COEUR d'ALENE - Sew and Reap is looking for some loving, hand-made details.

Like on Cindy Yoder's small blanket with blue stars, it says 'twinkle, twinkle, little star.'

A small message of love, a hand-crafted prayer of hope, exactly what the group of volunteer seamstresses wants.

But it's only one piece that Sew and Reap will donate to cancer-stricken and terminally ill children in the Northwest, along with other blankets, quilts and pillowcases created during Super Sewing Saturday next week.

And they want more.

"Super Sewing Saturday is just going to be, 'Hey, you have a heart for kids with cancer? Come, we've got something for you to do,'" said Nina Robnett, group coordinator and sewing enthusiast, on bringing sewers together for the marathon blanket making session. "'You have a love for sewing? Come, we've got something for you to do. You like to pray? Come, we've got something for you to do. You just like to eat potluck and chat with some lady friends or kids who want to learn how to sew? Come, we've got something for you to do.'"

The nonprofit sewing group is inviting the community to participate in its first event and aid the effort of sending messages of love, prayer and healing through hand-made articles. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in New Life Community Church in Hayden. No experience is required, just simply the desire to create some comfort for a child who needs it.

Simple projects, such as straight stitches and colorful quilts made with strips or pinwheel patterns will be the focus, with a prayer at the end of the session.

Sew and Reap is hoping to reach a goal of 20 blankets and pillowcases. The group is accepting donations of fabric, especially more boyish themes like race cars, as well as sewing machines and sewing tools. Some machines will be provided. Sew and Reap is also collecting small, new toys, stuffed animals, games, princess or superhero-type items and plastic containers to add a "joy jar" as a bonus gift.

Military mom Kymber Baker had no real practice with sewing before she joined Sew and Reap.

"It is just a blessing that she (Robnett) has this available to us that we're able to go out and bless others," Baker said. "Even though we're going to be helping with (Super Sewing Saturday), she's also helping me help them."

One of Baker's daughters is stationed in Afghanistan. Through Sew and Reap, Baker learned to make comfy pajamas she could send to her daughter and others overseas. She is in the middle of creating a summer dress for her daughter for when she comes home in July.

"If it wasn't for Sew and Reap, I wouldn't be able to touch those people," she said.

Yoder said that being in Sew and Reap brought her close to the memory of her aunt, who sewed clothing for her church to be sent to those in need in Mexico.

"When this started, I felt a real connection with my aunt to be able to come and sew for others," she said.

Childcare will be provided by Robnett's daughters for a "loving donation."

"I've got a lot of ideas, a lot of inspiration," Robnett said. "We just need people to come help make it come to fruition."

Sewing machines will be serviced by Coeur d'Alene Sew and Vac. New Life Community Church is located at 6068 Hayden Ave. Info: 687-3603.