Service Projects

Choices

The membership of Quintessential Quilters supports "Choices Eliminating Domestic Violence", an organization serving Franklin County by providing counseling and shelter to women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. Choices opened their doors in October 1977. They have 34 beds, but no one is ever turned away. They serve 700-800 individuals annually. They receive some of their funding from the United Way, a portion of the marriage license and divorce fee, fund raisers, and from donations. QQ has been supporting this organization since 1994 by providing quilts and other donated items, primarily paper goods and cleaning supplies for the shelter.

Some of the items on the Choices Wish List are powdered laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, large garbage bags, liquid hand soap, dish soap, Febreeze, silverware, plastic cups, new women's socks, underwear, bras, regular size deodorants, toothpaste, feminine hygiene items, African-American hair care products and flip-flops.

We provide a number of different sewing opportunities. We have Quilt Construction Kits containing a completed quilt top, batting and backing fabric for you to quilt or tie; Quilt Top Construction Kits containing all the blocks needed to put together a quilt top; and Quilt Block Kits containing cut-up fabric patches to complete 10 9-patch blocks.

In 2001, QQ held a String Challenge with the resulting quilts donated to Choices. Here is a virtual quilt show of some of the quilts displayed in this Challenge. Click on the thumbnail to see the larger photo.

Jill Ortlip 9/01 Choices String Challenge

Roman Coins 9/01 Choices String Challenge

Machine Embroidered Girls 9/01 Choices String Challenge

Wendy Bynner 9/01 Choices String Challenge

Gen Henderson 9/01 Choices String Challenge

Another way in which QQ can help is by bringing in paper products or cleaning supplies to the monthly meetings. What we will be collecting for the month will be published in the newsletter.

The Choices project is on a volunteer basis. If you have any questions, feel free to call either Jamie Phillips or Wendy Bynner.

Happy Birth Day, Bicentennial Baby

The "Happy Birth Day, Bicentennial Baby" project is sponsored by the Ohio Bicentennial Quilting Committee/Ohio Quilts!! in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Ohio statehood (March 1, 1803) and National Quilting Day, March 15, 2003. The goal is to present a baby quilt to the first baby born on National Quilting Day in every hospital in Ohio with delivery facilities. Groups across the state have been invited to make and donate a quilt for a hospital in their area. The Quintessential Quilters' quilt will be presented to the baby born at Riverside Hospital. It was designed and made by Wendy Bynner and Jamie Phillips. Guidelines for the quilts were provided, primarily that the quilt include at least one Ohio Star block in the red, white, and blue colors of the Ohio Quilts!! and Ohio Bicentennial logos - the rest of the design was the option of the quilters.