Girl Scouts make lap quilts for Hilltown care-receivers

Girl Scout Troop 1482 is comprised of six 15-year-old sophomores at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School. The girls made six beautiful lap quilts they want to go to people in the Hilltowns who are care-receivers of Community Caregivers.

Scout leader Tami Hanley says the girls have been in Scouts since first grade. Tami has been their leader since the girls were in third grade.

So, Paige Brown, Caitlin Hall, Taryn Hanley, Jordan Latter, and Emily Purcell set out to make quilts. Sophia Barcomb, no longer in the group, helped make one of the quilts with Emily. Tami says, “Honestly, there was not a set purpose to the project other than doing something for others in our community.”

Marie Viscio, friend and expert quilter herself, mentioned making quilts to Tami as a project for the Scout Troop. Marie had an abundance of fabric “bricks” that her friend, Ruth Shannon, had given her years ago. Marie said she had boxes of the 5 ½-inch-by-3 ½-inch blocks that were used to make charity quilts over the years.

While the girls worked on the project all year, it took only three all-day meetings to complete the quilts. For their efforts, the girls will get a quilt-making badge. They also have written letters to the people who will receive the quilts.

The Scout leader said the girls love doing service projects that are for the benefit of others. Sue Griffiths, Community Caregivers Intake Coordinator, will take charge of the quilts and see that they get to the right people.