Local guilds craft quilts for Kosovo

The East of the Cascade Quilters of the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, and the Mt. Bachelor Guild of Mountain Country Mercantile in Bend, have combined their efforts and talents to make 21 quilts for those in need in Kosovo.

Irwin Bear of P and B Textiles in Burlingame, California, has requested of guilds across America a donation of quilts for the relief effort to Kosovo. He sends up to 100 yards of fabric to guilds who wish to make quilts. All quilts are returned to P and B Textiles who will send them to Kosovo in October and December.

Both local quilting groups responded with donations of fabric, batting and talent to meet this request. Donations of fabric and batting were also donated by Jean Wells Keenan of the Stitchin' Post and Joyce Coats of The Mountain Country Mercantile. Some of the quilts were quilted by Tussie-Mussie of Bend.

Bev Piper and Robin Ryan organized the 35 ladies into two work sessions on September 3 and September 14.