Our Story
The idea for Blanket Bundles was born in 2009 by mom friends Judy Berry and Julie Cappelletti. Judy had been making charity quilts with a group of volunteers in Boston for several years. After hearing from friends that they would be interested in helping with a similar cause, Judy and Julie discussed organizing their own blanket bee. They also searched for an organization that shared their passion for helping children and could use the blankets.
Julie soon learned of a significant need for blankets through an organization called New Baby Bundles, to which she had been donating baby items for some time. This organization provides mini baby showers for pregnant women and newborns in shelters throughout Massachusetts. However, they had no special blankets to include in their shower bundles. Julie met with Jean Tilden, New Baby Bundles' founder, to discuss the exciting possibilities, and a partnership between Blanket Bundles and New Baby Bundles was formed.
In May of 2009, a group of women met at St. Joseph Church, Holbrook, to hold the first Blanket Bundles blanket bee. It was a wonderful morning of community and service. Blankets were sewn, pressed and quilted, and soft "no-sew" fleece blankes were tied. Volunteers of all ages and skills contributed to making that bee a successful launch to this worthwhile mission.