Making Blankets Round 1

In December 2013, my grandma and grandpa gave each household in the family $100.00. They said that instead of giving us Christmas presents, they wanted us to go out and use this money to help somebody else. Chace and I got the idea to use the money to buy fabric to make blankets for stillborn babies and their families. We told my parents and they decided they wanted to use their money for the same thing. Chace's parents also wanted to be a part of the project, so they gave some money as well. I went to the fabric store with both of our moms.

We set aside a night to sew the blankets with all of our family who could be there. We had 3 sewing machines, a serger, and lots of hard workers. We made 18 blanket sets in about an hour and a half. It was so much fun to have both of our families together and to be able to share in this service project with them.

The next day, I put each set together with a ribbon so that Chace and I could go and deliver them. The hospitals were so grateful and excited. We learned at one of the hospitals, that the previous December alone, they had 9 stillborn babies. We knew that sadly, our little contribution to them wouldn't last long.

Thank you to our families who helped us with our first blanket project. We could not have done it without all of you!