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Community August 31, 2022 No comments

Keiki Blanket Drive – Donations Needed!

Each year we hold a Keiki Blanket Drive at all of our Discount Fabric Warehouse locations.

One of our favorite things to do is support organizations that help keiki in need. Throughout the year, our Hilo and Kona stores collect blankets for Project Linus. However, we want to make sure that blankets that come in to our stores get distributed to organizations within the communities that surround them.

This year’s Keiki Blanket Drive will run through the end of October 2023. We encourage you to bring in kid-friendly blankets for donation to organizations like Project Linus who will pass them on to children in need of a little comfort when faced with an unfamiliar situation.

Community September 20, 2021 No comments

2021 Blanket Drive

Each year, we at Discount Fabric Warehouse do a blanket drive to help organizations in our communities. This year is no different as with the current situation there are many families and keiki who need our help. We are always so amazed and warmed by the generosity of our sewing community and thank everyone who has donated in the past and are still willing to donate and help these organizations.

Community, Projects February 16, 2021 No comments

Mask Drive 2021

Let’s face it, masks aren’t going to be going away anytime soon. We’ve only just started to vaccinate people. It takes time before the world gets enough of a handle on this virus before we can ditch the masks. There are many in our communities that are still in need of masks and we at Discount Fabric Warehouse want to help as many as we can. Help us by donating to our mask drive!

Community, Uncategorized November 2, 2020 No comments

Give the Gift of a Lap Blanket to a Hospice Patient

In 2020, we at Discount Fabric Warehouse have teamed up with Hawai’i Care Choices (previously known as Hospice of Hilo) to collect homemade lap blankets to be included in care packages for new Hospice patients. Since then, we’ve collected hundreds of wonderfully crafted blankets for donation. We appreciate all of the care and love that has gone into each and every one of the blankets that we have been able to pass on to Hawai’i Care Choices.

This year’s Lap Blanket Drive has arrived! Through August 31, 2022, we will be collecting homemade lap blankets for donation. You will receive a $5 Discount Fabric Warehouse gift certificate for each donation as a thank you for your generosity.

If you and your group would like to host a sewing party to create blankets for donation, please let us know. We will provide the space, machines, and materials. You just need to provide the instruction for those who need it and the enthusiasm to make the blankets. All blankets will be donated at the end of the session. For more information, please contact your nearest Discount Fabric Warehouse store to discuss availability.

We hope to continue to be able to provide Hawai’i Care Choices with beautiful blankets for their Hospice patients in the coming years. If you or someone you know has ever had a loved one in Hospice, you know that a small thing like a homemade blanket can make a big difference. We hope that you’ll share your sewing or crafting talents with us and contribute a blanket or two.

Community September 17, 2020 No comments

2020 Blanket Drive

Community, Projects March 21, 2020 No comments

Fabric Face Masks

One of the many ways you can help is to make fabric face masks. We all have fabric stashes at home that we can break into or even that scrap basket. Many of the mask patterns out there don’t call for very much fabric and are a quick sew. We’ve collected some patterns and tutorials for you here to get you started. However, if you are planning on sewing masks for a specific organization, you may want to check with them ahead of time to ensure that you are meeting their specifications.

Community March 19, 2020 No comments

Beach Towel Bag

Summer is approaching and the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center is asking for help to make this summer a memorable one for their young clients. This year we are creating draw string beach towel bags that are perfect for the pool or the beach. This beach towel bag is a great project to make year-round in Hawaii.

How You Can Help

Instructions for this project are coming soon. You’ll need a towel (a standard bath towel works fine and comes in a variety of colors to match your fabric), some cotton fabric, and a bit of time since this can be a bit of a confusing project at first. This project is a great project to use with larger scraps since it doesn’t take a ton of fabric, but can also help you go through your stash.

Check back soon for instructions on how to make this fun project. We’ll also be updating with a special offer for all of you who donate a completed bag to one of our stores.

Community March 19, 2020 No comments

The Pillow Case Project

One of our favorite quick projects and stash busters are pillow cases. This year, we have a list of different charities throughout the state where we are planning on donating completed pillowcases. Organizations include the Children’s Justice Center, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Camp Erin. Information on these organizations will be coming soon. (And if you know of a local non-profit that you think may benefit from a donation of pillow cases, please let us know!)

There are so many ways that you can help! We appreciate any time and effort that you are able to give to help us help others in our communities!

Community March 19, 2020 No comments

Project Linus

We love giving back to our community. One of the ways we do this is through our Charity Sewing Projects that we do throughout the year. One of the organizations that we collect completed projects for year-round is Project Linus. Learn more about the organization and how you can help on this page!

Community February 5, 2020 No comments

Aloha Bags of Hope

When children are entering foster care or are transitioning from one home to another, they are usually given a trash bag to put their belongings in. According to the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawaii, children are taken from their homes and placed into foster care for their immediate safety, at no fault of their own, and often remain in care until they become adults. They frequently change foster homes, and when moving, take none of their belongings, or the little that they have is placed into trash bags. Already experiencing sadness, trauma, and anxiety, children relate themselves to trash, like their belongings that are so frequently thrown into trash bags. Jade, a former foster youth, shared that it was hurtful and “it made me feel like I was the trash being carried around”. Kekoa, another former foster youth, agreed with Jade, and supports the idea of every foster child having their own duffel bag. Kekoa stated ”it’s the little things that make the biggest difference.”

Discount Fabric Warehouse has made it a mission to show these children that they’re worth more than just a trash bag. Throughout the year, we encourage folks to make duffle bags and bring them in for donation to organizations that help foster children.