Quilting

Prayer Quilt Ministry

Every knot is a prayer

Every Thursday morning a group of women meets in the Fireside Room to cut, sew and pray. What they make goes to people in this church family and beyond who are facing serious illness, surgery, a long stay in hospital, or the loss of someone close.

A finished prayer quilt laid out with red ties knotted across it, ready to be given

The quilt is finished. The knots are what make it a prayer quilt.

Before a quilt is given away it is laid out on a table on Sunday morning and the members of the congregation tie the knots that hold it together. Each knot is tied with a prayer for the person who will receive it. By the time the quilt leaves the church it has been prayed over dozens of times, and it carries those prayers with it.

How it works

One

Someone asks for a quilt on behalf of a person who needs one.

Two

A quilt is chosen from those the group has made.

Three

The quilt is presented to the congregation. People pray for the recipient by name and tie the knots.

Four

The person who requested it delivers the quilt.

Requesting a quilt

Quilts are made for people connected to this church: those who are part of our church family, members of their extended families, and close personal friends of someone here.

They are given for serious illness or surgery, an extended stay in hospital, or the loss of an immediate family member.

Two things worth knowing before you ask. A quilt is only given if the person is willing to receive one, so please check with them first. And the person who makes the request is the one who delivers it, which is usually the right thing anyway.

Request a prayer quilt

Download the form, fill it in, and email it to the office or drop it off. You can also hand it to any member of the quilting group. The more you can tell us about the person and what they are facing, the better we can pray for them.

Download the request form

Questions, or you would rather talk it through first? Call the office at 250 378-9502 or email office@nicolavalleyefc.com.

Thursday mornings

Nine o’clock, in the Fireside Room. Cutting, sewing, pressing, tying, and a good deal of conversation. You do not need to know how to quilt, and you do not need to come every week.

Two women tying knots into a finished quilt spread across a table

The quilt is prepared for presentation to the church

A woman sewing a quilt at a machine in the Fireside Room

Piecing a top together

Two women sitting on a couch working on a purple and white quilt

Finishing by hand

Beyond the quilts

The same hands make a good deal more than prayer quilts. Here are a few of the projects they have taken on.

The quilting group behind a table covered with handmade blankets, hats and bags bound for Guatemala

Handmade gifts carried to Guatemala by our team

The quilting group with a stack of folded comforters in a bin, ready to be donated

Disaster relief comforters donated to MCC

A woman sewing at a machine set up in the church foyer

Whatever needs doing