Sew for Love is a group of sewers from the South Bay community–ranging in skill from beginner to expert–who sew a variety of projects that are then donated to people in the community who need them. That can include everything from dignity bags for cancer patients to stress balls for police and firefighters to pocket animals for anyone in need of some love and security.
The organization, begun in 2000, is overseen by Michelle Zeiler, and everything is made from fabric donations; excess material is used to create Cubies, giant blocks of fabric that can be used as footrests, and are also donated.
Local sewing and craft stores donate their space for Sew for Love to work, and this past Tuesday a group of about 10 met at Ray’s Sewing Machine Center. Sew for Love will be meeting at St. Barts Church in San Mateo on January 15th to sew pocket love animals and stress balls for community members.
Volunteers with basic knowledge of sewing will need to bring their sewing machines and scissors. Non-sewing volunteers should also bring sharp scissors, and will trace, cut, and stuff their creations.
Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m.; the project will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by noon.
For more information, contact Michelle Zeiler at (408) 406-3102, or love2sew4ever@aol.com
Sew for Love’s next meeting will be at St. Barts Church, 600 Columbia Dr., San Mateo.
Buff Jones, co-ower of Golden State Quilting, rests her hand on the shoulder of Michelle Zeiler, who oversees the Sew for Love program, at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Golden State Quilting is one of four fabric stores in the area that open their space to Sew to Love. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Lynn Ann Levi of Saratoga, helps sew dignity bags for cancer patients at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The bags will contain hygiene products. Sew for Love donates to places including Cancer CAREpoint and Palo Alto Medical Center. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Members of Sew for Love work on donation projects at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) A little stuffed dog at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Stuffed animals will be donated to multiple places including firehouses and hospitals. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Michelle Zeiler, center, who oversees the Sew for Love program, at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Zeiler also teaches sewing classes at local sewing and craft stores. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Sewing scissors rest near a cat sticker at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Ida Ng, of San Jose who has been sewing with Sew for Love since around 2017, sews together a teddy bear at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Linda Smith, of San Jose, who started sewing with Sew for Love around 2015, sews a heart for breast cancer patients at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Linda Smith, of San Jose, who started sewing with Sew for Love around 2015, sews a tote bag after sewing hearts for cancer patients at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Michelle Zeiler, who oversees the Sew for Love program, speaks to Linda Smith, of San Jose, who started sewing with Sew for Love around 2015, at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Richard Castronovo, of San Jose, cuts out an outline for a teddy bear at Golden State Quilting in Campbell, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Castronovo, a former science teacher at Cupertino Junior High, began sewing at the age of 70. He says he’s glad he learned because, “Sewing opens up a lot of things you can do.” (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
