Last Meeting of 2011

Okay, it's been way too long since I posted - I apologize.  The month of December was crazy busy for me with finishing up my college classes, creating a huge contract class for winter quarter, preparations for Christmas, etc., etc.

My Needlecrafts for Charity club met on December 5th and 8th.  We needed more time to finish the pj bottoms and work on the sanitary pad kits.  Everyone decided that the kits would be an ongoing project.  Now that we know the need, how could we ever say that the project is completed?  We had 50 almost completed by the last meeting.  As for the pj's, see the pictures below.  This really was a fun project and everyone was happy with the results!

Looking ahead to 2012 - I will participate in an exciting class for winter quarter.  I will observe a family-run cafe by an old order Mennonite family in southern Ohio.  My stay will be over a 6 week period and I will stay with my parents.  My dad was diagnosed with cancer last spring, so I am looking forward to spending time with him while I work on my studies.  Please follow my blog as I record my adventures in Ohio. 

As for Needlecrafts for Charity, they will resume meetings the end of January.  They plan to work on the kits and any small projects that benefit a charity or improve their sewing skills.

I want to thank everyone who has given emotional and financial support during 2011.  Needlecrafts for Charity wouldn't have existed if it weren't for the help of our supporters.  I'm so thankful that this club continued to thrive throughout the year, and that I could help facilitate a passion for sewing and knitting in a group of college students.

Happy 2012!


Heather sewing pj's

Jacob modeling new pj's

Trisha with her new pj's

 

PUL Fabric

 I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  I certainly ate too many pieces of pie.

We resumed sewing last Monday and finally were able to begin cutting out the PUL shields for our Days for Girls project.  In case you are unfamiliar with this fabric, let me explain.  PUL is a water resistant fabric that is used particularly in baby items, like for diaper covers.  For our project, PUL is sewn between layers in the sanitary pad shields. 

Heather was industrious with tracing (pinning would make holes and allow for moisture leakage) shield patterns on the PUL with a black marker.  The other students worked on pinning and cutting out pajama bottoms, and cutting out more flannel pads.  I took a final picture of what we have accomplished so far.

We have two more meetings left - wow, the time has flown by!  We will meet this coming Monday and then again on Thursday evening for a final project/pizza party.

Enjoy your weekend!




Trisha & Jackie pinning pj patterns

Heather tracing shields

 

Kim & Jackie showing sewn shield pockets

 


Pads & shields to date