Sew Mama Sew IBOL

A couple of days ago I told you all about the Iraqi Bundles of Love Project. But if you don't have roomfuls of extra fabric, it was a bit hard to contribute.

Not anymore.

The IBOL Guy has made a deal with Sew, Mama, Sew, an online store, and they are offering a prepacked bundle for the insanely inexpensive price of....

Fifteen Dollars! (15USD)

For 15 US Dollars, the lovely folks at Sew, Mama, Sew will pack a bundle and send it to Mr IBOL. What's in this box, you ask?

• Five yards of new fabric
• 16 sewing needles in a case
• 32 pearlized pins on a wheel
• 1 Tomato pincushion
• 1 pair folding scissors
• 1 150 yard spool of white thread
• ...AND the cost of shipping is included in the price!

They are offering 150 bundles. If you would like to contribute, click HERE to order. (You can even pay with Paypal.)

This is an insanely good deal. We all know that fabric is currently selling for close to $10 per yard, and SMS is offering FIVE yards. Shipping a Large Flat Rate Box to the IBOL Guy costs $12, so this is a terrific way to contribute.

It's exciting to be a part of such a positive project.

Thanks,

Iraqi Bundles of Love Project

A fellow quilt blogger, Kristin, has a husband who's currently serving in Iraq and has got a little side project going.

It's called Iraqi Bundles of Love, and it we can all participate. He's coming home soon, and he wants to leave behind something of value. You can read about the idea here, at Kristin's blog: http://kristinlaflamme.com/musings/?p=1102
So he's asking for fabric, yarns, pins, needles, thread, etc. You put all this neat stuff in a USPS Large Flat Rate Box and send it out. All the information is on his blogs. You have to leave a comment to get the shipping address, and you have to act fast. The deadline for shipping from the US is September 7.

If you live outside the US, you can participate too, leave a comment on the blog Iraqi Bundles of Love, and Mr IBOL will email you.

Here's the FAQ: http://ibol.wordpress.com/faq/

Here's information about what to send: http://ibol.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/what-to-send/

How to build a bundle: http://ibol.wordpress.com/building-a-bundle/

I'm getting my box ready. Care to join me?