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LAYETTES

In refugee camps, hospitals, and villages around the world, gifts of layettes convey a warm welcome to newborns and their mothers.

Your group can also help LWR get layettes to the people who need them by donating a brick on the Good Samaritan Quilt Plaza or by making a contribution to the Project Comfort Fund.

Review the General Assembly Instructions before collecting items for the layettes.

Include the following items in each layette:

• Two lightweight cotton shirts or Onesies® (or similar item)
• Two long- or short-sleeved gowns or sleepers (with or without feet)
• Two receiving blankets, medium weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn (suggested size is 36" X 36")
• Four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred
• One sweater or sweatshirt
• Two washcloths (full-size preferred)
• One bath-size bar (4-5 oz.) of gentle soap, in its original wrapping
• Two diaper pins OR two large, metal safety pins

Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. Gently used, clean items can be substituted for new ones. Wrap items in one of the receiving blankets and secure with diaper pins. Do not enclose the kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.

TIPS

• Sizes up to 24 months may be used. Consider varying the sizes of the clothing items included in the layette so it will continue to be useful as the baby grows.
  
  
• Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted from leftover yarn, or made from heavy double knits or fleece. Select a pattern that suits your skill level. Preferred styles have buttons or ties down the front.
  
  
• Diapers can be made from flannel or even by recycling
  t-shirts. Click here for a Diaper Tip Sheet with instructions.

Project Comfort Fund Note: LWR's approximate cost to handle and ship one LWR layette overseas is $1.30

 

What’s Next: How to pack and where to send LWR Parish Projects

From Here to There: How LWR Parish Projects get to the people who need them

From the Field: How LWR Parish Projects are put to good use overseas

In the Parish: How LWR Parish Projects can be a part of your parish’s ministry

Please contact Melanie Gibbons (mgibbons@lwr.org) at LWR if you have any additional questions.