One Million Pillowcases

I have an awesome quilting friend, Peggy, who has been sewing up a storm lately (you should go check her blog, Stitchin With Peg).  Not only has she finished a couple quilts already, but has sewn up over a dozen, I think actually two dozen pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer.  They are an organization that donates colorful pillowcases to children undergoing treatment for cancer or other childhood diseases.

I have donated a few pillowcases in the past, but decided to follow Peggy's lead and do a fabric clean out and find fabrics that would make perfect pillowcases.  I pulled fabrics that had large prints or ones I can't see using in a quilt anytime soon.

So far I have 11 pillowcases to drop off at my local quilt shop, Quilting Possibilities, on the 31.  There is a pillowcase sew in that day, info on their events page.  QP took the challenge in 2010 when American Patchwork and Quilting magazine challenged the quilting community to make and donate one million pillowcases to charity.  I know the local group has sewn thousands of pillowcases and I am glad that I can help them out.

I have to say, I love the fabrics that I used.  I mean, those dogs are too cute and the monsters are super fun.  Stars are always a good bet and why not some hot air balloons.  And a few elephants are always up for a good time.

This was such a fun quick project that I might need to do another fabrics clean out for their next sew in date.