Sewing & Stitchery Expo – February 27 to March 2, 2025 Puyallup, Washington Every year, the Sewing & Stitchery Expo supports charitable organizations benefiting from hand-made or home-sewn projects. 2025 Partnership – Project Linus This year, the Sewing & Stitchery Expo is excited to partner with Project Linus to include a fun opportunity to serve our community. Named after the security blanket-toting…
Sew-A-Thon to Benefit School Girls
September is National Sewing Month! A wonderful way to celebrate our favorite passion is to partner with Sew Powerful and participate in their Sew-A-Thon Fundraiser to support their work in Zambia. Their goal is to enroll purse makers to sew as many purses as they can in the month of September. The goal for their…
Aprons for Autism
Natalie Caldwell of Quilt Culture in Red Bluff, CA, is a grandmother of three very much loved grandchildren who manage the daily struggles of autism. She has first hand knowledge of the challenges families are faced with. Natalie’s daughter asked her to sew aprons for her children to wear to help make it easier when…
This Is How We Roll! Project Jelly Roll
On the third Saturday of September each year, Moda Fabrics and local quilt shops everywhere celebrate National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. Save the date: September 16, 2023. What is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day? Quilters all around are encouraged to sew something fun and enjoy the day using a favorite precut, the Jelly Roll!…
Get Ready to Roll! National Sew a Jelly Roll Day
On the third Saturday of September each year, Moda Fabrics and local quilt shops everywhere celebrate National Sew a Jelly Roll Day. Save the date: September 17, 2022. What is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day? Quilters all around are encouraged to sew something fun and enjoy the day using a favorite precut, the Jelly Roll!…
Wrap Ukraine With Quilts
Gina Halladay and Beth Hawkins were days away from launching their next quilt adventure, a combination of online quilting classes and a fabric shop called Hello Cottons when the invasion in the Ukraine started. When they heard about the devastating occurrences through friends and colleagues living in Ukraine and Poland, and saw the images of…
Sew Little Dresses for Africa
Wake up and turn on the news. What do you see? Hard things, discouraging comments, and maybe some inexcusable violence. Right now, we are vowing to add a little sunshine to your day by letting you know about a great cause dedicated to use the craft of sewing to brighten other people’s lives. Take this…
Helping to Heal the Hurt
Tina Bauer of Bittersweet Quilt Shop in Pinconning, Michigan is nearing the end of a heartfelt campaign to gather quilts and donations for those affected in the Paradise fire disaster in California. The Camp Fire is the deadliest and most destructive fire in recent U.S. history. It started in the densely populated foothill town of…
Covering Seniors With A Hug – One Quilt At A Time
Meet Shannon Ownby, the owner of Fabrics N Quilts in Jamestown, Tennessee. She is always ready for a challenge and committed to giving back to her community. When she heard about the Quilted EMbrace organization, she wanted to get involved herself and bring her customers into it as well. And thus a very special community-service project was born.…