FCQ & Susan G. Komen Quilts for the Cure
(page last updated May 21, 2010)

Faithful Circle Quilters supports breast cancer research through the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Maryland. You can find out more about the Race for the Cure by clicking here. Each year, headed by Leah Hurwich, FCQ makes quilts, sells raffle tickets at different locations throughout the summer, and then sends the quilts and the raffle money on to Komen-Maryland. From there, they are displayed at the Race for the Cure registration site where Komen sells more raffle tickets.  Last year, over $6,000 was raised with quilts from FCQ.

Photo Gallery ¨ History ¨ How to Help ¨ This Year ¨ Last Year

History

Someone from Susan G. Komen-Maryland first contacted FCQ guild member Sue Haney, who agreed to begin making quilts.

When Sue asked Guild members to help for the 2005 raffle, charter guild member Virginia Fry made a quilt AND a matching pillow to go along with it. It sold so many tickets, we decided to add a travel pillow to each quilt we donate. In 2007, guild member Stephanie Sanidas began making quilted pillow covers—mostly from fabric provided by the quiltmaker—to match each donated quilt.

When guild member Jane Pollitt displayed her Komen quilt during one of our guild meeting Show and Tells, Mary Beth Little wanted to buy tickets. Leah Hurwich spoke with the Komen representative about it. FCQ members have since been making quilts and pillows, and pre-selling raffle tickets ever since.

How to Help

If you'd like to help, the following is a list of ways you can be involved. Please click here to contact Leah Hurwich to find out what donations are needed most.

• Make a quilt top and back

• Machine quilt a quilt (yours or someone else's)

• Sew a binding on a quilt

• Make a coordinating pillow cover (from quilt fabrics provided from one of the quilts)

• Provide the complete quilt and pillow cover (or fabric for the coordinating pillow cover)

• Donate batting and/or 12”x16” pillow forms (click here for latest Joann's coupon)

• Volunteer your dry/odor-free space to store the items until they are turned over to Komen

• Suggest places to display the quilts for selling raffle tickets

• Sell raffle tickets

This Year

We are currently raffling the 2010 Race for the Cure Quilt Raffle Quilts. Please click here to contact Leah Hurwich to find out where and when quilts will be on display and tickets sold.

Last Year

For the 2009 Race for the Cure Quilt Raffle, we sent over $2,000 and 21 quilts with matching travel pillows. Click here to view the entire gallery of quilts that were submitted.

The following is a detailed description of each of the 2009 quilts. Click on the image to be taken to a larger photograph of the quilt. We wish to thank not only the named FCQ members and friends for their contributions, but also Margo Cramer, Karen Egerter, Caren Fitzpatrick, Nora Goldstein, Juanita Hendry, Eleanor Howe, Paula Woods and everyone who donated fabrics and supplies.

