Sailors on the U.S.S. John C. Stennis, one of the United States’ Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, have all kinds of activities to occupy their off-duty hours, including games, exercising, watching movies and, of course, sleeping. And there’s even sewing! There’s a small group of sailors (both male and female) who like to sew when they’re not occupied with more official U.S. Navy tasks.
Hauling a fabric stash aboard, though, is problematic. Most sailors have a hammock or berth for sleeping, and very minimal storage for personal items. A footlocker of FQs is just not gonna happen.
However, thanks to the generosity of three fabric houses in our q-niverse, the stitchin’ Stennis sailors (you didn’t think we would pass that one up, hmm?) have some great modern cuts for their sewing projects. Amy Butler Design of Granville, Ohio; Anthology Fabrics of Norwalk, California; and Joel Dewberry of Perry, Utah, recently donated leftover bolts of fabrics or large scraps to be sent to the Stennis.
AME 3 Justin Clark
Our thanks to Bev, Amy, Joel and the gang at Anthology for helping us help those who serve!
COMMENT #1
That is awesome! My husband serves in the Navy and I think this is so cool.
COMMENT #2
So awesome! I had a machine but it was used to repair uniforms. Quilting would have been too much fun!
COMMENT #3
What an wonderful idea! I wonder if the sailors would be willing to share their creations with us…….
COMMENT #4
How awesomely cool! I live near the home port of this ship. How can us locals help?
COMMENT #5
Brilliant! I saw the USS John C Stennis on the water in San Diego one weekend. It was quite an awesome site to see how enormous is was & how fast it moved out. Thanks to Anthology, Amy Butler Designs & Joel Dewberry for helping out our sailors!
COMMENT #6
Thats cool! Many years ago when the Stennis was a gleam in the ship builders eye, my brother was in charge of the building and installation of the nuclear engines in the Stennis. He went from enlisted grunt, to the Navel Academy, to Nuclear Power School and became an officer. He was in the Navy for 12 years and loved it. He would get a kick out of this!