Grace Full Creation's Pillowcase Quilt-Off
Do you want to show off your design skills while helping a charitable organization? Then this challenge is for you.
The Challenge:
Send in your pillowcases and win!
The Prizes
Monthly Winner:
Mystery Gift
Submit your pillowcases monthly and get entered into our monthly drawing. The names of the makers of all pillowcases will be placed in a drawing for the month they were received. One entry per person per month, no matter how many pillowcases are submitted. Entries will be accepted between May 2010 and December 2010.
1st Prize - Generosity:
$50.00 Shopping Spree
To the person who donates the most finished pillowcases from January 1 to December 31, 2010 - Don't wait start sending them in now!
All pillowcases must be for a standard sized pillow, be usable and comfortable. Pillowcase must be made from 100% Cotton with sewn seams and in good, clean condition. Please wash all fabrics prior to sewing or sending to limit allergens to the final user.
1st Prize - Workmanship:
$50.00 Shopping Spree
To the best workmanship on any pillowcase submitted between
January 1 to December 31, 2010 - Don't wait start sending them in now!
Judging will be performed by the staff of Grace Full Creations and based on clean and accurate finished seams, neatness, quality of fabric and accuracy to the pattern. All pillowcases must be for a standard sized pillow, be usable and comfortable. Pillowcase must be made from 100% Cotton with sewn seams and in good, clean condition. Please wash all fabrics prior to sewing or sending to limit allergens to the final user.
The Charities:
ALL pillowcases will be submitted to charities such as the Central California Children's Hospital, homeless shelters, shelters for abused women and children, fire victims and similar causes.
Send Finished Pillowcases and Entry Forms to:
Ronna Ross
Grace Full Creations
321 North Crenshaw St
Visalia, CA 93291
Making a Difference,
One Pillowcase at a Time!
This exciting yearlong national challenge — spearheaded by American Patchwork & Quilting— asks independent quilt shops and fabric stores to join forces with quilters and sewers in 2010 to create and donate 1 million pillowcases to local charities, with the message, Make a Pillowcase, Make a Difference. Many worthy organizations and causes can benefit from pillowcases, including nursing homes, domestic violence shelters, foster children and the homeless.
Pattern downloads are available now.
95/5 - Fabric Shoppers Unite!
Did you know that 95 percent of fabric shoppers make their purchases at chain stores? That’s right, only 5 percent shop independent stores like this website. Let’s change that and support your local shop on and off the web.
Project 95: Fabric Shoppers Unite—Shop Independents is a worldwide network of independent quilt and fabric shops, that have joined forces to promote shopping independents. By buying from Project 95 shops, you support this movement and join with consumers just like yourself to ensure that you will have access to specialized quilting and sewing supplies, no matter where you live.
Why Shop Independents?
There are three good reasons to choose independents over chain stores.
- Excellent Service. At independents, you can expect caring attention to your needs.
- Superior Knowledge. Independent shop staffs are quilters and sewers themselves, and have unsurpassed product knowledge that they pass on to you.
- Count on Quality. Fabrics, notions and tools available at independents are the highest quality. Many suppliers only supply their goods to these niche shops.
Tell your quilting and sewing friends to unite, and shop independents!
Project 95 is brought to you by The Fabric Shop Network, Inc.—the trade association for independent quilt and fabric retailers. Please visit their site for new ideas and how you can share the word to support privately owned shops. Then join the Project 95 Flickr group!
