Crazy to see all the cute critters (14) donated by Carol Plander! Some were past Valentine critters that she got for $.34-$.84!!
One bear was shy... didnt get in the group photo.
Even brought shoe laces to use as ties!! Thanks so much!!
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It was great to bring 15 critters to the Meriden police! Officer Cardona was very grateful for our project and how it can serve their community!
We also got 21 critters Blessed before the snow storms came!! (This delayed our delivery-18th police station).
Okay, I couldnt wait any longer. I had to open the fabrics that were donated to our "Comfort Critter" project, by Elka @ www.fabricparadise.com
They feel glorious!! Thank you to Elka and to WFSB-CT who got us connected. I cant wait to see the little quilts made with these bright and cheerful fabrics!
Our connection at Klingberg Family Center, Kara Preston, loved receiving 40 critters for the lids they deal with... here are just some of them.
Sharing this link from Bloomfield's police FB page... Officer Moise was so grateful, as their kids comfort items (toys) was getting low and they dont have a budget for them...
Please and hold the link below to go to our FB post, see our delivery...
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D5bQPAxTt/
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After Rocky Hill PD posting us on their FB page, we received a request for an interview with a local TV station, WFSB-CT. It was exciting to finally be able to share our story to the world outside of FB.
Here is that segment...
https://www.wfsb.com/2026/02/16/south-windsor-quilting-group-creates-comfort-items-children-crisis/
We were able (and they were willing to accept) to deliver 22 critters to Rocky Hill (CT) police dept, and place them in the care of Sgt DeNovellis. He was so excited to see them all displayed and see just how they can use them in their community. Thank you for being apart of our project. Its really near and dear to our hearts.
Our February mtg had to be postponed a week, due to a snowfall. That being said, we had four ladies that came to on "open sew" (we could work on personal projects). Its good to have this type of mtg occasionally. because we have multiple tables that we can put together for laying out large projects.
Kim brought 20 finished little quilts and we proceeded to match up critters with them. She also planned to work on her blocks.
Maria came armed with her French Window blocks with choices she needed opinions on, for going forward. She also helped Nancy (me) pin-baste our purple quilt for our group. I'll hand-quilt it and bind/label it later in the week.
So... we ended up getting 60 critters Blessed on a recent Sunday andthey already have homes to go to!
Okay... snowed in, I decided to go through my box of scraps and organize them. Maybe even EMPTY the box! I decided to cut them in the following sizes (ones I use most often)-- layer cake (10"), charm (5"), then strips in 3", 2.5", 2", 1.5"... anything leftover that was wonky, but useable-another pile ... and a small pile of selvedges. I also took a photo of what little I "tossed" in the garbage. Took me two days, as I ironed a little, cut a little, napped and made meals, but REAL HAPPY I did it-even watched a few videos while my setup was on the coffee table.
When was the last time you organized your scraps?
Just curious...
