The Sewing Sisters have been busy with quilts, pants, dresses, dolls, bears, and other things for the Christmas shoe boxes. We also have completed our first basic sewing class for beginners. This year is a busy one!
For those of you who are not familiar with this activity group, we started several years ago to make prayer quilts for the seriously ill in our congregation, especially those members in the nursing homes. We have recently started making fidget quilts and we’re beginning to make pocket prayer quilts. To date we have made and given out 72 prayer quilts.
Our next addition was to help with the Christmas shoe boxes by making pillow case dresses. Last year bears and dolls were added. Over 200 toys were made for the boxes by the Sewing Sisters.
This year we had several people who could not sew but wanted to help. So, we had our first basic sewing classes. We also have ironing, stuffing, face painting, tie placing, hand stitching, and such to be done by those non-sewing helpers. So we can always find something you can help with and we welcome you!
We meet at least two times a month. The first Wednesday is to work on Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts. The third Wednesday is for church projects like the prayer quilts, fidget quilts, and pocket prayer quilts. We do occasionally have extra days to meet during the month.
July will be “Christmas in July” for the Operation Christmas shoe boxes. We will meet every Wednesday
to complete the items for the boxes. We also pickup materials and sew at home. We welcome anyone who can help.
The majority of our materials and machines are donated. We do have a church budget for other needed items and are very careful not to waste the provisions God has given for the ministry. We will always take donations that we can use. See the list of items we take. If you have any questions Phyllis Reneau, Sandy Ralston, and Heather McCann or any of the members will be glad to talk with you.
Donations for Sewing Projects
- Plastic totes
- Large beads, buttons, metal washers (1”), plastic
curtain rings - Large plastic bags, especially like what comforters come
in - Small jewelry pouches
- Makeup bags
- Fabrics 100% cotton, fleece, flannel, upholstery
- Sewing notions—elastic, thread, needles, pins, etc
- Placemats—thick cotton, rectangular
- Embroidery floss, thick craft felts (black, brown, yellow)
- Small quality stuffed animals
- Lace, bias binding, rickrack, embellishments
- Ribbon in satin and grosgrain
- Quilting rulers, mats, scissors, rotary cutters
- Small crosses
- Good irons
- Machine attachments
- AccuCut dies
- Paracord
- Plastic fasteners, buckles
- Fiberfill
- Sewing machines—especially ventage Kenmore*
- Sergers—especially older simple models*
- Overcast machines*
- Machine carrying case or rolling case
- Fusible webbing, webbing for straps
- Novelty buttons, animals, flowers, etc. Things that
can be safely added to fidget quilts. - Girl size 12-14 hipster underwear
- Washcloths
- Bars of soap in original packaging
- Gallon and quart size ziplock bags
- Nail polish
- We can work on the vintage machines so don’t
throw them out or give them away. We can probably
get them working, just let us check them out.
Items may be left in the office or we can pick up or meet
you somewhere. If you are unsure if you have something
we can use just ask! We do not waste if we can’t use it. We
will pass it on. Thanks in advance! - Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Sewing Sisters