We continue our community projects this fall including collecting fabric scraps that are made into beds for the SPCA (drop yours off anytime!) and our next Victoria’s Quilts/Quilts of Valour charity sew day is October 28th (everyone is welcome!). Our VQ/QoV yard sale table is full of great books that you can make a donation to take a few home – you can also drop off your gently used books anytime to donate to the table which is very appreciated.

In October, we add in helping Susan D to make holiday pillowcases and placemats to donate to local seniors homes. Each fall, local sewers/quilters supply holiday pillowcases to different facilities in Moncton, Dieppe, Sackville, Riverview and Port Elgin.

She is looking for help in two ways:

#1 – Do you have holiday fabric at home and wish to donate? Great – you can drop it off at The Fabric Cupboard anytime! We will prepare pillowcase kits for sewers to take home and sew to donate. I was speaking with Susan today and all of the fabric that has already been donated has been cut into kits so she is on the hunt for any donations that anyone may have.

#2 – Want to sew at home and donate holiday pillowcases? Follow the best tutorial at Shabby Fabrics – this is the perfect pattern as all the seams are tucked in and the video is very easy to follow. If you have holiday fabric at home, fantastic! If not, we have kits available for you to pick up – come by, pick up a kit or two, sew at home and drop it off back off before December 1st.

Sewers and quilters do make a difference and I feel so lucky to be a part of our incredible community!