a sewing party

Every year in June, a group from our church goes on a mission trip

to Brazil. They teach and do construction...and anything else

the local missionaries ask them to do.

The area they go to is very poor and the people there have very little.

So, every year the ladies of our church make tote bags that are

used to deliver groceries in to the families there.

The women love the bags and are surprised when they are told

that they are a gift for them.

This past Sat, we stated making the fifty bags they need.

There was lots of fabric.

And some pretty fancy sewing machines...

I took my "not so fancy" machine, but the instructions 

for the bag were a little complicated, so I opted to 

do something besides sew! :-)

There were ladies who measured and cut...

 and ladies who ironed (I was one of those!).

Here are the pressed pieces waiting o be sewn.

There were 5 "sew-ers" and they did it in an assembly line...

each person doing one step.

Here is one of the finished bags!

There's another "bag day" planned.

We are hoping to have more helpers next time

so we can finish the job.

From what I understand, these Brazilian are the 

ultimate "recyclers". They re-use and re-use

everything! So, it is a blessing to give a gift they should
 be able to use for a long time.  :-)

Thanks so much for visiting and for all your kind comments.
I am so grateful for all of you!
I hope you have a wonderfully blessed weekend!