Local quilts keeping refugee children in Jordan cozy

February 21, 2017

Just a few of the 40 quilts recently sent to Syrian refugee children, each hand-made by northwest quilters via Quilts Without Borders. Quilters in Boundary County have been busy for some time now making and donating quilts to Quilts Beyond Borders, a non profit organization dedicated "To provide quilts to children in need, especially orphans living in under-served areas of the world where the warmth of a quilt is needed at night." From the Northwest Region, a beautiful array of 40 colorful quilts traveled by container ship to the Syrian refugees in Jordan. They arrived in November and were delivered to the children in December just in time for the winter, where temperatures can dip into the 40s and the refugees continue to live in tents. The added warmth of our quilts is greatly needed and appreciated. Local quilters have been sewing at home and several get together once a month for a sew day to make quilt tops for the cause. Finished quilts from Boundary County are sent to Northwest Regional Coordinator Susan Schmidt, who passes them on to be hand-delivered to other charitable organizations for final delivery to recipients around the world. All quilters welcome to join in this great cause. The next Boundary County sew day will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Boundary County Extension Office. To find out more, call Carol Jean Hubbard at (208) 255-6980. You can read more about QBB by visiting their blog at Quilts Beyond Borders.