Service Projects

Community Service Projects for 2022-2023

During the year our guild provided quilts to 32 familites/individuals who have suffered tragedies in their lives.  These events have included fires, drownings, SIDS, snow mobile and automobile deaths.  We have also had the priviledge of providing five quilts to the Mafield Presbyterian Church women who are coordinating a monthly quilt assembly for the Palliative Care Unit at Nathan Littauer Hospital.  Finished quilts go to Bonnie Orth, the hospital Chaplain, for patients who are receiving life end comfort care.

Community Service Projects for 2019-2020

We will be working on the usual projects quilts, cancer caps, children's surgical caps, pillowcases, walker bags, heart pillows and reading pillows. And please remember if you know of a need somewhere for any of our articles, contact Maria Gardiner.

National Quilting Day 2018 Babies!

In honor of National Quilting Day, our guild recognized new born, Januel Vazquez!  He weighed in at 8 pounds 3 ounces and was born at St. Mary's hospital on March 19th.

National Quilting Day 2017 Babies!

In honor of National Quilting Day, our guild recognized Littauer's Birthing Center new born Asher Killian Betters with a hand-crafted quilt.  Asher, the son of Jackie Betters and Brady Guy of Gloversville was born on March 18 at 10:11pm, weighing 8 pounds.

Donna Palczak also presented a quilt to Melina, a baby girl, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, born at St Mary's Hospital on National Quilting Day.  Pictured below is Melina, in her mother Mary's arms with her new quilt.

Projects for 2016-2017

Chris Bush is our Service Projects chairwoman, she would like to remind everyone to please pin your name on any quilts donated to our Quilt Closet.  She also asks that you consider making an adult quilt for our closet as we have many children/baby quilts and few adult sized quilts.

This year our community projects will focus on    

-Pillowcases for Children at both the Nathan Littauer and St Mary's Hospitals

-Seasonal wall hangings for Pineview Commons in Johnstown and Mountain Valley Hospice in Gloversville

-Wheel chair and walker bags for St Mary's Hospital and Nursing Home

-Breast pillows for both St Mary's and Nathan Littauer Hospitals

-Heart pillows for Nathan Littauer Hospital

-Quilts for Nathan Littauer Nursing Home

Information on sizes, directions, kits, and patterns are available by contacting Chris Bush.

Also, the National Quilting Day - Baby Quilt Volunteers are preparing for another year.  They welcome two new members to their team, Mary Seaman and Joanne Gasner!

National Quilting Day 2016 Babies!

Sew Busy Quilt Guild delivered baby quilts to two babies born closest to National Quilting Day

Jonas was born to Jennifer & Jeris Hartlieb of Gloversville on 3/21/2016

Zoey was born to Christopher & Alexandra Moore of Johnstown on 3/22/2016