The Pillow Case Project

Many quilters make fun pillowcases for our grandchildren, families and friends.  A quilter from the group again brought an idea to the group for consideration.  Sometimes this circle of quilters that have a formed a great friendship and bond, perhaps shutter when this particular “Sassy” says “I have an idea…. Do you want to???...  Let’s try this….”  However, each idea that is thrown at the group to do is overwhelmingly agreed upon as a great project for us to start.  Quilters by nature have generous, giving hearts and are willing to share their talents.

With the fun, bright, seasonal and great fabrics we have available to us today and the fact that pillowcases are so quick to make, our group decided to do something with them.  We have purchased pillows and made endless numbers of pillowcases for our local Women’s Shelter.  Since the project was started 3 years ago, about 110 pillows and pillowcases have been donated by Sassy Quilters to the shelter.

The pillowcases are made not only for the women needing the services of the Women’s Shelter, but also for her children.  The shelter is especially in need of new pillows, so the pillowcase is carefully tucked inside the plastic of each new pillow.  Traditionally we have given them to the shelter each November, but also realized the need throughout the entire year, so accordingly, have given them to the shelter as we accumulate them.

Currently a project is underway for us to provided “Christmas Pillowcases” to our local Care Center along with the Assisted Living Center.  That involves approximately 175 pillowcases.  Won’t it brighten up the rooms of the residents at the Care Center to walk past their rooms and see those holiday pillowcases?   We are hoping that it will warm the hearts of the residents to know that we thought to brighten their rooms and hopefully their days with the holiday pillowcases this season!