This is the first (and second) week of my giving challenge and it has come and gone in a flash. I have been crazy busy brainstorming, designing and creating. There are so many things to finish and have been working on all of them at the same time. I feel like a complete mess and I have accomplished a lot but still have very little to show. But I have a ace up my sleeve, enter the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge.
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1 Million Pillowcase Challenge
To get the ball rolling on the giving challenge check it, I think I will give you a small taste of what I have been working on, PILLOWCASES. A lot of pillowcases. That has been my main focus for week #2. American Patchwork and Quilting has a 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. Their dream is to brighten a world, one pillowcase at a time. What I found out this year is that local shops are participating in this challenge and they will take your pillowcases somewhere that needs them. This really helps. I made 10 pillowcases 2 years ago and I had a little trouble deciding where to donate them and never got around to submitting my donations to the challenge website but did give them to a women’s shelter.
So far, I have four to show you. What do you think? Which design is your favorite?? Mine is Jagged edge but I all so love the Candy Cane edge.
Why pillowcases?? In times where kids or grownups have to flee a situation quickly pillowcases often become as a place to put personal items in that is why this challenge is so important.
To find out more about the Giving Challenge click here.
![Candy Cane pillowcase design](https://i0.wp.com/brownbirddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/candycane.jpg?resize=648%2C393&ssl=1)
![Checker Bord pillowcase design](https://i0.wp.com/brownbirddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/checker.jpg?resize=648%2C393&ssl=1)
![Saw pillowcase design](https://i0.wp.com/brownbirddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/saw-1.jpg?resize=648%2C393&ssl=1)
![Jagged edge pillowcase design is my favorite design I made for the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge](https://i0.wp.com/brownbirddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jag.jpg?resize=648%2C393&ssl=1)
![2014s first four pillowcases - showing off the quilted edge - I made these for the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge](https://i0.wp.com/brownbirddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/all-1.jpg?resize=644%2C1024&ssl=1)