Quilts for Kids Information

Contacting Us

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National Headquarters

Founder/President: Linda Arye, President, 215-295-5484, linda.arye@quiltsforkids.org

Administrative Assistant:Jackie Tamburrino, Jackie.Tamburrino@quiltsforkids.org

Director of Volunteer and Membership Services: Nancy Lacey, Nancy.Lacey@quiltsforkids.org

Public Relations : Mary Jane Gavenda, Publications Management, maryjane.gavenda@quiltsforkids.org

Webmaster: webmaster@quiltsforkids.org

Regional chapter contacts

NEW! WWW (Virtual Chapter)

Quilted with Love is a Yahoo group open to any and all quilters around the world! Membership is always FREE! They have two Quilt for Kids charity sewing groups and make some great quilts for children in need.
They have swaps, lottos, bingo and more. Check out their Quilts for Kids Sailboat/Lighthouse Challenge Quilt Pattern, too. All quilt tops are donated to Quilts for Kids. Contact Joan McLaughlin (mlaugh29@comcast.net) or visit the Quilted with Love Yahoo Group.

Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas: Mary Ann Jones, silkcottonquilts@yahoo.com


United States

Alabama

Homewood, AL: Mary Binkley, mbinkley@homewood.k12.al.us, 205-903-2703 and Jennifer Powell, jpowell@homewood.k12.al.us, 205-870-0878

Arizona

Overgaard, AZ: Kathy Kelley, kelleyfarms@wmonline.com, 928-535-3092
Tucson, AZ: Kare Williams, kstrong@theriver.com, 520-743-4931

Alaska

Anchorage/Talkeetna, AK: Tammy Reinert, tammr99@yahoo.com, 907-733-1990

California

Corona , CA : Renee' Noflin, youngpiecemakers@yahoo.com, 951- 277-4577, On the Web: www.ypqg.org
-- The Young Piecemakers is the first children's quilt guild. They meet for quilting classes the last Saturday of each month from10:00 am - 1:00 pm at The Storage Center @ Weirick, 21702 Temescal Canyon Road  So. Corona , Ca. 92883.
Davis, CA: Cindy Nelson & Diana Raabe, DavisQFK@comcast.net, 530-355-2681
Sacramento, CA: Judy Clason, qfksacto@yahoo.com
San Francisco, CA: Patty Lemos, PAL@KVN.com, 415-773-6651
Vista, CA: Wendy Antes, vistaquilts4kids@yahoo.com, On the Web: Vista Q4K Yahoo Group

Connecticut

Hartford, CT: Ed Johnetta Miller, edquilt@aol.com, 860-727-8552
Woodbury, CT: Linda Siano, siano@up.uchc.edu, 203-266-4474

Colorado

Las Animas, CO: Barbara Schwindt (Prairie Piecers Quilt Guild), coloquiltsforkids@arkvi.com, 719-456-0565

Delaware

Georgetown, DE: Carol Wallace, CarolQuilts4Kids@aol.com, 302-854-9207

Florida

Lehigh Acres, FL: Shirley Condon, sewingduo@cs.com, 239-728-2607
Jacksonville, FL: Linda Vairamoglou, Elvaira@aol.com, 904-221-4824
Vero Beach, FL: Trudi Gibert, grummangirl@hotmail.com, 772-234-4656

Georgia

Covington, GA: Katie Cannon, katicannon@aol.com, 678-625-8151

Idaho

Boise, ID: Linda Blau, rlblau@juno.com, 208-241-4747 (cell)

Indiana

Crown Point, IN: Elizabeth Sanders, quilts4kids@sbcglobal.net, 219-662-9954
Danville, IN: Louise Smith, danville_indiana_quilt4kids@yahoo.com, 317-797-8860

Iowa

Earlham, IA: Kim Patience, jkpatience@aol.com

Maine

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME: Lauri Troutman/Youth Center, Lauri.Troutman@Navy.mil, 207-438-2114
Southwest Harbor, ME: Alberta Willey, 207-244-5978

Maryland/DC

Annapolis, MD: Claudinne Roe, claudinne@comcast.net, 410-544-2822, Read the Group's Blog
Germantown, MD: Suzanne Wade, swade@ptg-intl.com, 301-916-1956

Massachusetts

South of Boston, MA: Mary Ann O'Neill, southofbostonquiltsforkids@verizon.net, 781-585-2370

