Themes for 2011:
January—Snowball
February—Friendship Star
March—Pinwheel
April—Green Trees
(these will be for Camp Evergreen and their theme for 2011 is Ever-green, Ever-lasting)
May—Square in a square
June—Sailboat
July—4th of July
August—Spool
September—Bear Paw
October—Churn Dash
November—Log Cabin
December—Spinning Star
If you need help with a pattern, click here and you should find patterns for each theme.
Remember, you receive bonus blanket bucks for every theme blanket you turn in. Also, bonus blanket bucks are given for every patriotic blanket turned in
TIP OF THE WEEK:
Trying to figure out how much fabric you'll need for binding? Add up the four sides of your quilt - divide that number by 37 (by the time you piece your strips together on an angle, you'll end up with 37") and round up to the next number - that's the number of strips you'll need. Say your quilt is 57" x 75". Add up the four sides and you'll get 264, divide that by 37" = 7.135. You will need 8 strips, multiply that by the width of the binding - 2 1/2" and you'll need 20", so 2/3 of a yard.
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
6,426 children have received blankets from Project Linus Klamath/Lake and Jackson Counties and Siskiyou County CA
What’s New!
“Everyday is a little slice of heaven in 2011”
October 11, 2011
We still have room for a few more Blanketeers to attend Make a Blanket Day - please let me know by October 20th!
Challenge quilts are due this Friday—October 14th.
If you would like to participate in a special drawing at Make a Blanket Day, please bring (12) 6 1/2 squares of theme fabric—Surf, Sand, or Sea.
Our monthly sew day will be Oct. 15, 2011 from 9 am to 4 pm, Sky Lakes Community Health Education Center, 2200 N Eldorado Ave (immediately next to Eldorado Heights Assisted Living). This will be a time to turn in completed blankets, help sew on labels, work on your own projects or help cut kits. Please bring your own lunch and drink.
The theme for October is “Churn Dash.” If you participate, you will receive 5 extra blanket bucks. For every Patriotic blanket you turn in you will receive 5 extra blanket bucks.
I have finished our quarterly report for Headquarters and here are our latest figures:
Total blankets collected - 7,089
Total blankets distributed - 6,426
Project Linus Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Valley Forge, PA from June 27 through June 30. Registration is now open and the cost is $325.00. Room reservations are guaranteed for $115.00 per night and can be made now. I am so excited and have made my reservations already. Please feel free to contact me if you want additional information.
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"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 four thousand children have received blankets From Project Linus Klamath/Lake and Jackson Counties and Siskiyou County CA.
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 1,831 blankets in 2010
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We distributed 2,265 blankets during 2010
Project Linus Klamath Falls/Klamath Basin Chapter is approved and registered with Project Linus National Headquarters. www.projectlinus.org
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