Hello, fellow quilters! I am thrilled to invite you to join me for our third annual Quilt Donation Drive to benefit children in foster care. Let’s come together to make a difference in these kids’ lives by creating beautiful and comforting quilts for National Foster Care Month in May 2023.
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Why a Donation Quilt Drive
It’s heartbreaking to know that many kids in foster care receive their belongings in trash bags, which can be a humiliating experience. That’s why we’ve partnered with Comfort Cases to help make a difference. One of the items we provide for their cases is a cozy quilt, which can give these children a sense of security and comfort during a difficult time. Join us in our mission to spread kindness and warmth to kids in need!
What Quilts to Donate
We’re happy to receive any kid-friendly quilts you’d like to donate, feel free to use whatever quilt or blanket pattern you prefer.
Quilts for big kids should measure 50″ x 60″, and for babies, they should measure 30″ x 40″ according to Comfort Cases. If your quilts are slightly outside of these measurements, that’s okay too.
We kindly ask that you only use high-quality and appropriate fabrics for your donation quilts. Please choose fabrics that you would feel comfortable using for your own children or grandchildren so that we can ensure that the children receiving these quilts feel cherished and loved.
Each year I create two quick and easy quilt tutorials (that don’t include traditional binding) that are perfect to donate, this year they are:
Four quick and easy quilt tutorials from previous years:
You may also like to add items from the Comfort Cases’ Donations List.
About Comfort Cases
I’ve teamed up with Comfort Cases, a nationwide nonprofit organization that provides care packages to children in foster care, bringing hope and dignity to kids in the foster care system throughout all 50 states of the USA. Comfort Cases has distributed more than 200,000 care packages since 2013, and counting!
You might like to watch this video where the founder of Comfort Cases, Rob Scheer talks about why this is such an important cause and how you can help. Warning: get the tissues ready!
Comfort Cases provides affordable $20 shipping labels for boxes weighing up to 70 pounds, which can be used with USPS or UPS. You can send your quilts from anywhere in the USA using this option. More details here. If your package is light and contains only 1-2 quilts, it may be more cost-effective to send it directly to Comfort Cases. Please send to: Comfort Cases, Attention: Barrie Carr, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 60, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
How to Participate in the Quilt Donation Drive 2023
MAKE A QUILT TO DONATE
Make a quilt or as many as you would like to donate to Comfort Cases.
You may also like to add items from the Comfort Cases’ Donations List.
Include the PDF Printout, so Comfort Cases know the quilts are from us and can keep a tally of all quilts donated.
SEND YOUR DONATION TO COMFORT CASES
Send your donation to Comfort Cases between May 5th and May 12th. Don’t forget to take a pic first to enter the giveaway!
Comfort Cases has partnered with GiveBackBox and offers $20 shipping labels for boxes up to 70 pounds sent through USPS or UPS within the USA. Click here for details.
Depending on the weight of your package (for example 1-2 quilts), it may be more cost-effective to send it directly to Comfort Cases. In which case send it to: Comfort Cases, Attention: Barrie Carr, 15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 60 Rockville, Maryland 20850
ENTER THE GIVEAWAY
This year we have some incredible prizes for our participants, check out all the prizes here. See below to find out how to enter the giveaway!
How to Enter the Giveaway
To enter the giveaway (see prizes here) take a photo of the quilts you are sending to Comfort Cases with the PDF found here.
Go to the Stacey Lee Creative Facebook Page and add your photo to the comments on the pinned post “Enter Quilt Donation Drive Here.” Please make sure you have liked the Facebook page so that we can contact you if you are one of the lucky winners.
Each quilt donated is one entry into the prize draw.
The giveaway closes on Friday, May 12 at 5 PM ET. The winners will be drawn by May 17 at 5 PM ET and announced on the Facebook Page.
Please note that entries are only open to USA addresses.
Quilt Donation Drive Sponsors
Each year, generous sponsors donate prizes to participants who make quilts for this wonderful cause. You can check out all the amazing prizes here. This year, we have the following generous sponsors:
Why a PDF Print Out?
To help Comfort Cases accurately track our donations, please include the PDF Printout with your donation. This way, they will know that the donation came from us and can keep an accurate count of the number of quilts we’ve donated this year.
The PDF Printout is also required to enter the giveaway.
If you are participating through a brick-and-mortar shop, you do not need to include the PDF Printout, as the shop is handling this on our behalf.
Are You Joining Me?
Get your friends and family involved in this rewarding and heartwarming experience to create a cozy and comforting quilt that a child in foster care can call their own.
Comfort Cases is a US-based charity, but you can donate quilts in whatever country you are in. Click here for details.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your time, effort, and generosity. Your donation will make a world of difference and bring comfort to a child in foster care.
Stacey x
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Can I make fleece blankets the same sizes as the quilts, with the surplus fleece I have, for Comfort Case?
Sorry I am just seeing this now. Yes you can make them however you would like, thanks so much! ☺️
Just discovered you on YouTube and I’m hooked after only one vid! You have such a warm and engaging presence ☺️ Looking forward to checking out your channel, and very excited to participate in the Comfort Cases quilt drive! 👍🏾💜
That’s awesome Elka – thank you so much for your kind words. This year is going to be best the quilt drive yet, thank you so much for joining in ☺️
I totally believe in Foster Care. Our daughter fostered 2 young boys and ended up adopting them. They were not siblings at that time but they sure are now. And we have two wonderful grandsons.
Thank you Stacey for letting us know about this quilt drive. I look forward to participating in the drive . I live in New Jersey – so nice to have someone in New Jersey with a YouTube channel. Enjoy your videos and style of teaching!
Thank you so much Cindy ☺️
I was in Foster care for a brief moment and the greeting was terrifying. The comfort package seems to speak words of love and care. I look forward to sharing and helping to spread that message to the children.
What a wonderful charity! I’m happy to join after hearing about it in one of your videos. I saw it after the deadline, but I look forward to donating in the future.
Thanks so much Rose. We do it every year around April and appreciate all the help we can get ☺️