Sew To Give Projects
CategorySew To Give™ is Nancy Zieman’s sewing outreach initiative. Here you’ll find tutorials and sewing-how-to’s for popular donated items and projects needed by organizations. Read more about Sew To Give™, find out how you can help, and review a list of charitable organizations by scrolling through this page and its links.
Sew To Give—The Hat Ladies
Nancy Daly is the enthusiastic coordinator of the busy Hat Ladies. Make that Hat Ladies and Gentlemen, as two men have recently joined the group! The Hat Ladies project was featured on a segment of Nancy’s Corner on Sewing With Nancy in hopes that you’ll be encouraged to sew hats for children in your community. Nancy Daly recently emailed with … Continue Reading
Sew To Give–Sewing & Quilting Outreach Opportunities
Sew To Give™ is the name I’ve given to sewing, quilting, and volunteering outreach programs. Over the years, I’ve interviewed guests with amazing charitable goals during Sewing With Nancy’s Nancy’s Corner segments. Listed below is a grouping of many of the organizations that I’m aware of, giving you options to sew and quilt for others. As I often say on Sewing … Continue Reading
Sew and Donate a Travel Pillowcase
When my team recently approached our local cancer treatment center to inquire about their sewn item needs, the response was immediate: “Super-soft travel pillows with washable pillowcases”. We were happy to oblige. I encourage you to reach out to your local hospitals and treatment centers to ask if they may have similar needs. Here’s a … Continue Reading
Quilt to Give—Free Quilt Instructions
Sewing a quilt and giving it as a gift is gratifying. Sewing a quilt for someone in need or who is going through tough times shows compassion. Most importantly, the recipient feels loved. Win. Win! This will be the fourth year that the Quilt to Give quilt pattern will be sewn and quilted during the … Continue Reading
Teach Kids to Sew Pillowcases
If you’ve been thinking about teaching one of your favorite kids to sew, this pillowcase sewing project is truly for beginners—ideal for a summer sewing project. Working in tandem, it’s a project that can be finished in an afternoon or evening. Fabric—make it fun! Novelty fabric prints are ideal for pillowcases. Have your young sewing … Continue Reading
Sew an Alzheimer’s Activity Mat
Sew an Alzheimer’s Activity Mat with free sewing instructions as seen on Sewing With Nancy! Marcia Engquist, who designs Alzheimer’s Activity Aids, designed these activity mats after watching residents at a care center restlessly fidget. These easy-to-sew activity mats help sooth the agitated fidgeting of people with dementia or autism. Plus, the mats help focus … Continue Reading
Quilt for Others with “Quilt to Give”
Many hands make light work! The words of this time-tested adage went through my mind on several occasions this past weekend, during the 3-day Quilt Expo event in Madison, WI. Among the hustle and activities of 15,000 enthusiastic quilters, women sat down to cut and stitch full-sized quilts to be given away to people in … Continue Reading
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