DFW Stitch-A-Wish Program
benefiting Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX
www.cookchildrens.org
Please use fabric with prints suitable for children ages birth to 18 years.  Soft cotton  works best but in some cases flannel can be used.  There should not be any objects sewn onto the items that can come off as they may subsequently become a choking hazard. 

Please remember that the recipients of your kindness may already be in a health-compromised state, so to help minimize the risk of infection, please make sure that all materials are new and kept as clean as possible.

We know that material geared more towards boys is harder to come by, but we do have many little boys as our patients, so we appreciate the extra effort it takes to find the material.  Some of our Stitchers purchase holiday fabrics after the holiday when the fabrics go on sale and either keep the fabric until the holiday next rolls around, or go ahead and make the items and send them to us.  We then store them until just the right time!

Except for the smaller travel size pillowcases, items do not have to be embroidered.  If you choose to embroider the smaller travel size pillowcases, the words  Cook Children's  can be in any font, size, or thread color. Click here to download a couple of embroidery designs, or you can create one of your own using your machine and software. 
 
Listed on the right are some of the items we need.  Clicking on the item will take you to sewing instructions and a picture of a sample finished piece.