Charity Report -2012

Charity Projects for 2012

I really put on an effort to keep track of the charity projects I completed and donated this year. The Moody Crochet group works with Odyssey Hospice of Moody and Alegiant Hospice of Birmingham. During this past year, I donated quilts to the Moody Crazy Quilters, Pell City Friendship Quilters, Heart of Dixie Quilters (Trussville) and the Loving Hands Mission of the Moody Methodist Church.

Hats:

It takes me about 2 hours to make a crocheted hat, if I use a particular pattern (called the Madison Hat). Nearly each week, I meet with my crochet friends at the public library. I can finish a hat at the meeting, if I concentrate. I also make hats and other items while we're traveling.

During the past year, I made and donated 27 adult hats, 1 preemie hat, and 2 baby hats. I also made 1 pair of crocheted baby booties of my own pattern.

Scarves:

I made seven scarves to match some of the hats mentioned above. Some of them were this pretty flower design.

Coasters/Mug rugs:

I make small rectangular mug rugs, with fringe on two ends, to go at the bedside of hospice/nursing home patients out of cotton yarn. During 2012, I made 15 of these.

Prayer Squares:

I made small (3”x3” or 4”x4”) quilted squares to go to a church that gives them to people undergoing cancer treatments or other issues. I made 40 of them.

Lap robes:

I made one crocheted lap robe, and seven quilted lap robes (approximately 36” x 36”). Two were made out of thrift-store fabrics and fringe from another thrift store.

Quilts:

    I put together one Quilt of Valor that was quilted by a professional quilter, and then I finished the quilt for donation to the Pell City Veterans Home that just opened in November 2012.

    I made three adult quilts for donation, one of which was given as a Prayer/Comfort Quilt to a member of the Friendship Quilters of Pell City. The other two went to the Loving Hands mission of the Moody Methodist Church.

  

   Four baby quilts were donated to the Trussville Quilters (their baby quilts go to the St. Vincent’s NICU).