ALL THE DIFFERENT STEPS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Our volunteers range in age and skill levels.  Some don't sew or serge, and have no interest in learning to. Others choose quilt making and other sewing as their leisure activity of choice.

There are so many steps involved in creating a life-changing kit, and actually most of them don't require skill with a sewing machine or serger.  

Here's a list of all the varied tasks:

You can't help us if you can't sew . . . WRONG!

Many times people have told me what a great idea Days for Girls is, and how they'd love to help us, but they don't sew.

So, I decided to make a list of non-sewing steps that go into the making of a complete kit, and a short list of the few that require skill on a sewing machine or serger:

No-sewing tasks:

Cutting tags/labels off washcloths

Washing fabric

Drying fabric

Pressing

Cutting flannel into strips for liners

Cutting flannel strips into squares once hot spot is sewn down

Cutting cotton for bags

Cutting out shields and PUL on the die cutter

Cutting out pockets

Pinning liner layers

Pinning bags before they’re sewn

Trimming

Drawing rounded corners on liners

Snipping threads

Using the snap press to affix snaps on the shields

Cutting drawstring lengths

Inserting drawstrings

Heat-sealing drawstring ends

Glue-basting labels on the bags

Removing tape from the underwear

Assembling kits

Photocopying and cutting our inserts

Photocopying and cutting our flyers

Size-labeling Ziploc bags

Rolling up 2nd Ziploc bags

Measuring

Sorting undies—perfect

Rolling undies

Folding washcloths

Unwrapping soaps

Dying too-light undies

Donating supplies

Donating money for supplies

Telling people about Days for Girls and our Chapter

Fundraising

Contrast that list with the jobs that require good sewing skills:

serging liners

sewing  liners

sewing shields

serging bags

sewing (glue-basted) labels on bags

sewing bags

topstitching pocket strips

So you can see, there's something for everybody!