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  • Block of the Month | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    Participate in Block of the Month October BOM November BOM Two Blocks of the Month Introduced at the October 2026 Meeting Due by the November and December 2026 Meetings The pattern and directions are next to each photo. NOTE: BOM Blocks May Be Saved for New Orphan Blocks Grouping If a small number of blocks are received, these blocks will be saved in an "Orphan Blocks" group until more blocks are available for the drawing! Need a BOM Return Slip? Click here for a PDF of the return slip. Want more information on how Block of the Month works? Click here for a PDF explaining how the Block of the Month program works. Want to request a kit, or have questions? E mail the Block of the Month Chair(s) using the Member Roster or ask your question via this Contact Form. Block of the Month Questions First name* Last name Email* Write your message/questions here: Submit BOM Contact Form Last Month's BOM Block Due at the October, 2026 Meeting A Crumb Rainbow Thanks to everyone who participated.

  • Affiliates/PVQAQuiltAssn

    We love our Affiliate Members! Many affiliates offer discounts or rewards programs to current PVQA members. Our current Affiliate Members are featured below, listed in alphabetical order. Click the box for more information and a link to the company’s website or other contact links. If you'd like your business to be featured here, learn how to become an Affiliate Member by visiting the Membership page of this website. Back Porch Fabrics 218 Grand Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950 telephone: 831-375-4453 Beverlys 100 Cotton Lane, Soquel, CA 95073 Family Threads Fabric and Notions Click on this box for a link to our website! Harts Fabric 1620 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 KesonDesigns Keson Designs Machine Medics PO Box 605, Capitola, CA 95003 Contact us via email. Meandering Threads Longarm Quilting Minaret Designs Contact us through email. NOMI Fabrics Incorporated High Couture for the Home. Quasi Manufacturing Contact us via email through our website. Quilts & Things 16985 Monterey St #316, Morgan Hill, CA Santa Cruz Vac & Sew Info for Santa Cruz Vac & Sew Viking Sewing Center 1232 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Click on this box for a link to our website! West Coast Wool We are an online store. Visit our website. Affiliate Members

  • Meetings | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    General Meeting Information Scheduled Meetings Meetings are now available in a "hybrid" format, both in person and via Zoom. Meetings start at 7 pm unless otherwise noted. Information tables (Name Tag, Library, BOM, and so on) are usually available at 6:30 pm. November 9, 2026 - April Sproule - "Mixed Media Textile Art" - VIRTUAL MEETING December 14, 2026 - Traditional December Members Only Activity January 11, 2027 - Claudia Shearer February 8, 2027 - It's All About the Quilt Show!!! March 8, 2027 - TBD When: Second Monday of every month Start Time: Meeting starts promptly at 7:pm. (For in person meetings, pre-Meeting activities starting at 6:30 pm include information booths, sign-ups for activities, BOM booth, etc.) Location: In person meetings are at Temple Beth El. Activities: Speakers, Show-and-Tell, Guild Business. PVQA holds meetings both in person and via Zoom. This allows us to bring speakers from around the world to our meetings! If you are a non-PVQA member and wish to attend a Virtual General Meeting, please contact the Membership Chair using the Board Contact form on the Membership Page . Small Quilt Groups Small quilt groups continue to meet in 2025. The Small Quilt Groups provide an opportunity to gather with quilt friends and time to quilt. This is another benefit of being a member of PVQA. PVQA is a large organization, and Small Quilt Groups provide a great way to make quilting friends. Some groups meet in person and some via Zoom. If you’re not in a group, consider joining one. We have groups that welcome new members. Use the form below to contact the group coordinator to join. PVQA has many small groups that work to provide quilts and other services to the community. Looking for information about our Community Outreach Groups? Click Here! Small Quilt Groups Current Small Groups Accepting New Members Find a Small Group to Build Your Quilting Community SMALL QUILT GROUPS ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS Meeting in Person: Designing Women - meets 2nd Friday from 10 am – 3 pm. Meets in Watsonville Material Girls - meets 1st Thursday from 1 pm – 4 pm. Meets in Westside Santa Cruz. We’re Not Finished - meets 3rd Thursday from 10 am - 2 pm. Meets in Aptos. Art Quilt Group - meets 3rd Friday from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meets in Watsonville in person and on Zoom. Meeting on Zoom: Drop-in Group - meets weekly every Tuesday from 10 am – 2 pm. Sashiko Group - meets 4th Monday from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. The Tangled Thread Book Club Group - meets 1st Thursday from 11 am – 1 pm. Wearables Group -meets date and time TBD. Drop-in Group evenings - meets 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm. PVQA Members, if you wish to join a small group or get a link for one of the Drop In Groups, please use the form below to request a link. Get in Touch! Use the Form to Contact a Small Quilt Group Select Whom to Contact Submit Thanks for submitting! For Block of the Month Information Click Here!

