News Details (Posted: August 25, 2010):

Pillowcase Day

Contact Information:

debbie olive
239 995 0045

Full Description:

Special Pillowcase Day!

Come and join others in making pillowcases here atQuilt Lovers' Hangout

.The date is September 18th 10am -3:00pm )

American Patchwork Quilting magazine is challenging quilters, crafters and sewers across the country to Make a Pillowcase, Make a Difference.Local quilting enthusiasts will join the cause to help reach the goal of making and donating one million pillowcases to benefit local charities. Every pillowcase can make a difference in your community.A pillowcase can provide comfort for a cancer patient, hope for a foster child, encouragement for a battered woman, or beauty for a nursing home resident.Here at Quilt Lovers' Hangoutare asking our customers to make pillowcases and bring them into the store to be donated to Tampa Shrines Children's Hospitaland update the pillowcase counter at allpeoplequilt.com/millionpill­owcases. The counter will track nationwide progress toward the goal of one million pillowcases.We see the One Million Pillowcase Challenge as a way to give back to the local community.Dig into that stash or buy a pillowcase kit from the store. If you purchase a pillowcase kit from the store during 2010 and bring the finished case back to be donated, you will have your name entered in a drawing for some great prizes that will be given out in January of 2011

Please help QLH to reach our personal local goal of 1000 pillowcases for charity.On our ;Special Pillowcase Day!September 18th 2010

Anyone who shows up and makes a pillowcase on this date will receive a FREE $10 punch on their card.We will have some great pillowcase kits already made up and will be offering you a discount for the kits or the fabric you might want to purchase that day to make up your pillowcase.Please join us in helping reach the one million mark.There will be prizes each hour,snacks and Lots of Fun!Sign up early