QUILT DONATIONS

DOQ Guild members create hundreds of quilts each year in a variety of sizes to donate to local groups. These groups include:

  • UNC Hospitals
  • UNC Beacon Program
  • UNC Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic,
  • Duke Children’s Hospital
  • Hillcrest Nursing Home in Durham
  • Brookshire Hillsborough
  • Durham Rescue Mission
  • Pregnancy Support Service – Durham & Chapel Hill
  • Chatham Ridge Assisted Living
  • Terra Bella Senior Living
  • Liberty Hospice of Durham
  • VA Hospice in Durham
  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace
  • Meals on Wheels in Durham
  • Little Pink Houses of Hope

OUTREACH PROJECTS

NICU Smocks .  Guild members sew soft front-closing wraps that are easy for tiny newborns to wear. These are donated to UNC Hospitals. 

Bead Bags.  Guild members stitch bead bags for Beads of Courage. These bags are given to patients at UNC Hospitals to contain beads that they receive during treatments. Each bead signifies a moment of strength and courage.

Eno River Quilts  The Bahama Bees were invited by Ranger Olsteen to provide 4 quilt panels for the new Eno River State Park classroom. There will be 4 panels depicting the 4 seasons of the Eno River Park. Each panel measures 6’x4′.  The bee has been divided into 4 groups to create and develop the panels.   All panels will share the same back and binding but each group has been left to their own creativity in color and how to depict plant and animal life on the river.

CLASSES and WORKSHOPS

Workshop:  Creating Journal Covers with Improvisational Piecing

   with Christine Hager-Braun

Saturday, October 31, 2026                   9:00 am – 4:00 pm                                       St. Thomas More Family Center

           $45 Members.           $55 Non-members

For this colorful improv-pieced journal cover, Christine will teach you to cut your fabrics free-form without a ruler and sew the strips together so they lay flat.

In class you will create a fabric cover for a composition journal, but Christine will also explain how to create covers for journals/sketchbooks of any size or for a cover for your tablet/digital reader. You can also use these instructions to create ‘blocks’ for a fun improvisational quilt.

This class is for quilters who feel confident using a rotary cutter and piecing with a consistent seam allowance. The project is perfect to use up jelly rolls or scraps to make beautiful gifts for the special people in your life or to treat yourself.

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