A ministry of sharing the Love of Jesus through skills of Sewing and Crafting,
making items to enable us and others to Share Christ around the World.
Please check the church calendar on Shelby for our next meet up
Don't know how to sew? We've got a job for you!
We have lots of opportunities for “sew-ers” and "non-sew-ers". All projects are collaborative efforts, utilizing all sorts of skills, such as:
- Organizing Fabrics
- Sorting Fabrics
- Selecting Fabrics
- Cutting (scissors and rotary cutters)
- Piecing together
- Ironing
- Bringing creative ideas to the group and a joyful spirit of fellowship
- Hand Sewing
- Machine Sewing ... Bring your own sewing machine (or use one of ours, Singer, Brother, Sergers too)
Projects
Teddy Bears (ongoing)
Make little fleecy bears for use on Mission Trips (Texas Valley, Nicaragua, Honduras, etc), Hospital Visits, TFAC giveaways, Birthday Bags for TFAC and other possibilities. Each Bear has a little heart, to move the conversation to sharing the Love of Jesus.
Little Jesus Hearts (ongoing)
These little hearts are small and easy to transport. ‘Jesus Loves You’ or ‘Jesus’ is written on each heart in the language group they are used with. Again ... a way to move the conversation to sharing the Love of Jesus. (These little hearts have been to Poland, The Texas Valley, Turkey, Amazon River in Brazil, etc).
Tote Bags
Tote bags have been sent on the Amazon river mission trip for several years, and are always a favorite.
Potholders
A popular item for Women’s Ministries, they have been sent to the Amazon yearly since 2023. Also, one year they were included with the Thanksgiving sack distribution at the church's TFAC ministry. Using the Gospel colors (black, red, white, green, blue, and gold), they open the door for gospel conversations. In the Amazon, the men's, teen's, and children's ministries use those colors as well, so the entire family will hear the Gospel.
TRAC Camp Blankets
The Teen Reach Adventure Camp (TRAC) blankets are bought by several of the women’s SS classes. We help with sewing 2 pieces of Fleece together and cut the fringe and the Kids then tie them at the camp.
Cardiac Monitor Bags
Sewing Hope has sewn cardiac monitor bags for Christus cardiac rehab patients. Patients use them during their rehab sessions, and staff wash them for reuse. So far, several hundred have been distributed.
Sewing Hope has done other projects as well …
- Making over 5000 Face Masks during the beginning of the Covid outbreak in 2020 sending them to church members, our Tyler Community and all over the USA (Acts 1:8).
- We have helped with revamping Men’s shirts for paint smocks for the children’s area and helped with costumes on several occasions.
- We also made 30 ‘Matzah Tosh’ bags (4 layers of solid fabrics with 3 sides sewn) for the Sedar meal held at FBC.
- We began in 2018 with making 20,000 reusable feminine hygiene pads and 2,000 drawstring bags for women in Nepal. Sewing Hope works with national partners and Send Relief (formerly Baptist Global Response) to cover costs in the country for additional items distributed with the pads.
God brings us unique and needed projects of ways to Share His Love.
Not sure? Come and see where you can plug in!
