Savanna Creations: Stitching Comfort, One Quilt at a Time

Savanna Creations has been quietly making a difference for years—one stitch, one quilt, one act of care at a time. The club donated quilts prior to 2019, when formal record-keeping began to document an impact that continues to grow.

Since 2019, Savanna Creations has donated more than 1,530 handmade quilts to hospitals, shelters, seniors’ homes, families affected by fire and flood, veterans, and individuals facing some of life’s most difficult moments. Each quilt represents comfort, dignity, and connection.

Every quilt is created by volunteers using donated fabric or materials purchased through cash donations. Fabric is cut into kits that members take home and return as completed quilt tops, ready for the longarm quilting machine—or fully quilted at home and donated directly to charities. A single quilt often passes through several caring hands before it reaches its recipient.

In 2025, Savanna Creations donated 250 quilts, including 13 quilts to the Saddle Hills County Christmas Hamper Program.

Some of the group’s most meaningful work includes the creation of small quilts for families grieving the loss of a baby, each made with intention to offer comfort and remembrance. Members also sew premature baby warming hearts, designed to move between parent and infant to maintain connection during hospital stays.

Care extends beyond people. Using fabric scraps and repurposed materials, members have crafted and donated approximately 400 dog beds to SPCA shelters over the past three years, with additional donations made in earlier years, though exact numbers were not recorded.

With more than 100 active members, Savanna Creations demonstrates the power of community-led compassion. Their reach is wide, their work is practical, and their impact is deeply personal proof that small, consistent acts of care can add up to something extraordinary.

Contact Lyla For more information, donations, or to get involved:

Email: savannacreations2@gmail.com

Phone: (780) 864-8605