Lottie's Charity Crafts

Welcome to Lottie's Charity Crafts

Thank you for visiting my web site. I am a sewing volunteer for hospitals in Central Texas. I enjoy sharing my passion for charity crafts with others, and my web pages are for you.

If you don't know the term "charity crafts", perhaps this quote from Sewing.About.com will clarify it for you:

"If you have ever been hit with a disaster or watched a close friend lose everything to a house fire or weather disaster, you know the need for people to help each other. Most sewers have a heart of gold and a fabric stash. Here are some ways to help others using your sewing skills. If you belong to a sewing group, you can get the whole group involved. If you're working on your own, I'm sure you can find family and friends who would love to help. With the help of the internet community, we should be able to fill all these needs."

Charity crafts can be anything from making simple pillows for children to hug during a stressful visit to the hospital to making a pad for an animal shelter. If you enjoy crafts of any kind, please consider using your talents, your time, and your heart to help others in need.

I've collected several URLs that describe a wide variety of organizations, projects, and needs all over the country. This list of URLs represents only a small number of the hundreds of web sites devoted to charity crafts. Get comfy and enjoy your surfing.

sewing.about.com - Sewing for Charity
Bev Qualheim - Free crochet, knit and cross stitch patterns, for home and charity
Around the Crochet Table - Community Projects
Nancy's Notions - Creative Kindness
Crochet Guild of America - Crochet for Charity
Susan Druding - Charity & Good Works Quilting
Afghans for Angels - Links you may find helpful
The Linus Connection - Providing Security Through Blankets
Snuggles Project - This project gives comfort and security to shelter animals as they await their new homes.
The Ships Project - Charity crafts for US troops
Patriotic Pillow Project - This project provides hand-crafted pillowcases, with the US flag as the theme, to wounded soldiers. Pillows are donated from various sources.

For a quick index of items made by me and friends of mine, click here.

Click here to see a more detailed index of items. Keep in mind, this chart reflects my experience in the hospitals I serve. Even though I may describe certain fabrics for use in making these items, many of these items can be sewn, crocheted, knitted, etc. Let your own community's needs and your experience tell you what materials to use.

Every craft person has their own little piece of heaven where they create. Here's mine.