Fall seems to upon us as; I write this post today we have what I consider to be our first real day of cool weather! I can smell true fall in the air! This is a perfect time to get involved in Made With Love! We are still working on prayer shawls, and some members [...]

Wow the summer sure is going by quickly! I hope that everyone had a wonderful 4th of July - God Bless America!
The prayer shawl blessing that we had during church a few weeks ago was so beautiful and I was so proud to be part of this great Ministry! So many ladies have taken the [...]

 
Thanks to Janis Kile Roux for passing on this information to me to share with the group.
The LSU Union has two Leisure Classes that are starting this week, one is a beginners knitting class and one is a beginning and history of crochet class.
Below is the information taken directly from the LSU Union Website about [...]

Just a reminder that the first meeting of the crafting ministry, Made With Love, will be this coming Tuesday, June 2 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at Kelly’s House. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP to Kelly at info@madewithloveuumc.com or call her at 284-6021. I will be emailing our mailing list with directions [...]

I was able to get about 12 awesome yarn bags for a really great price. I’m offering these for sale to the people involved in this Ministry for the cost of $8.00. Any of the proceeds made from these will be put towards purchasing yarn for the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Below are some pictures of the [...]

We are working on putting together a large yarn stash to make prayer shawls and other items for our crafting ministry to be given. This will allow everyone that wants to take part in this ministry to do so without the worry of having to purchase yarn and other supplies themselves. We will have a [...]

I had the total pleasure of attending a Prayer Shawl Workshop this last weekend in Houston, TX. It was hosted by Chapelwood United Methodist Church and apparently they do this once a year. I’m hoping that next year there might be more people from Baton Rouge that would like to attend with me!
The event was [...]

One of the best things about the internet is the amount of information that is shared, freely, by all! This includes crochet shawl patterns! As I find new patterns I will be adding them to this list, so please check back often for new links!
For our prayer shawl ministry there is no specific pattern that [...]

If you are interested in joining in on the Prayer Shawl Ministry but do not know how to Knit or Crochet you are in luck! There are so many online resources available! Also, I have found a local store in town that has a weekly learn to knit class. In the future we also hope [...]