Today we feature Karen form Sew Karyn - Here is what she wants to say about her donation:
Hi, I'm Karyn Kitley at Sew Karyn on Etsy, and I'm very excited to participate in this Quiltsy challenge!
Last fall and winter, my guild, Ties, Needles and Threads, gathered donations for Sweet Babies in St. Louis, MO. The guild, which meets in Glen Carbon, Illinois, is made up of women with a broad range of talents including sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, knitting, fabric art, and weaving. We had been searching for an opportunity to help supply newborns with needed items, but found most local hospitals no longer accept donations due to concerns about germs. We were especially pleased, then, to discover Sweet Babies - a non-profit group that gathers supplies for families of needy newborns to take home with them when they leave the hospital.
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| guild members Pat Davis, Janet Smith and myself with our first donation delivery to Sweet Babies |
I made a baby quilt, bibs, and several sewn hats made from t-shirt fabric.
Over the course of a few months, our group donated over 300 items to this worthy organization including blankets, quilts, baby clothing, hats (lots of hats!), cases of diapers, bibs, and books. We were fortunate to get a tour of their facility when we delivered the items, and were very impressed with both their mission and dedication.
For anyone else interested in learning more about this wonderful organization, here is the link to the Sweet Babies site:
http://www.sweetbabies.org/blog/
Thank you,
Karyn Kitley, Sew Karyn
Collinsville, IL
Thank you Karyn!
written by Pamela of PamelaQuilts. Pamela is a founding member of the Quiltsy Team on Etsy and is currently team leader.
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