Stitching competition

Attention all stitchers .
We now have a competition for you .

The best 10 x 10 inch stitched square , with a Disney theme sent in by 25th December will win :
A craft bag with : cross stitch kit , aida, threads,hoops and gold needles .

If you need to know where to send it , please contact me via e-mail and I will send you the details .
Thanks ,
Cath

Woolly challenge update

Just wanted to show a couple of pics of what the squares will be made into .

Woolly Challenge.

Calling all knitters and crocheters.

Auntie Jane is looking for 1,000 4"x4" knitted or crocheted squares by Christmas . These are to be made up into jumpers and blankets.

You do not have to be a member of the forum to join this challenge.

Squares can be any colour , any ply , as long as they measure 4" x 4" .

There will be a prize for the person who sends in the most squares , and it's nice ,
The prize is a knitting bag filled with wool , bamboo needles,hooks and that magic word , CHOCOLATE , lol.

The closing date for squares to be received is 25th December , if anyone wishes to send in squares , but does not have the address to send to , please drop me a line . Also ,when sending squares , please enclose a note with your details .
Thanks ,
Cath

Changes

Hi everyone .
You may have noticed that things are changing around here.
Basically we want to be able to show off more of the photos from the group , and this is the ideal place to do so.
As I'm adding new pages and sprucing up , I've also changed the look of the blog a little to make it a bit brighter.
Obviously , it will take a while to add all the pictures that we want to put on the new pages ,so please bear with me while I get sorted .
Thanks a lot ,
Cath

More quilts and Raising funds.

Hi everyone , well Aunty Jane and Evelyn have been very busy of late . For those who aren't aware , Evelyn visits AJ every week to help her pack boxes and sort the donations .She has also been trying her hand at quilting ,with much success.

Here are some of the quilts produced by Aunty Jane , and Evelyns' first attempt.

For Tressa , the house mum at Rachels' Place

General girls theme

For Nosa

Evelyn's first

For Talant

General boys theme

For AnnaAunty Jane has recently spent the weekend with Tracy in preparation for them going to Lesotho next year . Tracy is trying to raise funds for the group, and while Aunty Jane was with her , had a sponsored hair cut.

Before :

And after :

So far , Tracy has raised about £200 from this , so Well Done Tracy , and a big THANK YOU!

In other news , we are now sending out boxes of love to Derby Royal Hospitals Neo - natal Intensive Care Unit , and they love the items sent , so thanks to all who send in the knitted items.

Thanks also to all who stitch for the lovely quilts.

Until next time ,

Cath

New Kids , New Quilts and New Places needed.

A few new faces join the family at Rachel's' Place .

De Boy

NosiAnd Baby Sarah .I also wanted to show the latest quilts made by Auntie Jane.

They are all lovely , and will go to grateful new homes.

Speaking of new homes , we are currently looking for somewhere in the UK to send quilts to , so if anyone knows of a children's' respite care centre/hospice/residential school for special needs or what ever who would like to receive quilts to use , please let me know .

Also , if you know of a Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit that would like to receive knitted garments and blankets for the babies , again , please let me know .

Thank you to Auntie Jane for all of the hard work put in to make these quilts and keep the group going , and Thanks to all members who help too .

Cath

Send Aunty Jane to Lesotho .

Hi everyone .

This is a very special post.

Val has invited Aunty Jane to go to South Africa and go to Lesotho to visit Rachel's Place and stay there with the children.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity , and obviously will not come cheap.

Aunty Jane is making up knitted teddies and dollies to sell (from her own stash) to raise funds for her trip , which will hopefully be in the Spring next year . If you'd like to buy one (or more ) of these lovely hand made toys , details are below.

Jelly~ Baby~ Hugs

And Teddies . They are £2.50 each , plus £1 postage or Two for £6 including postage . They are cute and cuddly and made from all new materials. (Available in the colourways shown ) So if you're interested , please contact Aunty Jane at stitchforcharity@hotmail.co.uk and help send Aunty Jane to Lesotho .

Thank you.