COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Quilt Company East members make many quilts for our worldwide community. Materials are donated and member's time and talents make beautiful quilts to distribute to those who need them.

This program would not exist except for the energy and talent of the members of our guild.

We are currently meeting the second Wednesday of each month at Candy Store Quilting in Pittsburgh at 400 N. Lexington Street between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

You can get more info, maps, sign ups, etc. from Candy Store Quilting.

In 2026-27, we are partnering with the Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh (DSAP) to make baby quilts based on the “Odd Socks” block. DSAP connects new and expectant parents receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis with trained parent mentors who share similar life experiences. We celebrate the differences with the mismatched socks because the chromosomes look like pairs of little socks under a microscope.

If you want to participate but can’t make it to our gatherings, make some socks using this pattern and bring to a guild meeting or mail to Candy Store Quilting!

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WE HAVE MADE QUILTS FOR:

• Reading Ready Pittsburgh
• Project Linus
• Placemats for Meals on Wheels
• PA school for the deaf in Malawi, Africa
• Quilts for Kids Program
• Battered women
• Homeless shelters
• Nursing home
• Community groups including Autism Spectrum and cancer victims
• Libraries and churches as fund raisers
• Pillowcases for the military in Afghanistan
• A quilt for auction supporting “Hunting for Heroes”, an organization that provides recreational therapy and counseling for law enforcement officers severely injured in the line of duty
• Small quilts for premature babies at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Quilts for the cots in a homeless shelter
• A quilt for First Baptist Church missions
• A quilt for Monroeville Senior Center to raffle as a fundraiser for the center

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR DONATION QUILTS:

• Cotton fabrics – scraps or yardage 
  
• Cotton Backing Fabric
• Batting