His Quilters

About Us

About twenty years ago, two ladies from our church heard of a young mother who was trying to keep her newborn baby warm by laying her on a pile of clothes in front of her oven.  They decided to get together and make her a warm baby quilt.  More volunteers joined the group and soon there were plenty of projects to keep everybody busy.  Today, His Quilters with the support of the missions committee are involved in many projects such as making quilts for cancer patients at St. Mary's and Bass hospitals, foster kids, and children who are victims of sexual assault.  Fifty quilts have been sent to our mission in the Philippines and many more to wild-fire victims in western Oklahoma.  Their biggest project is to make several quilts for Oakwood's dessert auction which helps to raise money to send our youth to church camp.

How A Quilt Is Made

It is said that it takes a village to raise a child.  It takes a team to make a quilt.  The process begins with an idea or pattern.  It then moves to the fabric room and the hard decisions as to color and print or solid are made.  Now, off to the ironing stations to be pressed and then to the cutting tables to be cut into the size needed.  Once all these steps have been accomplished the pieces are ready to be sewn together and put on the design wall.  When the pattern is completed on the design wall, it can be sewn together to complete the quilt top.  It is pressed well and a backing is made.  The time has come to make a quilt sandwich.  The top, batting, and backing are put together and given to the quilter.  She loads it on the longarm machine and begins sewing the three layers together.  When the quilting is complete it is taken off the machine and the sides are trimmed.  The final step is to bind the edges.  This is done by sewing a strip all the way around the quilt on the back side and then turning it over and sewing the strip to the top side.  A label is added to show who made the quilt.  This is like an artist signing a painting.  It takes a lot of work, coordination, and time to make one quilt.

2025 Yearly Update

Wow, what a year it has been!  We have been blessed in many ways.  2025 was a very productive year for His Quilters, with donations totaling 163 quilts. Integris Bass Cancer Center and the hospital's nursery are always at the top of our list of places that appreciate our quilts. They are always so very grateful for our work. Local agencies CDSA and CASA received 20-plus quilts each, Enid's Youth and Family Services campus received 13 bed-sized quilts.

As a community project, our members volunteered to make 72 stockings for the clients at Baptist Village.

Our biggest and best project for 2025 was making 23 quilts for the Oakwood Christian Church youth auction. We raised a total of $10,500!

We are blessed and grateful to be able to show Jesus' love through our passion of quilting.