Charitable Interest (2023 - 2024)

This year we will be making patriotic "pouches" to be given out to the residents of the Veteran's Victory House in Walterboro, SC. The pouches will be used by the residents to carry their eye glasses and cell phones so as not to lose or misplace them. We hope to have 250 pouches competed and given out by Veteran's Day 2023.

At the August meeting I will have packets made up. Each packet will have the fabric, elastic and ribbon included to make 3 pouches. I presently have 40 packets to be signed out and will have 40 more for the September meeting. Veterans’ Day is Saturday, November 11 this year. So my plan is to have the project completed by our November 4 meeting which will give me time to take the pouches up to the Veterans’ home.

Directions—fabric is cut 8’ x 10-1/2”. Finished size is 7” x 9”. You can pink, zigzag your seams and I believe there is enough to do a narrow French seam if you want. Up to you. You will turn in the upper opening to either make a casing for the elastic or stretch and sew the elastic on the inside of the pouch. Again, up to you. Lastly, make sure the ribbon is securely fastened. Elastic is 10 inches long and the ribbon is 36 inches long, I have plenty of fabric but will gladly take more. Only patriotic fabric. Also, donations of 1/4” elastic and/or red or navy grosgrain ribbon would be appreciated.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Kathy Coates at 843-757-6284.

Charitable Interest (2022 - 2023)

The Chairtable Interest charity project for 2022/23 was Placemats for MEALS on WHEELS. Two different placemat distributions were completed The first distribution was in Dec of 2022 using holiday fabric which created 260 placemats, 21 "clothing protectors" and 13 microwave bowls. The second distribution was April 17 with a delivery of 181 placemats, 62 "clothing protectors", 2 microwave bowls, 5 placemats for veterans, and 3 holiday placemats. I would like to thank my committee members for all their hard work and all the guild members for their contributions to this worthy charity.

Respectfully submitted,
Sylvia Cameron

A delivery was made to Meals on Wheels on April 17th. Items delivered:

181 placemats
61 "Clothing Protectors"
2 microwave bowls
5 placemats for Veterans
3 Holiday placemats

Thanks to all of the members of Maye River Quilt Guild for their interest and participation in this project.

Sylvia

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The Charitable Interest Committee Gathers on February 12 to make more Placemats.

At our meeting on Saturday Nov. 5th we presented 175 holiday placemats to Lili Coleman who is the Executive Director of "Meals on Wheels". She gave us a brief presentation on how this organization is able to share MOA with the clients in Bluffton and Hilton Head. We also gave her 10 "clothing protectors" and one microwave bowl. On Friday Nov. 18, we met with Celeste, our contact at MOA for this project and gave her 90 more placemats, 11 clothing protectors and 12 microwave bowls. Thanks to each of you we created 260 Holiday Placemats, 21 "clothing protectors, and 13 microwave bowls for MOA. We make a great team! and created a happier holiday for the Meals on Wheels clients.

Meals on Wheels was very excited to have the talents of Maye River Quilt Guild to provide quilted placemats to their clients. These placemats will help brighten the day for everyone they provide meals to on a daily basis. Many of their clients are isolated from family and friends and the volunteer drivers are often their only point of contact during any given day. One of the goals is to not only provide a wellness check as part of delivery, but also to engage the client with a hearty good morning, perhaps a happy birthday, and some conversation.

Meals on Wheels would love to have any member of the guild ride along with one of our drivers on the day we deliver the placemats. Meals on Wheels delivers meals every day, Monday thru Friday in the mornings for about 3 hours both on and off island in the Bluffton-Hilton Head area. Come experience first hand the joy you can encounter delivering a placemat and a meal!

The size of a placemat provided was 12" x 16".

Thank you again for your support for this project.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS (Contact: DEBI BACON)

For the last several years, Maye River has held a Stocking Challenge in December. Stockings are collected and donated to the Walterboro Veterans Victory House.

Members may pick up a Stocking pattern at the November meeting, take the pattern home, make a stocking, embellish it and bring it back to the December meeting. First and second prizes will be awarded.

For 2022, the Emily Geiger Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will fill the stockings with personal care items and deliver the stockings to the Victory House in time for Christmas.

Members making the stockings, need to know:

A pattern and directions will be provided at the November meeting. The pattern is hand drawn and it is NOT possible to email it. Please don’t decrease or increase the size of the pattern; they need to be uniform. Other than maintaining the size, you can design your own.
Make at least one stocking using the pattern. You may make as many as you want but remember that you are DONATING the stocking. Embellish, trim, applique, piece the front, quilt it. It is totally up to you as to what your stocking will look like. Yes, patriotic stockings are welcome as are Christmas fabrics.
Each stocking must have a hanging loop, a lining and must be the size of the pattern.
Bring your stocking to the December meeting in a bag with your name inside. They will be displayed and those at the meeting will have a chance to vote for the “Best of Show’ and “Most Original”. Prizes will be awarded.
Stockings will be displayed at the Emily Geiger Christmas luncheon. Afterwards, chapter members will stuff them with personal care items and deliver them in time for Christmas to Veterans Victory House.

Donations Made to Women’s Prison

One of the goals for Maye River Quilters was Education. To fulfill this goal the education committee members taught 4th and 5th graders at the Boys and Girls Club in the art of quilting. Covid put a stop to that, sad to say.

In order to follow through with the objective of education it was decided to donate all the sewing machines, notions and fabric to the women's prison in Columbia. All our donations will go to The Programs and Services at the prison. The purpose is to set up a room where the ladies can learn to sew. Hopefully they will be able to use the new skill when their time at the prison is over.

In doing this Maye River Quilters continue to fulfill their Education and Charitable Interests intent. Way to go, everybody wins!

Boys & Girls Club Photo

At Ease Quilts - November 2022 Update

Two more quilts will be donated to Caris Hospice in November.

Caris Hospice is using “At Ease” Quilts when working with Veterans in end of life situations. The hospice goal is to hopefully give the veteran closure from experiences of war. Oftentimes, the veterans will never discuss what happened, they may feel possible regrets and are unable to let it go and be at peace. If you have an interest in making an "At Ease" quilt please contact Linda Forry.

Cindy Rosenberry

Brenda Lucas

Charitable Interest (2021 - 2022)

The final tally for Charitable Interest projects for 2021-2022 was 118 pillowcases, 90 bibs, 31 Fidget Quilts, and 36 Marble Mazes!! Most everything was distributed to Caris Hospice, The Pines, and The Vineyard. 6 AT EASE quilts were also given to Hospice. Everyone at the facilities were so excited to get all our projects and appreciated all we have done for them.

Thank-you Note from Caris Hospice Sums Up Why We do Charity Quilts

Brenda Lucas had a small patriotic quilt from Sea Island Quilters that did not have a home and we asked Caris Hospice if they could use it. They said yes, she had the perfect place for it. And so below is the rest of the story!! The quilt was made by our own Janet Swan!!