1 - AFRICAN JOURNEY 49”x59” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. They were made by Sherrin Murray using the pattern “Sticks and Stones” by Black Cat Creations.
2 - BLACK & WHITE & LOVE ALL OVER 68”x80” Twin Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Susan Mitchell made an original design medallion style quilt with “P.S. I Love You“ borders. It was quilted by professional machine quilter Julia Graves. Peg McClelland added the binding. Alka Mital made the matching quilted pillow cover. Julia is the daughter of a cancer survivor
3 - BLUEBELLS 48”X77” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Janette Tarr made them using a Churn Dash variation with alternating blocks set on point.
4 – BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS 35”x32” Quilted Wall Hanging & Pieced Pillow Cover. Jane Ebert made them using a Laurel Birch Christmas Panel.
5 - BUTTONS & BOWS: PRETTY IN PINK 38”x51” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Village Quilters made a pink ribbon/4patch/signature quilt and gave it to Stephanie Sanidas for the Komen Quilt Raffle. Stephanie made the 4-patch quilted pillow cover.
6 - FANDANGO 44”x58” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Made by Stephanie Sanidas, the quilt has Pink Dresden Plates appliquéd on a deep burgundy/mauve background with alternating blocks of palest floral pink background set on point. The quilt was quilted by John Anderson on his mid-arm quilting machine.
7 - HAWAIIAN HIBISCUS 49”x67 ½” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Genie Corbin made them in a 9-patch pizzazz design. The quilt was quilted by John Anderson on his mid-arm quilting machine. The binding is a blue hand-dye by Nancy Murdock. Genie is a 2-time breast cancer survivor.
8 - HEARTS TOGETHER 49”x68” Quilt & Pieced Pillow Cover. Maggie Nebel made them using the March 2009 FCQ BOM red on white heart blocks that she won. The quilt was quilted by Stephanie Sanidas.
9 - HUNTER’S STAR 57”x71” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Margaret Minton made them. John Anderson quilted the quilt on his mid-arm quilting machine.
10 – K4 (King Kong Komen Kwilt) 96”x96” King/Queen Quilt & 2 Large Size Quilted Pillow Covers.  Note – No Pillow Forms Are Included. The double 4-patch items were pieced by Anne Troy, Stephanie Sanidas and Diana Morraye. The quilt was quilted by professional machine quilter Maria OHaver. Stephanie and Peg McClelland added the binding. Stephanie made the quilted pillow covers. Anne is a 3-time breast cancer survivor.
11 - MEMORIES FROM MY BOX OF CRAYONS 47”x65” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! The quilt was made by Sri Poedjastoeti and quilted by professional machine quilter Julia Graves - the daughter of a cancer survivor. The pillow cover was made by Sri and Alka Mital.
12 - PATTY’S PINKS 58”x67” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Patty Stenpeck made them using the Primrose Path quit pattern by Pat Steiner of Cottonseed Glory Quilt Shop. Stephanie Sanidas added the quilt‘s borders, it was quilted by John Anderson on his mid-arm quilting machine and Sharon Rhoton added the binding.
13 - PERSEPHONE 56”x67.75” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. John Anderson made the original design medallion style quilt and he quilted it on his mid-arm. John Anderson and Stephanie Sanidas made the quilted pillow cover.
14 - PINK LEMONADE WITH A TWIST OF LIME 65”x81 1/2” Twin Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Susan Mitchell made the original design quilt mostly with the ‘Love and Inspiration’ cancer collection fabrics. It was quilted by Sheri Thompson on her long arm quilt machine and the binding was added by Juliann Nankervis. Alka Mital made the matching pillow cover.
15 - PURPLE HEARTS FOR BRAVERY 56”x71” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Sandy Reading made them using the heart quilt pattern from the cover of Karla Alexander’s book “Stack The Deck!”. The back of the quilt has 2 columns of the heart blocks. The quilt was quilted by professional machine quilter Maria OHaver.
16 – PURPLE PAGODA 49”x68.25” Quilt & Pieced Pillow Cover. Sheva Farkas made the original design items. Stephanie Sanidas quilted and added the binding to the quilt.
17 - SUMMER BREEZE 67.5”x65” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. The original design quilt was made by Martha Swallow and quilted by Stephanie Sanidas. Martha and Stephanie made the quilted pillow cover.
18 - THE BLESSINGS OF ANGELS 50”x71 ½” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!  Sue Haney made the ‘framed angels panel’ quilt, designed by Joyce Ritter and quilted by professional machine quilter Julia Graves - the daughter of a cancer survivor . Sue and Alka Mital made the quilted pillow cover.
19 - WATERMELON WEDGES 47”x57” Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Stephanie Sanidas won the Village Quilters BOM pink and green blocks. She then made and quilted the quilt & pillow cover.
20 - WAZOO WONDER 66”x90” Twin Quilt & Quilted Pillow Cover. Sherry Shane made them using the pattern “Just Can’t Cut It” by ‘All Washed Up Quilts’. The quilt was quilted by professional machine quilter Judy Rich.
21 – FLEECE BLANKETS Two 60”x72” Coordinating Pink Fleece Blankets & 2 Pink Pillowcases & 2 - 12”x16” Pillow Forms.  Leah Hurwich donated the two 100% polyester fleece blankets. One is a heart and pink ribbon print, the other is a coordinating light pink solid. Both are finished with a blanket stitch along the edges. Stephanie Sanidas made the 2 pillow cases. Leah is a 4-year breast cancer survivor.