Sewing & Craft Stalls
Our Sewing & Craft group meets at Dapto Showground every Friday in the pavilion (entry is via the Mulda Street entrance) from 9.00am to 12.00pm. You can purchase anything you see, and at the same time take a look at what our ladies get up to in our sewing group. Everyone is welcome and we also take eftpos and cash at every stall we have.
If you happen to be doing a destash of your cottons, wools, craft or haberdashery items, and would like to donate them to our group, then please drop off one Friday morning, where our ladies will happily accept your donations. If you are unable to drop off your items, then please contact Narelle on 0414 280 127 as she will be able to make an arrangement with you to collect them.
We had an amazing time at our pop-up shop in Figtree Grove during April. We’re all packed up now and have said our goodbyes, but we would love to thank all our volunteers who came along to lend a hand and to those who made so many beautiful items to sell. Of course our success would have not been possible without the support of the community – thank you so much for your generosity.
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we will be back at Figtree Grove on May 7, 8 & 9 from 10.00am to 4.00pm wrapping all of those gifts for Mother’s Day, each for a gold coin donation, (obviously if you’d like to donate more, then we are also more than happy to accept). We will also have raffle tickets to purchase, so don’t miss out on the chance to win one of our amazing gift baskets.
Of course we will also be at Dapto Mall on Saturday 9 May from 10.00am to 4.00pm, right at the top of the travelator, all set up and ready to wrap your Mother’s Day gifts, each for a gold coin donation. We will also have some of our lovely handmade items for sale, which would also make a lovely gift for a Mum or someone special in your life.
Then on Thursday 14 May you will find us back out at the Shell Cove Marina (just outside Woolworths) from 9.00am to 3.00pm, as always, with a large selection of our handmade goodies, along with a supply of Schmackos for all those puppies out on their daily walks (got to get our puppy pats somehow).
Thanks to Sonia, our sewing and craft ladies have started a new project, and have begun knitting or crocheting Memory Hearts, and you can get on board and help make some too.
These hearts are often called “Compassion” or “Memory” hearts. They provide comfort to patients and their families in Palliative Care. The heart is held in the hands of the patient and loved one, symbolising connection. It usually goes home with the loved one.
You can access the patterns here:
These links provide both the crochet pattern and the knitting pattern for the Hearts, which volunteers can then download. If you do not have access to a computer or printer, please contact Vera on 0413 548 983 and a copy will be mailed direct to you.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our group. Monies raised from these stalls goes towards helping cancer patients right here in the Illawarra.