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- [Coffee Creek Quilters Fabric Sale: 9/12/26](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/coffee-creek-quilters-fabric-sale-9-12-26/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters Fabric Sale will be Saturday, September 12, 2026, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be at St. Francis Church Parish Hall, 8818 SW Miley Rd, Wilsonville (right off I-5 at the Charbonneau exit). We encourage carpooling! There will be a huge assortment of fabric, patterns, quilt kits, books, and notions
- [The 2026 CCQ quilt challenge](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/the-2026-ccq-quilt-challenge/) - Coffee Creek Quilters volunteers made 46 quilts this year for donation to Camp Erin Portland. It was a "challenge" and this year's rule was to use at least eight shades of one color. We gathered on May 16th for a showing of the quilts and the opportunity to vote for our favorites. Sheila Adams placed
- [Thanks for the support!](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thanks-for-the-support/) - On October 11th, Coffee Creek Quilters held a fabric sale fundraiser for our prison quilting program. While most of the fabric for student quilts is donated, we do raise funds to purchase quilting supplies such as batting, thread, and needles for our classes and to pay for the maintenance of sewing machines. Our sale was
- [CCQ volunteers make quilts for kids](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-volunteers-make-quilts-for-kids/) - Coffee Creek Quilters volunteers made 40 quilts this year for donation to Camp Erin Portland. We made it a "challenge" and this year's rule was to use at least one jelly roll or layer cake of fabric. We gathered on June 7th for a showing of the quilts and the opportunity to vote for our
- [Pillowcases by Coffee Creek Quilters](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/pillowcases-by-coffee-creek-quilters/) - If you follow the Coffee Creek Quilters program, you are probably aware that we teach quilting classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Our students make quilts for distribution to foster kids, hospice programs, and others in need of the comfort that quilts provide. Did you know we distribute pillowcases too? Since 2013, we've distributed more
- [Student quilts go to local nonprofits](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/student-quilts-go-to-local-nonprofits/) - At a recent meeting of Coffee Creek Quilters volunteers, Linda Downey showed the group an assortment of quilts recently completed by our students. In the classes, each student makes three quilts; two are donated to various nonprofits and students keep their third quilts. Linda coordinates the distribution of quilts to community organizations for CCQ. Currently
- [An update on our prison quilting program](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/an-update-on-our-prison-quilting-program/) - It’s been a year since Coffee Creek Quilters once again welcomed quilting students and rolled out quilt kits, sewing machines, and other tools for the benefit of Adults in Custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. We started with 7 instructors, about 25 students, and a little uncertainty about how this new adventure was going to
- [CCQ now accepting donations](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-now-accepting-donations/) - Coffee Creek Quilters is pleased to announce that, with the resumption of quilting classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, we are now also able to resume taking donations. Donations can be brought to Wisdom House, the small white building at the rear of the property of St Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Wilsonville on
- [CCQ Fabric Sale Fundraiser is this Saturday: 6/15/24](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-fabric-sale-fundraiser-is-this-saturday-6-15-24/) - Don't forget! The Coffee Creek Quilters Fabric Sale Fundraiser is coming soon: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 8 am to 2 pm. It will be held at St. Francis Church Parish Hall, 8818 SW Miley Rd, Wilsonville (right off I-5 at the Charbonneau exit). Of course, there will be much more than fabric available: Patterns and
- [Coffee Creek Quilters Fabric Sale: 6/15/24](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/coffee-creek-quilters-fabric-sale-6-15-24/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters Fabric Sale will be Saturday, June 15, 2024, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. It will be at St. Francis Church Parish Hall, 8818 SW Miley Rd, Wilsonville (right off I-5 at the Charbonneau exit). There will be a huge assortment of fabric, panels, patterns, quilt kits, books, tools, and notions --
- [Quilting Classes Return to Coffee Creek Correctional Facility](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilting-classes-return-to-coffee-creek-correctional-facility/) - At Coffee Creek Quilters we're thrilled to announce that we are again teaching quilting classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. The life skills program shut down in the spring of 2020 when the pandemic started. Oregon correctional facilities were especially hard hit by COVID and have been cautious about allowing volunteers back in. CCQ President
- [Honoring Martha Messa](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/honoring-martha-messa/) - At a recent Coffee Creek Quilters membership meeting, we honored Martha Messa for her outstanding contributions to the organization. Martha served on our Board as Program Coordinator for 13 years until stepping down at the end of 2022. In that capacity she was our liaison with Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, making sure we were up-to-date
- [Our pandemic activities](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/our-pandemic-activities/) - During the pandemic, CCQ hasn't been able to teach quilting classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, but that doesn't mean our members have been idle. We've been making quilts for donation, learning new quilting skills, and organizing our sewing spaces. Gail Norby, who teaches in our Tuesday evening class, made the stunning quilt shown here.
- [Earn donations for CCQ with Fred Meyer rewards](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/earn-donations-ccq-fred-meyer-rewards/) - You can help Coffee Creek Quilters earn donations by shopping at your local Fred Meyer store. Fred Meyer is donating money to nonprofits based on customers who link their rewards card to their favorite nonprofit. This does not affect your personal rewards points; both accounts earn points. It’s a win-win for you and for the
- [A CCQ student publishes her memoir](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-ccq-student-publishes-her-memoir/) - Karen Campbell was convicted of a felony for driving intoxicated and causing a fatal car crash that killed two people. She served six years at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and has now published a book about her experiences. Falling: Hard Lessons and the Redemption of the Woman Next Door is available from Amazon in paperback
- [A thank-you for our quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-thank-you-for-our-quilts/) - We received this lovely thank you note from Camp Erin for the quilts our instructors made as part of our 2020 quilt challenge. Most years Camp Erin offers an overnight camp that provides emotional support and grief education for children and teens ages 6 to 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one.
