Today is really cold in CT and I just thought of scarves; 12” or 10” by 60” are a great size; you only need the rotary cut to have strait edges and if you want to be fancy they can have fringe at the end by cutting 1/2” wide by 5” or 6”; or sew a square piece over the ends to make pockets to warm up cold hands. If you want something fancier cut the fringe ¼” wide and stretch it; you will make a curly fringe and they look really cute. Just be careful while you stretch it or it will come out. I am sure you can bring them to a shelter or soup kitchen. And at this time of the year, hats are a good thing for people going through chemo therapy. Carol Duval Show --HGTV.com-- has the instructions for an adorable red scarf that has at one end Santa’s face and at the other a pom-pom as the tip of Santa’s hat. Great gift for younger people; if you can not find it let me know and I will look for the address. I guess this is enough to keep you going until the containers are empty!
Good luck.
Lucia