By Susan K. Knox Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is gathering quilts of all sizes to give to the victims that lost their homes in the recent floods around Boulder, Lyons, Estes Park, etc. They will be collecting quilts from our community through April 2014 so if you don’t have a quilt to donate this week, […]
We recently received updates from Action Care Ambulance Service in Denver about our Firehouse Quilts of Colorado, Inc. snuggle quilts given to children they see on their emergency runs. It’s very heart-warming and motivating to hear how the children and their parents reacted to receiving our quilt. Below are the most recent updates we’d like […]
Many people are asking how they can help the Colorado Flood Victims, this is the nicest one we’ve seen (besides donating quilts of course) 🙂 Share it on your FB timeline and send it to your email lists. It’s a beautiful thing to do! Order a T-shirt with this cool graphic! Every little bit helps. […]
Applewood Plumbing Heating and Electric is partnering with Firehouse Quilts for their 2013 “Caring Community Giveback” program. The tune-ups for charity was a big success for Firehouse Quilts last year, so we hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity again! In preparation for the chilly winter months, Applewood is offering a 14-point furnace tune-up at […]
After weeks of discussion, the Firehouse Quilts Planning Committee has made the decision to discontinue hosting a quilt show and re-focus on our FHQ mission, making snuggle quilts for children in crisis. Planning and organizing our quilt show took more and more time away from the real reason we were drawn to this group. Our […]
Wednesday, August 7, our regularly scheduled sew day will be cancelled due to maintenance at the Northridge Rec Center. Our next sew day is scheduled for August 15, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sew Days are ‘work’ days for Firehouse Quilts volunteers. Bring your machine, personal sewing tools and be ready to sew. Be sure your […]
The 8th Annual Quilt Show is down in the history books and all the work over the last six months was so worth it! Check out what people are saying about us! Pat from Mille Fiori Favoriti took some great pictures and posted them on her blog with excellent narration to go with them. Barbara […]
Sign up for a class at our quilt show and get free entry into the show. We have four great classes with four fabulous teachers! Learn how to do flying geese, or just perfect your skills with Jennifer Parks when you make a table runner. Friday, July 19, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Maybe you […]
Quilts entered in our show must be delivered to one of the locations below on the following drop-off dates, only during the time frames indicated at that location. Saturday, July 13, 2013 (1p–5p) St Luke’s United Methodist Church 8817 S Broadway Highlands Ranch CO 80129 OR Wednesday, July 17, 2013 (1p–5p) Events Center, Douglas County […]