2026 Cuddle Quilt Day

This year, Cuddle Quilt Day will be Saturday, March 21, 2026, in coordination with International Quilters Day.

 

During the year, our guild members make quilts to generously donate to various agencies in need. We can donate any size quilt, except Preemie. So, baby quilts on up in sizes. Please don’t exclude flannelette for your quilt fronts or backings, as they make very cuddly quilts. Pre-wash the flannelette or wash in cold water after making the quilt, as it has more shrinkage than cotton fabric. We usually have a demand for Wheelchair Quilts, which can be any design that is approximately 36” x 42” in size with rounded or cut-off corners to prevent wheel entanglement. And some agencies love the Walker Caddies.

 

There are so many patterns and options online, so please make the one you like. The quilts, caddies or quilt tops need to be donated before Cuddle Quilt Day, if possible, at any regular meeting. On Cuddle Quilt Day, we will sandwich and quilt the donated quilt tops, sew on the binding and iron a MBQG label on each quilt.

 

We need volunteers for Cuddle Quilt Day, so I will pass around a sign-up sheet at the February and March meetings.

 

The guild can provide batting. Please pass along your required batting size to Betty, and I will have the batting cut and passed along to you. Also, at the February meeting, Annette will be helping me with cutting batting so you can request it during the meeting break. We have a whole roll of black batting, so if your quilt can possibly accommodate black, let us know.

 

Betty Learning