Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 34
Many of you have contacted us, wanting to donate quilts to Colorado Fire Victims. We have just joined with the Colorado Quilt Council (CQC) and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (RMQM) in an effort to collect and distribute quilts to the 300 families who lost their homes in our terrible wildfires.
New and never-used quilts can be dropped off at the museum in Golden, eQuilter in Boulder and Ruth’s Stitchery in Colorado Springs. Having led a quilt drive in the past for fire victims, flood and hurricane victims, I would humbly request that you give Twin, Double or Queen size bed quilts for these families.
We will place our 2 donation bins at the front door where you can drop off 1-5 quilts at a time. Please understand that during the current Covid spike, we will NOT be opening the front door to receive the quilts face-to-face. The bins are regularly disinfected, and quilts will be brought inside as you depart.
Please drop off in our bins during business hours Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. If you need to schedule a night or weekend drop-off, please contact me directly to make arrangements. You can ship quilts to us, or to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden.
If you or your guild wish to drop off a larger number at eQuilter, contact me directly for bulk drop-off at my studio back door.
This week our local Niwot/Gunbarrel community newspaper ran this lovely article about our Face Mask collaboration with local sewing volunteers. MANY THANKS to all of you who received our donated fabrics, and brought back or donated Face Masks earlier this year. We are so grateful to be able to partner with all of you who stepped up to the challenge.
Re our ‘Curbside’ Pickup –
Due to Covid, and especially during the current spike, please understand that we will not be communicating face-to-face through our front door when you come to pick up orders. BRING YOUR CELL PHONE and call the number posted on our front door, and we will place your package just outside the door, then you can approach and pick up your package *after* the door closes. We want to keep our staff safe so we can remain open as an essential business, and everybody here can continue to receive a paycheck. Thank you for understanding.
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
