Aug. 5; Quilts of Valor sew day in Port Townsend

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 1, 2023

PORT TOWNSEND — North Olympic Peninsula Quilts of Valor will host its Summer Sew Day quilting party from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The annual event is in the American Legion’s Marvin G. Shields Post No. 26, 209 Monroe St.

The public is invited to come help sew; no prior quilting experience is necessary.

Quilts of Valor will provide fabric, quilt kits, cutting mats, cutters, irons and ironing boards.

Attendees should bring a sewing machine, if possible.

Quilts of Valor is a volunteer organization that sews quilts to present to veterans of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as to current service members.

To nominate a veteran for a quilt, visit www.qovf.org

For more information, call Kathey Bates at 360-316-9798 or email 1katheybates@gmail.com.