Category: volunteer

• May 23, 2018

  Sewing Seeds of Love 2018

  Every Friday afternoon, I volunteer my time to teach sewing at a grade school in Seattle. For an hour and a half every week, I hang out with young girls (and boys!) who want to learn how to sew. The kids range from 9 to 13 years old. Why do I do this? First of…

• March 1, 2018

  Quilt for the Auction

  Embroiderrific was given the opportunity to participate in making the quilt that will be sold during the 2018 St. Matthew Gala Auction in Seattle.   The kids created each of the quilt blocks.  We embroidered the school logo and a quote from Pope Francis.  

• January 13, 2018

  Hats for the Homeless

  40 fleece hats complete! 🙂  Thank you to Jim & Patti Broulette for delivering them to the Lake City homeless shelter. Special thanks to Nancy Cornwell, my neighbor and mentor who shared with me her expertise in sewing with fleece.  The hat patterns we used were taken from her book, Adventures with Polar Fleece, a…