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.
Kinship House – 40
Casa, Jackson County – 20
Meridian Park Hospital – 21
Providence Elder Place – 20
VA Assisted Living, Medford – 15
Emmanuel House – 20
Each student in the CCQ program makes two quilts for donation and a third quilt that they either keep or give to a loved one.
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.
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.