  • Apple Piecers | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    Apple Piecers Apple Piecers make quilts for our community members in need such as Pajaro Valley Shelter Services, Jacob’s Heart, Early Headstart, Carmelita’s Closet (at the FoodBank), and Watsonville Community Hospital. We also work with children at the County Fair and Ag History’s “Day on the Farm” to illustrate quilt making and to help us make quilts that will end up on the bed of someone who could use some extra comfort. Every year we make a couple hundred quilts that will enrich the lives of people in the Santa Cruz County—from foster kids to senior citizens and even newborn babies. Rosa Kitchen, Iris Frank, Sue Costa, Cathie Colson, Pam Harris sorting quilts for distribution. "Space Quilt" is an example of one of our gifts to a child. The Apple Piecers group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 10 am to 1:30 pm at the Agricultural History Museum at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville. For those members of PVQA who cannot make it to Apple Piecers’ twice a month meetings, we bring quilt kits and quilts that need bindings sewn on to our PVQA monthly meetings. The quilts we all make warm many hearts across our valley, and that is why we exist. Get in Touch! Click Here to Contact Apple Piecers

  • Vendor Mall | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    Quilt Show Shopping! We've Got It! The vendors are signed up and the booths are being assigned! If you want to do a little pre-shopping, or just get excited about what vendors will be there, we've got vendor information below. Some vendors don't have websites, but the ones that do have their website listed here. Booth locations will be announced in the final program. (in alphabetical order) Ashby Confections www.ashbyconfections.com Beautiful handmade chocolates and candies f eaturing locally sourced ingredients AzureBlue Textiles https://azurebluetextiles.com Woven by hand in Guatemala, r epurposed at home in San Francisco. I design and sew apparel and home goods highlighting the rich color and texture of repurposed Guatemalan skirt material. Beyond Interiors www.beyondinteriors.com Australian Aboriginal, Hawaiian, Japanese and Laurel Burch fabric By Hands https://www.byhandsusa.com Purse making supplies, leather purse handles, bag patterns, yarn-dyed fabrics California Jam Queen www.facebook.com/cajamqueen Jams, marmalades, scone Mixes, vegan instant hot cocoa and o ther yummies from my certified home kitchen The Curious Consortium www.pattiwellsonline.com Vintage Yukata cottons, vintage ethnic fabrics, Japanese inspired linen shirts and vests...plus accessories CW Farms www.cw-farms.com Focaccia bread, rosemary, pesto, herb, jalepeno cheese, g arlic cheese, cinnamon swirl Dancing Lady Quilts Quilts, runners, purses wallets, all items made of fabric Designers Needs Ninety amazing Dupioni silks, hand beaded jewelry, hand woven grass and leather woven purses Erik’s Deli eriksdelicafe.com Selection of sandwiches, salads and treats, d rinks, chips and coffee FABMO www.fabmo.org Rescuing designer samples, remnants, off-cuts, overruns, discarded or discontinued textiles and other creative materials that would otherwise wind up in the landfill. Global Marketplace Fair Trade www.globalmarketplace.net Fair trade handmade yarn, jewelry and crafts Hidden Fortress Coffee hiddenfortresscoffee.com Local coffee roaster Featuring hand crafted organic coffee beverages p lus a range of other non-caffeinated drinks, ice Cream, House baked pastries and breakfast sandwiches Kalimba Soundz & Baskets Hand Woven Baskets Imagination Unlimited Gold jewelry handcrafted on site Loveback Pillows lumbagopillow.com Handmade pillows with massage feature MAC Creations Seam rippers, crochet kits, pens, letter openers, y arn bowls, and hand turned bowls Meandering Threads Discounted fabric, notions, thread, kits and patterns Nomi Fabrics www.nomiinc.com Wholesale designer fabrics closing doors! A wide selection of hand painted silks, linens and velvets Also outdoor fabrics, y ardage and remnants at unbeatable prices One Woman Two Fires Upcycled, hand decorated jeans and shirts w ith international cloths and original poetry Quasi Mfg. www.dyannpaynovich.com Scarves, fines silver buttons, jewelry Quilt Capers Antique and vintage quilts The Quilted Otter quiltedottershop.com Precut batik fabrics, nautical and ocean prints, birds, and f abrics from famous makers Unique kits & patterns designed by us, many with an ocean theme, c urated packages of fabric Quilled Paper Treasures https://KCShepardArt.com Quilled paper/mixed media jewelry, f ramed art, and ornaments Quilts and Things www.quiltshopmorganhill.com Quilt fabrics, patterns and kits Quilts by Sheila Bags, purses, small quilted items, sewing machine cover, quilted boxes Reets Rags to Stiches http://www.reetsragstostitches.com/ Wool applique patterns Santa Cruz Textile Arts Guild santacruztextileartsguild.com Handwoven, felted, printed, knitted, hand-spun yarns Sarah Jean Makes www.sarahjeanmakes.com Sarah Jean Makes creates original quilt patterns inspired by the City of San Francisco and offers quilt shop quality fabrics and notions. Sedoo's Redos www.redo4u.com Upcycled clothing and accessories Stitches of Joy A variety of sewn items B ags, purses, wallets, backpacks, kitchen items, aprons, b aby quilts and lap quilts backed with minky Unicorn Woodworking https://www.facebook.com/Unicornwoodworkingstudio Handmade wooden items designed and made by me. Made from local and exotic woods--b owls, boxes and other functional items Village Sea Glass www.instagram.com/villageseaglass/ 100% wool beanies, alpaca dryer balls, f abric headbands and scrunchies, Ornaments with wood and beads and sea glass, s ea glass jewelry and air plant arrangements. I like to make many things! West Coast Wool www.westcoastwool.com Hand-dyed wool, embroidery threads, patterns, and kits

