Ryan's Case for Smiles

The Southern Wake Quilter's Guild meets once a month from August - May. During our meetings we have a guest speaker, hear updates from the charities we support, have a show and tell of what members have currently completed, and then discuss any business. Every year the President has a challenge. Last year's challenge was to submit a list of unfinished projects and see who could complete the most. I didn't participate in that one, as my schedule was a bit crazy. This year we are supposed to complete something for each of the charities our guild supports.

Ryan's Case for Smiles - 2 pillowcases
Scrap Happy Quilters - 1 full quilt
Quilts for Kids - one crib size quilt
Quilts of Valor - one twin size quilt

Ryan's Case for Smiles makes pillowcases for the childrens oncology ward of local hospitals. There is a pillowcase method called "hot dog" or "burrito" that is very simple. Videos can be found on youtube and patterns can be downloaded at various sites.

Since I was trying to use up some small pieces of fabric I had leftover from other projects, I made more than the two required. There's three more I hope to make, but I'm going to wait until I finish a few other projects before I tackle them. With my serger I was able to eliminate the french seams and finish two cases in an hour (disclaimer: the fabric was already cut and ready to roll).

 The first Pooh case is plain...cream case with yellow Pooh accent, but the others are colorful. I have a grey accent ready to put with a case, but haven't decided what color would make it pop. That one will have to wait with the Spiderman fabric. One challenge down!