Carlisle United Church

Sewing Circle

Carlisle United Church Sewing Circle

The original purpose of this project, which started in March 2020, was to create cotton face masks to protect vulnerable people during the COVID-19 emergency. There are many seamstresses and quilters among us, with materials, talents and time. This is something we can do to help others.

The project has since expanded to include scrub caps with buttons, hospital gowns, eye sleep masks and scrub bags (all requested by health care staff).

All of our creations have been donated to needy organizations and individuals without charge. We are very grateful to the many generous people who have donated sewing supplies (cotton, buttons, bedsheets, etc.) or cash donations to Carlisle United Church, to enable and support our project. Thank you all!

For more information about our Face Masks, click here.

For more information about our Scrub Caps, click here.

For more information about our Hospital Gowns, click here.

For photos of the Sewing Circle activity, click here.

"Of Fabric, Elastic and Buttons" ~ a story by Gertrude Down

For more information about the Sewing Circle,

contact Cathy at 289-527-0712.

We are happy to accept donations in support of this outreach.

Carlisle United Church Sewing Circle (left to right): Carolyn Tarrant, Catherine Swatten, Marilyn Gray, Si Hendsbee (not a seamstress!), Mary Walker, Marie Ireland, Jeanette Hendsbee, Andrea McRae, Janet Heeley, Mary Gilbert, Joan Eagle. Missing from the photo: Judy Parkin, Megan Corrigan, Mary Witty, Cheryl Goruk, Donna Bartliff, Jean Shaw, Erika Friesen, Cathy Moulder.