th quilt to CARIS of Lenoir City.
Very happy with my new quilt
Community Service Team busy at 10 January 2020 guild meeting
59 Quilts Ready for Distribution in November 2019
Parade of Quilts at 10 January 2020 guild meeting
Parade of Quilts at 10 January 2020 guild meeting
Julie makes a lot of quilt tops for Community Service. She brought this top which she made before she broke her shoulder!

The Community Service Committee ensures the finished quilts are distributed to worthy local organizations and occasionally to other areas/states that have been impacted by natural disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes. We also donate several auction-worthy quilts each year to organizations in support of their fundraising efforts.

Members are encouraged to attend our workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. It's an excellent way to meet other guild members and learn quilting skills. Beginners will learn and share the love of quilting. Many of us have lunch together halfway through the day. Come sew with us and bring your ideas!

Contact Rose Remund (roseremund@gmail.com) or Lori Rorstad (lori_rorstad@hotmail.com) for answers to your Community Service questions.