Michigan

Delton, MI: Cheryl Bower and Tana Hardy, tanhard4@yahoo.com, 269-623-8040

Missouri

St. Louis, MO: Dee Halagera, dhalagera@yahoo.com, 636-527-8525

New Jersey

Fort Dix, NJ: Jacquie Longacre, jlongacre2001@yahoo.com, 609-735-1517
Kendall Park, NJ: Wendy Buterra, info@kendallparkquiltsforkids.org, 732-422-6546, WEBSITE
--Sew-a-thon 1st Sat. of each month 10am to 3pm @ Community Presbyterian Church of the Sand Hills
Northern NJ (East Hanover): Barbara Yuille-Wynne, beewhy2u@netscape.net or bannoch1@yahoo.com, 973-428-8737
Pennington, NJ: Janneke Van De Ree, franneke@comcast.net, 609-737-4321
--Sew-a-thon First Thursday of Each Month @ Pennington Quilt Works

New York

Westfield, NY: Lesley Rackowski, WestfieldNYQ4K@aol.com, 716-326-6326

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC: Kamala Wickham, kwickham@alltel.net, 707-814-9553, Web: quiltpatchfabrics.com
Graham-Triangle, NC: Donna VanDalen, triangleQFK@gmail.com, 336-675-6159

Ohio

Akron, OH (University of Akron): Pat Goodall, ptgoodall@sbcglobal.net, 330-972-7721
Solon, OH: Michele Merin-Campbell, michelemercam@aol.com, 440-542-9205

Oklahoma

Altus, OK: Lana Mowdy, qfkaltus@sbcglobal.net, 580-477-1398
Moore, OK: Carol Sorenson, MOEY66@msn.com
Tulsa, OK: Sharon Bethel, tulsaquiltsforkids@cox.net, 918-832-9012
Weatherford (Western), OK: Ann Entz, Lovebirds@itlnet.net, 580-772-2101

Pennsylvania

HEADQUARTERS: Yardley, PA: linda.arye@quiltsforkids.org, 215-295-5484
--Sew-a-thon the first Sunday of every month from 11 am to 4 pm @The Quilting Circle, Bensalem, PA, e-mail quiltsforkids@snip.net  for information  
Emmaus, PA: Kathy Delhagen, kdelhagen@aol.com, 610-965-0171
--Meetings at St. John's UCC
Lancaster, PA: Leslie Reese, LancasterQ4K@yahoo.com, 610-593-7094
Levittown, PA: Ben Franklin Middle School / Andee Polakoff (Sewwhat101@aol.com) & Lize Merkle (ebmerkle@yahoo.com) PHOTOS
Northern PA (Poconos): Sandy Claypool, poconoquiltsforkids@yahoo.com, 570-646-5342

South Carolina

Summerville, SC: Donna Yohman & Carol Teston, charlestonscqfk@sc.rr.com, 843-486-3057

Tennessee

Decatur, TN: Marilyn Berends, Markaybee@aol.com or IQuiltForKids@aol.com, 423-334-3116

Texas

Austin, TX: Janice L. Smith, austinQ4K@aol.com, 512-331-1157
Dallas, TX: Loni Chewning, lonichewning@hotmail.com, 215-431-9456
Meridian, TX: Pat Rabe, Centraltexasquiltsforkids@htcomp.net, 254-364-2724
Wheeler, TX: Pam Hibler, lhibler@centramedia.net 806-886-1995

Virginia

Chester, VA: Cathy & Bea Chase @ The Busy Bea, 804-748-4951

Washington

Granite Falls, WA: Susan King, sallie1151@yahoo.com, 360-691-4582

West Virginia

Salem, WV: Chrissy Harris, westvaqfk@gmail.com, 304-476-4348

Wisconsin

Holmen, WI: Debbie Busch, dbusch@new.rr.com

QK Info Kit for the Press, Prospective Sponsors, Volunteers & Educators

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Quilts for Kids Fact Sheet Revised 05/2008 (PDF, 128k)
Organizations Donating Fabric and Services (HTML)
Introductory Brochure Updated 02/2006 (PDF, 388k)
Homestyle Magazine article (PDF, 104k)
Introductory Founders Letter (PDF, 96k)
Founders Letter Updated 12/10/2005 (HTML)