Every month Kristy over at Hopeful Threads holds a new charitable sewing event.  Every month it is a different task ranging from cloth diapers to dresses, all for people in need in other countries.  Be it that every month is a new goal and donation, you can join in any time and contribute.  This month (July) all participating are making shorts for boys to send to Children in Families in Cambodia.  Since I am surrounded by boys, I figured this would be a great month for me to contribute.  Below are the pictures of the two shorts that I am contributing to this goal.  Both are 18/24 month size, with a simple elastic waist.  Kristy was aiming to have 100 pairs to donate, and as of right now, she already has 200!  So awesome!  Be sure to head over to Hopeful Threads at the beginning of August to see what Kristy announces as the new event and you too can contribute! 

The next event is currently ongoing and you can join in right now!  Jessica (Euphoria on Flickr) is hosting Bibs for Babies - A Charitable Event for Crafters.  She is asking that you make 2 bibs and send them to her.  She in turn will collect them all and donate them to Operation Baby Shower, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides joyful baby showers for military families to ease the burden of deployment.  It is so great to support our military families who are working so hard for our wonderful country.  Below are the two wipe-able (protective clear plastic layer on top) bibs that I am donating to this cause.  They are backed with terry cloth and feature snap closures for ease of use and it keeps baby from yanking it off, which is a feature that I love when making and buying bibs!  All bibs must be mailed by August 31, 2012, so you still have plenty of time to join in!  Head over to the Flickr group for more information.

Oh yes friends, I am aware that we are a hop, skip and jump from August, but I promise, none of these blocks were actually late, I just don't have the blogging time that I wish I had, heck any free time these days would be so nice.  Oh well, someday... enough whining, on to the blocks!

The first two are Tokyo Subway Map Blocks by Elizabeth Hartman, tutorial found HERE.  These blocks are for Megan "hehehe922" in Always Bee Learning, who just had a darling baby boy, congrats Megan!  She was so smart to have bee members put together these blocks for her, if I had to make this quilt, all those squares would drive me NUTS!

These square blocks are for Valarie "Between Quilts" in the Modern Blocks Bee.  She let us pick from 4 blocks in the Modern Blocks Book, and I chose Pinball Machine found on page 136-137.  The block looks kinda wonky in my picture, but I promise, it isn't, maybe it is just an optical illusion?  The three little ones below are just free form blocks that I made for her in various sizes.  Her finished quilt will be for her son and will consist of lots of these types of blocks.  I think it will be so adorable and grow with him so well!

Last up are these two Granny Square blocks, tutorial found HERE.  They are for Hilary "kalanchoe612" in Bee Connected.  I honestly wanted to keep these blocks so badly, they are gorgeous!  She had us leave them untrimmed, which I honestly thought was GENIUS!  This will be a beautiful quilt, can't wait to see it finished, and now I want to make one myself!

Hope you are having a wonderful summer!