  • Board/Contacts | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    PVQA Board The PVQA board is elected by PVQA members. The Board terms start in June of each year. Members are always invited to attend Board Meetings. PVQA Board Meetings are currently being held over the internet via Zoom on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7 pm. Once a year the Board meeting is held in person. In-person Board meetings will be announced to the membership prior to being held. Board Officers and Standing Committee Chairs are voting members of the Board. Appointed Chairs are non-voting members. PVQA Board Officers President - Nancy Gonzalez Caro 2nd Year VPs (Program Coordinators) - Trish Sparling & Claire Wong 1st Yr VPs (Program Coordinators) - Pete Brook & Melissa Payne Secretary - Marion Towar Treasurer – Sheila Upham Standing Committee Chairs Affiliates – Sara Roche Members-at-Large – Leslie Botu & Cara Lamb Membership – Jackie Tuttle Newsletter Editor - Kristine Ebersole Parliamentarian - Katie Woods Quilt Show Chair - Susan Moulton Appointed Chairs Bargain Garden – Kathleen Howard & Sheryl Andersen Block of the Month – Ellen McCarthy & Jan Sturtevant Education Outreach – Sara Roche & Jackie Tuttle Fat Quarter Exchange - Megan Donohue Google System Administrator – Alex Burke Hands All Around – Judy Bilardello Historian – Jane Nyberg Hospitality – Alexa Bolas Librarian – Vicki Davis Name Tag Drawing – Kay VanWagner NCQC Representative - Susan Moulton Opportunity Quilt Marketing - SLV Pine Needlers Small Quilt Group/Megan Donohue & Michele Estrin-Gelblum Publicity - Gaby Litsky Records and Information Manager - Kristie Shulman Small Quilt Groups - Nancy Gonzalez Caro Social Media Admins - Cate Munch, Susan Raineri & Susan McKay Virtual Program and Zoom Coordinator – Shawn Nelson Website Managers - Kathleen Howard & Rebekah Rice Quilt by Patricia Nielsen, shown with permission. Board Contact Get in Touch! To donate sewing and craft items, please see the Bargain Garden page . For Block of the Month, please use the form on the Block of the Month page . For Quilt Show information and contacts, see the Quilt Show page. For Membership information, including Business Affiliates, see the Membership page. For information about our Opportunity Quilt and its marketing, please see the Opportunity Quilt page. Members are asked to use their Roster for contacting most board members. US Mail may be sent to: P.O. Box 1412 Aptos, CA 95001 The forms below are provided for contacting Board Members who most often interact with the public. President of the Guild First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit VPs for Workshops/Speakers First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit Education / Outreach First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit Virtual Programs / Zoom First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit Publicity First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit Website Managers First name* Last name Email* Phone Write a message Submit President Contact Form

