Create a soft plush baby security blanket with fleece pulls and teething rings attached. These are perfect for newborn babies – 1 years old. Or you can purchase the Embroider Buddy Blanket and embroider it with a personalised embroidery design.
Free Hanging Tea Towel Sewing Tutorial
In this project, we have created some hanging tea towels that have ocean themed embroidery designs on the right and used Perla Premium to digitize an ocean logo on the left. This is a great example of customising your sewing projects with embroidery for personal or business use.
Charity Sewalong – June 2019
The Mary Potter Foundation Inc
The Mary Potter Foundation carry a mission and strong belief that caring for people at the end of their lives is an honour and privilege. They share an environment of compassion and love, and aim to provide the best care that one could experience.
As one of the most important and highly regarded providers of in-patient palliative and end of life care, they are committed to raising funds and awareness. We believe in The Mary Potter Foundation cause and want to help in any way we can.
Sewalongs are a great way to get inspired by what everyone creates, while giving to a worthy cause. If you’re new to sewing or embroidering this is a great chance to get involved and have fun no matter what the outcome. Any excuse to put your sewing and embroidery machines to good use is a great one.
Sew a car organiser
One of the best ways to organise your car if you’re travelling with kids, going on holidays or simply want some extra storage space is to stitch up a car seat organiser. There are plenty of sewing patterns online, on Crafty or sold by commercial pattern companies such as Butterick.
Pattern: Butterick 6228 Car Organiser
Material: Cotton and iron-on interfacing
Skill Level: Beginner
Sew your own Reusable Grocery Bags
As you would know, the Queensland government banned the supply of single-use lightweight plastic shopping bags in July last year. You too can join in and do your part in reducing the plastic pollution on our environment and especially on our marine life by creating your very own reusable grocery bags!
Included in the project is this bag and bag case so you can easily store this in your handbag, car or pocket. This project is perfect for beginner sewers.
Charity Sewalong – May 2019
Girls Time Out Young Women’s Support Service Inc
Girls Time Out Young Women’s Support Service Inc provides a range of programs and support to women that are homeless, living in rough conditions, pregnant or need help with day to day living. They are committed to responding and attending to the needs of young women in their community that require this support, to help their growth and human potential.
Their mission is for these women to live in an equitable and culturally welcoming society. To ensure that they are empowered and valued, experience respect and support and have access to human necessities such as education, affordable housing and peer/parenting support.
Sewalongs are a great way to get inspired by what everyone creates, while giving to a worthy cause. If you’re new to sewing or embroidering this is a great chance to get involved and have fun no matter what the outcome. Any excuse to put your sewing and embroidery machines to good use is a great one.
SEWALONG BRIEF
For this month’s charity, we are asking you to have a go at sewing a cosmetics bag which will be gifted to the young women participating in the programs at GTO Young Women’s Support Service Inc.
We have selected a beginners pattern of a cosmetic bag from bluprint (formerly known as Craftsy) for this project. The project can be downloaded for free if you are a bluprint member and is a great project to introduce beginners to some of the many techniques as they include well-written instructions as well as a YouTube video that is easy to follow and should allow you to achieve a great result!
Feel free to use cosmetic bag pattern you may have previously purchased or found elsewhere as GTO Young Women’s Support Service Inc will be happy to receive any design of cosmetic bag.
View bluprint Easy Cosmetics Bag Pattern & Instructions →
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Charity Sewalong – April 2019
Wildcare Australia Inc
Wildcare Australia Inc is a non-profit organisation situated in South-east Queensland (from NSW border to Fraser Coast). It was originally formed as the Australian Koala Hospital Association. In 1994, it became an Incorporated Association and registered charity.
The mission and aim of Wildcare Australia Inc is to rescue and care for sick, injured, orphaned and displaced native wildlife with the intention of returning them to the wild. On top of this, they promote the protection of wildlife by maintaining and re-establishing habitats and advising the community on solutions to wildlife problems.
DID YOU KNOW?
The term ‘joey’ refers to the young of any marsupial such as baby possums, gliders, kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and bandicoots!
For this month’s charity we are asking you to create and sew pouches that will be used for orphaned joeys to create a warm and secure space in which the joey will live until it is old enough (…and brave enough!) to start to venture out.
DID YOU KNOW?
Each joey will need at least 30 pouches whilst it is in care as they are changed regularly.
