A group called Meridian Village Ladies Knit and Quilt Club made custom blankets, hats, booties, and quilts for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. They worked for 6 months making over 100 items for Basket of Hope, an organization that delivers baskets of gifts and love to children in hospitals. Members were happy to see their handmade items go to babies in need.

1. Meridian Village Ladies Knit and Quilt
for Babies!
M.V. Team 4: Betti, Naomi, and Wilma

6. New moms love the custom blankets! What a great replacement
over the hospital blankets! What a cutie! How awesome to get
your basket delivered by Lauren and Tony Dungy!

7. Handmade Baby Hats Galore!

8. Christmas Puff Quilts!

9. Receiving Blankets!

10. Customized blankets!

11. Worker Bees!

12. Hat and Booties – Soo Cute!

13. See how tiny preemies’ heads are?
These hats are perfect!

14. Baskets of Hope were packed with the hand crafted blankets
and given to young patients in the neo-natal intensive care
unit in the hospital.

15. We have been working for the past 6 months on a large
donation of items for Basket of Hope. Basket of Hope is a
nationwide charitable organization, started here in St Louis,
which delivers baskets to children in hospitals filled with gifts
and love.
The Craft Club was able to present Angela with 9 puff quilts, an
assortment of blankets, quilts and hats, along with 102 pieces
of handmade items for preemie babies. Member Jane Sepanski
said, “It’s so nice to see where all our work is going to.” Rachel
Diggs stated, “It’s a great feeling knowing we have this purpose
of making these items for the babies.” Meridian Village is very
proud to be called home by these talented ladies and looks
forward to seeing their future creations.
Basket of Hope would use the funds from the grant from CWAM
to provide gift baskets to many more babies and children in our
hospitals.
www.basketofhope.org