Connecting Threads

Connecting Threads is a group of quilters who meet every Thursday (September to June) at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre (2420 Elphinstone St, Regina, SK). to make quilts for donation to women and children in our city.

Quilt tops are made with fabric provided by Connecting Threads members and with fabric donated by Guild members and the public. All quilts have a label indicating that they are from the Prairie Piecemakers Quilters' Guild. Funds raised from the Guild's quilt raffle are used to purchase quilt batting and backing for the quilts donated to these community service projects.

View some of the donation quilts made by members of Connecting Threads:

Quilters Needed

Connecting Threads makes a number of quilts each year that are between lap to regular bed size. If any members who have quilting frames and larger machines would like to quilt one or two, please contact Marlene @ 586-5346. We will supply the top, batting and backing. All you need to supply is your time, talent and thread!

Placemats for Meals on Wheels Program

Connecting Threads collected 147 placemats made by Guild members for Home Care’s Meals on Wheels program. The staff of Meals on Wheels reported that they distributed the placemats to people in the program in Regina, Lumsdem, Cupar, Raymore and other places east to the Manitoba border! Connecting Threads has already received 5 placemats for the 2010 program and continues to welcome your donations.

2008 Report

This past year has been a busy and productive one for the 25+ members of the group:

• 50 quilts (baby to double) were given to Sophia House;
• 48 comfort quits were given to the Pasqua Hospital for children in long-term care. Another 8 quilts are ready for delivery to the children's cancer ward;
• Over 120 preemie quilts have been made for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Regina General Hospital;
• 33 small quilts have been donated to the Four Directions Community Health Centre;
• 20 quilts were donated to Kidsfirst program;
• 27 quilts were donated to Domestic Violence Services; and
• 111 placemats were donated to Meals on Wheels

In addition the group assembled and constructed 5 quilts from the log cabin blocks made by Guild members and submitted at the February 2008 meeting. Four of the quilts were donated to the Wascana Hospital. One quilt was donated to a Regina support group for ovarian cancer:

Fabric donations often include a variety of non-quilt fabrics which talented sewers in Connecting Threads used to made 12 tote bags, 9 cosmetic bags, 4 nightgowns, 5 pairs of pajamas for children, 6 sleeper sets, 1 bunting bag and a tablecloth. All these items were donated to the women in Sophia House.

Contact Connecting Threads by sending an e-mail to: info@prairiepiecemaker.com.