April 2015 Meeting, Show & Tell

Raffle Quilt Coming Soon!

Don't miss our May meeting and the unveiling of the 2015 Linus Connection Raffle Quilt! Some of our very talented volunteers have created a Texas-tastic quilt and we'll be selling tickets to help support our cause! More details coming soon.

Camp Quilts

It's that time of year again! We are in the midst of our annual collection of quilts for Camp Braveheart and Royal Family Camp.  Please remember that the camp facilities can only accept quilts because yarn and fleece blankets like leaves and twigs a bit too much! During Camp Quilt collection, we will continue to provide quilts, yarn and fleece blankets for distribution to our usual recipient other facilities. Camp quilts need are larger sizes for school-aged children, ages 7 - 17. Thank you to everyone that donates every month and for helping to make camp quilt donations possible!

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Weighted Blankets

We continue to have requests for weighted blankets. Stephanie has created printable handouts for anyone wishing to help with this special project:

• Weighted Blankets - Pellet Pocket Instructions
• Weighted Blankets - Pieced Tops (most needed sizes)

You can now find all this information by click on Weighted Blankets in the menu at the top of this page!

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REMINDER: When making quilts for The Linus Connection, please AVOID the following fabrics:

• Scary, violent or adult images (skeletons, liquor, etc.)
• Religious or Holiday-themed (Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah, Halloween, etc.)
• Complete blanket specifications are here.

For those of you turning in quilt tops wider than 40" for quilting, please include a pieced back that is at least 4" wider and 4" longer than the top. It helps save our volunteer quilters a lot of time if they do not have to find or piece backs wide enough for the larger tops. 

Complete blanket specifications are here.

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Our volunteers make hundreds of blankets each month to meet the need of children in crisis in Central Texas. To do this, many supplies are needed. We are constantly in need of washable 100% acrylic yarn. Leftovers to full skeins are gratefully accepted.

Have yarn? Bring it to the next Linus meeting or leave it at one of our Drop-Off locations clearly marked for The Linus Connection.

Not from the Austin area? Email Jennifer for the best address to send yarn donations!

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Monthly Demo

Each month after Show & Tell, we present free, short demonstrations of blanket making techniques to our volunteers. 

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Upcoming Demos & Presentations

• May - TBA
• June - TBA
• July - TBA

We are in need of volunteers for Demos throughout 2015. If you have a technique, pattern, etc, you'd like to share with our group, please email Jennifer to schedule your demo! 

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Show And Tell

Blankets were shown and donated on Saturday,April 18, 2015. They are not necessarily being shown by the person that made them. Only a sampling of donated blankets is shown each month.

We encourage you to join us at our monthly meeting and participate in Show and Tell at 10 a.m.

The Linus Connection  ♥  P.O. Box 29491  ♥  Austin, Texas 78755 The Linus Connection is a Federal 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.