Sew Simply Stitched
Quilting & Sewing Retreat
March 26-28, 2020 ~ Vernal, UT
Uintah Conference Center
Charity Projects
2019 Charity Project
Medical Play Dolls
We are asking that you bring your finished, dressed medical dolls with you to the retreat.
NOTE: Please select light colored fabric for doll so children can draw on them.
Sponsored by:
Our Charity Project for this year's retreat is a special one! We have the opportunity to give back to the beautiful children who are in need in our communities. This year, we will be making "Medical Play Dolls".
These darling little dolls bring comfort to children in hospitals who are going through any number of medical procedures. The hospital uses medical play dolls to help children understand how their procedure will be done. They explain using the doll and then give the doll to the child to keep. They can color on them with markers and take them home when the procedure is finished.
The finished doll is approximately 12" tall and made from solid cotton fabrics. Use these patterns to make dolls for the youngest of patients. All instructions are included on the patterns. Please make sure that the doll fabric is light enough to allow patients to decorate and color with markers. We would like each retreat participant to bring at least one finished doll body with a set of clothing to the retreat! This is a great way to use up some of those quilt scraps to make pajamas or a gown for your doll! We will have a table set up with a place to donate your doll. If you would like to stuff it and have it all ready, great! We will have stuffing available at the retreat to complete your doll and even some fabric to make extras if you just can't help yourself but to make more! Every clothed doll you donate will earn you a raffle ticket to enter to win an amazing prize at the retreat!! The prize will be awarded on Saturday so you have plenty of time to make as many as you want!
Primary Children's Hospital uses just over 500 of these dolls every year! Local hospitals also use these dolls, so there are plenty of places for us to donate them!
This is 6 year old Taylee. She was given her doll when she had surgery to correct hearing loss last spring. Taylee still plays with her cute doll and it is a reminder of how brave she was. This is what Taylee's mom, Brandi had to say about her experience at Primary Children's Hospital:
"In April 2018, Taylee had surgery to fix a hearing loss in her left ear. She had a moderate hearing loss, where two bones in her middle ear needed to be fixed. We figure that she was born with it and never knew until her kindergarten hearing screening. Although I had tried to prep her about everything that was going to happen, before surgery she was still very nervous. From the moment we arrived at Primary Children's Medical Center the morning of her surgery, the entire surgical team was amazing and very patient with Taylee. One of the surgical team members brought Taylee a doll. She let her pick out the gown she wanted to dress her doll in and told Taylee she could draw a face on it to make it look like her. Taylee was so excited to create her doll. Throughout the whole process, the surgical team would first demonstrate what was going to be done using the doll, and then they would work on it with Taylee. This helped Taylee feel at ease and showed her that things weren't so scary. The doll went with Taylee throughout the whole process and throughout the day, and brought a lot of comfort to her.Taylee's doll now sits on her bed every day and she still plays with the doll on a normal basis. The doll acts as a reminder of Taylee's bravery with the events surrounding her surgery and also reminds her of a great achievement in her life" -Brandi
"In April 2018, Taylee had surgery to fix a hearing loss in her left ear. She had a moderate hearing loss, where two bones in her middle ear needed to be fixed. We figure that she was born with it and never knew until her kindergarten hearing screening. Although I had tried to prep her about everything that was going to happen, before surgery she was still very nervous. From the moment we arrived at Primary Children's Medical Center the morning of her surgery, the entire surgical team was amazing and very patient with Taylee. One of the surgical team members brought Taylee a doll. She let her pick out the gown she wanted to dress her doll in and told Taylee she could draw a face on it to make it look like her. Taylee was so excited to create her doll. Throughout the whole process, the surgical team would first demonstrate what was going to be done using the doll, and then they would work on it with Taylee. This helped Taylee feel at ease and showed her that things weren't so scary. The doll went with Taylee throughout the whole process and throughout the day, and brought a lot of comfort to her.Taylee's doll now sits on her bed every day and she still plays with the doll on a normal basis. The doll acts as a reminder of Taylee's bravery with the events surrounding her surgery and also reminds her of a great achievement in her life" -Brandi
What a fun way to use our sewing talents to help the sweet children in our communities who are going through any number of things! We can't wait to see a table or two full of dolls at the retreat!
2018 Charity Project
Chemo Scarves & JP Drain Bags
Feel free to create your own scarves and drain bags anytime.
2017 Charity Project
We sewed 246 rice warmer bags for Huntsman Cancer patients AND
80 breavement kits for stillborn babies for The Caring for Coy Foundation! Wahoo!
We sewed 246 rice warmer bags for Huntsman Cancer patients AND
80 breavement kits for stillborn babies for The Caring for Coy Foundation! Wahoo!
March 2016 Project
Quilter's of all skill levels and a Boy Scout Troop gathered to make 12" scrappy blocks. Since this event, the blocks have become 28 beautiful quilts and were donated to Sub for Santa in Roosevelt, UT.
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2016 Charity Sponsors
BIG SHOUT OUTS to the following who have provided scraps of material for the 12 X 12 Blocks making!
Anna M,
@aroundthequiltblock_anna
