crafters: help out the families affected by the everett fire

[ifotismeni]

hi everybody -- there's a movement afoot to make blankets for some of the families -- someone who knows some of the victims is collecting 9 x 9 knitted (or crocheted!) squares by January 5th to make into blankets. i think this is an awesome idea and a 9 x 9 square is EASILY done.

debbi, who is putting this together, has more details on this post of her blog.

after hanging out at spark crafts and at artbeat i KNOW there are a lot of crafters in the davis area. i think if we pulled together we could make a huge impact in this one small way.

if you're interested in helping out, please feel free to make contact with debbi or you can drop a comment here as i've been in touch with her as well. she asks that her address not be posted publically, but she has given me permission to email it to people who want to know where to send their knitted squares.


if you're not the crafty type, Universalhub has posted an address where you can send monetary donations.


(mods, i hope this post is ok. i figure with all the crafters in the area this is appropriate.)

Comments

[ron_newman]

As a moderator, I say this is a fine effort. Wish I had the skills to help out personally.

[ifotismeni]

thanks Ron!

[thespian.livejournal.com]

we can teach you. it's easy. seriously; I'd be happy to host a craft night at Pandemonium and we'll crank them out and teach anyone who wants to do one.

[nuns.livejournal.com]

Can they use crochet squares? I don't so much knit, but I think a crocheted square can probably be stitched to a knit one easily enough...

[ifotismeni]

i asked debbi and haven't heard back yet but i imagine that should be ok :)

[ron_newman]

The West Branch Library has a knitting and cross-stitching group meeting every Monday from 6:30 to 8:30. I suggest that you publicize your effort there as well.

[ifotismeni]

i will definitely do that. thanks ron!

[ron_newman]

By the way, I just added a "crafts" tag for anything having to do with sewing, crocheting, knitting, fabrics, and the like. (Pottery and woodworking and metalworking would go there too, but I haven't seen many posts on those subjects.) Click on the tag if you're interested in any of these things.

[kelkyag]

I'd pitch in. Tell me where to send squares and what the timeframe is, please.

[ifotismeni]

they need to be recieved by january 5th, so probably mail them out by new year's and that'd be fine. as for mailing, send me an email (mcv at acesquad dot com) and i'll reply with the address to send them to.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Please send me debbi's information!