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In a 2019 Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, service project, about 50 third-graders made crayon-decorated quilt blocks that members of the Newtown Quilters’ Guild turned into quilts for local first responders to carry. Newtown Township police officers could offer the handmade quilts to children facing traumatic situations, giving them something soft to wrap themselves in.
How the Newtown Crayon Quilts were made
Students at St. Andrew School sketched designs and colored them onto white fabric squares. Their subjects included owls, bugs and dogs. Members of the Newtown Quilters’ Guild—whom the 2019 report called “the crayon ladies”—then heat-set the crayon artwork and pieced the squares together with other whimsical fabric.
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Guild volunteer Jane Matty explained the finishing step to WPVI-TV/6abc reporter Trish Hartman: “Because crayons will wash out in the wash we have to heat-set, which takes the wax out of it and heat sets the colors so they stay in the fabric as you wash it.” The heat-setting helps preserve the drawings when the finished quilts are washed.
Why officers carried the quilts
The quilts were intended as comfort items for children experiencing difficult events—not as treatment for trauma. Sergeant Stephen Meyers told 6abc that each patrol car had quilts available and said, “The children we present these to can actually wrap themselves in it.” The report describes local first responders, including Newtown Township police officers, giving the quilts to children who had been through traumatic events.
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Student Jonathan Collins described the kinds of situations that might lead police to offer one: “We send them to the police department in case any kids have lost their parents, their house was on fire… anything tragic.” The project joined children’s artwork, the guild’s sewing experience and first responders’ presence in the community. Meyers described that collaboration this way: “It puts the hearts and souls of the souls of the children that are making it into it, and it seems to be a win-win for everyone.”
What the report does—and does not—show
Hartman’s May 14, 2019, report says about 50 students participated. It documents how the quilts were made and how officers planned to use them, but it does not measure whether they reduce distress or improve clinical outcomes. Their documented purpose is practical and human: to offer a handmade item a child can hold or wrap around themselves during a difficult moment.
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The 2019 report invited local quilters to contact the Newtown Quilters’ Guild, but it does not establish whether that specific project or opportunity remains active. Anyone interested in joining should confirm the guild’s current contact details and whether it is accepting volunteers before making plans.
For a separate, broader volunteer route, the Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation’s July 12, 2021, account describes Project Linus, which connects volunteers with handmade blankets and afghans for children up to age 18 facing loss or other hardship. Its article is a dated description, not confirmation of present-day chapter availability; prospective volunteers should check current local participation details.
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Other communities have used similar handmade comforts
Separate local reports describe related efforts, but they are not part of the Newtown project and do not establish therapeutic effectiveness. In 2017, Clarksville Now reported a donation of 224 handmade quilts to the Clarksville Police Department for children in difficult moments. In 2024, the Chelsea Record reported that Empty Spools Quilters donated handmade trauma pillows to police for children who had witnessed or experienced traumatic events.
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Sources
- WPVI-TV/6abc, Trish Hartman, “Bucks County students create quilts to help comfort children,” May 14, 2019
- Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation, “About the Project Linus,” July 12, 2021
- Clarksville Now, “Clarksville quilters donate 224 handmade quilts to police dept,” May 9, 2017
- Chelsea Record, “Empty Spools Quilters donate trauma pillows to police department,” August 22, 2024
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