• Standard twin size or larger quilts are preferred. The minimum acceptable size is 60″ x 80″. 
• Your quilt may be designed in masculine, feminine or neutral colors, for children, teens or adults. 
• Use sturdy fabrics and good thread.
• If you are tying the quilt, use strong methods. Machine tacks may be preferable to hand-tying so that little fingers don’t get caught in a tie’s loop.
• Plan for the quilt to endure hugging, tugging and frequent washing. 
• Don’t attach small items that might be a choking hazard to toddlers.
• Before you turn in your quilt, check for stray pins, needles or loose threads.
• Sew a GAAQG label to the back of the quilt before you donate it. Labels are also available at Quilt Day

Our guild purchases 30-yard rolls of batting at a significant discount. Batting is cut to size and provided to members at no cost, for use in SafeHouse donation quilts only. The batting offered will be Polydown, a premium 100% polyester batting.

This program is being financed with proceeds from our SafeHouse fundraising activities (Fabric Sales, Garage Sale). No membership dues or guild operating funds will be used to purchase batting.

You will be asked to provide your name and contact information in order to document that the batting you take is used only for SafeHouse donation quilts. Your contact information will only be used for the guild’s records.At each in-person Quilt Day meeting there will be batting table with rolls precut to 72” x 96”. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you are in need of a larger sized batting,  send a request at least a week prior to Quilt Day to allow time to get the batting ready for you.

If you quilt more than TEN SafeHouse quilts throughout the year and would prefer a full roll, send a request for a full roll.

Batting contact: safehousebatting@gaaqg.com.

There is an important way you can help make quilts for SafeHouse: by making quilt backs. Having a quilt back ready to go is a big help, especially for our long arm quilters. This could be a good way to use fabric in your stash that no longer interests you.

The backing should measure a minimum of 72” x 93”

It should lie flat and the edges should be on the straight of grain. It’s fine to leave the selvages on the outside edge as that helps long arm quilters get the quilt correctly oriented on the frame. It also helps if you can stay stitch ⅛” in from the edge on the crosswise/ stretchy grain edges.

Try to have the grainline of your fabrics all run in the same direction to avoid tucks and bubbles during the quilting process.

Please pin a note with the actual measurements onto your backing. Quilt sizes can vary so we want to match up appropriate sizes.

For more information: http://iquilt4you.com/quilting-ifo.htm

Ideally, backs should be bundled up with tops before entering the quilting phase. I think this can be done at meetings at the SafeHouse fabric table. 

If you choose to accept this mission, please bring your pieced backings to the SafeHouse fabric table at our next in-person meeting. We will give you virtual hugs!!!

Questions? contact Mary Bajcz at safehousefabrics@gaaqg.com

Do you need a long-arm quilter for your SafeHouse quilt?  We have a new listing of GAAQG members who offer discounts on these services for our guild members. 

• list of long arm quilters

Are you a long-arm quilter willing to quilt SafeHouse quilts? The guild would like to update our list of members who have generously offered to quilt SafeHouse quilts at a reduced price. We will publish this information on the guild’s website.  If you would like to be included in this list, please email safehousebatting@gaaqg.com and indicate the following:

• Your name
• Location (city/town)
• Preferred contact information (phone/email)
• What a member could expect to pay for your services
• Anything else you’d like our members to know (any other special offers or considerations)

Labels are available for your quilt, showing the recipient that it was donated by GAAQG. 

• pdf of label template