February 14th - Charity day 

We had lots of fun on February  14th sewing hearts to make into quilts for the Homeless.

We made enough hearts to construct two quilts and I would like to thank all of you who came along to the sewing day!!

Motto - Those who have should give to those who haven't 

and those who can should help those who can't!

 Thank you and Bless you all

 Sue..x

Gentle Reminder 

Just a gentle reminder this Friday -February 14th - St Valentines day - is a charity day at Naturesthreads. 

If you have the time please pop along anytime between 8.30 - 4.30 and help sew some hearts ( well it has to be hearts on St. Valentines day doesn't it?) on to some fabric. I will provide the machines, the fabrics and if necessary the know-how and the coffee of course! All you have to do is turn up and give a little of your time!

 Sew one heart or more - stay for 15 minutes or a couple of hours - it's up to you!!

 The blocks will then be sewn together to make a quilt which will be donated to Emmaus to raffle off - the funds going to help get more homeless people off the street.

Please come and help if you can!!

God Bless

 Sue..x

Charity

Hi guys ,

 Here is Triton- as you know I was going to hold a sewing day - for us all to sew up these little fellas. However, so many of you wanted to be involved and I couldn't organize a day that suited even a few of you - so we have a change of plan! 

 If you would like to sew a dino-pillow - then pop into the shop and pick one up - and you may take it home to sew. I need all the Tritons back by the end of the month though - so I can  stuff them and sew them up and get them delivered in Early March!

 Lets hope we can raise some smiling faces at the childrens hospice when we deliver their new buddies!!

Sewing day coming up!!

Well Ladies the wonderfully cute Triton the Dino pillows have arrrived.

 All I need to do now is arrange a date for us to get together to sew them.

I thought I would make one first and see how it turns out!! 

 Could all of you who are keen to help me make these for the childrens' hospice please email me as to which days of the week are most convenient for you!

thank you so much in advance for your time and expertise

God Bless 

Sue..x

A mission 

I am on a mission to possibly create a mission. Does that make sense? If you look up the word mission in the Oxford dictionary it gives ' a task or duty that a person believes he or she must achieve' as the second definition - it gives ' a charitable centre that offers shelter or aid to the poor or needy' as the seventh definition.
I am committed  to raise as much money and public awareness for the homeless as i can and if i can raise enough support then maybe a mission ( as in the seventh definition) could be a possible outcome!!
 Hence the above statement - I am on a mission to possibly create a mission!
My charity or giving table is growing - there are now some of the above frames on the table and a donation to the charity box will secure one.
There are also some jewellery boxes, some fabric photo frames, some fabric notebooks, some i pad covers and other items. All these items have been donated by generous friends and customers who also feel for the homeless like I do!
Over the next few months naturesthreads will be holding several charity sewing days - to make quilts for the homeless - some to raffle for funds for the homeless and some to be handed to homeless individuals!!
 Please come and join us  - it doesn't matter if you can't sew - I can show you how - it will be easy, friendly & fun!!
Anything is bearable if you have a home - and nothing is bearable if you don't!!

A NewYear

(my new quilt)

 This is the season for new starts, new beginnings, new regimes. You know what they say - out with the old and in with the new!!

 There will be many who are striving to keep their new year resolutions!

 The most popular of which seem to be 'get fit', 'lose weight', take up a new sport, enrol at night school etc.

 All pursuits to make us a 'better person'. But do these activities make us a better person?

Will these new activities make us happier or the people around us happier?

If we are struggling to keep to our new routines does that make us happy or frustrated? Do our frustrations show in our attitudes to others?

Don't get me wrong here - I am all for new beginnings - but new beginnings and new attitudes that make others happy and improve the world we live in!

So my new years resolutions will to give more - more of my time, my money and my efforts to help the world become a happier safer place for everyone - and that will make me happy and those around me happier and I will not become frustrated or irritated because I know I can do it - all I have to do is keep following Jesus's example!!

Overwhelmed!!

This is how my charity table looks now - the wonderful Liz started the ball rolling with her delicious marmalade- then the talented Denise donated her gorgeous hand-made cards. Then creative Kerenza added the gorgeous wire hanging racks i posted baout yesterday and now she has added the above items! All to be sold for donations to Emmaus - the homeless persons charity -

 There are ipad sleeves and notepads made form 100% recycled cotton left over from the fashion industry - there are jewelry boxes, notebooks, butterflies, welcome hanging signs etc. All donations will go to Emmaus to help homeless persons.

 To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement!!

 Thank you so much you  lovely generous people and may God bless you!!