LWC: American Girl Doll Sew-a-Thon

The Lakeside Women’s Club’s 6th Annual Sew-a-Thon will take place 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Thursday, Sept. 5, as well as 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Rhein Center.

During the Sew-a-Thon, participants will sew American Girl doll clothes and bags for the children at the Ronald McDonald Houses (RMH). Experienced and casual sewists are invited to join.

Participants will help sew and assemble robes, pajamas, sundresses, pants and tops, as well as decorative bags to hold the clothing for the American Girl dolls that Mattel donates to the RMHs.

The Sew-a-Thon originally started as a casual conversation between neighbors Wendy Stuhldreher and Ginger Leonard in 2018 and turned into an annual Lakeside event.
To prepare for the event, Stuhldreher collects fabric and thread donations and organizes setup at the Rhein Center. Once the event has ended, she finishes the bag assembly and delivers them to the designated locations.

This year’s goal for the project is to complete bags with outfits for RMHs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; and Cincinnati, Ohio.

To volunteer, reach out to Stuhldreher at 412-551-6612 or wendystuhl@verizon.net.
If you can’t volunteer but would still like to help, drop off donations to the Lakeside Women’s Club at 161 Walnut Ave. or to Stuhldreher at 462 Maple Ave.

Donations accepted include cotton or cotton blend fabrics (small prints or solids), flannel material, plain fleece, ¼ inch elastic, sew-on Velcro (3/4 inch) and fabric trim.