ABC Quilts
Hans' customers and their friends in the Prairie Piecers Quilt Guild of Deerfield Wisconsin invite you to join them in making quilts for small children in the area who are or may be born HIV infected, abandoned and living in hospitals or foster care, or who are born affected by alcohol or other drugs.
Area children can also contribute their own ABC quilts through a "Kids Making Quilts for Kids" service project for youth groups.
For more information about ABC Quilts or "Kids Making Quilts for Kids" contact ABC Area Coordinator Mary Meloy at (608) 837-5576.
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ABC quiltmaking guidelines:
| Fabric | Use all cotton or at least 50/50 cotton/polyester. No knits please. |
| Design | Juvenile prints or panels, patchwork, applique or any creative pattern |
| Filling | Bonded polyester batting (light or medium weight) or bonded cotton. |
| Size | Approximately 36" by 36" (newborns) up to 40" by 44" (toddlers to 6 years) |
| Hospitals request NO paint. Children chew it! | |
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Quilt by hand or by machine, tie with embroidery floss, making double square knots every 4 inches (please don't use yarn). Check carefully. Look for any stray pins! |
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| Top Stitch around the outside of the quilt -1" to 2" in from the edge for added strength. | |
| Signature | Use ABC Quilt patch or write with permanent ink on the back
of the quilt:
ABC Quilts |
Learn about the history of ABC quilts at the National ABC Quilts Site