Friendship Groups

Check out the following groups and plan to come to at least one of them.  It is a great way to make friends, learn about the guild, work on your own projects, or select a group that makes quilts to donate to wonderful organizations.  The photos below are from our Friendship Group Fair, June 2018.

*Deep Canyon Tennis Club Quilters, (Residents Only)

      Kristin Foster (760) 574-2272  

      November through April, Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm

*Quilting for Good Times, Indio

      Jer Williams (760) 565-6443

      Linda Blake (760) 218-5350

      Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St., Indio 92201

      Work on child quilts for Camp Ronald McDonald

      Wednesdays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

October 2023

Stitches for Kids celebrated their 20th anniversary this week. These quilts, all made in October, brought their total quilts donated for 20 years to a little more than 6500.

What an amazing number, quilters!! Thank you for your time and effort.

Elizabeth and Linda from the friendship groups Quilting for Good Times at Indio Senior Center and La Quinta Wellness Center went to Camp Ronald McDonald in Idyllwild and presented 5 quilts to children who were there.  Program Director Shannon was delighted to receive the donation of quilts and Elizabeth and Linda were treated to lunch. September 2023

Dolores Abelardo and Linda Blake from the friendship group Quilting For Good Times, La Quinta went to Camp Ronald McDonald Camp in the Idyllwild area and gave 5 quilt to the new campers. It has been almost 4 years since they were able to return. 
The friendship group in La Quinta was very excited to return and Camp Ronald McDonald was happy to see them. 

The Corona virus may have stopped many things but it hasn't stopped members of Stitches For Kids from producing some amazing quilts for Olive Crest so far this summer.  "Stitching From Home" -- as Patricia Page puts it -- the groups members have produced 58 quilts!  The photos above are just some of what they have done.  What a wonderful job, ladies!

Over 200 quilts to Olive Crest!

Stitches for Kids Friendship Group, Deep Canyon Friendship Group, Rancho Casa Blanca Quilt Club (Indio) and the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild worked together to donate over 200 quilts to the children and families at Olive Crest.  These quilts were presented during a spring event and put smiles on the faces of children and families whole receive support through Olive Crest.  Pictured above are guild members Patricia Page and Natalie Shonerd who delivered the quilts to Olive Crest.  Thank you to all those who helped in this endeavor.

Stitches For Kids have been at it again.  They delivered 38 quilts to Olive Crest at the end of January. Great job, ladies!

And there was more by Stitches For Kids!

Linda Jones delivered these quilts to Olive Crest on behalf of the Friendship Group, Stitches For Kids.  A big thank you to all the ladies in that group -- Stella, Suzanne, Nora, Beth, Eleda, Ruth, Linda and of course their leader Pat Page.  What a wonderful job you are doing!

Ronald McDonald Camp

Mary French and Linda Blake, members of our Friendship Group Quilting for Good Times, La Quinta, went to Ronald McD Camp in Idyllwild and gave away 7 Quilts. (5 to children and 2 to the Nurses) Chad, the camp director, accepted them on their behalf. They had a very rewarding day. The families were very appreciative and gave them many hugs. 

Friendship Groups News

Stitches for Kids

Stitches for Kids are at it again -- or should I say continue to be at it.  Once again in June and July they presented quilts to Olive Crest here in the valley.  Well done, ladies!

Stitches for Kids have made two more deliveries to Olive Crest by November.  They have donated over 350 quilts this year.  They are very busy ladies!

Quilts of Valor Presentation at Hemet Quilt Show

Stella and Linda represented our friendship group Stitches for Kids when the Quilt of Valor the group had made was presented to veteran Gordon Best at the Hemet Quilt Show in February 2019.   Gordon Best was in the US Army during Korea.  He said they were the coldest winters he ever spent while serving there.  His wife brought him and he was totally surprised with the award.  His wife told Rose Rhoads, Quilts of Valor organizer, Saturday that when she got home from the show (she was a member of the Hemet guild and was helping) that Gordon had the quilt spread out on his bed admiring it.  She could have made him a QOV herself, but it always seems that when the quilt comes from the QOV organization, it seems more significant. 

Congratulations to Stitches for Kids for a beautiful quilt and thank you to Gordon for his service during the Korean War.

Our Friendship Group, Quilting Bee Show and Share, Indio, presented a Quilt of Valor to David French in October 2018.  David is the son of Mary French, a member of Quilting Bee and the guild.  Thank you, David, for your service to us and your country.  Enjoy the quilt!

Sun City Palm Desert Quilters'

Quilts of Valor Presentation

In February, the guild’s friendship group Sun City Palm Desert Quilters present four Quilts of Valor at the Palm Springs Air Museum.  This presentation was part of their goal to give quilts to local organizations and to military related services.

The first Quilt of Valor was presented to Charles Pettit who served as an anti-aircraft gunner with the US Army 514th Battalion in Hawaii and Okinawa from 1943 to 1946.

Peter D. Behenna received the second Quilt of Valor for his service from 1943 to 1946 with the US Navy Seabees as a coxswain.  He worked with the 142nd Naval Construction Battalion, the 5th Marine Division, 32nd Special Naval Construction and motor transport.

The third Quilt of Valor went to Robert D. Chapman who served in the US Navy as a signalman from 1943 to 1946.  He was stationed on PT boats in the Pacific and as a signal tower operator in the Solomon Islands.

Lt. Col. Blaine L. Mack, USAF Retired, was a P-38 pilot with the 11th Fighter Squadron in the US Army Air Forces during WWII.  He also served in Korea as a F-86 fighter pilot and during the Cold War as a B-47 and B-52 pilot.  Lt. Col. Mack received the fourth Quilt of Valor at the presentation.

All four of these gentlemen are volunteers at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

Thank you all for your service to our country and for giving your time at the Air Museum so others will know the history you have seen.