Welcome to our Volunteer Corner!
Discover how you can make a difference as a volunteer! This page provides everything you need, including step-by-step instructions for sending a quilt, requesting a name and address, QFS volunteer projects, Quilt Canada challenges, QFS block patterns, and more!
Information For Volunteers
Learn more about the work we do and how we bring comfort and healing through quilting.
Want Vanessa To Speak To Your Guild?
Vanessa Genier inspires sewing and quilting guilds with her passion for quilting and its social impact. Through her work with Quilts for Survivors, she shares how quilts provide comfort and healing for trauma survivors. Her presentations combine expert knowledge with the mission of bringing hope, showing quilters how their craft can make a meaningful difference in others’ lives.
Shipping Quilts Directly to a Survivor – Volunteer Guidelines
Requesting Labels & Shipping Quilts to Survivors
If you’re requesting a Quilts for Survivors label or planning to ship a quilt directly to a Survivor,
Please follow our guidelines carefully.
This ensures every quilt is handled with care, respect, and proper documentation.
Updates
Stay up-to-date with everything happening at Quilts for Survivors by following our Facebook page!
We regularly post information about our classes, events, volunteer opportunities, and important updates from our admin team. Whether you’re looking to join a sewing class, participate in one of our events, or volunteer to support our mission, our Facebook page is the best place to find all the latest news and details. Don’t miss out—follow us today and stay connected!
Volunteer Photo Highlights
Explore our collection of photos showcasing the incredible efforts and moments shared by our volunteers. Each highlight captures the spirit of collaboration, creativity, and community that drives our mission forward.
Frequently Asked Questions- Volunteers
Sending Out A Quilt?
Are you shipping the quilt directly to a survivor, or sending it to our studio at 58 Legion Drive, South Porcupine, Ontario?
If you are mailing it directly to a survivor, please request a Quilts for Survivors label first and follow the instructions provided.
If you are sending it to our studio, no additional steps are needed—just ship it to the address above.
Thank you for your support!
To Request a Label
Email: Admin@quiltsforsurvivors.ca
Please provide your full name, shipping address, and the number of labels you need.
A $5 shipping fee can be sent via EMT to vanessa@quiltsforsurvivors.ca.
Once the label has been sewn onto the quilt, kindly email a photo of the finished quilt to admin@quiltsforsurvivors.ca
Ship Directly To A Survivor
To ship Directly to a Survivor please email Admin@quiltsforsurvivors.ca
-A picture of the finished quilt and card ( if you are sending one)
-The QFS label is on the quilt
-Can ship within 2-3 business days
Once all of the requirements are met you will receive a name & address.
Other Questions?
We Need Your Heart! 💖
Kat is creating a special wall-hanging to welcome volunteers and survivors as they walk into the Quilts for Survivors studio—something filled with love, hope, and kindness.
We’re asking our community to send in 4” heart quilt blocks with a positive message attached. These messages will be sewn into a piece that wraps our space in warmth and encouragement.
📅 Deadline: December 31st, 2025
📍 Mail to:
Quilts for Survivors
c/o Kat Jeremiah
58 Legion Drive
South Porcupine, ON
P0N 1H0
Canada
🧷 Use the 4” block pattern (PDF available) and any fabric that brings you joy. Please include a kind message—written, stitched, or included on a tag—that someone can read and feel a little brighter.
Quilts For Survivors Free Patterns
These Patterns were made by Quilts For Survivors Management OR Volunteers.
We own all rights to patterns posted.
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