Sewing for Charity?

Question

Does anyone know of an organization that does sewing for charity? Specifically for elderly people..lap quilts, bibs, etc.

Answer 1

Check out a local quilter's guild. They do things like that all the time. Also, if you want to do something on  your own time, you can make quilts, etc, and donate them to hospitals as well as ambulance services. My mom's quilt group does this and these places are always grateful to accept things like this.

Answer 2

I'm not compleatly sure where you live but my high school which is bartram high did it this year. And are still doing it.

Answer 3

Here is a site that links to many, many different quilts-for-peace projects

http://www.global-art.org/galleries/2004...

There's also Afghans for Afghans

http://www.afghansforafghans.org/

There"s also

http://www.knittingforcharity.org/

You can also simply make these things on your own and donate them to senior organizations, homeless shelters, etc.

Answer 4

Got an ASG chapter or neighborhood group near you?  That might be a starting place:

http://www.asg.org/

You might want to see some of the projects out there and check out the sort of groups supporting them at:

http://www.nancysnotions.com/NNVia/viaSh...

Generally, though, most local projects consist of rounding up a few folks who sew and finding a place to do it... churches often house such projects; some even have collections of sewing machines.  Libraries often have meeting rooms that can be used for such purposes, too.