Update on Project 5

Yesterday we delivered 14 beautiful walker bags to Valley Ranch Nursing Home (see photo). We also packed each one with a package of tissues, a pen, a notepad, and a Piper booklet (the same one that we include in the church visitor welcome packs).


Thanks to everyone who participated in this project! I would like to especially thank Mae for sharing her pattern, her beautiful fabric, and all the other materials to make these bags. This was a challenging project, but it was a skill-builder for all of us. I think we will definitely do these again some time. Maybe next time we will find some masculine fabric so that we can bless some male residents, too.

Our next sewing circle is in 2 weeks. I hope to have information about that project posted this week.

Project 5: Walker Bags for Valley Ranch Nursing Home

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
(James 1:27)

For the next few sewing circles, I wanted to focus on meeting the needs of orphans and widows. This month, we will focus on widows (and other elderly people) by making walker and wheelchair bags for the residents of nearby Valley Ranch Nursing Center.

Here are a few photo examples of the kind of bags we're talking about:



You can use any pattern you'd like for the bags. However, Mae has a tried-and-true pattern that she has used in the past with great success. She has also graciously offered to supply all of the material we will need (fabric, zippers, and Velcro) from her "stash." (Remember how I told you you would get to clean out your crafty closet? Well, it turns out I was only talking to Mae! Sorry. You'll have to wait for next month's project.)

If you're making these on your own, Mae and I will be putting together some "kits" with fabric and instructions. If you'd like to take some of those kits home to work on, just let us know how many you think you will be able to complete. However, feel free to use your own pattern and fabric if you already have some that you prefer to use.

I'm really excited for this fun opportunity to bless the nearby seniors at Valley Ranch Nursing Home. I hope to see you all on Sunday, February 13th!