To donate the quilts you make to a hospital close to home, find a chapter to join in your area by clicking "Find a Local Chapter" under "How to Help" at the top of the page.

Headquarters, based in southeastern Pennsylvania, delivers quilts to almost 200 hospitals, in addition to all the deliveries made nationwide by 80-plus QFK chapters. And those numbers are growing all the time.

Each quilt gifted to a patient is hers forever. Many of our recipients take their quilts with them everywhere, especially back to the hospital for recurring treatments, where they need comfort the most.

Slightly larger quilts in more mature designs are needed as well because "pediatric" can mean anyone from birth to 22 years old.

Students involved with USA Taekwondo, one of QFK's newest partners, help turn tears into smiles.

Although we are happy to supply kits to our volunteers, when a quilter uses her own fabric stash to make a quilt, she saves QFK the cost of fabric, cutting, assembling and postage.

Quilts given to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU'S) are immensely appreciated at such a fragile time in a family's life. Get a pattern for a NICU quilt by clicking on "Download a Quilt Pattern" under "How to Help" at the top of the page.

Due to immunity issues that the children may have, only NEW 100% cotton fabric can be used in QFK quilts.

QFK staff carefully selects a variety of quilts to go to the hospitals so that each child can choose one in his favorite colors, depicting activities or interests close to his heart.

QFK quilts, which must be machine-quilted in order to hold up to many launderings, are large enough for comfort, but small enough (approx. 40"X45") to stay out of the way of hospital equipment.