Another Small Finish for WOCS

Just finished my second small piece for WOCS for this year.  I will sew this on the front of either a walker bag/caddie or wheelchair caddie for a senior man at the nursing home we support.

It was a simple chart and stitched up fairly fast.

First Finish for 2011

This is a brand new year of stitching and I have finished one of my commitments for Love Quilts for a little boy named Alexander, who loves anything having to do with outer space.  I found this chart in my Calendar-a-Day packet and thought it was perfect for this theme.

Now, I'm on to the next square for charity.  I'm working on a small piece for WOCS, a Great Blue Heron, which I'll make into either a walker tote or I might try this one on a wheelchair tote for one of the senior men.

This year we are trying to stitch squares that can be made into useful items for the seniors and children.

World of Charity Stitching

As a Christmas gift, I received a package of DMC threads from my sister-in-law and in the package was a small pamphlet of charts.  My group, WOCS, is signing up for a new man's lap quilt theme of sailing ships and in the pamphlet was a beautiful old-time ship with a border of small flags surrounding it.  This will be one of many squares I plan to stitch for this wonderful group this year.

I finished my little doggie square for WOCS, which will be made into a quilt for a child. 

Finished a Walker Bag for World of Charity Stitching

I sewed up my first walker bag for a senior at the nursing home our charity supports and it turned out okay.  It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but I hope my second one will be easier and faster.   This was a stitched piece donated by a friend who had stitched several little bears a long time ago and never got back to stitching again, as happens sometimes.  She gave me 5 or 6 pieces and I plan to make them into totes or walker bags.

I have already cut out the material for a new walker bag and will work on it as I have time. 

Allison's Covered Binder - Volleyball Theme

Allison loved the volleyball themed binder I made for her for Christmas.
My 14-year old granddaughter, Allison, is really enjoying volleyball.  She learned to play when she was 12 with our senior citizen volleyball group.  My husband and I play in a fun-bunch volleyball group three times a week and Allison was able to learn the basics of volleyball from the seniors (citizens, that is).  She played this year as a high school freshman and when the freshman team didn't have a game, she was able to play with the junior varsity as a setter.  She is now starting Club Volleyball and had her first practice last Sunday.  This club travels around the local area and plays in tournaments.

It looks like I'll be spending a lot of time "stitching while watching" the practices and games in the next few months. 

I made Allison a stitched square to go on a binder the first part of November and have finally finished the binder - what a pain!  I had to sew, rip, sew, rip, but it is done.  It will be a Christmas present for my beautiful, wonderful, talented Allison.

Calendar Cover Finish

I made a small cover for a calendar as a gift for a teacher at the local elementary school where I volunteer each week.  This is the first time I have done one of these and it turned out well.

I even gave the info on how to make this to another stitcher in one of my groups who wanted to cover a journal she is wanting to give as a gift for a family member.

Dog with Doggie Bones - Finished 12/15/10

Last night at the bowling alley, I was stitching this cute little doggie piece for World of Charity Stitching group, and one of the lady bowlers (April) said it looked just like her little beagle that had died this past week.  Her husband came over and asked me who I was stitching that for and said she was having a really hard time with losing her "best friend", so I decided to give this piece to her husband as a gift for her to help with her loss.   Hopefully, I can have this finished by next Friday, our last day to bowl before the holidays, so he can give it to her as a gift.

On Friday, 12/17, I took the framed doggie piece to the bowling alley and April's husband gave it to her.  She came over and gave me a big hug, and said she was thrilled with it and would hang it in a special place in her home. 

I will pick out another dog chart to stitch for the World of Charity animal quilt theme probably after the holidays.