  • Quilt | Pajaro Valley Quilt Association

    Pajaro Valley Quilt Association is a group of creative and dynamic quilters. We support Art Quilting, Traditional Quilting, Modern Quilting, and Stitching in general. We hold an annual Quilt Show in February of every year. Come to a Meeting! Meetings are generally available in a "hybrid" format, both in person and via Zoom. Meetings start at 7 pm unless otherwise noted. Information tables (Name Tag, Library, BOM, and so on) are usually available at 6:30 pm. Mark Your Calendars! November 9, 2026 November Meeting is ZOOM only! December 14, 2026 January 11, 2027 February 8, 2027 March 8, 2027 For more information, go to our Meetings Page . NOTE: November's Meeting is ZOOM ONLY! Link will be provided to Members. If you are not at member, or have forgotten to pay your dues, go to the Membership Page now and join! NOTE: November's Meeting is ZOOM ONLY! Link will be provided to Members. If you are not at member, or have forgotten to pay your dues, go to the Membership Page now and join! NOTE: November's Meeting is ZOOM ONLY! Link will be provided to Members. If you are not at member, or have forgotten to pay your dues, go to the Membership Page now and join! NOTE: November's Meeting is ZOOM ONLY! Link will be provided to Members. If you are not at member, or have forgotten to pay your dues, go to the Membership Page now and join! November 9, 2026 General Meeting April Sproule, Speaker "New Directions in Mixed Media Textile Art" This meeting will be on Zoom only. Members will be given the link. April Sproule will share images and examples of her latest work, While some might see challenges as problems, April prefers to see them as opportunities to learn and grow. April will be discussing ideas and techniques applicable for all types of creative people: documenting your work for future reference,; expanding the scope of your creative practice,;and the value of play and trying new things from a fresh perspective. Collections of April’s hand-stitched portraits and panels, handmade books, cyanotypes, and other recent work will be on display. Learn more about April's work by visiting her website at https://sproulestudios.com/. To find out about available workshops, click here. 2027 Quilt Show - For the Love of Quilts! We Need You! Quilt Show Positions Still To Be Filled The Quilt Show Committee is already preparing for the February 2027 show. There are a few positions that we need to fill. No one works alone in these jobs. There are countless volunteers and past chair people always willing to answer questions and help make your job easier. Silent Auction: This position should be filled by one of the small quilt groups or community groups as the funds raised are kept by the group. The duties include Soliciting donations for the auction, advertising the auction in the Trailing Thread newsletter. Coordinating the bidding sheets, setting up, and running the Silent Auction at Friday’s Preview Party. Announce the winners and distribute the items to the successful bidders. Live Auction : Description: The Live Auction Coordinator, either an individual or a committee—oversees all aspects of the PVQA Quilt Show's Live Auction, held on stage each Sunday of the show. Responsibilities include managing quilt submissions, communicating with entrants, coordinating with the auctioneer and volunteers, and supervising the setup and smooth execution of the auction event. Requirements: Strong writing, organization, and desktop publishing skills. The role spans from October through March, involving planning, communication, materials production, auction-day logistics, and post-event follow-up. Please look at the position If you have any questions or would like to talk about the position, please feel free to contact Susan Moulton. Her contact information is in your Member Roster.

