Note: I have received no compensation of any kind for this post. I simply believe in what this organization is doing.
I haven’t been sewing lately, but I wanted to share this information. Quilts For Kids is a wonderful organization and I have made quilts for them in the past. This organization that takes donated quilts and give them to children in need of comfort. These children may be undergoing chemo therapy, or fighting some other disease. Having these quilts gives these young patients something colorful in an otherwise drab and sterile environment.
n addition, did you know that many bolts of unused/unsold fabric ends up in land fills? As someone addicted to purchasing fabric, I find that to be horrendous! Quilts For Kids works with fabric manufacturers to take those bolts of fabric and use it for making these quilts. So, not only are they helping children, they’re also helping the environment by reducing the amount of waste filling up our landfills. The fabric they receive, they cut and will send you everything you need to make a quilt, as a kit. You only need to provide the thread, batting and the love.
This is a video of Quilting Master Nancy Zieman interviewing the Chicago area chapter leader.
The local Joanns is remodeling and, by default, so is the Viking Sewing Center located inside Joanns. Thankfully, I’m on the Viking email list and was notified that they were selling all the sewing tables that showcase their sewing machines, in order to make room for their new tables they are receiving as a result of the remodel. I jumped at the chance to FINALLY have my very own, real, sewing table!
You see, for the last several years, I’ve been using a computer hutch to sew on. It works fine and I love all the extra storage, but, there is no extra width to the table part where my sewing machine actually sits. This makes it difficult to manage fabric that overhangs on the left side of my machine. When I work on a larger project, I’ve been known to move my sewing machine to a folding table to get extra width, the problem being that the folding table shakes too much if I do any speedy sewing (my machine is capable of going pretty fast).
Now, I have a real sewing table and it’s 6 feet long. It has a shelf underneath (more storage), and 2 small drawers, great for bobbin and thread storage. It will also allow me to not only have my sewing machine on the table, but also my serger. I am so excited! Sorry the photo is a little blurry, I took it with my phone.
This is a backpack crafted by my sister Grace. She made it for my niece’s daughter who, not surprisingly, absolutely loves it! Ii love the pink accents she used with the black & white zebra print, it really makes it pop! Grace has been so busy sewing lately, I wish she’d come to my house and help me get my motivation to sew back!
