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Delta Patchwork, in conjunction with American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine's 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge, has committed to collect challenge pillowcases for a mass donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This wonderful hospital is located right here in our Memphis, Tennessee backyard. We are asking you to make a pillowcase for a St. Jude child (free of buttons, fur or 3 dimensional embellishment for child safety reasons) and mail it to us here at:

Delta Patchwork, LLC
460 Distribution Parkway
Collierville, TN 38017

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF PILLOWCASES IS APRIL 1, 2010

To get you started, go to allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases to download 4 free pillowcase patterns.

THE KIDS OF ST. JUDE ARE GOING TO LOVE THESE!

Thank you so much for posting this!

Count me in!

What a wonderful thing to do - I'm going to contact my local shop that is participating and sign up.

I would like to do this but don't want to go through the hassle of supplying information to Better Homes and Garden to get the downloaded patterns. I've made Benjamin Smiles pillowcases that look like the ones on the site that you mentioned but are travel sized. Are these just standard size pillowcases? There are no local quilt shops that are participating. Can I just send the pillowcases to St. Jude's myself?

Love the idea.

These are standard size pillowcases and you are welcome to use your own pattern. Because these are for children please do not use any fur, buttons or embellishments other than fabric. Everything the children come in contact with has to be sterilized.

This is not a St Jude project, however St Jude is the charity of our choosing. We have to go to St Jude through a representative, if you send it directly I'm afraid it'll get lost or misdirected.. You can mail to us and we'll deliver them all at once. We've already received quite a few... we're very excited to put a smile on these little faces.

Delta Patchworks, LLC
460 Distribution Pkwy
Collierville, TN 38017

This is a wonderful idea and a great way to use up some fabric! Its already March 15th....I hope I am not too late...perhaps my daughter and I can sew some up this week and get them out to you! Thanks!

Oh twob4him... that would be great!! We've had such a wonderful response and cleaned out our own sewing rooms of "leftovers". Can't wait to deliver them. Pics. will be posted on our website..

Count me in too! I will mail my pillowcases directed to the address you listed above.
The little children will love this.
Thanks
Babycat

Thanks to all who participated we've collected close to 400 pillowcases from all over the country... we'll be delivering them soon... pictures will be posted on our home page as soon as they are available.. we must coordinate with the St.Jude rep.

http://www.deltapatchwork.com

We delivered 440 pillowcases to St Jude just in time for their pajama party... they will be hosting 2 groups of 200 kids each so there will be enough for everyone to pick their favorite... thank you to all who participated!!!

Amazing