Nicu sewing projects

Join the 2015 Craftsy Charity Sew-Along, images from the 2014 Craftsy Charity Sew-Along Did you hear about or take part in last year’s Craftsy community service sewing project? They had an incredible response, with blog readers sewing more than 250 NICU smocks to be donated to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital all using the Free EYMM NICU Smock Pattern. This year, Craftsy (in partnership with the Music City Modern Quilt Guild and Craft Buds) is once again inviting readers to sew along with them…

My cousin had a baby last year. She delivered 9 weeks early. We were all pretty shocked when she went into labor. Well, she had a baby boy and he weighed about 2 1/2 pounds. He did very well fo…

Did you know September is not only National Sewing Month but also National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month? It’s a great time of year to use your sewing skills to donate to a NICU near you, or through an organization like Preemies of the Carolinas. Minky is a super soft and cuddly fabric that makes great loveys and baby blankets. In this post, I’m going to share tips for how to sew with minky fabric, a baby lovey, and blanket sizing chart, and the pattern for this preemie…

Today we're kicking off the SAMQG Threads of Love Sewing Challenge! One of our members, Cindy, works with the Threads of Love sewing group and will be taking our sewing NICU blankets to them after the March meeting. From the San Antonio chapter of Threads of Love: "We are a non-profit, non-denominational ministry dedicated to the production and distribution of clothing and care items to the premature babies - living and deceased." So what is the challenge? The Quilt Shop in Castorville has…

Dolls of Hope is an organization always in need of charity sewing, click here now for all the info featured by top US sewing blog, Diary of a Quilter.

How Church Ladies divinely answer a hospital's prayer for NICU lovies, plus learn how you can make them for the preemies with our tutorial.

Twice a year our local guild ~ Music City Modern Quilt Guild has a charity sew. We take the entire meeting and then some, to sew little tiny smocks for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital NICU. These smocks are a way for us to give back to our community and to hopefully make a serious situation just a little bit more pleasant. They are designed to go on easily and fit 3-5 lb. babies. The pattern is available on Craftsy ~ NICU Smock These smocks are so very small, cute as can be and they can be a…

How to Make Baby Soft Blocks. Free Sewing Tutorial

The need for Wee Care gowns, listings of free sewing patterns and smocking plates to create these beautiful gowns for charity.

Babies have an elevated sense of smell that begins during pregnancy. The scent of their birth parent's amniotic fluid and breast milk is an important part of cementing the parent-child bond. For NICU families, this process is often...