Quilts that Care
Quilts That Care is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization focused on providing hope and support to cancer patients throughout the state of Connecticut. The group was founded in April 2012 by a handful of ladies equipped with a few sewing machines and a passion to help others. It has blossomed into a group of 75+ volunteer team members dedicated to giving comfort and hope to individuals currently undergoing cancer treatment. Fairfield battings are found at the heart of many of these quilts.
Quilts that Care (QTC) has donated over 900 handmade quilts to individuals battling cancer in and around the state of Connecticut over the past 3 years. Instead of pill boxes or vials, our medicine is folded, wrapped in a ribbon and accompanied by a message of support and encouragement for our loved ones and neighbors dealing with so much.
Most of us at QTC have little or no health care experience or expertise. But, what we do share is an enduring passion to provide comfort and hope to our loved ones and neighbors.
QTC actively donates quilts to patients undergoing cancer treatment at the Harold Leever Center in Waterbury; Saint Mary’s VITAS in Waterbury; Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington; Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London; the Yale/Smilow Cancer Center in New Haven; Bristol Hospital in Bristol; and The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain and Seasons Hospice of Middlebury, CT.
Today, QTC donates more quilts to more cancer patients in more treatment centers than ever before. Through print, online and television media and word-of-mouth, we have become very well known throughout the cancer community and the state of Connecticut. As a result, we are receiving countless requests from healthcare practitioners, social workers, and loved ones to donate quilts to their patients, family members and friends.
To meet this growing demand, we need more ‘quilting hands’ and volunteers to join us. All are welcome. Volunteers do not need to be experienced quilters. If they can cut fabric or coordinate colors they can help make a difference.
If you know of someone who would be interested in joining us, please invite them to attend our next meeting or email quiltsthatcare.deb@ gmail.com to learn more.
We’re above the 1,000 mark now! See us in the November issue of Connecticut Magazine! We recently opened our fifth work location at The Litchfield Community Center, meeting from 12:30 to 2 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month. Join us! Also, the first and third Monday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center in Waterbury and the first and third Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library.