Better World Wednesday

Our recent trip to Iowa included lots of quality time with friends and family. We got to have lots of fun, good food and comfy beds to sleep in. All of these things that we take mostly for granted there are so many others who don't have that luxury. I was made acutely aware of this when we attended church with my new sister-in-law Cindy as part of our BIX 7 festivities. Her wonderful church, St. Paul's, has a jazz service each year at BIX time but this year they were also kicking off their Nuts About Nets program. They have partnered with ClarkeCares.org to get 50,000 nets to Nigeria to help prevent the spread of malaria. One net can cover 3-4 people and help save so many lives. A good night's sleep is something we take for granted most nights but there are millions who can't do the same. 

I'm hoping to make a donation to this wonderful cause but don't really have the disposable income to do so. So I decided that I could stitch up a little something to raise funds to send along. One donation of $10 will purchase four nets. I have been stitching up these little heart sachets of netting and lace filled with miniature dried rosebuds and am selling them on Etsy. The profits from the sale of these sachets will go to this program and hopefully make another corner of the world a little better and safer place Please visit my Etsy shop and consider helping out.

I've been in more laps than a napkin...

So that's not me, merely a quote from Mae West! It only suits my post for today as I finally finished a set of napkins using my Set the Table fabrics. I combined my fabric as the border with some white linen on the front and gray linen on the back. Once they were all stitched up, I added some hand stitching in green floss to accent the green flatware in the border fabric. I love how they turned out and can't wait to have a dinner party to use them - how geeky am I!? I'm planning to stitch up some more and offer them for sale in my Etsy shop as soon as I can order some more of my fabric!