Making Pillowcase

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I taught the young women at my church to make pillowcases last week.  They will use the pillowcases at summer camp.  I picked a lot of bright fabrics for them to use and I loved seeing which fabrics the girls chose to put together.
We had a lot of ladies volunteer to bring their sewing machines and help the girls along.
 The event would not have been possible without them.
 The girls did a great job!


 I should have photographed them with their pillowcases all together but I suppose it will have to wait until I visit them up at camp.
 We had fun visiting as well as sewing.

And that is always a good thing!


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