A bag here - a bag there
Shelly has done such a great job with, first, having the idea, and second, following through on the idea to gift 140 campers with afghans . . . Share a Square was born on a whim and took off on a wing and a prayer.
A lot of people have written and said they could neither knit or crochet, that they could sew. So, it is THOSE people on whom we call now. All of the squares needed to complete the afghans have been collected. They are being joined together. That part of the project is complete.
The first youngster to receive an afghan loved it - he would not take the tags off it (each square in each afghan is made by different people who place a tag on it with their good wishes) for two weeks she was told. Then he would shuffle the tags like cards, looking through them again and again.
So, Shelly had another great idea - wouldn’t it be fun if each child had a bag in which to hold their tags once they were taken off the afghans?
Yeah, I thought so, too. So, I agreed to put out a plea to you all requesting your help in this. We are putting together 140 afghans, so we need 140 bags. They can be as simple or as fancy as you choose. I will be collecting 70 bags and Sherry at Yellow Rose Garden is collecting 70 bags.
The bags pictured above are just to give you an idea. The white bag is probably too big for the project, but the dark red one is just about the right size at 3 1/2 by 5 inches. I received it at a welcome home shower for a Chinese orphan who was adopted by people at church. It is made of Chinese silk and held candy as I recall - from China.
But it looks to be a perfect size to hold all of the tags from an afghan.
If you are interested in helping with this part of the project, drop a comment here - make sure to leave your email address. I’ll get in touch with you and we can exchange address information at that time.
Thanks, everyone. These kids are survivors!
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And . . . if you like the tv show Survivors, be sure to stop by Lessa’s and jump in the pool!
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