- [CCQ joins an effort to provide comfort for wildfire victims](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-joins-an-effort-to-provide-comfort-for-wildfire-victims/) - When we heard that a longarm quilter in Stayton was organizing an effort to provide comfort quilts to victims of the Oregon wildfires, CCQ members joined in. At first, Heather Hendrickson set a goal of 400 quilts. The idea spread through social media and Heather reports she has received at least 1,000 quilts from quiltmakers
- [A CCQ student shares her quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-ccq-student-shares-her-quilts/) - Every so often, we hear from women who took our quilting class after they've been released from CCCF. Here's a message we recently received from Celia along with pictures of three of her quilts: I just wanted to thank you ladies for giving me the opportunity to take the quilting class at Coffee Creek. These
- [Quilts for Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilts-for-camp-erin-2/) - Members of Coffee Creek Quilters made 43 quilts for kids attending Camp Erin this year. We challenge ourselves every year and hold a vote for our favorite three quilts. The wonderful quilt by Dawn Yoshizumi, shown at left, was the winner of this year's competition. Linda Forbes placed second while third place was a tie
- [Meet our members: the CCQ kitmaking committee](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-our-members-the-ccq-kitmaking-committee/) - CCQ offers four weekly quilting classes for women incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Every year our students make at least 100 quilts for donation; last year it was 140. Some years ago it became apparent that it would be most efficient to have a kitmaking committee assemble quilt kits for the classes, so
- [A thank-you from Evans Creek Retreat "UP" Camp](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-thank-you-from-evans-creek-retreat-up-camp/) - In addition to quilts, CCQ students and members make pillow cases for donation. We received a lovely thank-you card from Evans Creek Retreat "UP Camp" for pillowcases we sent for participants in their Christmas program last year. The card reads: "Just a few of the many faces that say thank you for Coffee Creek Quilters
- [CCQ donated 140 quilts in 2019](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donated-140-quilts-in-2019/) - CCQ gave 140 student-made quilts to six community organizations in 2019. The quilts were crafted by women in our prison quilting program in classes we teach in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility dining room. Recipients of the quilts include: Meridian Park Hospital, a medical center in Tualatin Community Warehouse, a furniture bank for neighbors in
- [Instructor needed for Tuesday evening class](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/instructor-needed-for-tuesday-evening-class/) - CCQ needs an additional instructor to join the team teaching our Tuesday evening class. Instructors teach the basics of quilting: reading a pattern, operating a sewing machine, sewing a quarter inch seam, and all of the skills needed to complete three quilts. The open position is a "rover" who will help a variety of students
- [KAI donates scissors to CCQ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/kai-donates-scissors-to-ccq/) - Quite a few CCQ instructors own KAI scissors and love them. So, when the scissors used in our prison quilting classes for the past 15 years started to wear out, we decided to give them a call. After hearing about our program, KAI donated 20 pairs of their 6 1/4" sewing scissors. They also offered
- [Three women from CCCF featured in KGW News series](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/three-women-from-cccf-featured-on-kgw-news-segment/) - KGW News aired a series of three stories about Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on February 3-5. It tells the stories of three women and their participation in the Mercy Corp Northwest LIFE entrepreneurship program. You can watch all three videos on the KGW website.
- [Donations gratefully accepted](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/donations-gratefully-accepted/) - The CCQ Fabric Sale Committee is hard at work preparing for our annual sale/fundraiser on May 30. Here's a list of the types of things we offer at the sale: 100% cotton quilting weight fabric, minimum 1/2 yard lengths (no poly blends, please) 100% cotton pre-cut fabric such as fat quarters, jelly rolls, layer cakes,
- [A thank-you from Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-thank-you-from-camp-erin/) - We received this thank-you note from the Providence Camp Erin Team for quilts we gave them last summer. Camp Erin is a fun, high-energy overnight camp that provides emotional support and grief education for children and teens ages 6 to 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Each participant receives a quilt.
- [Stack of quilts for Kinship House](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/stack-of-quilts-for-kinship-house/) - CCQ members Donna Gilbo and Diane Campbell recently dropped off another 20 quilts to Kinship House, a Portland nonprofit that provides mental health services to kids in foster care. The Kinship House outpatient program offers ongoing consultation, therapy, and education to help parents develop skills to support their children's unique needs. You can learn more
- [CCQ instructor quilts at Sisters Quilt Show](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructor-quilts-at-sisters-quilt-show/) - Two Coffee Creek Quilters members' quilts were included in the recent Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Peggy Gelbrich and Joan Budd had stitched the Magic of Winter quilt as part of a Grange Girls project. Who, you might ask, are the Grange Girls? Peggy explains: "I rent three granges and have monthly sew days teaching and
- [New book inspired by Coffee Creek Quilters](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/new-book-inspired-by-coffee-creek-quilters/) - Best selling author Marie Bostwick has a new novel out called Hope on the Inside. It's about Hope Carpenter, a woman who finds new purpose in a new phase of her life when she volunteers to teach crafts to women incarcerated at a local women's prison. Marie's research for the book included a visit to
- [A message from a former student](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-message-from-a-former-student/) - CCQ has been teaching quilting classes at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility since 2002. Here's a message we recently received from a student in our very first class: "I was sitting at my table this evening, finishing a quilt, and I thought of the first quilt I ever made. I learned to quilt in the
- [CCQ featured on AM Northwest](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-on-am-northwest/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters program was featured on KATU's AM Northwest morning show on July 15th. In the segment, host Helen Raptis interviewed CCQ instructor Dawn Yoshizumi and former student Angie Ptomey. Dawn explained how our program works and what our goals are. In addition to teaching technical and artistic quilting skills, "...our program teaches
- [CCQ featured on TheQuiltShow.com](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-on-the-quilt-show/) - Coffee Creek Quilters is featured in a video available from TheQuiltShow.com, a web-based "TV show" produced by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. The segment on CCQ is part of TQS episode #1205, "Picture This: Simplified Pictorial Piecing" with Sue Rasmussen, a quilter who teaches simplified piecing techniques for landscape and pictorial quilts. The complete show runs
- [KPTV features Coffee Creek Quilters in news segment](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/kptv-features-coffee-creek-quilters-news-segment/) - We're excited to announce that Portland's Channel 12 featured the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program in it's June 4, 2017 evening news broadcast. The segment gives viewers a glimpse into our classroom and an idea of how much the program means to our students. We invite you to watch.
