"I'm really touched by the generosity and kindness of those at Calico Corners. With their help, we can deliver quilts to so many more sick children who are missing family and friends. Wrapping a simple patchwork quilt around a child really is comforting during a long hospital stay." Linda Arye, founder - Quilts For Kids, Inc.
Custom bedding at Calico Corners - Calico Home creates beautiful rooms for customers, but now it will also generate donations to fund hand-crafted quilts for children in hospitals.  Quilts For Kids, Inc. is an organization that has donated tens of thousands of hand-crafted quilts to children with serious illnesses. Founded by Linda Arye ten years ago, when she decided to save the landfills from left-over fabric samples, Quilts For Kids, Inc., has grown into an international organization. Just recently, the organization has moved from Linda's dining room and guest room to a rented space in Southeastern Pa. -- that's when Calico decided to lend a helping hand. We are providing fabric racks for storing the fabrics, shelving to stage quilting kits and finished quilts, as well as a special table for rolling, measuring and cutting fabrics. In addition, we will make a donation for every custom bedding order placed this year.
"We were able to deliver quilts and put smiles on the faces of 26,000 children in 2010," said Arye, "and we hope to double that number soon!"
To learn more about Quilts For Kids, Inc. and how you can help, visit their website at http://www.quiltsforkids.org/