Blockstars for Children in Foster Care
đź’› Quilts are love you can touch.
Blockstars for Children in Foster Care was created by people who love to quilt and, more importantly, want to make a difference in the lives of children and young people in foster care.
Across North and South Carolina, quilters, quilt shops, friends, and volunteers are coming together to share something simple but meaningful: a little comfort, a little hope, and the reminder that someone cares.
Comfort Cases has generously committed to including a blanket or quilt in every Comfort Case sent to a child entering foster care. Blockstars is proud to support Comfort Cases by helping provide quilts made with love by our quilting community.
We believe quilts are love you can touch — something a child can hold onto and take with them during a time when so much else may feel uncertain. When a child is entering foster care, having something soft, familiar, and made especially for them can bring comfort and security when they need it most. It may be just a quilt to us, but to a child, it can be something that feels like it belongs to them.
More Ways to Get Involved:
Support a Student from Foster Care with a Scholarship
We believe every child from foster care deserves the chance to dream about what comes next.
For many youth in foster care, the road to college can be a little harder. Blockstars wants to help make that road a little easier by providing $5,000 scholarships to students from foster care in North and South Carolina, helping cover one year of college.
Our quilting community has already shown what is possible. We've raised our first $5,000 scholarship! Now we're working toward our next $5,000 goal so we can help another student from foster care take that important step toward college and their future. A scholarship is more than financial help.
It's a message to a young person that their dreams matter, their future matters, and people believe in them.
Every donation helps us get one step closer to giving another student from foster care that opportunity. When you donate on this landing page, each dollar goes back directly to a scholarship fund supporting these students in North and South Carolina.Â
To learn how your quilt shop, group, or organization can get involved, email us at hello@blockstarsforfosterkids.org.
Sew-In Events
Come sew with us in the Carolinas!
Our sew-in events bring people together to share their love of quilting while making something special for a child in foster care. There is something pretty wonderful about sitting around a room with other quilters, talking, laughing, sewing, and knowing that the quilts we're making will eventually be wrapped around a child who needs a little extra comfort.
Want to join us? Email us at hello@blockstarsforfosterkids.org for a complete list of upcoming sew-in events.
Quilt Drop-Offs
Have a quilt you'd like to give to a child in foster care? We'd love to help get it there. Every quilt donated is a gift of time, talent, and love. Whether you made it yourself or simply have a quilt you'd like to share, your generosity can help bring comfort to a child during a difficult transition.
Quilt Sizes Accepted:
Youths & Teens: 50″ x 60″
Babies & Toddlers: 30″ x 40″
(Comfort Cases is kindly requesting no holiday fabrics or fabrics containing words.)
Participating Moda Fabrics quilt shops throughout North and South Carolina can serve as quilt drop-off locations.
Email us at hello@blockstarsforfosterkids.org to find a drop-off location near you. If you'd like to send a quilt directly to Comfort Cases, you can use the link below to purchase a $20 shipping label, good for up to 70 lbs.
Together, we can wrap a child in comfort and help a youth from foster care build a brighter future.