- [CCQ donates quilts to Kinship House](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-to-kinship-house/) - Just in time for the holidays, CCQ members delivered 23 quilts to Kinship House, a Portland nonprofit that provides mental health services to kids in foster care. The Kinship House mission is to help minimize transitions and increase the chances of children settling into a stable, healthy, and permanent home. You can learn more about
- [What are our goals?](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/what-are-our-goals/) - Instructors in CCQ's four classes meet regularly to share ideas about teaching in our prison quilting program. We also use email to communicate with each other. A recent email exchange focused on our goals for teaching. One instructor zeroed in on the technical aspects of quilting: How to find the grain of the fabric The
- [Meet our members: Liz Weeks](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-our-members-liz-weeks/) - CCQ member Liz Weeks made the news recently when she was named Featured Quilter at the 2018 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Liz made her first quilt in the 1970s, then quit to raise her daughter and teach elementary school. She got bitten by the quilting bug again in 1999 and hasn't stopped since. Liz likes
- [Meet our volunteers: Rachel Wallis](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-our-volunteers-rachel-wallis/) - Radio station KBOO's Prison Pipeline program recently interviewed CCQ's Rachel Wallis to share with their listeners about our prison quilting program. Rachel teaches in our Thursday afternoon class. Rachel was involved in community quilting in Chicago before moving to Portland. She's an activist who uses art in her organizing work, and an artist who engages
- [Quilts for donation](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilts-for-donation/) - Happy new year to all of our wonderful donors and supporters! We're thrilled to report that women in the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program made 125 quilts for donation in 2017. The quilts went to Emanuel, Good Samaritan, and Legacy Meridian Park Hospitals, Community Warehouse, and a variety of other programs that support people
- [CCQ donates quilts to Portland area hospitals](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-portland-area-hospitals/) - CCQ instructor Diane Leveton snapped this pic of staff members at Emanuel Hospital when she delivered a stack of quilts made by students in our prison quilting program. The hospital gives comfort quilts to critically ill patients who are in particular need of extra tender loving care. CCQ also donates quilts to Good Samaritan and
- [Stories from our instructors](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/stories-from-our-instructors/) - Coffee Creek Quilters offers four two-hour quilting classes every week for women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. For instructors, the classroom experience is so much more than teaching someone to quilt. We learn about our students' lives and share our own life experiences. Our goal is to nurture students’ self-esteem, so that they will
- [CCQ featured in Homespun](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-homespun/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program was featured this month in the Australian crafting magazine Homespun. "Crafting with Conviction" shows how teaching handcrafts in jails and prisons can have a therapeutic effect. In addition to our program, two others were also featured in the article. Fine Cell Work operates in 31 prisons across England
- [CCQ donates quilts for grieving kids](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-grieving-kids/) - Every year instructors and students of the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program make quilts for donation to two summer camps for kids who have experienced the death of a loved one. We make it a quilt "challenge" and this year's rule was to include the color purple. We vote for our favorites; Sandy Vick
- [CCQ student quilts entered in Quilt Index](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-student-quilts-entered-quilt-index/) - Cathie Gleeson, an instructor in our Tuesday morning prison quilting class, ventured out on the windiest day of the year to have two CCQ student quilts documented at the Oregon Quilt Project's DocDay in Lake Oswego. Quilt experts at the event identified the blocks, fabric, and batting; measured each block, sashing, border, and the quilt
- [A peak inside CCQ's Thursday class](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/peak-inside-ccqs-thursday-class/) - For a peak inside CCQ's Thursday class, we invite you to click on over to Missouri Star Quilt Company's blog where they posted the top three winners of the latest Stitched Together essay contest. Second place went to an instructor in our Thursday class who wrote about her experiences with our prison quilting program. MSQC
- [Patty Namba named CCCF Volunteer of the Year](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/patty-namba-named-cccf-volunteer-year/) - Coffee Creek Correctional Facility has named our own Patty Namba as CCCF Volunteer of the Year. Patty has been a CCQ instructor since 2012, currently teaching in our Wednesday evening class. She also serves on our Board of Directors, heads the PR committee, and co-chairs our Annual Sale and Fundraiser. A lot of us in
- [Donation opportunities](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/donation-opportunities/) - Recently we've heard from a number of people who want to help the CCQ prison quilting program, but aren't able to volunteer. We invite them (and you!) to consider sponsoring a quilter with a financial donation. There are two ways you can sponsor a quilter: Sponsor a Student Quilter for a Year ($150). You can
- [Doll kit donation](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/doll-kit-donation/) - Dewdrop Dolls & Stories is a company that sells doll/story kits designed to bring adults and kids together around the Dewdrop Doll characters. They contacted us recently, offering to donate kits for students in our prison quilting program to make as gifts. While we're not able to use the kits in our classes, we're happy
- [CCQ featured by Wilsonville Spokesman](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-wilsonville-spokesman/) - CCQ was featured in a Wilsonville Spokesman newspaper article this week. "Two for you and one for me" tells how our program, started 14 years ago by Koko Sutton, has grown from a small experiment to a successful program that teaches life skills along with quilting to women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. The
- [CCQ to exhibit at Old Aurora quilt show](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-exhibit-old-aurora-quilt-show/) - Coffee Creek Quilters will exhibit during two days of Old Aurora Colony Museum's 44th Annual Quilt Show, "Home at Last -- An Aurora Sampler." CCQ members will be at the show with examples of our students' quilts on October 14 and 15. The quilt show runs October 14-23, 2016, 10 am to 4 pm daily.
- [CCQ member helps quilters in Kenya](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-member-helps-quilters-kenya/) - Mary Ann McCammon is an instructor in CCQ's Thursday class. She also travels to Eldoret, Kenya to teach quilting to women recovering from obstetric fistula surgery. Mary Ann works with Beyond Fistula, a small non-profit that supports women after surgery to reintegrate with their families and gain financial independence. In her most recent trip, Mary
- [CCQ to exhibit at Yamhill quilt show](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-exhibit-yamhill-quilt-show/) - Coffee Creek Quilters will be a featured exhibitor at the Yamhill County Historical Society Treasures in the Attic quilt show on Saturday, September 17th. CCQ instructors Peggy Gelbrich and Gloria Richardson will be there with our exhibit and available to answer questions about our program. In addition, Peggy will show 14 of her own quilts
- [CCQ instructor to speak at WMQC meeting.](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructor-speak-wmqc-meeting/) - CCQ instructor Mary Ann McCammon will speak at a meeting of the WestSide Modern Quilt Club on Wednesday, July 27th. We wrote about Mary Ann's work teaching quilting to disadvantaged women in a blog post in May. Now there's an opportunity to hear her speak. WestSide Modern Quilt Club meets at The Pine Needle, 429
- [CCQ donates quilts to Community Warehouse](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-community-warehouse/) - CCQ donated 20 quilts to Community Warehouse this month. All of the quilts were made by women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. Each student in our program makes three quilts. Two are donated to organizations like Community Warehouse, Good Samaritan Hospital, Camp Erin, and others. Students keep their third quilts or give
- [CCQ donates quilts to camps for kids](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-camps-kids/) - Eight year old Zack's quilt (to his right in the picture) was one of 45 submitted for the annual Coffee Creek Quilters challenge on June 4th. Zack participated along with his grandmother, our own Judy Dunham. In past years all challenge quilts have been donated to Camp Erin, a summer camp for kids who have
- [Meet our volunteers: Mary Ann McCammon](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-volunteers-mary-ann-mccammon/) - Mary Ann McCammon teaches quilting to women in three countries. She's taught in the CCQ Thursday class for the past eleven years. Her impressive quilting skills and gentle humor have empowered dozens of women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Mary Ann also makes an annual trip to Yelapa, Mexico where she teaches local women
- [Longarm quilters support prison quilting program](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/longarm-quilters-support-prison-quilting-program/) - Eleven longarm quilters support the Coffee Creek Quilters program by quilting our students' third quilts. Some of them are professionals while others are hobbyists. The detail shown here is from a quilt that was quilted by Kathy Morrison. "One of my greatest joys is quilting for CCQ, making the quilts even more beautiful or whimsical
- [CCQ prison quilting program donates 136 quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-prison-quilting-program-donates-136-quilts/) - Students in the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program made 136 quilts for donation in 2015. We polled our students and learned that they were particularly interested that the quilts should go to children's bereavement programs and foster kids programs. Here's the breakdown showing how many quilts each organization on our list received last year.
