Originally Posted by
Zinda
Welcome. I agree with several of the above posters. If you're a member of a church, you might want to just get the word out that you're new to quilting and would appreciate fabric. My Mom is a knitter and you can't imagine the yarn she get's donated to her. She's done knit hats for all the first grade classes at a local elementary school for a number of years, plus donates her time. This year the school decided they wouldn't be doing projects, so her "help" wasn't needed!
This story makes me soooo sad. I was a first grade teacher. "Projects" such as this are what bring school and community together....and it's where students (eh hem, and teachers) develop new interests. I met with the same issue when I retired. The 4-H leader who was there when I was working was so interested in getting people in there for different things the members worked on. She once told me that she looked forward to the day that I retired so I could work with the members on their sewing projects. Well.....when I retired, there was a new leader and she just flat told me that "they didn't have time for sewing." Broke my heart.
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