  • Charter Members | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    Charter Members Pajaro Valley Quilt Association honors the charter members who, in 1978, worked to form our guild, produce quilt shows, and develop the atmosphere for creativity that exists today. Kathy Bachan Joan Batistich Agnes Bezouska Ione Bonney June Borges Susie Brandle Eileen Byers Erma Clark Rachel Clark Beatrice Casey Dorothy Cline Mabel Cole Jean Davidson Trudy Deaker Ida Duren Diane Fassnacht Adrienne Fagalde Amy Ferreira Lavina Ferreira Linda Gordon Sirleen Ghigleri Jean Grabost Leslie Haws Harriet Holmes Cynthia Hornbeak JoAnn Jackson Pat Loughead Martha Lipsanen Janice Lucich Nell Marmo Mary Morris Susan Mihalik Lena Moline Billie Parsons-Street Eleanor Penner Elaine Pryor Barbara Palla Hilda Morrell Carol McGuire Bennie O'Donohue Laura Olson Helen Pratt Carmel Reitman Christine Scherer Donalee Seymour Sandra Walsh Shikuma Lee Lee Seigfried Cheryl Street Jean F. Street Lisa Swallow Kris Vassar Andrea Volpe Katie Whidden Carolyn White Betty Whitman Flossie Whatley

  • CZU Fire Response | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    Quilters Took Action! CZU Lightning Fire Response The CZU Lightning Fire Quilts Project has ended. Our CZU Quilt project was a huge success! We started the fire quilt drive at the end of September 2020 and have been donated/collected 1863 quilts from all over the United States. We hosted seven Give Away Events at the Live Oak Grange. We would like to thank the Live Oak Grange Women Association (GWA) for the use of their facility at no charge. Our project expenses included storage space rental, purchase of batting, and postage expenses. We received 483 quilts from out of state and 1329 quilts from within California. We were able to distribute 936 quilts to CZU fire survivors and donated 900 quilts to other community/outreach programs. We still have 27 quilts in our inventory. If we do not receive more CZU Fire survivor requests for quilts by the end of November, we will donate these quilts to other California fire survivors with the help of We Care and Happiness is a Warm Quilt (both organization who have been very helpful with our quilt drive). Thank you to everyone who donated quilts, time, and resources to this project! Charts showing Donations and Distribution of Quilts can be downloaded from the following link: CZU Lightening Fire Quilt ChartsDownload A story about the CZU Lightning Fire quilt donation that aired on KSQD radio – 90.7 on August 17th was produced by Kyle Baker. Kyle, a UCSC student, came to a quilt give-away and interviewed people coordinating the events (Helen, Barbara, and Lori), people who were receiving quilts, and people volunteering. Kyle produced the story about the quilt give-away that was aired on NPR on the Kitchen Sisters radio program. Kyle had no history of quilts, how they were made, time involved, materials, and so forth. He became quite impressed with our effort to track down and distribute quilts to those affected by the CZU Lightning Fires and was impressed by the people who showed up to collect quilts. He has succeeded in getting this story out. Replay the KSQD program by clicking on the following link: KSQD Fire Quilt Broadcast-Kyle Baker with the Kitchen Sisters-August 2021 Kyle Baker is a Santa Cruz based documentary filmmaker with his MFA in Social Documentation from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about Kyle KSQD-Fire-Quilt-Broadcast-Kyle-Baker-8-17-2021 One of our survivors wrote to us after receiving his quilts: I was able to go select 2 beautiful handmade quilts at the Live Oak Grange a few weeks ago. I don’t know why it was this event that touched me so deeply. There have been so many instances of generosity and support that I have experienced since losing my house in the August wildfires. I think it must have been walking into that room full of quilts, all made with loving care by people I do not even know. I have made many quilts in my life, my gramma made quilts. I know what a labor of love making a quilt is. The part that amazed me was that those works of art were freely given to a complete stranger. I really was overcome by the whole event and left with tears in my eyes. I am so very grateful to have been a recipient of 2 amazing quilts. And I thank you for making this possible and hope you will pass on my thanks to all of the wonderful craftspeople involved in bringing these joyful creations to my family. -- T.S.

  • Community Outreach/PVQAQuiltAssn

    Community Outreach Use the pull down menu at the top of the page, or the links below, to explore our community outreach groups. Allstar Quilters Apple Piecers Bargain Garden Quilters for Hospice Veterans Outreach Quilt It Forward Santa Cruz County Previous Outreach STEM Quilt Project CZU Lightning Fire Response COVID-19 Pandemic Response Get in Touch! Contact Outreach Groups ByUsing the Form Below US Mail may be sent to: PO Box 1412, Aptos, CA 95001 Choose a Group to Contact Submit Thanks for submitting! Anchor Comm Grps

