A Variety Of Arrivals.

Patty McNamara has donated 2 cute quilts for kids, some fabric and 2 bags of wool.

Finally Lazenby has donated a large amount of school pencils and a large roll of binding.

Danelle Shuttleworth has made 9 cute bucket hats, 2 lovely skirts, 2 pair of shorts, 6 purses and 6 pencil cases.  They are beautifully made from obsolete uniforms donated by Ambulance Victoria.

Jayne Collis has been busy sewing again and has made 6 lovely dresses, 2 bags, 3 bucket hats,  1 top, 4 pair of shorts, 1 skirt, 2 shorys and top sets and a pencil case. 

Jill Khong has made another 23 custom made jumpers for donated teddy bears. 

 Thanks so much for donating your skills and time to help others.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Big Day of Distribution.

It's been a big day of distributing donations today and it's great to know that all of your wonderful creations are on their way to help people in need. Big Group Hug very kindly send a van and we managed to fit everything in today. I didn't count how many boxes and ran out of time to count some items but it was a lot.

We donated: 52 quilts, 37 blankets, 416 drawstring bags, 75 tote bags, 55 pencil cases with pencils, 81 soap pouches, 15 library bags, 45 newborn beanies, 6 sets of beanies and booties for newborns,23 teddy bears with jumpers, 45 beanies, as well as boxes of new clothes, books, baby bibs and wraps, as well as hand knits. We also donated 71 new items of clothing and 53 pencil cases from Uniforms 4 Kids Victoria.

Norma Aitken very kindly delivered 2 sewing machines which had been donated. We donated them to Mums of The Hills which is based at Belgrave and offer support to people affected by domestic violence as well as disadvantaged families. They are planning to start sewing lessons and use the machines to help young mums make gifts etc, as well as develop new skills.

I also visited a new organization called Reaching Out Because We Can, and delivered 35 items of warm clothing such as warm jackets, vests, jackets and trousers. They support refugees, disadvantaged families and the homeless and they were very appreciative of the donations of almost new clothes. The clothes were items that I had up cycled from obsolete uniforms donated by Ambulance Victoria and I will be taking some more to them as soon as I finish sewing over the logos.

 Thank you all so much for your ongoing and generous support. There will be lots of happy people when they receive your lovely creations.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx

Beautiful Quilts Donated.

Sharon Siacci has very generously donated another 3 fabulous quilts.  Sharon loves to use up all her small scraps and produce these beautiful quilts. 

Debra Knight has very generously quilted 12 donated quilt tops made by members of Oz Comfort Quilts. 

 Lots of people in need will enjoy their warm hugs.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Lots of Lovely Donations.

It's been a busy time with lots of lovely donations arriving as well as lots of sorting and packing of donations ready for distribution. 

Margaret Brown and the Nicola Crt Quilters have been very busy sewing again and have donated 2 lovely quilts, 18 pencil cases with pencils,  17 soap pouches,  26 bibs, 49 library/drawstring bags,  37 tote bags,  44 Santa Sacks, and a bag of wool.

Ann Grant from NSW has donated another beautiful quilt. 

Lesley Lowe and the Ky Valley Quilters have donated a large number of items again including soft toys, Santa Sacks,  tote bags, drawstring bags and hand knits.

Lyn Guziack donated 44 knitted beanies for babies and 32 knitted squares.

Wendy Cadby donated 2 lovely soft toys.

Norma Aitken has donated a lovely knitted baby jacket, 2 beanies and 2 pair of booties. 

Annette Pascoe has donated a large bag of soft toys,  a large amount of bindings,  7 QAYG blocks,  5 knitted beanies,  1 baby jacket and beanies, 1 beanie and booties,  as well as fabric.

Lyn Betts donated 12 beautifully knitted beanies. 

Annette's mother, Nellie Todd, has donated another lovely knitted jumper for a toddler  as well as 9 knitted beanies for babies.

 Many thanks everyone for your beautiful donations to help others in need.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

More From Macedon.

Another 14 of the fabulous quilts donated by the Monday Quilters from Macedon. 

They are in a huge range of colours and themes.

They are all beautifully quilted as this train quilt has trains quilted over it.

These beautiful quilts will soon be giving lots of warm hugs and smiles to people in need.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx