Themes for 2010:
January—Hearts;
February—Stars;
March—Animals;
April—Birds;
May—Flowers;
June—Polka Dots;
July—Patriotic;
August—Stripes;
September—Boy Fabric;
October—Girl Fabric;
November—Great
Outdoors/Camping;
December—Food
WEEKLY QUILTING TIP:
It's that time of year again - FLANNEL TIME! Nothing is nicer than a flannel lap quilt on a cold winter day. There are a few tricks to working with flannel - PIN! Even if you're not a pinner normally, pin with a nice sharp pin. Simple patterns make up quickly with flannel and the less fussy piecing you have to do, the better. Use your walking foot if your machine seems to be struggling with the extra loft from flannel and choose a lightweight batting. (Sew Unique had some beautiful flannel and of course some of it came home with us/me).
Chapter Information
Trudy Novak, Coordinator
2039 Del Moro St.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
541-884-2438
541-892-1354
Fax: 541-884-5892
Email:
trudy@orcalprojectlinus.org
3,163
Children Have Received Blankets From Project Linus Klamath/Lake and Jackson Counties
What’s New!
for the week of February 8, 2010
Are all you Saint fans still celebrating? It was a good game!
I can’t begin to tell you what a great time we had at Sew Unique in Mt. Shasta this weekend. We brought home 51 completed blankets and will pick up the rest next week. Nancy, Geof and their employees were great—lots of food, lots of prizes, lots of discounts and lots and lots of fun. Thanks to all of you.
Please RSVP for Make a Blanket Day, April 24, 2010—space is limited. The theme for Make a Blanket Day is “Go Fly a Kite.” Please remember to turn in your challenge quilts by the 31st of March.
Thank you to everyone sending donations for the shipping of our Haiti blankets. The Mt. Shasta ladies presented us over $100.00 for shipping—you ladies rock.
This was taken on Saturday afternoon at Sew Unique. Bev Loper thought she was so smart hiding at her sewing machine, but if you look closely in the middle of the picture you can see her leg—nice try Bev!
"The best kind of sleep
under heaven above,
is under a blanket
handmade with love."
Project Linus had its beginnings in December 1995 after Karen Loucks was inspired to make blankets for her local children's cancer center. Since then, Project Linus has expanded to include children who are seriously ill or traumatized in many ways. To date, over 400 chapters of Project Linus exist nationally, with more than two million blankets donated to children!
Project Linus was named after the adorable security blanket-toting character from the Peanuts© comic strip. Creator Charles Shultz was aware of the efforts of Project Linus and was delighted to have Linus inspire blanket makers to help comfort children in need.
Project Linus is a volunteer non-profit organization.
Our mission is two-fold:
FIRST, it is our mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."
SECOND, it is our mission to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for interested individuals and groups in local communities, for the benefit of children.
Over two thousand children have received blankets from Project Linus Klamath/Lake and Jackson Counties.
Anyone, any age, can help these children. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact us. It is within your power to make a difference!
Special Points of Interest:
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We received 542 blankets during the second quarter of 2009
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We distributed 237 blankets during the second quarter of 2009
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We had 104 women making blankets during the second quarter of 2009
Project Linus Klamath Falls/Klamath Basin Chapter is approved and registered with
Project Linus National Headquarters. www.projectlinus.org