Stitches for Kids
2026
Twelve to sixteen energetic, young, senior ladies meet every Tuesday at the Indio Senior Center. Most are local residents but a few live in Northern California and one in Hawaii. They make Quilts for Kids. They call themselves “Sew Sisters."
2026 was another incredible year with donations totaling over 530 quilts. Olive Crest, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, Mama’s House, Indio Senior Center, Refuge Pregnancy Center, Hope 22 Ministries, Pure Hope Care, Desert Springs Heritage Health Care, Dental & Vision Mission in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Behavioral Health Family Services received these comforting quilts.
The beneficiaries are enthusiastic. The quilts received from us include comments about the children loving to find and play I SPY with my little eyes, their favorite color, or favorite animal or princesses, or cars and trucks. Some quilts have the alphabet, nursery rhymes, numbers to count, and or their favorite book. Some quilts have planets, spaceships, and rainbows. Some newborn layette sets and cloth bags have been donated along with the quilts. The older recipients may select wheel chair quilts or a smaller quilt.
The Sew Sisters make quilts during the week and prepare by pinning them with batting, pieced top and back. One Sew Sister shared with me how being part of this group gives us purpose. Donations of fabric and batting are always welcome.
October 2024
Olive Crest is delighted to see Natalie come with so many quilts. Last year we made and donated over 600 quilts to Olive Crest who serve foster children and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission New Life program.
Each week we hold our Show & Share at the Indio Senior Center Stitches group in a quilt turning fashion, one quilt stack upon another with everyone gathered around for viewing pleasure.
Summer 2024
Stitches for Kids had a surprise challenge. They each took a bag with an unknown panel and each participant was challenged to complete a 40” x 60” child’s quilt.
Retired teacher Dorothy made the cutest school bus; Margarita sewed a “Let’s Get Outdoor” quilt; Peggy, Elida and Linda pieced an alphabet quilt; Natalie made the cutest placemats; Terry enjoyed sewing her “Life is Better in a Tutu” quilt; Nora had fun sewing her “Benjie Engie” train quilt; Ruth added bumble bees to her Bee Happy quilt; and Gloria helped with the Circus lion. Sandy received lots of ooos and ahhs for her “The Circus” quilt.
October 2023
Stiches 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.
March 2023
Patricia Page and Beth Irish delivered quilts made by our Friendship Group Stitches for Kids to Olive Crest On Friday, March 12. What a fantastic job this group is doing!
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.
In December 2018, Patricia Page from our friendship group, Stitches for Kids, delivered 22 quilts to Olive Crest. Stitches for Kids donated close to 200 quilts to this organization in 2018!! What a wonderful job they are doing!
First, there was the material donation...
Then there were the quilts which were headed to either Olive Crest or the Rescue Mission. For 2019, Stitches for Kids have donated 481quilts to these two organizations -- 368 to Olive Crest and 113 to the Rescue Mission.
By the end of January 2020, Stitches for Kids were delivering 24 quilts to Olive Crest. A great start to the year!
29 More Quilts from Sticthes for Kids!
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!
Tatyanna, from Olive Crest accepted 30 quilts from Stitches for Kids. The group has been very busy. hey even made the table topper Tatyanna is holding for Olive Crest's office manager, Angela Allen. The table topper and quilt on the right were made from a donation of fabrics from Joy Rasmussen (Angela's mother). Joy was a CVQG Guild member.
Stitches for Kids on KESQ TV!!
When Stitches for Kids dropped off 39 quilts at Olive Crest the other day they ended up on television on KESQ. Olive Crest is a non-profit organization in the Coachella Valley that ensures every child has a safe and loving home. To view the televised segment click here. Thank you Stitches for Kids for helping to promote the art of quilting. Keep up the wonderful work.
September 2021
44 more quilts off to Olive Crest!
Stitches for Kids quilters delivered quilts to Olive Crest for foster children.
Stitches for Kids donated this quilt to the Friends of the Indio's Senior Center for their craft fair to be held on November 2. This friendship group meets at the Indio Senior Center on Tuesdays.
Stitches For Kids Are Doing It Again!
Patricia Page and Stitches For Kids delivered 27 quilts to Olive Crest and 26 quilts to Rescue Mission. They are doing amazing work. Thank you for all that you do for our local community! 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!
