[Engaged] Sewing for Charity

[KellyRok]

These are some really great ideas, Bunny. I wish I was handy with a needle...of any kind. Maybe it's something I could work toward.

[orangedice]

I know this thread is a year old, but I figured I'd give it a bump since it's about the same time of year again...

I don't sew or knit much anymore, but I think it's about time to start up again! Will anybody else be joining in this year? I'm mostly interested in Days for Girls, Halos of Hope, and Purple Stitch Project. (I actually used to sew my own menstrual pads in high school before I switched to a menstrual cup 9 years ago, so I think Days for Girls is a great idea!)

[Jundo]

Lovely Orangedice June (would you mind to sign your human name to your posts? Because, well, it helps us stay more human to each other around here).

And also a good reminder that about now should be our Global Days of Service. I will see how the organizers of that are coming along too, so look for a posting.

Gassho, Jundo

[Shoka]

Will anybody else be joining in this year?

June,

I am knitting/ crocheting as a part of my Ango commitments. Currently I'm making baby booties and hats for preemies. But I have some fabric that I was also going to turn into blankets for the Snuggles Project.If some funds free up to buy more fabric I will look at Days for Girls which looks somewhere very worth while to sew for. But they are very specific on the types of fabrics that must be used, so I will need to make a trip to the fabric store to check prices, options, etc.

Gassho,
Kathryn

[orangedice]

June,

I am knitting/ crocheting as a part of my Ango commitments. Currently I'm making baby booties and hats for preemies. But I have some fabric that I was also going to turn into blankets for the Snuggles Project.If some funds free up to buy more fabric I will look at Days for Girls which looks somewhere very worth while to sew for. But they are very specific on the types of fabrics that must be used, so I will need to make a trip to the fabric store to check prices, options, etc.

Gassho,
Kathryn

What a great idea to provide for preemies! Are you donating to a local hospital, an online organization, or?

Your point about Days for Girls may actually put that organization out of the running for me this year. I do have a lot of 100% cotton flannel on-hand from when I made my own, but I can't afford to buy additional fabric -- in particular, the PUL for the "shield."

But if anybody wants to do something for Days for Girls, maybe I can send the flannel I do have to you? I have so much that I never used.

- June

[Shoka]

What a great idea to provide for preemies! Are you donating to a local hospital, an online organization, or?

June,

Currently I'm working on items to donate to Stitches from the Heart, http://www.stitchesfromtheheart.org/.

I looked more into Days for Girls and you can sew just parts of the kits and donate those items. So you could sew your flannel for them if you wanted.

Gassho,
Kathryn

[orangedice]

June,

Currently I'm working on items to donate to Stitches from the Heart, http://www.stitchesfromtheheart.org/.

I looked more into Days for Girls and you can sew just parts of the kits and donate those items. So you could sew your flannel for them if you wanted.

Gassho,
Kathryn

Wonderful, thanks for the link! I'm pleased to see this is based in San Diego!

- June

[KellyM]

Oh, I'm so glad this thread was brought back up so I could see how many crafters we have here! My husband and I started a craft business a couple of years ago because we each have complications that keep either of us from being able to work outside the home. At first, he was knitting and I was doing crochet. Over time, things have changed so that he does cross-stitch and I do hand embroidery, as well as pattern design because we've started selling some of our original patterns.

We collaborated this year with a friend who sells her handmade pinback buttons to make a set with two buttons and a piece of art I embroidered that celebrates science. Then we donated a portion of the money after selling it to the Science Club for Girls, which is an organization that partners women who are scientists with girls who are interested in science and science careers to mentor them. This is our post about the collaboration - http://craftypodes.com/2014/08/19/celebrate-science/

- Kelly

[orangedice]

Oh, I'm so glad this thread was brought back up so I could see how many crafters we have here! My husband and I started a craft business a couple of years ago because we each have complications that keep either of us from being able to work outside the home. At first, he was knitting and I was doing crochet. Over time, things have changed so that he does cross-stitch and I do hand embroidery, as well as pattern design because we've started selling some of our original patterns.

We collaborated this year with a friend who sells her handmade pinback buttons to make a set with two buttons and a piece of art I embroidered that celebrates science. Then we donated a portion of the money after selling it to the Science Club for Girls, which is an organization that partners women who are scientists with girls who are interested in science and science careers to mentor them. This is our post about the collaboration - http://craftypodes.com/2014/08/19/celebrate-science/

- Kelly

Ahh, that's some cool stuff you got there!

- June

[Myosha]

Hello,

Thank you for the link.


Gassho,
Myosha