Periodically the guild is overflowing with donations and we would like to guide people to other organizations that work with these materials. Are you a member of a group or church that is currently taking quilting material donations? If you would like them to be included on a new guild webpage that will be shared with the public, please send the following to “newsletter@boisebasinquilters.org”.
Name of group/church
Contact person
Contact information
Types of materials you will accept
Brief description of how the donation will be used.
- The Idaho State Historical Society at https://history.idaho.gov/ They may be interested in displaying the quilts as part of the State’s history.
- The Quilt Heritage Museum in Blackfoot, Idaho. Their website is: https://quiltheritagemuseum.org/ This museum is dedicated to preserving quilts and educating people about this art form.
Name of group: American Sewing Guild
Contact Person: Gail Newlun, President of Boise/ID Group
Contact information: gailnewlun@gmail.com
Types of materials you will accept: Quilting fabrics and notions
Description of how the donation will be used: We have community service once a year, making items for the Veterans or St. Luke’s children’s hospital.
Name of group/church: Presbyterian Church Boise (Quilting from the Heart)
Contact person: Pat Kluckhohn
Contact information: pjkluckhohn@gmail.com or phone message to 208-288-4295
Types of materials you will accept: Any type that we can put into a quilt
Brief description of how the donation will be used: Quilts are donated to three different organizations: 2 charities that help abused and/or people needed to get into homes (Faces of Hope and CATCH) and one preschool program (Giraffe Laughs)