- [CCQ quilts on display at Canby Library](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-quilts-at-canby-library/) - Quilts made by women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility are on display at the Canby Public Library until April 26th. The exhibit also includes quilts made by instructors in the Coffee Creek Quilters program. Instructor-made quilts are available for purchase as part of our fundraising efforts. The quilt shown at left is typical of
- [Quilting at a men's prison](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/4004-2/) - Several years ago, CCQ published a document to help others start similar programs teaching quilting in prisons. We're thrilled to hear that Snake River Correctional Institution has done just that. SRCI is a men's prison in Malheur County, Oregon. Five men participate in the SRCI program, meeting four hours each week for 18 months to
- [A poem from Christina](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-poem-from-christina/) - Christina, a student in our Thursday class, wrote this poem and shared it with us. We think it's lovely, so we're sharing it with you. Quilt Our lives are like a quilt, we're constantly picking pieces up, cutting things out, mixing different patterns of our lives to fit into place. Even the most tattered
- [CCQ featured on Sewing With Nancy](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/3971-2/) - https://youtu.be/-5qS5PYzoUI Coffee Creek Quilters was recently featured in a Sewing With Nancy public television broadcast. Nancy Zieman of Nancy's Notions interviewed Peggy Gelbrich, an instructor in our Tuesday morning class in the Nancy's Corner segment of an episode about "change-up" patchwork. You can view the five minute segment by clicking on the arrow above. Sewing
- [A story about singing in prison](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-story-about-singing-in-prison/) - On December 23rd Portland TV station KATU broadcast a story about a choir for women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. The choir program's goal is similar to ours -- to teach a life-enhancing skill that will improve the women's chance of a successful return to society after leaving prison. We invite you to watch
- [CCQ donates pillowcases for kids in foster care](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/3950-2/) - CCQ instructors made 255 colorful pillowcases for donation to kids in foster care this holiday season. The pillowcases will be distributed through Embrace Oregon, a nonprofit that partners with the Oregon Department of Human Services in providing for some of the needs of children in foster care. Making pillowcases is just one of many ways
- [A sweet story from Medford](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-sweet-story-from-medford/) - Coffee Creek Quilters donates around 100 student-made quilts every year to a variety of organizations. Last week we heard a sweet story about one of our donation quilts. This particular quilt was one of twenty-one donated to CASA of Jackson County in Medford. Diane Campbell, an instructor in our Thursday class had delivered the quilts
- [CCQ to exhibit at Treasures in the Attic show](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-to-exhibit-at-treasures-in-the-attic-show/) - Student quilts from the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program will be on display September 19 at the Treasures in the Attic quilt show. Some of our instructor-made quilts will also be on display and available for purchase. This event includes an opportunity to have your quilts appraised by local experts, a vintage market with
- [CCQ sponsors journal-making activity](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-sponsors-journal-making-activity/) - CCQ members gave moms incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility the opportunity to make journals with their kids at the prison's annual TACE event on July 11 and 12. TACE is Through A Child's Eyes, an annual summer event sponsored by Wilsonville Rotary where Moms and kids take part in interactive games, crafts, and other
- [A sweet story from Quilter's Corner](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-sweet-story-from-quilters-corner/) - We heard a sweet story this week from Beaverton's Quilter's Corner quilt shop. One of their customers decided to celebrate her birthday by buying $100 in fabric to donate to the Coffee Creek Quilters prison quilting program. We don't know who the anonymous donor is, but we truly appreciate her generosity. We are also grateful
- [Prison-made quilts go to kids in foster care](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/prison-made-quilts-go-to-kids-in-foster-care/) - CCQ recently donated quilts made in our classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to Kinship House, a Portland nonprofit that serves kids in foster care. We received a touching thank-you letter. Dear Coffee Creek Quilters, We truly appreciate your selecting Kinship House as the beneficiary of your efforts. Your decision to provide your handmade quilts
- [Class time with Coffee Creek Quilters](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/class-time-with-coffee-creek-quilters/) - People often ask us how we structure our quilting classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. In some ways it's the same as a class in a quilt shop. Instructors explain the basics of cutting strips of fabric with rulers, rotary cutters, and mats. Students learn to thread a sewing machine, sew quarter inch seams, and
- [CCQ instructor quilts in Stitches in Bloom show](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructor-quilts-in-stitches-in-bloom-show/) - Three CCQ instructors entered quilts in the recent Stitches in Bloom quilt show at The Oregon Garden in Silverton. Mary Ann McCammon, who teaches in our Thursday afternoon class, entered her art quilt "Blue is not my favorite color," pictured at left. Mary Ann made this quilt in recognition of the limited choices experienced by
- [CCQ quilt exhibit at Canby Library](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-quilt-exhibit-at-canby-library/) - Quilts made by women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility will be on display at the Canby Library during the months of March and April. The exhibit will also include quilts made by instructors in the Coffee Creek Quilters program. Instructor-made quilts will be offered for sale as part of our fundraising efforts. On April
- [CCQ instructors donate pillowcases for foster kids](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructors-donate-pillowcases-foster-kids/) - Coffee Creek Quilters instructors sewed 163 pillowcases this holiday season for donation to the Sleep Country Foster Kids program. This has become an annual tradition that parallels the donation of quilts made throughout the year by students in our prison quilting program. In addition to pillowcases, Sleep Country accepts donations of pajamas, shoes, clothing, school
- [A thank-you to Montavilla Sewing Centers](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thank-montavilla-sewing-centers/) - Yesterday several CCQ members showed our appreciation for the support we receive from Montavilla Sewing Centers by bringing a lunch to share with Montavilla owner Brett Moore and his staff. Montavilla has been a huge in-kind CCQ contributor for the past few years. The company services our classroom sewing machines for a highly discounted price.
