JOIN US IN A YEAR OF GIVING - AND A GIVEAWAY!

Filled Children's Tote Bags

What has the last year meant to you?  I was thinking about that the other day - thinking back on this last year and what has made my life more meaningful.  I have been stitching with the ladies of World of Charity Stitching (WOCS) for a year now and I realized that creating for WOCS and the children and adults who receive our gifts is what has made my life so much more meaningful.

I work everyday on a project or two for WOCS and because of that, one of my granddaughters who is 10 is now working with me when she can.  And she is excited!  She lost her favorite 12 year old cousin Tawyna to cancer 2 years ago and now she is creating pillows for WOCS in memory of Tawnya to be delivered to the children's hospital where we live.

Because of the joy we are all able to bring to someone's life, we at World of Charity Stitching are putting out a call to everyone to make this a Year of Giving.  If each of us were to make items for adults and children in hospitals, nursing homes, domestic violence shelters, Ronald McDonald House, or someplace you know in your area, think of how many smiles we could create.  We would, of course, love to have you create for us, but if that is not possible, please create something special for someone in your area.  Wondering what to make?  Visit our Flickr Photostream to get some ideas.  Leave a comment if you have questions.  We'd love to be a part of your giving!

 PRECIOUS PATTERNS GIVEAWAY!

And to start you in the direction of giving, we have some very Precious Patterns for you to win.  Mary and Sara, a mother daughter team from the Sunshine State, have created some of the cutest and easiest patterns I have ever worked with.  My granddaughter Ashton and I have made approximately 18 of their cute animal pillows for charity and right now have 12 more cut out and ready to sew.

Mary Ayres has designed all of their patterns. She is a nationally known craft designer and has sold thousands of her original designs to numerous national craft, sewing, and quilting magazines.  You will not be disappointed with any of her designs.

Now you can win 3 of their e-patterns!  You'll want them all! Here's what you need to do to enter.





Mandatory entry:
Visit the Precious Patterns Etsy Shop and tell me the pattern(s) you like most.  Come back to this post and leave a comment.

Extra Entries:
Join our Blog and leave a comment that you did.
Like us on Facebook and leave a comment that you did.
Sign up for our newsletter (left hand column) and leave a comment that you did.

If you are the winner, please consider donating to WOCS an item(s) that you make with one of the patterns you win.  We would like to feature the item you make on our Blog.  And come join our Yahoo group and stitch/sew with us!  We'd love to have you.


This giveaway will run from today through Wednesday January 11.  Mr. Random Number Generator will choose our winner and you will be notified via email. BE SURE YOU LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR US TO CONTACT YOU.

If you like to cross stitch, sew, and/or quilt, we would love to have you join World of Charity Stitching at our Yahoo Group but that will NOT give you another entry for the giveaway. We are always in need of more cross stitchers, sewists, & quilters but please only sign up if you can donate your time and talent to us. Thanks!