Quilts for Survivors Project
Westshore Quilters' Guild has an ambitious goal - to make 50 quilts through 2024 and early 2025, and to gift them to Indigenous Survivors of Residential Schools on Vancouver Island.
About the Project
Westshore Quilters' Guild members use our quilting skills to make quilts for several community organizations. In 2022, Guild members celebrated International Quilting Day by making a number of Quilts for Survivors. Inspired by this effort, the Guild wanted to have a greater impact in our communities by gifting quilts to Indigenous Survivors of Residential Schools on Vancouver Island.
You are invited to contribute your skills to our effort. Participants who join us in this opportunity are taking a meaningful personal step towards reconciliation. We hope that our gifted quilts will provide solace, warmth, and a tangible symbol of solidarity to recipients on the Island, fostering an atmosphere of healing, understanding, and inclusiveness.
More Information
To learn more about Quilts for Survivors, visit the Quilts for Survivors website with information on the history and program goals.
To learn more about reconciliation, visit the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation website. You can also read the 94 Calls to Action, and learn more about progress to date.
Questions
Have a question about our project? Want to know how you can help? Contact us at wsqgprograms@gmail.com.