Charity Sew Day - Make Pillowcases
OPEN SEW DAY
Sign up and sit-n-sew as long as you like!
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Help children and families cope with the traumatic stress of illness and injuries by donating your time and talents. With every stitch, every yard of fabric and every pillowcase we get one step closer to our goal of helping kids with cancer and life-changing illnesses feel better to heal better.
Make Pillowcases for a great cause! BONUS: Earn chances to win a $50 gift card! If you sew pillowcases you will get MORE chances to win!
Make 1-5 Pillowcases = 1 Ticket
Make 6-10 Pillowcases = 2 Tickets
Make 11-20 Pillowcases = 3 tickets
Make 20 + Pillowcases = 4 tickets
If you would like to make pillowcases at home, we welcome that as well! PLEASE DROP OFF BY SEPTEMBER 28th. Here is a great pattern
On Sept 26th, we will gather at The Cotton Blossom to sew together. Please bring your machine and fabric to sew, sew, sew! We will teach an easy pillowcase pattern at the beginning of each session or you may make your own pattern. You may bring your own machine or rent one of ours. If you would like to rent a machine, we have lowered the rental price for the day to only $5! We must know in advance if you want to rent a Baby Lock machine. Please call 601-427-5214 to reserve a machine :)
What you will need:
- Sewing Supplies (pins, wonder clips, thread, scissors, etc)
- Pre-Washed Fabric to make pillowcases (3/4 yard for body, 1/4 yard for cuff, 1/4 yard for flange)
- Sewing Machine or Serger (please bring all parts and power cord)
- Fabric to make Pillowcases - they request that you do launder the fabric and it be from and pet and smoke free home. If needed please purchase fabric to sew the pillowcases from The Cotton Blossom! We have a ton of FUN children's prints!
Need fabric? - you may bring fabric from home or you may purchase at The Cotton Blossom
Mission Statement for Ryan's Case for Smiles:
Ryan’s Case for Smiles is one the few volunteer organizations solely dedicated to helping kids feel better to heal better. While other great organizations focus on research and finding a cure, we work to improve the quality of life of children and their families as they undergo treatment. Our volunteers deliver more than 200,000 bright, cheerful pillowcases each year to children and their families in over 360 hospitals throughout our 120 chapters. We are also developing one of the first initiatives to address pediatric medical post-traumatic stress.
What kind of fabric can I use to sew pillowcases?
Fabric needs to be 100% cotton. Please do not use fabric with glitter.
Remember to use fun, colorful novelty prints! We carry lots at The Cotton Blossom!
Our open sew session will have a quick tutorial on how to sew an easy pillowcase at 9:45
More About Ryan's Case for Smiles
With every stitch, every yard of fabric and every pillowcase we get one step closer to our goal of helping kids with cancer and life-changing illnesses feel better to heal better.
Serious childhood illnesses and injuries can be terrifying experiences for children and their families- 20% of young children, 49% of adolescents; and over 30% of their mothers experience moderate to severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These rates are comparable to that experienced by U.S. War Veterans serving since the Vietnam War. The good news is trauma can be minimized and outcomes improved through experiences that reduce stress.
Ryan’s Case for Smiles (formerly ConKerr Cancer) was founded in 2007 to bring comfort and support to young patients and their families in hospitals around the globe. We started with a simple goal: to create and distribute whimsical pillowcases that give children an emotional boost and remind them that they are not defined by their illness. Today, our programs have expanded to include the children’s entire families so they can better navigate and cope with a very difficult experience and avoid long term emotional trauma. To ensure the highest quality care, we have partnered with PTSD experts at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware to create valuable web-based information and tools designed for each member of the family’s unique experience.
Learn more about Ryan's Case for Smiles HERE| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Even a beginner a sew a pillowcase! Everyone is welcome!! |
| Instructor: | Cathy DIxon |
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