- [Quilters Questions](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilters-questions/) - We were pleasantly surprised to find Coffee Creek Quilters featured in a new book titled Quilters Questions: A book of Curious Queries. This book includes open-ended questions that probe feelings and opinions about quilting related topics such as quilter identity, motivation, sewing friends, quilt designs, etc. For example, here's question #3: If you could host
- [Meet our volunteers: Peggy Gelbrich](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-volunteers-peggy-gelbrich/) - Peggy Gelbrich, an instructor in our Tuesday morning class, was featured in an article titled "A passion for piecing: through volunteering and teaching, master quilter shares her skills with others" in the October 28, 2014 edition of the McMinnville News-Register. Peggy is an award-winning quilter who taught quilting classes in the community long before joining
- [Heartwarming stories from former students](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/heartwarming-stories-former-students/) - At a recent Coffee Creek Quilters member meeting, several instructors reported heartwarming stories about students who have been released from CCCF. Normally we don't have contact with former students after their release, but occasionally we receive emails or run into them in the community. Chris told us about a student who found a job at
- [CCQ featured in two national quilting magazines](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-two-national-quilting-magazines/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters program is featured this month in two national quilting magazines, providing a peak inside the classroom at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. "Changing Women's Lives in Prison" by Kathy Kerler appears in the August 2014 edition of The Quilt Life, a bimonthly publication of American Quilters Society. It's available at newsstands or
- [Quilts donated to Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilts-donated-camp-erin/) - Thirty of the sixty kids attending a special summer camp for grieving children will receive quilts this summer made by CCQ members. We made the quilts for Camp Erin, where young people learn to grieve and heal following the death of a loved one. Camp Erin is a national program funded by the Moyer Foundation.
- [CCQ quilts on display at Canby Library](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-quilt-show-scheduled-canby-library/) - A quilt show with quilts made by women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is on display at the Canby Public Library through the end of April. The exhibit also includes instructor-made quilts which are being offered for sale as part of our fundraising. On Tuesday, April 29th Mary Ann McCammon, an instructor in our Thursday afternoon
- [Foresters donates fabric for patriotic quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/foresters-donates-fabric-patriotic-quilts/) - The Independent Order of Foresters is partnering with Coffee Creek Quilters to make quilts for patients at the Portland VA Medical Center. Foresters purchased enough patriotic-themed fabrics and quilt batting for 14 quilts. Then volunteers from Foresters and CCQ came together on March 15th for a kit-making session. Over the next few months, students in
- [A message from a student](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/message-student/) - Occasionally we hear from former CCQ students after they've been released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Trish L. sent us an email expressing her gratitude for the quilting skills we taught her and for giving her a healthy outlet to cope. She attached this picture of her Mom cuddling with the quilt Trish made for
- [A stitch in time saves lives](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/stitch-time-saves-lives/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters program was featured in the article "Coffee Creek Quilters: A stitch in time saves lives" in the December issue of Country Pleasures Magazine. In addition to describing our program, the article provides a peak inside the classroom, introducing the reader to Jennifer and Mary Ann, a student and an instructor, respectively,
- [Pillowcases and socks make the season bright](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/pillowcases-socks-make-season-bright/) - Members of Coffee Creek Quilters donated 216 colorful hand-made pillowcases this holiday season to the Sleep Country Mattress Stores' program to help local foster kids. Nearly 20,000 children in the Northwest are in foster care at any given time, often entering the system with few to no possessions. Sleep Country collects pillowcases, pajamas, toys and
- [CCQ instructors enter juried quilt shows](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructors-enter-juried-quilt-shows/) - CCQ instructors are a talented bunch with a wide variety of skills and interests. Two of our instructors are art quilters who have entered their work in juried quilt shows. This means that a panel of judges critiques the quilts for technical excellence as well as creativity. Prizes are awarded in different categories. Deb Sorem
- [Martha Messa named CCCF Volunteer of the Quarter](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/martha-messa-named-cccf-volunteer-quarter/) - Coffee Creek Correctional Facility has named our own Martha Messa as Volunteer of the Quarter. Martha has been a CCQ instructor since 2004. She's also our Program Coordinator and, in that role, serves as liaison between prison staff and Coffee Creek Quilters. In addition, Martha addresses a wide variety of instructor and student needs: making
- [A thank-you message from a student](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thank-messages-students/) - Each student who completes our program is eligible to receive a "release kit" which includes a used sewing machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, miscellaneous sewing tools, along with fabric and instructions to make a quilt. We recently received a thank-you note from Michele L., who received a release kit when she left Coffee Creek Correctional
- [CCQ donates quilts to Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-to-camp-erin/) - Kids attending a special summer camp for grieving children will receive quilts made by CCQ members. We made the quilts for Camp Erin, where young people learn to cope with the loss of a loved one. Camp Erin is a national program funded by the Moyer Foundation. Camps are held in 18 cities throughout the
- [CCQ gets IBM grant for website redesign](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-gets-ibm-grant-for-website-redesign/) - CCQ was honored to receive a $1000 grant from IBM’s On Demand Community, which supports business solutions for organizations in which the corporation’s retirees volunteer. CCQ board member Martha Messa is an IBM retiree, and the grant was awarded thanks to her efforts.
