Oak Ridge quilters do it again with lap robes for nursing home, quilts for bazaar

The hands are busy cutting, tying and lining up the brightly-colored fabric squares. A shopping cart is filled the fabric remnants.

The Oak Ridge quilters are working on quilts and lap robes each Monday afternoon in the community room of the complex. This year, they will have completed more than 52 lap robes for the residents of the Farmington Nursing Home. Another 65 quilts will be offered for sale at the upcoming fall bazaar (Nov. 17), with some of the proceeds designated for Hastings Family Service.

They enjoy the quilting and the visiting, says Belva Domagalla. Last year, the group of six made and donated 52 quilts to the Prescott Nursing and rehabilitative Community.

This year there was an extra bonus—the family of quilter Naoma Mike’s daughter, Alamenida, were in Africa and returned with fabric made in that country. The colors of the fabric are vivid purple, green orange, blue and all are bright.

Domagalla had looked for other nursing homes that could use quilts and/or lap robes. The lap robes will be delivered in the next several weeks to Farmington.

They were more than ecstatic about receiving them,” she said.

The women are always appreciative of donated fabric as long as it in good, usable condition. Flannel is good also for the lap robes, said Domagalla.

The end result is a variety of quilts in twin, full, queen and king sizes, all done with those bright colors. The lap robes are 30 inches by 35 inches.

They enjoy the quilting, but like the idea even better of the gifts they are.

“That’s the whole idea,” said Domagalla.

“And we’re still having fun,” said Mike.

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