Quilting Snowbirds of Camelot

Giving Back to the Local Community

Every Thursday from November through March, the Quilters of Camelot get together and quilt. Nancy, one of the long time quilters, said they started making quilts as a group around 2000. Half are donated to the Shriner's Hospital in Tampa, and half to the Genesis House, a shelter for abused women and children. Over the past 14 years, the ladies have donated hundreds of quilts, somewhere between 70 and 90 each year. Each lady donates at least one or two, some even more. In March of 2014, 91 quilts were donated.

Last winter, Julio had knee replacement surgery. We landed at Camelot and I got involved with this wonderful group of ladies. I hadn't quilted in years, but wanted to help their cause. I made a quilt that probably went to a young boy who loves cats and motorcycles.

To end the season each March, Camelot holds a crafts faire of sorts. Each of the snowbirds that spent the winter there brings their crafts to show off and sell to each other. All the quilts are on display before they are taken to their new homes. The quilters have worked on one jointly made quilt that gets raffled off. The proceeds go towards next years batting and backing fabrics.

 

So, if you're in the Melbourne/Malabar area in March, stop in and check it out. They are located at: 1600 S Us Hwy 1 Malabar FL 32950. You can also find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camelot-RV-Park-Inc/104954012881766?sk=info