- [Number of Women Inmates in Oregon up 86 percent over 10 years](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/more-women-than-ever-in-prison/) - Over the past ten years, the number of women inmates in prison in Oregon has jumped 86 percent, due to new laws mandating prison for non-violent crimes. (For men, the increase has been just 28 percent.) Hannah Hoffman's excellent article in Willamette Week offers a detailed look at why women are the fastest-growing group of
- [Mid-Valley Quilt Guild awards grant to CCQ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/mid-valley-quilt-guild-awards-grant-to-ccq/) - CCQ has received a grant of $460 from the Mid-Valley Quilt Guild. MVQG established its philanthropy fund in 2010 to stimulate interest in all aspects of making, collecting, tradition, history and preservation of quilts. Grant funds come from the guild's bi-annual pot holder projects. Mid-Valley Quilt Guild is a 300+ member guild located in Salem, Oregon
- [Bolt fabric boutique holds "fabric drive" for CCQ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/bolt-fabric-boutique-holds-fabric-drive-for-ccq/) - Bolt, a NE Portland shop specializing in modern quilt fabrics, is holding a fabric drive for CCQ. The drive ends September 30th, so hurry over to their shop with your unwanted quilting cottons. Bolt is located at 2136 NE Alberta Street, Portland. Here's a link to their website with more information about the fabric drive. Bolt
- [CCQ auctions Oregon Ducks quilt](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-auctioning-oregon-ducks-quilt/) - CCQ auctioned a quilt with Oregon Ducks-themed fabrics as a fundraiser for our program. The quilt was expertly pieced by CCQ instructor Betty DeHaven shown holding the quilt along with instructor Linnette Talney. The quilting, by volunteer longarm quilter Kathy Morrison, carries out the sports theme with balls -- footballs, baseballs, basketballs, volleyballs, and more.
- [Thrivent awards grant to CCQ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thrivent-awards-grant-to-ccq/) - Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has awarded an $800 grant to Coffee Creek Quilters. The funds are earmarked for classroom supplies: quilt batting, replacement rotary cutter blades, blender fabrics, needles, and thread. In addition to the grant, Thrivent is auctioning a CCQ instructor-made quilt with the proceeds going to our organization. Thrivent is a member-owned fraternal
- [CCQ receives grant from IBM](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-receives-grant-from-ibm/) - IBM has awarded a grant of $500 to support Coffee Creek Quilters’ fabric purchasing project. The grant was made in recognition of the volunteer service of IBM retiree, Martha Messa. IBM’s Community Service grants are based on requests from employees or retirees who have a record of active and ongoing involvement with not-for-profit corporations and
- [Meet our volunteers: Theresa Eggleston](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-our-members-theresa-eggleston/) - Theresa Eggleston's membership in Coffee Creek Quilters goes back to 2002, the year Koko Sutton founded our program and recruited her as an instructor. Theresa remembers the early days when there was just one quilting class and six sewing machines at CCCF. At first instructors brought fabric from home and used their own favorite patterns.
- [CCQ kit-makers meet](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-kit-makers-meet/) - CCQ's kit-making volunteers meet periodically to put together quilt kits for our students' first and second quilts. It's a fun activity where we have the opportunity to get together with other quilters and explore our creative abilities with color and design. Each kit includes a pattern, fabric and thread. First quilt patterns introduce basic concepts
- [CCQ donates quilts for Rotary fundraiser](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-donates-quilts-for-rotary-fundraiser/) - This week CCQ donated three instructor-made quilts to Rotary Club of Wilsonville to auction at their Heart of Gold Dinner & Auction on February 23rd. Heart of Gold is a fundraiser for Rotary activities including Through A Child's Eyes, a program Rotary sponsors in partnership with the Oregon Department of Corrections. Each year, Rotary holds
- [CCQ members make quilts for Quilters play](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-members-make-quilts-for-play/) - Three CCQ members volunteered their quilting skills to design and construct quilts for a production of the play Quilters, which is being performed at McMinnville's Gallery Theater this month. Peggy Gelbrich, an instructor in our Tuesday morning class, designed the quilts shown at left and coordinated the efforts of a group of quilters to make the
- [Quilt exhibit at Canby Library](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilt-exhibit-at-canby-library/) - A CCQ quilt show with 19 student quilts is on display at the Canby Public Library through the end of April. The exhibit also includes 9 instructor-made quilts which are being offered for sale as part of our fundraising. On April 9th Deb Micaleff, an instructor in our Wednesday evening class, will make a presentation about our program
- [Emily Salisbury speaks at CCQ meeting](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/emily-salisbury/) - Emily Salisbury, an Assistant Professor in Criminology at Portland State University, spoke at the March CCQ member meeting about the unique needs and risks of women offenders. She explained that women who commit crimes have often experienced lives of extreme poverty, child abuse, ongoing adult victimization, low educational achievement, mental illness, self-medicating behavior with ­alcohol or other drugs,
- [A poem for CCQ students](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/tom-swearingen/) - A presentation of our quilting program was made at the August CCCF Prison Advisory Committee meeting. Instructors described the program and a panel of four students told the committee what the program meant to them. Tom Swearingen, co-chair of the Advisory Committee and a cowboy poet, wrote a poem about our program. He was touched
- [Crazy quilt for sale as fundraiser](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/crazy-quilt-for-sale-as-fundraiser/) - Coffee Creek Quilters is offering this gorgeous crazy quilt for sale as part of our fundraising efforts. The quilt was expertly made by CCQ instructor and Board member Judy Dunham. Each block is beautifully machine-embroidered with a variety of flora and fauna motifs. The quilt measures 48" x 71". Click on the image to view
- [Quilt show at Champoeg State Heritage Area](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilt-show-at-champoeg-state-heritage-area/) - Quilts made by CCQ students and instructors will be displayed May 18 - 19 at the Champoeg State Heritage Area visitor center. The exhibit is part of the Friends of Historic Champoeg's annual quilt show. The theme of this year's show is "crazy quilts." The crazy quilt pictured in our April 28th post (below) will
- [Watch a video about Coffee Creek Quilters](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/watch-a-video-about-coffee-creek-quilters/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tggmlSJQ_YU&feature=em-upload_owner&rel=0&modestbranding=1 Coffee Creek Quilters is featured in this video produced by TheQuiltShow.com, a web-based "TV show" from Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. It was filmed last August at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility by a TQS film crew and includes interviews with CCQ past president Mary Ann McCammon and several of our students in the Tuesday
- [CCQ thanks Montavilla Sewing Centers](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/montavilla/) - Montavilla Sewing Centers has been a generous supporter of the Coffee Creek Quilters program for the past few years, servicing the Janome sewing machines we use in our classes for a special low price. Montavilla also services the donation machines we give our students when they're released from prison. Several CCQ members showed our appreciation
- [Quilt exhibit at Canby's The Place To Be Cafe](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilt-exhibit-at-canbys-the-place-to-be-cafe/) - Quilts crafted by women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility will be on display throughout the month of August at The Place To Be Cafe (P2B) in Canby. Quilts made by CCQ instructors will also be exhibited and offered for sale as part of our fundraising. P2B is dedicating Sunday August 4th as a special