  • QuiltShow/PVQAQuiltAssn

    The 49th Annual PVQA Quilt Show For the Love of Quilts February 27 - 28, 2027 More information to come! Click here to learn more about our 2027 Featured Speaker, Linda Schmidt Need to contact the Quilt Show Team? Have a general question about the show? Click Here Have a question about entries? Click Here . Are you a Vendor with a question? Click Here. Want to get the latest information? Sign up below to get the latest information delivered right to your inbox! We're already planning! Come next time and enjoy the show! Want information about our next annual Quilt Show and Auction as soon as it is available? Join our mailing list! Email First name Last name Subscribe Your information will not be sold or used for outside promotion. Thanks for subscribing! Quilt Show Mailing List

  • COVID Response | PVQAQuiltAssnLIVE

    COVID-19 Pandemic Response Quilters Took Action! COVID-19 Masks COVID-19 Isolation Gowns (The mask and gown projects have ended) PVQA Mask Project PVQA partnered with the South Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild (SBAMQG) to serve our community during the COVID-19 pandemic by making cloth masks for donation to health care workers, essential workers, and vulnerable populations in Santa Cruz County. Since launching the mask project on March 29th, 2020, PVQA has donated over 12,000 masks to organizations in Santa Cruz County, including: Santa Cruz County Medical Society Salud Para La Gente Hospice of Santa Cruz County Housing Matters Senior Network Services Volunteer Center Sutter Maternity and Surgical Center Parents Center In-Home Supportive Services Community Action Board Santa Cruz Allergy/ Sutter Health Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Santa Cruz Veterinary General Practice Encompass Community Services California Department of Rehabilitation Santa Cruz Mutual Aid Family Services Agency of the Central Coast Native Indian Youth Leadership Project Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance Immigration Task Force of Monterey County Family and Children’s Services, Santa Cruz County 1,372 masks getting ready for packaging. We wish to thank Modern Handmade in Scotts Valley for the generous donation of fabric, as well as the many volunteers who have contributed their time, skills and materials to support this project. Our donated masks were sewn using cotton fabric, and were washable and reusable. We did not provide medical grade masks. We did not sell masks. Anchor 2 Anchor 10 Isolation Gown Project PVQA was asked by the Santa Cruz County Health Department and the County of Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Management to sew Isolation Gowns for them. Phase 1 consisted of making 150 gowns for the Santa Cruz County Health Department. Phase 2 consisted of making 260 gowns for the County of Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Management. Phase 1 The Santa Cruz County Health Department asked PVQA to sew 150 gowns. Each gown uses about 4 yards of fabric. They are not form fitting garments! The County ordered and paid for the fabric which came to 600 yards of poly/cotton blend. They also found a way to cut the fabric for us using a laser cutter normally used for sign making. PVQA members, Helen Klee and Lori Camner, agreed to organize this new request. More than 35 people signed up to sew the gowns. They delivered 153 gowns to the County Health Department in June, 2020. Officials from the County Health Department were thrilled. The gowns were distributed to various medical-related organizations. The photo at right is one of the grateful gown recipients who worked at Cabrillo in the dental hygiene lab. She gave the photo to a PVQA member, saying that she was so very grateful to have this gown. Click the link below to read the article from The Pajaronian: The Pajaronian – August 3rd Delivery of 260 Isolation Gowns on August 3rd Phase 2 Pajaro Valley Quilt Association made the local news on Monday, August 3rd, 2020, after delivering 260 isolation gowns to the County of Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Management. The story was carried by both the Santa Cruz Sentinel and The Pajaronian . In addition we were on the 5:00 News on KION TV! The project was started in July when 1440 Multiversity Conference Center in Scotts Valley donated hundreds of used linens to the County. David Harnish, from the County asked Helen Klee and Lori Camner if it was possible to sew gowns from this fabric. Ross Newport from Community Printers refurbished equipment in his shop and was able to cut the pattern into the five pieces necessary for each gown. Thirty-four members of our guild and ten people from the community volunteered to sew the pieces together. Helen and Lori made kits using the cut gown pieces, Velcro, ties, and elastic. We asked each person to sew 5 gowns and many people sewed more. Hats off to Pat Goulet who assembled over 20 gowns in this project alone. It was a true community spirited undertaking. The gowns will be distributed to many clinics and medical services agencies. We are proud of the involvement that this guild has been able to represent and accomplish. All part of our Mission Statement, and willingness to help out when asked. Bravo to all involved. Helen Klee and Lori Camner want to thank all that have been participants in our Isolation Gown project.

 

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