I thought about waiting until I got home in January to send this but if I did, I know someone would say, ‘Oh I wish I had known…I gave away my last 20 years worth of clothes just last week!  They would have been perfect!’

So, if any of you decide to clean out your closets between Christmas and New Years….or up until May…here is what I need. My quilt group here in Rome supports the premature infant department for the Children’s Hospital in Rome.  We sew and knit baby blankets and make little smocks for the babies.  If you have any 100% cotton shirts, skirts or dresses  in soft colors  or sweet prints that you are going to donate…may I have a few?  I can make three smocks out of a shirt with a breast pocket or four if no pocket.  Any fabric left over will be used for the backs of cat themed Potholders I’m going to make and donate to the cat shelter here in Rome for them to sell to raise funds for the  famous Cats of Rome.  Just let me know if you have any of these cotton clothes and I’ll come pick them up after I get home in January.  I’ll bring all of the finished items when I come to VISIT next fall.  For TWO weeks!

Thanks so much.  Love from me and the preemies at Baby Jesus Hospital…it’s real name…Ospidale di Bambino Gesu.