- [St. Stephen quilters turn out for CCQ fundraiser](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/st-stephen-quilters-turn-out-for-ccq-fundraiser/) - A group of quilters from St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Gladstone have been Coffee Creek Quilters supporters for several years. They collect money in a "coffee can for Coffee Creek" and send the proceeds to us for our Sponsor a Quilter initiative. These quilters heard about our fundraiser at A Place To Be Cafe on
- [Quilts for Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilts-for-camp-erin/) - Coffee Creek Quilters donates more than 150 student-made quilts every year to a variety of organizations. This year our instructors and members made quilts for donation too. Forty-two kids attending a special summer camp for grieving children will receive member-made comfort quilts from CCQ. We made the quilts for Camp Erin, where young people learn
- [CCQ quilts comfort grieving kids at Camp Erin](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-quilts-comfort-grieving-kids-at-camp-erin/) - Seventeen children and teenagers attending a special summer camp for grieving children received comfort quilts from Coffee Creek Quilters in 2011. CCQ members – instructors and volunteers – challenged themselves to make the quilts for Camp Erin, part of the Providence Healthcare system, where young people learn to cope with the loss of a loved
- [Volunteer opportunity with CCQ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/volunteer-opportunity-with-ccq/) - Coffee Creek Quilters teaches quilting to women in prison and currently there is a need for another instructor to help teach the Wednesday evening class. Prior teaching experience isn't required, but we need someone with at least advanced-beginner quilting skills and a willingness to work with a wide variety of student learning styles. Patience, good
- [Nancy's Notions features CCQ for "Creative Kindness" ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/nancys-notions-features-ccq-for-creative-kindness/) - Coffee Creek Quilters is honored to be featured on the website of Wisconsin-based quilting supply store Nancy's Notions as an outlet for "Creative Kindness." Creative Kindness is a book and DVD series that is part of Nancy Zieman's long-running TV show, Sewing with Nancy (29 years and counting!). The book helps connect quilters and other
- [City of Wilsonville awards grant to CCQ for traveling exhibit](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/city-of-wilsonville-awards-grant-to-ccq-for-traveling-exhibit/) - Since it isn't possible to invite the community to observe our quilting classes at CCCF, CCQ is creating a traveling exhibit that we'll take into the community to describe the diversity of the women we serve and the amazing quilts they create. The new exhibit will include photographs taken in our classes, a display of
- [CCQ receives grant from Women's Care Foundation](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-receives-grant-from-womens-care-foundation/) - Coffee Creek Quilters has received a $1,000 grant from Women's Care Foundation, an organization that serves the Portland tri-county area with a focus on women's social concerns and health care. These funds will help pay for classroom quilting supplies, sewing tools for "release kits' that we offer students when they leave CCCF and a variety of
- [Meet our volunteers: Karen Bell](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meet-our-members-karen-bell/) - Karen Bell joined CCQ in January of 2008 as an instructor in the Thursday afternoon class. A year before she retired she saw a brochure about the CCQ program and knew that is what she would do when she retired. After four years volunteering with CCQ she feels blessed to be part of this program
- [Quilt exhibit at Summerfield Estates](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/quilt-show-at-summerfield-estates-june-28-2012/) - Ten instructor-made quilts will be part of a quilt show at Summerfield Estates, a retirment community in Tigard. The beautiful quilt shown here was made by Nancy Dudley, one of the instructors in our Tuesday morning class. The quilts will be available for purchase at prices ranging from $50 to $200 as part of CCQ's
- [Wilsonville Library hosts CCQ quilt exhibit](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/wilsonville-library-hosts-ccq-quilt-show-and-sale/) - CCQ student quilts are on display at the Wilsonville Library during the entire month of July. In addition to the quilts, the exhibit offers a peek into the prison classroom with a new slide show displaying continuously on a digital picture frame. Instructor-made quilts are also on display and available for purchase at the library.
- [CCQ volunteers learn about special ed techniques ](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-instructors-learn-about-special-ed-techniques/) - On July 7, Merriley Smith, a retired special education teacher, shared her expertise in teaching students with challenges in a roundtable discussion with CCQ instructors. We find that some CCQ students have a variety of learning challenges. Some have cognitive impairment from past drug use while others lack a basic education. In these situations Merriley
- [CCQ receives thanks from Good Samaritan Hospital](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-receives-thanks-from-good-samaritan-hospital/) - CCQ received a letter from Chaplain Wendy Fish at Good Samaritan Hospital thanking us for quilts made by our students and donated to their hospice program. Here's an excerpt from her letter: First, let me say a heartfelt thank you! It means so very much to families to have your quilts. The quilts are put
- [CCQ featured in Wilsonville Spokesman](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/ccq-featured-in-wilsonville-spokesman/) - An article in the July 18 issue of the Wilsonville Spokesman features Coffee Creek Quilters. Sparked by an exhibit of student- and instructor-made quilts at the Wilsonville Library, the article multiplies the public exposure for CCQ's prison quilting program. Volunteer Molly Skeen has taken the lead in setting up the exhibit's electronic slide show using
- [Wilsonville church hosts CCQ exhibit](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/wilsonville-church-hosts-ccq-exhibit/) - An exhibit of both student- and instructor-made quilts is on display in the Narthex Gallery at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Wilsonville. The exhibit stems from CCQ's long-standing relationship with St. Francis Church. Our founder, Koko Sutton, was a member of the Church and arranged for CCQ to rent space in Wisdom House,

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- [Home](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/) - Learn About Us We teach quilting classes to women incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, emphasizing life-enhancing skills. Learn more… Watch a Video CCQ is featured in a video produced by TheQuiltShow.com, a web-based “TV show” from Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Learn more… Start a Program We've developed a detailed guide for groups
- [Get Involved](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/get-involved/) - There are different ways you can be involved with Coffee Creek Quilters. We invite you to learn more: Donate fabric & supplies Volunteer your time Attend our annual fabric sale Start a prison quilting program modeled after ours Book a presentation for your group
- [Start a Prison Quilting Program](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/start-a-quilting-program/) - The Coffee Creek Quilters Program is a detailed guide for groups that might want to offer a similar quilting program at other correctional facilities. Our guide covers the following topics: CCQ's history Working in a correctional facility Volunteer qualifications Class structure Classroom equipment Quilt kits and patterns Fabrics: donations, purchase, storage Release kits Donating quilts
- [Donate Fabric/Supplies](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/donate-fabric-supplies/) - Donations of fabric and supplies can be brought to Wisdom House, the small white building at the rear of the property of St Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 8818 SW Miley Road, Wilsonville. Volunteers will be there to accept donations between 10 am and 11:30 am on the dates listed in the right sidebar of
- [The CCQ 2026 Quilt Challenge](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/the-ccq-2026-quilt-challenge/) - Coffee Creek Quilters volunteers made 46 quilts this year for donation to Camp Erin Portland. It was a "challenge" and this year's rule was to use at least at least eight shades of one color. You can click on the images to view them larger.
