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Our guild makes walker totes and catheter bag covers all year for area hospitals. Members work on these and turn them in at our regular guild meetings to Kaye Christensen and Betty Herring, who deliver them to the Volunteer Offices at the hospitals. From there, these items are sent to rehab, PT, and nursing stations for any patient who needs them.
If you have any questions, contact Kaye Christensen at 601-264-8382 or klov708@aol.com.
Walker Totes Instructions
Quilted or heavy-weight fabric commercial placemats that you no longer use or you find at garage sales are an easy shortcut for making walker totes. Just bring the two short ends together to make an “envelope” and sew the two sides together and attach two ties approximately 10″ long to each top side. Ties can be made from fabric, grosgrain ribbon or other strong material.
Catheter Bag Covers Instructions
Cut fabric 11″ x 26″. Fold in half, right sides together, so that it now measures 11″ x 13″. Sew the two sides together.
If using fabric for ties, cut them 2″ wide by about 21″ long. Turn in raw edges and sew down the long side. Fold these in half and place on each side of the bag. Sew a narrow hem in the top of the bag, including the ties on each side over the seam.
Bag should end up being about 10″ x 12″ with two ties about 10” long on each top side.
There are probably many ways this size can be accomplished and any of them are fine. Coordinating grosgrain ribbon can be used for the ties, as well as any bias binding you might have from a previous project.