FOR THOSE THAT LOST EVERYTHING FROM HURRICANE HELENE, FROM THE FLOODS, THE LAND SLIDES, ETC...
Over the next couple of months, as you find time, consider cleaning out your sewing room. If you have fabric you’ve never used and likely never will, donate it. If you have extra rotary cutters, rulers, or other tools that you don’t use, donate those too. And if you have a sewing machine or serger sitting unused, consider donating it. Our technicians will service any donated machines to ensure they’re in great working order before finding them a new home.
A Stitch in Time will also be donating machines, fabric, supplies, patterns, and more, but we can’t meet the need alone. That’s why we’ll be collecting these items over the next few months to donate when the time is right. Our goal is to provide each person with fabric, thread, quilting supplies, notions, patterns, kits, and machines as they’re needed. We’ve also secured a storage space for organizing and staging these donations, thanks to a generous individual.
Please make sure all items are in good working condition and free of smoke or pet dander, as some recipients may have allergies. Quilters and sewists are a generous community, and we are so grateful for your help.
Additionally, we’d love to include a quilting gift card with each donation, so if you’d prefer to contribute a gift card, you can do so here.
Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity.
Lynn & Kirk
Fall/Winter 2024/2023/2022
For the 3rd year in a row we are hosting a mitten drive for local elementary school children.
Looking for a quick new project and love to help others at the same time? We are sponsoring a mitten drive for school-age children and would love your help with this fun and super quick project! We are working with The Fiber Faerie in Franklin through their Warmth on Wheels program to make and distribute mittens to the school-age kids in the surrounding area during the winter months.
How to help?
How to help?
- We have free kits in the shop with a pattern, template, and fleece to make 2 pairs of mittens. Grab a kit, take it home, make the mittens, and then return the finished mittens to the shop.
- Download this free pattern and use your own fle1ece (see other fabric suggestions below) to make one or more pair of mittens. Make the medium or large sizes only. The small is too small.
- If you don't have time to sew, bring us your clean, smoke-free, fleece and we will find volunteers to sew the mittens.
- Hats and muffs also accepted.
- Acceptable fabrics: fleece, wool, upcycled wool blankets or wool sweaters, sherpa, and leather.
Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks so much for your help!
2022 Mittens Collected: ~300
2023 Mittens Collected: ~140
2024 Mittens Collected: ~177
Thanks to you we collected $1000 of gift cards for distribution to Foster Families in the Western NC area. As a shop, we gave away 180 yards of fabric to those that contributed. Thanks so much for your help!
Spring 2024
Congratulations! You made 55 drawstring bags for foster children along with all the goodies to fill them!
Thank you to Kaylee’s Closet for picking them up and distributing them to the kids!
There are several ways you can help.
Join us in making tote bags for carrying belongings. Click on which way you can make a difference!