- [Fabric Sale](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/annual-sale/) - Volunteers work throughout the year, sorting donations. Much of it goes into our stash for students' use in the prison quilting program. The excess is set aside for our Fabric Sale. Save the date! Our next Fabric Sale will be on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Details to follow.
- [News](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/news/)
- [Who Are Coffee Creek Quilters?](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/who-are-coffee-creek-quilters/) - Coffee Creek Quilters teaches quilting classes to women incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. Since 2002, we have provided a positive, hands-on program that gives our students an opportunity to learn and practice many life-enhancing skills. Why teach quilting in a prison? Quilting teaches patience, perseverance, problem-solving and the importance
- [Student Quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/student-quilts-2/) - Each student makes three quilts over the course of the Coffee Creek Quilters program. With the first quilt, they learn to accurately cut fabric, operate a sewing machine, sew a standard quarter inch seam, and finish the quilt with straight stitch quilting and binding. They expand their skills with the second quilt which usually includes
- [xStudent Quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/student-quilts/) - Each student makes three quilts over the course of the Coffee Creek Quilters program. With the first quilt, they learn to accurately cut fabric, operate a sewing machine, sew a standard quarter inch seam, and finish the quilt with straight stitch quilting and binding. They expand their skills with the second quilt which usually includes
- [Newsletter](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/newsletter/) - [newsletter]
- [A History of the Coffee Creek Quilters Program](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/a-history-of-the-coffee-creek-quilters-program/) - In the months before Coffee Creek Correctional Facility opened in 2002, a prison official made a presentation at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Wilsonville, asking for volunteers to teach a hobby to the incarcerated women. Koko Sutton, an active member of the church and an avid quilter, came up with the idea of
- [Contact Us](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/contact-us/) - If you are interested in volunteering, please complete our volunteer questionnaire and we will get back to you soon. For all other questions and comments, please use this form to contact us:
- [Donate Time](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/donate-time/) - Interested in volunteering with Coffee Creek Quilters? We have a variety of opportunities, including fabric sorting, kit making, classroom teaching, organizational tasks, and more. Please complete our volunteer questionnaire and we will get back to you soon.
- [Release Kit Donations](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/release-kit-donations/) - One of the most crucial times for our students is when they are released from Coffee Creek, and — in many cases — confront an uncertain future. Women who have successfully completed all three quilts and are being released are eligible to receive a quilting kit of tools and supplies, so they can continue to
- [Donate Dollars](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/donate-dollars/) - Cash donations in any amount are gratefully accepted at any time with PayPal or a credit card. We also have two designated donation opportunities: Sponsor a Quilter for a Year: $150 You can sponsor a quilter for an entire year. The sponsorship covers the cost of the high-quality fabric, supplies, notions, tools (such as thread,
- [Meet Our Volunteers](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/meetourvolunteers/) - Coffee Creek Quilters has more than 70 volunteers. Some are instructors in our two weekly classes at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Others are fabric sorters who sort and wash fabric donations; kit assemblers who put together the patterns and fabrics for our students' first and second quilts; and longarm quilters who quilt our students' third
- [The CCQ 2023 Quilt Challenge](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/the-ccq-2023-quilt-challenge/) - Every year CCQ members make quilts for donation to summer camps for kids who have experienced a bereavement. Normally we hang the quilts at Wisdom House and meet on the first Saturday of June for a quilt show of sorts. This year we're holding a virtual quilt show. You can click on the photos below
- [The CCQ 2021 Quilt Challenge](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/the-ccq-2021-quilt-challenge/) - Every year CCQ members make quilts for donation to Camp Erin and Camp Sunrise, two summer camps for kids who have experienced a bereavement. Normally we hang the quilts at Wisdom House and meet on the first Saturday of June for a quilt show of sorts. This year we can't meet because of the pandemic,
- [Thank you](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thank-you/) - Thank you for contacting us. We will be in touch with you soon.
- [xContact Us](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/xcontact-us-2/) - We welcome your questions and inquiries. For more information, please contact us: Coffee Creek Quilters P.O. Box 2672 Wilsonville, OR 97070 Phone: 503.257.1320 coffeecreekquilters@yahoo.com
- [Our Program](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/our-program/) - Coffee Creek Quilters has taught quilting classes to women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon, since 2002. Many of our students have experienced difficult life situations including homelessness, substance abuse, and family violence. CCQ provides a positive, hands-on opportunity to learn skills like patience, perseverance, problem-solving, and the importance of quality work.
- [Our Students](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/our-students/) - Quilting in Women's Prison Our students are incarcerated women at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF). There is a long waiting list for the program, which accommodates about 80 women. Many of our students have experienced interpersonal violence and homelessness. Most have mental health and substance abuse issues and quite a few suffer from chronic
- [Privacy Policy](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/privacy-policy/) - Coffee Creek Quilters (CCQ) respects your right to privacy and is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust. We have created the following privacy policy to inform you about the ways in which we collect and use information across our website. CCQ does not collect any information from you without your knowledge and permission, and
- [Book a Presentation](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/book-a-presentation/) - Coffee Creek Quilters members are available to make presentations about our program. In the Portland, Oregon area, we can bring our slide show and an assortment of student quilts to quilt guilds and community service organizations. We can also make presentations to organizations in other areas that are interested in starting a prison quilting program
- [Thanks from Recipients of Donated Quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/thanks-for-donated-quilts/) - Coffee Creek Quilters donates student-made quilts to health care and social service organizations in Oregon, including Emanuel Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Meridian Park Hospital, Kinship House, and Community Warehouse. In addition, our members donate quilts to the Camp Erin and Camp Sunrise bereavement camps for kids. Here are some notes we've received from recipients of
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## My Library

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## Galleries

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- [First quilts](https://coffeecreekquilters.org/bwg_gallery/first-quilts/)
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## Gallery Share

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## Categories

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## Tags

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