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Share Our Skills

Share Our Skills (SOS) volunteers make about 700 quilts each year which are given to charity. Members are encouraged to donate time, fabric, batting, completed tops and quilts. SOS kits made up of donated coordinating fabric which may be picked up at the meetings and returned when completed.

SOS Sew Day meets the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30 to 4:00 at Knights of Columbus located at 1620 E Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids. Bring your machine if you would like to sew, We have scissors, needles and Knit Cro Sheen to tie the quilts. Also bring a dish to share for lunch at noon.  On average, 20 ladies attend to help with the SOS Charity quilts. Quilts are also tied between the morning and evening monthly meetings. In 2008, year of the flood, over 1,200 were donated to flood victims. SOS also donates to several benefits during the year. SOS is an excellent opportunity to test a new quilt block prior to purchasing fabric and other quilting supplies.
Following is a partial list of the past recipients of SOS

Abbe Health
ASAC
Bridgehaven

Camp Courageous
Catherine McAuley Center
Catholic Worker
Cedar House
Families Helping Families
Four Oaks
Freedom Foundation

HACAP
Habitat for Humanity

Heart of Iowa
Hiawatha Care Center
Hospice of Mercy

Inn Circle Day Care Program
Linn County Daycare
Linn-Jones Dept of Human Services
Manor Care
MECCA
Mission of Hope
Sleep in Heavenly Peace

United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties

Willis Dady Shelter
Young Parents Network




​Knights of Columbus
#909, 1620 E Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids (see map)

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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Weather Policy
    • Advertising
    • Groups and Activities >
      • Small Groups
      • Freedom Stitchers (QOV)
      • Share Our Skills (SOS)
      • Activities and Retreats
      • Area Events
  • Meetings & Workshops
    • Show and Tell
  • Membership
    • Newsletter >
      • Newsletter Archives
    • New Member Letter
    • Members Only >
      • Board Members
      • Guild Financials
      • EIHQ Buy/Sell
      • Guild Members
      • By-Laws
      • Standing Rules
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Education
    • Advertisers
    • Quilt Restoration
    • Techniques
    • Library
    • Who We are Following
  • President’s Challenge 2024-2025
  • Cindy’s Summer Scrap Sew Along
  • QUILT SHOW 2025: PHOTOS
    • PHOTOS: Album 1
    • PHOTOS: Album 2
    • PHOTOS: Album 3
    • PHOTOS: Album 4
    • PHOTOS: Album 5
    • PHOTOS: Album 6
    • PHOTOS: Album 7
    • PHOTOS: Album 8
    • PHOTOS: AWITL1
    • PHOTOS: AWITL2
    • PHOTOS: AWITL 3