Christmas Warmth

We are so grateful for the quilts donated to the Bienvenidos Quilts project. Over our short lifetime, just three and a half years, we have made and received over 900 quilts! We recently received an urgent plea from Nogales. Casa de la Misericordia had just welcomed 28 babies under three years of age. We were so happy that we could provide the quilts they needed. That batch of over 60 quilts provided resources as well for other smaller shelters.

We are now working on quilts for our Christmas dispatch. If you would like to contribute a single quilt (or a bagful) to this project, we ask that you send them to us before Thanksgiving. During the first week of December First Crew in Portland will joyfully document, label, briefly display, bless, wash, pack and send your treasures to the border.

Members of First Crew in Portland will joyfully document, label, briefly display, bless, wash, pack and send your quilts to the border.

The Thanksgiving deadline makes it possible for your treasures to be placed in the hands of chilly migrant children and families in time for Christmas.

Please email Susan (susan.adcock48@gmail.com) before sending quilts to:
Susan Adcock
2420 NW Marshall St., Apt 204
Portland, OR 97210-2975

More information on our website page.

Quilt Mountain

Behind the Scenes, Making Quilts

This is what a shipment of quilts looks like when they are about to be washed, folded, boxed and sent. This batch of 73 quilts was sent last September to Casa Alitas, a shelter in Tucson committed to helping asylum-seekers.

Fassett Fan

Making Quilts

First Crew members get very excited when we receive quilts from people and states that are new to us. Last fall we were able to add two new states: Maryland and New Hampshire. We now have received quilts from Oregon, California, Arizona, Washington, Iowa and Minnesota. One member of First Crew, who is a big fan of Kaffe Fassett fabrics, was extra enthralled when she saw the quilts from New Hampshire. Three quilts were made entirely from half-square triangles, one half Kaffe with the other half white. We estimate that the quilter made well over a thousand triangles for these quilts. In another quilt, she used Kaffe Fassett shot cottons to build rows of colorful African huts. All are flannel backed. Aren’t they wonderful? ~ Rachel Stevens, First Crew, Portland, Oregon

Soft Power

Giving Quilts, Making Quilts

Join quilt activists from around the country at a free virtual program. Quilting for Social Justice: The Cutting Edge and Soft Power of Creative Activism will feature a panel of people who have made an impact in current social justice projects through quilting, including Gale Hall of Welcome Quilts, Gretchen Ginnerty of The Love Quilt Project, and India Aubry and Maggie Urgo of Voices from the Border. The session will be moderated by journalist Melissa del Bosque. The program will also tour the Arizona History Museum’s temporary exhibit Welcome Quilts: Migration, Art and Hope.

All friends of Bienvenidos Quilts are welcome! Secure your spot today!

Quilting for Social Justice: The Cutting Edge and Soft Power of Creative Activism
Live on Zoom
Thursday, March 7, 2024
1:30pm MST; 12:30 pm PST; 3:30pm EST

For details and a free ticket, follow this link.