Community Service Sewing Projects
Our chapter has selected the following community service sewing projects that you can work on throughout the year at home or at a Sit N Sew event. Instructions, patterns and details are listed below. Questions? Please email our community service chair.
- All
- Babies & Children
- Homeless
- Military
- Seniors
Baby Items for Various Nonprofits
Baby items such as burp cloths, blankets, hats are always in demand at homeless and women’s shelters.
Instructions:
Use any pattern you want or use the patterns in the download section.
Deadline:
We donate baby items year-round to various groups.
Additional Items:
Instructions (PDF)
Fidget Blankets for Hospice/Memory Centers
We have been asked to sew fidget blankets to relieve anxiety and stress in elderly hospice patients with dementia.
Instructions:
Fidget blankets are typically a small lap blanket with multiple items such as zippers, buttons, Velcro items, rickrack etc.
Deadline:
Please bring your finished fidget blankets to Spring Fling and the Annual meeting.
Additional Items:
Video (YouTube)
Photo Gallery
Fleece Scarves & Hats for Homeless Centers
We sew warm winter scarves & hats for both children and adults who are homeless or disadvantaged.
Instructions:
Items should be made from washable fleece. Scarves for adults: 8-10” x 54” or more. Scarves for children: 6-8” x 45” or so. Use your favorite warm weather hat pattern.
Deadline:
We donate these items in the fall so please finish & deliver by Annual Meeting.
Additional Items:
None
Holiday Stockings for Ronald McDonald House
Approximately 150 stockings donated annually to the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House for children to fill with gifts from the Toy Room. For many of these children, these are the only Christmas gifts they will receive.
Instructions:
For consistency, please use the pattern provided below under Additional Items. We want a larger stocking that allows the children to get several toys. To request a paper stocking pattern, please email the Community Service Chair.
Deadline:
We donate the stockings to the Ronald McDonald House in early November so please bring your finished stockings to the annual meeting in late October or contact the Community Service Chair about getting them turned in before November.
Additional Items:
Pattern (JPG) | Instructions (PDF)
Photo Gallery
Patriotic Wall Hangings for IHonorUSA
IHonorUSA has asked for small quilted wall hangings to include in care packages to military members who are serving overseas.
Instructions:
Quilted 11” x 11” wall hanging in a patriotic theme with some method of hanging on the back.
Deadline:
Care packages are sent year-round so make these & bring to Spring Fling/Annual meeting.
Additional Items:
None
Pencil Pouches for Schoolchildren
We create pencil pouches for schoolchildren to hold their “things”. We donate to ICS and other organizations.
Instructions:
They should be big enough to hold pencils, 24-count crayons, glue sticks, scissors, and erasers. Two sizes: 12” x 5” and 10” x 4”. Create from cotton fabric with a heavier inside layer (denim or upholstery fabric). Snap, Velcro, button or zipper closure.
Deadline:
ICS pouches by July 1st but year-round for other organizations.
Additional Items:
None
Placemats for Meals on Wheels
We sew and donate approximately 180 placemats to Meals on Wheels for them to distribute to their elderly and shut-in clients.
Instructions:
Placemats should be 100% cotton with batting and some quilting – at least 10” x 14” or larger in your choice of motif or style.
Deadline:
We distribute these to the Meals on Wheels program in the summer so please get your placemats in by June 30.
Additional Items:
