Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Kids on the Move

In April we will be sewing some simple items for Kids on the Move, a local, non-profit organization that provides support and services for families with special needs children and also low-income families.

CALLING ALL SEAMSTRESSES
(and those who want to learn basic sewing!)
We will be making some items they are in desperate need of at this time:
Bibs, Mesh Toy Bags and Scarves to use in Kindermusik

This is a wonderful opportunity to put your sewing skills to good use or to learn to sew for the first time! 

Please join us on April 9th at 10:00 a.m. at my home. 

If you are unable to make it on the 9th but still want to help, you can always donate fabric! We need mesh and chiffon (any colors) and new hand towels. 

Hope to see you on the 9th!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Blankets of Love

This month we made blankets for Project Linus. Its a great organization and I think the ladies were happy to help in any way they could! We were able to donate about 20 blankets! Our little group made about 12 in just over an hour! Also, a few people made blankets at home and donated them. 

A few days after our group met, Russ and the boys made a blanket, too. It was great because they did it all by themselves! It does my heart so much good to see my sons doing things for others and that they truly enjoy doing it! 

Mom and I had a wonderful visit with the lady who is the local representative in Orem when we dropped off our blankets. She told us of a young man who just finished his Eagle Scout Project of overseeing the making of over 100 blankets for Project Linus. She told us that when that young man was a little boy, he was very sick and was at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. His vital signs were taking a dive and the doctors were getting pretty nervous and they decided that they would have to life flight him up to the Children's Primary Hospital in Salt Lake City if they got any worse at all. Then the "blanket lady" came around and went into his room. She let him pick out his own blanket and he remembers how happy and excited he was to get the blanket. The Eagle Scout told this dear lady that shortly after he got his blanket, all of his vital signs went up to where they were supposed to be. He feels like that blanket possibly saved his life! So, he grew up and wanted to give back o Project Linus. She told us she could tell us all sorts of heart-warming stories! I would love to hear them all some day. :) 

I told her that we will make more blankets throughout the year for Project Linus. They need about 5,000 blankets around Christmas for when "Santa" flies them down to the Indian reservations and gives all the beautiful children a nice, warm blanket of their own. We will definitely help with that! 

The blankets were adorable - fun, bright, cheery! It is so wonderful to know that these blankets that we made with our hearts and hands will be given to children that will wrap up in them and feel safe and loved. 

Monday, March 2, 2009

Project Linus

In March, we will be contributing to "Project Linus". This is a national organization with local chapters throughout the US. We will be making blankets for children who have been traumatized or who are ill. The blankets we make will go to local children.
I love the thought of making a nice, new, cozy blanket for a sweet child to cuddle up in and feel safe and loved. In fact, Project Linus' mission statement is Building Security Through Blankets. I love that! 
They take all types of blankets: fleece, knit, crocheted, and quilted. They just need to be new, washable and kid-friendly. 
If you'd like to join us, we'll be making them on Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at my home. Bring your own material or work on a fleece blanket that's already here.  

Make a Blanket ~ Comfort a Child!