Bailey: Maybe pillowcases at Youth Village should be a reminder to help year-round
Stephanie Stephens works on a holiday pattern at The Memphis Cotton Patchers Quilt Guild’s Dec. 14, 2025 meeting held at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
Obviously, this is the time of the year for giving and kind acts and consideration of your community.
For those reasons, I really like the story reporter Michael Waddell did this week on the pillowcases for the incoming residents at Youth Villages in Bartlett.
The group responsible — called the Memphis Cotton Patchers Quilt Club — has made the pillowcases for the past 11 years. They meet twice a month at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church in East Memphis.
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