Since COVID guidelines prohibit large gatherings, our Drop-In days have been cancelled indefinitely. If this changes we will certainly let you know.

Consequently, our drop-off venue for DDCQP items is now Carolyn Weil's home. Bay Quilts and New Pieces, fabric stores where you could drop off finished Community Quilts or kits, are also closed. At Carolyn's you may drop off finished kits or quilts, pick up kits to sew or pinned quilts for machine quilting, or get batting to finish a Community Quilt that you have made. She will also accept fabric donations and face masks. Please email Carolyn before you go to her home.

EBHQ members are generous by nature and have a long history of supporting our community at large.  The Deanna Davis Community Quilt Project (DDCQP) donates over 1,000 quilts a year to local children and youth organizations, shelters and hospitals.  

DDQCP volunteers have stitched and distributed all sizes of quilts to those in need of support and comfort: tiny quilts for preemies, small quilts for babies and children, medium sizes for tweens, and larger quilts for teens aging out of foster care and for families in need of disaster relief.  It's an accomplishment we all should be very proud of. Thank you ALL for making it possible. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!  

How you can help at Drop-In Work Days

•    sew on a binding by hand

•    measure and sort donated fabric by color for storage

•    measure fabric for building backs and making bindings

•    assemble a quilt sandwich—matching a completed top with binding, batting and a back

•    help to pin quilt sandwiches for at-home machine quilting

•    cut donated fabric into squares for kits

•    assemble pre-cut squares into kits

•    sew our DDCQP labels onto finished quilts that are ready for distribution

What you can pick up at a Drop-In to finish at home

•    a donated "UFO" (unfinished object)

•    a pre-cut kit to sew a quilt-top

•    a pinned quilt sandwich to machine quilt

•    a machine-quilted quilt that needs binding attached by hand or machine

DDCQP Work Days take place during EBHQ Drop-Ins at 980 Stannage Ave., Albany, CA from 9 am to 3 pm. (map). New volunteers are always warmly welcomed and encouraged to join in any activity.  Just bring your helping hands and willing hearts.  Supplies are provided. 

How to help from home

•    create a quilt or a quilt top of your own design (see Quilt Size Guidelines) 

•    cut and assemble a kit, using one of our Quilt Kit Patterns, bring it to Drop-In for someone else to sew up

•    sew & press binding strips (180” child size, 240” tween size), more length is always welcome

•    search through your stash and donate unwanted fabric (see fabric donations below)—Kiss It Goodbye and put it  to good use

Fabric and Quilt Donations

We gladly accept:

•    fabric — 1/4 yard pieces or larger — no scraps please

•    100% cotton fabric — washed if possible

•     cute children’s fabrics, happy colors and fun prints

•     large pieces of batting — at least one yard — no scraps please

•     sewing notions — thread, quilting pins, scissors, masking tape

•     finished quilt tops, (we’ll provide the back, batting and binding)

•     unused, completed quilts

Small bundles of fabric donations are accepted at Drop-In work days, Educational Sessions, New Pieces, and Bay Quilts

Large fabric donations (multiple bags and boxes) are accepted by appointment: Contact Carolyn Weil ebhq.ddcqp@gmail.com

More places to drop off and pick up

Also, completed quilt-tops, kits and quilts can be dropped off, and kits to sew can be picked up, at the EBHQ monthly Educational Sessions at 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington (see calendar for dates), (map) as well as our local affiliate quilt shops:

•    New Pieces Quilt Store - 766 Gilman St., Berkeley

•    Bay Quilts - 5327 Jacuzzi St., Suite 3-C Richmond

•    Hello Stitch - 1708 University Ave., Berkeley

We occasionally need help delivering quilts to local hospitals and shelters. Contact Carolyn Weil at ebhq.ddcqp@gmail.com if you can help

Read about DDCQP History here.