Photo provided to the Times Observer The Quilters Night Out Guild recently hung patriotic quilts at the Warren General Hospital Cancer Care Center. That includes, from, left Martha Betts, Linda Spiridon and Diane Dick. Not pictured is Carol Torrance.

A group of quilters have added some fresh beauty to the halls of the Warren General Hospital Cancer Care Center.

The Quilters Night Out Guild recently hung a series of patriotic-themed quilts there.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the group’s efforts.

“We’re a group that meets once a month to promote the art of quilting,” Priscilla Powley explained. “We do a lot of community service.”

She credited Cancer Center administration for their willingness to let them help.

“They’re really receptive to having us bring quilts in,” she said. “We do it seasonally.”

Patriotic will be the theme for the summer with different themes coming up for fall, winter and spring.

“The quilts are made by the members,” she said, with the goal to make “it a more pleasant experience” for patients.

The Times Observer previously reported that the group was formed by the first 10 members in 1990. It’s now grown to over 60.

The COVID-19 pandemic unsurprisingly brought changes to their work but the work didn’t stop and plans are in the works for a quilt show next May at the Allegheny Community Center.

“The talent in this group is just beyond,” Powley said. “There are quilters in the group that work for big-name quilters. It isn’t just local. Some of these girls have extended themselves” to nation-wide and international efforts.

And the community involvement is more than just the Cancer Center.

Powley explained that they have made small quilts for children at A Safe Place, provided quilts to kids in need through the school system, responded to assist with Red Cross incidents and make little “prayer pockets.”

“We try to use any unsable scrap of fabric,” she stressed.

The Guild meets monthly on the first Wednesday from September through June at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Conewango Avenue.

“(We’re) happy to have new members,”Powley said. “Come and check us out. We have a real lively group. We’re a lot of fun.”