Gems
Meetings
Our
meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
The Gems of the Prairie meetings are at the Anshai Emeth Temple located at 5614 N. University in Peoria.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the
meeting date.
Meeting
Activities may include:
- show-n-tell
- news of interest
- programs by members or other well-known quiltmakers
- door prizes
- 50/50 drawings (proceeds support our library)
- block lotto
- fabric exchanges
- round robins
- challenge quilts
- access to membership’s growing library
Community Projects: The members of Gems of the Prairie
Quilters use their time and talents to make quilts for children.
From the smallest quilt, measuring a mere 14" by 18" for St.
Francis NICU to the larger lap robes, given to patients at St.
Jude, we are happy to use our skills for these worthwhile
causes. In 2004, we added Center for Prevention of Abuse to our
list of charities.
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Center for Prevention of Abuse:
When there is an abusive situation in the home, often the woman
and her children will leave the house in a hurry to seek safe
shelter. The Gems feel that the kids who are affected would love
to have their own cute quilt. view photos
Baby Quilts for St. Francis Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit: The highlight of this project is the
NICU quilt contest, an annual event. Members vote on the quilts
to determine the winners of the three prizes and the quilts are
then donated to the nursery, where they add a homey touch to a
necessarily sterile environment. Approximately 100 quilts were
donated last year after they were displayed at the quilt show.
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Little Gems Quilts for St. Jude Peoria
Affiliate: The quilts made for this project are given to
the patients at the St. Jude Peoria Affiliate at St. Francis
Hospital. Packets containing the pieces for the quilts and
directions are given to members who assemble and/or quilt the
completed top. Other members donate completed quilts.
Approximately 50 quilts are donated to these young cancer
patients every year.
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