Baby Nightie

So this is the other item that I have to sew for the Newborn kits. I have to make two of these, two of the t-shirts and a receiving blanket for each kit.

Baby T-shirt

I have sewn two of these now. These are very quick to do up - would be nice to have a serger to do these seams.

Newborn Nighties

I have decided that I need to do some charity work and so I have picked up five newborn kits from Mennonite Central Committee in Saskatoon. These kits have two nighties and two t-shirts that are cut out but need to be sewn. They come wrapped in a large piece of flannelette which I also need to hem. I will add the other items to the kit so when I take them back they will be complete. Since I will become a grandma this year, I thought this was the right kit for me to work on. May God use to me to make a difference to a new mom and her child. I'll post pictures once I am done the sewing and shopping.

Newborn kits

MCC distributes newborn kits to hospitals, clinics and refugee camps. Newborn kits are sent to assist mothers in giving their children a good start in Bosnia, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Serbia, Russia and Ukraine.


Contents (NEW items only, size 3-9 months)
• 2 gowns/sleepers (flannel or similar warm, soft material)
• 2 undershirts/onesies (short or long sleeves)
• 4 cloth diapers (flat-fold preferred)
• 1 receiving blanket (light weight fleece or flannel; minimum 92cm / 36 in)
• 4 safety pins (5cm / 2in)
• 1 large bar mild soap (leave in wrapper)
• 1 pair of socks
• 1 cap
• Remove packaging material (except soap) and fold into the receiving blanket. Fasten together with the safety pins.
• Contact your local MCC warehouse/activity center for a new design for hand-sewn gowns.
• Note: Items can either be purchased or hand sewn. Packages of precut materials are available from some MCC offices.

Drop off completed newborn kits at one of the drop-off locations in Canada or the U.S.

Daughters

Bride to Be - May 2011

Mother to Be - July 2011

Hickory Kitchen continued

 
 

Hickory Kitchen continued

 
 
 
 

Hickory Kitchen

 
 
 
 
So these pictures are of a kitchen we recently completed here at Candle Lake. The wood is hickory and the doors were a lot of work. Each door has a raised panel which is made up of boards glued together. I worked hard at coming up with the designs in the doors. Hickory has a very wild grain to begin with but then I still tried to make it look like certain pieces went together. I have been called an artist by the customer and they said they never expected anything like this. They are very excited about their kitchen and that is wonderful to hear! The kitchen is in a beutiful log home and compliments the rest of the home. It is unique and can never be duplicated.